Answers to questions you didn’t ask.
No, we have not given up our weekly nature hikes.
Yes, our kittens are still crazy adorable.
No, the kittens have not been wearing doll clothing lately.
Yes, I do plan to write several blog posts about our weekend’s travel adventures.
Yes, one of our chickens did die while we were absent last weekend. (Kevin likes to refer to the death as murder. He’s dramatic like that.)
Yes, swim lessons seem to be putting a real kink in the day to day schedule of our lives this week.
No, I have not eaten three peppermint patties today while my children weren’t looking. Why do you ask?
Yes, the clothing on the line has been hanging there for a record four days.
Yes, I am afraid to examine the clothes too closely to see the extent of the damage.
Yes, I’ve been intending to feed my family a roasted chicken for dinner for the past three nights but keep forgetting to put it in the crockpot in the morning and must therefore come up with other meal options.
No, I don’t think I’ll forget tomorrow.
Yes, I will probably think of Rachel when I debone the chicken following our meal.
Yes, I keep staying up too late every evening trying to finish this novel by Robert Morgan that I’m really enjoying.
No, we aren’t taking a complete break from school for the summer.
Yes, this quick post was a way I can get to my front porch to read that novel sooner.
6 Comments
sal
We had one and it was great! 🙂
ELOB: Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound.
The classroom arm of Outward Bound. THey started a charter school in Bryson, near Deep Creek. All the "river rats" from the Natty went there 😉
Sally
Indeed, we did. Went to WCU, bryan stuck around for his masters there. (i taught at an ELOB school in Bryson City) In Sylva, there was an old house that had the best little bookstore upstairs, and a coffeeshop with music Friday and Saturday downstairs. Best thing, ever. the bookstore is there, but the downstairs changed hands to become a restaurant, but I *think* it's back to a coffeeshop?
Bryan loves Robert Morgan. I like him, too, but Bryan is all over regional fiction. Ron Rash taught at WCU while we were there, and I have one of his books, but sadly haven't read it 🙁
Sally
blogging instead of reading Robert Morgan? For shame! Bryan loves him. When we lived in the mountains (Sylva, NC) he did some readings at our favorite place in the world, City Lights. Whatcha reading?
LaceyKeigley
You lived in Sylva?
This I didn't know.
What is City Lights?
I'm reading This Rock. I read Gap Creek a while ago and really liked it. It's so much fun to hear him mention our town here or nearby areas that we know.
Do you (or your husband) like Ron Rash too?
ticcoaleister
I LOVE Robert Morgan's novels. I've read This Rock, Gap Creek, and The Truest Pleasure. He was a guest lecturer in an Appalachian Lit class at NGU last spring. It was such a treat to hear him talk about growing up in this area.
LaceyKeigley
Oh – The Truest Pleasure – I'll have to get that next.
And if he ever speaks again at NGU – or if anyone exciting does – please let me know! I'd love to hear him!