"Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read." Groucho Marx Sometimes you just have to wonder. Two days after we brought our beloved Miles home from the animal shelter, he sauntered into the garden, raised his snout and began an elaborate sequence of… Continue reading Appalachian porch dog
Author: JOY journal
After a long career writing for local newspapers — and, on rare occasions, for publications such as The Washington Post — Nora is enjoying a second wind as an innkeeper. She still blogs and does writing projects of special interest. She lives in Appalachia with her husband and a dog named Finn, who is beside himself with joy when the family's daughters have college breaks.
The Bee Gees had it right
"How deep is your love?" the Bee Gees The oddest duo of things happened late Easter afternoon. First, I was innocently sitting on the deck with my husband, reading a back issue of Outside magazine and enjoying the sun, when two sentences almost left me in tears. The Matt Skenazy piece (September 2017) was a… Continue reading The Bee Gees had it right
Identity Theft
"Who dat?" fans of the New Orleans Saints It's not just 2018 America. People have always had difficulty recognizing God -- or not God, as the case often is. Take Matthew's account of Jesus's arrest, part of the event Christians are remembering today. Judas -- apostle turned traitor -- had to identify Jesus to his… Continue reading Identity Theft
Owning our own history
"Never be discouraged from being an activist because people tell you that you'll not succeed. You have already succeeded if you're out there representing truth or justice or compassion or fairness or love." Doris "Granny D" Haddock Granny D (Doris Haddock) has no doubt been mentioned and Googled many times in March, Women's History Month.… Continue reading Owning our own history
Eau de hot sock
"Smells like 'team' spirit." with sincere apology to Nirvana "Are you actually wearing that thing outside the house?" my husband asked with amusement. After many years of marriage, not much I do surprises him, but the fact I was walking out the door with a tube sock full of brown rice draped around my neck… Continue reading Eau de hot sock
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