Happy Thanksgiving!

 Edgecombe County, NC - 2011 For all of our friends and acquaintances and for our friends and acquaintances that we have not met yet - Happy Thanksgiving 2014. Houck and K.B. Medford    

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Collard Art

  An uncommon site in the Southern Appalachians is a well-organized garden tool rack ... and the excellent calibre of field collard greens found in this garden is testimony to a great gardener! We need to meet!

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Fall is chicken stew time …

  When the weather begins to turn cold, stomachs churn for the warmth of soul soups and stews from derivatives of harvest. Chickens apply here - harvest doesn't have to be vegetables.  The "make-ready" step of gathering the chickens is traditional for this family in Piedmont North Carolina.  If the chicken source is not Harris Teeter, Food Lion, or Earth Fare; then the more hands the merrier.  There is at least an hour of investment to in…

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Photolucida competition finalist … but not Top 50

In August of 2014, I was notified of being selected one of the Top 200 Finalists in the internationally recognized photography advocacy organization, Photolucida, and their  Critical Mass Photography Competition. I was and still am deeply honored. Being the superstitious person that I am (I read my horoscope daily while I am looking over my shoulder), I told no one but waited until today when the Top 5o of the 200 were announced to tell anyone. I…

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