It is so good to be back! For a while I've had some
interlopers on my computers that popped up every time I tried to post or read
my blogs. My great computer guru, Bob, spent about two hours last evening
cleaning up the mess.
We have a local paper, Clay
County Progress, in Clay County, NC where I live. It is published only once
a week, and by the time I get it, many of the events are over. But this week
the paper has two articles about the
Tour of Homes here December 6 and 7. It includes five homes and a stop at
the Tusquittee Tavern for music,
history and refreshments. I’ve been to the tavern and it is a friendly place I
look forward to visiting again.
One of the homes will be that of Mary Street who lives in
the Elf community. The photo of her house in the snow reminds me of a
Christmas card with a wish for all the warmth and love of home. The house is filled
with her own paintings, quilts and other handmade designs sewn by Mary. Also in
Street’s house will be woodturnings and carvings by local men. All the homes will be beautifully decorated for the season.
I look forward to the tour this year. In years past, Barry,
Gay and Stu and our friends, the Clarkes took a tour of homes in the area each
Christmas. I miss those times. The homes are always decorated with Christmas trees, and seasonal colors. I don’t decorate much at all now since I don’t have family
coming. I go to my sister and brother-in law's house for Christmas. When I walk in their door, I
feel like Christmas has arrived, and I get that joyous but melancholy feeling I've always had at Christmas.
The Hayesville
Holiday Tour of Homes goes on from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. both days and
only costs $15.00. The proceeds will benefit the many community and school
projects the Clay County Historical andArts Council sponsors each year. Tickets can be
bought at the Chamber of Commerce in Hayesville, Tigers Department store and
other places in town.
Christmas really can be a mix of melancholy and joy for many of us. When we can't be with loved ones--through death or another of life's circumstances--the holiday feels incomplete. Here's wishing you find more joy and less melancholy with each passing year.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back. It's too bad your paper doesn't have an online edition. I hope you enoy the tour of homes.
ReplyDeleteAuthor Abbie Johnson Taylor
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
Thanks, Barbara, for stopping by and leaving a comment. Thanks for your good wishes. I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving down in Texas or wherever your wondering feet take you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barbara, for stopping by and leaving a comment. Thanks for your good wishes. I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving down in Texas or wherever your wondering feet take you.
ReplyDeleteAbbie, our paper does have an online edition, I think, but I still like reading the real newspaper so I forget to look at the online edition.
ReplyDeleteI hate that newspapers are disappearing from our landscape in this country. I'm sure our local paper will be around for a good long time since we many of our local folks are like me. They want to hold the paper in their hands, even if it comes in our mailbox the next day.
Thanks for commenting, Abbie.