Would you like to join me for a walk around the John C Campbell Folk School? I’ll point out a few interesting sights as we stroll through this beautiful, unique, historic campus.
The beauty of a drawstring backpack is its simple, elegant design. It’s essentially one large pocket with a long cord drawstring to close the top opening and create the backpack straps.
Time to pack my bags—again! I’m off to that most magical of places—the John C Campbell Folk School nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. My friends rib me about going to adult summer camp and they’re not wrong!
It’s comforting to watch the inevitable, calming fade of autumn after the exuberance of summer. Seedheads and berries replace summer flowers. Leaves lose their greenness and drift to the ground. The temperature cools, the air clears, the light softens and the days shorten. It’s the perfect time to be outdoors in the garden. It’s also the perfect time to address those little garden projects I’ve been putting off all season.
A gentle breeze was whirling and spinning all the things to be whirled and spun! There were massive, colorful sculptures in every direction. The sound of rhythmic buzzing and clanging filled the air. The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, North Carolina was alive with kinetic energy!
Long before we were able to tap a weather app on our phones, our ancestors relied on rudimentary tools and common knowledge to predict the weather. One of the earliest tools, over 2000 years old, is the weather vane. A weather vane indicates the direction of the wind which, in turn, helps predict the weather.