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Vacation, Directions & Raleigh Revisited

Vacation, Directions & Raleigh Revisited

I traveled with my resident octogenarians last week, aka Mom and Dad. By this time if you’ve followed us at all, you will know that Mom also…

Occupied Procrastination, Christmas Cheer & Decorating the Tree

Occupied Procrastination, Christmas Cheer & Decorating the Tree

Many years ago, I offered to write the Christmas Rural Legends column in an effort to help balance our work/life load.  Apparently once you do something twice,…

TPAC Marks 20 Years, Sets New Record

TPAC Marks 20 Years, Sets New Record

By Susan Jones CHARLOTTE COUNTY – After being sidelined in 2020 because of Covid, the Truckers Parade Against Cancer made up for lost time with the best…

Camping, Damping and Glamping

Camping, Damping and Glamping

To celebrate our birthdays, the Girl Child and I were planning a mother-daughter outing. In our exuberance, we exchanged our girls’ night out to a girls’ weekend…

In Memory of Arnold Tharpe

In Memory of Arnold Tharpe

This past weekend I was in the presence of lifelong family friends as we gathered to say our last good-byes to our loved one. It was a…

Rocks, Sea Salt & Robots

Rocks, Sea Salt & Robots

I have come to realize that the editor and I have an affinity for rocks. His relationship may have come from diving off a bridge in his…

Fearless, Reckless, Dauntless and …

Fearless, Reckless, Dauntless and …

Oh, by gosh, by golly! It’s time for mistletoe and holly. It’s time to write this folly, that must be fun and jolly. Years ago, in a…

Vacation, Camping & Let’s Make a Deal

Vacation, Camping & Let’s Make a Deal

I never really know what to expect when we declare a vacation week. Undoubtedly time will be spent with the grandbrats. Generally we live to tell about…

And Fa La La La To You Too!

And Fa La La La To You Too!

I tell myself every year that I need to pace myself and set deadlines to get certain Christmasy things done so we can enjoy the season. I…

A Parade You Can See, Hear and Feel!

A Parade You Can See, Hear and Feel!

By Susan Jones, Staff Writer A crescendo of horns filled the air in Charlotte County this past Saturday as 250 trucks participated in this year’s annual Truckers…

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