We Are All Local

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Polly Bullman, Sodom, Madison County, NC 1976.

An early image from my time in Sodom that did not make it into Sodom Laurel Album.

We Are All Local - Kelsey - SpringLight

Kelsey on our Porch, PawPaw, Madison County, NC 2018

We Are All Local - Little Worlds

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Naples, Italy 2017.

So my son, my oldest child, turns 38 years old today. I know I'm feeling the same sense of pride that most of us feel for our children. He's become a fine young man. One of the many things I love about my son is his ability and ease with people. He knows no strangers and seemingly finds common ground with most everyone. It's' a gift not everyone has that has become very important in this contentious world we live in. 

Happy Birthday, Ben.

My Mom at Eighteen

Today would have been my mother's 97th birthday. Wishing you a Happy Birthday, Mom, from your first born. Love you and Miss you.

We Are All Local - Little Worlds

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Morris Norton Dancing at the Sodom Music Festival, with Inez Chandler watching, Madison County, NC 1975.

We Are All Local - Winter Studies

In these times of turmoil, when pure evil seems to reign, I look out my studio door for a measure of peace, serenity, and regeneration.

We Are All Local - Little Worlds

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Robert Peebles, PawPaw, Madison County, NC 1983

Another March. Another March Madness.
But this year has special resonance as
It's the 35th Anniversary of NC State winning the championship.
Our friends Robert and Jane are diehard Wolfpack fans,
And their boys are in the tournament again this year.
So, here's to NC State and Lorenzo Charles.
May they be victorious.
And may it happen quickly.
So the rest of us can change the channel.

Copy of We Are All Local - Leslie 64

When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a Valentine,
Birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
If I've been out 'til quarter of three,
Would you lock the door?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.?

Answer: Yes

We Are All Local - Marshall 1983

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Daisy Worley Black (left) and Ruby Roberts at Roberts Pharmacy, Marshall, Madison County, NC 1983
- Thank you Cynthia Niles

This was a stressful period of time in my life. I won't go into the gory details except to say I had just opened a studio in the empty warehouse space on the third floor of the Flow Building. It would prove to be a cold and hot place to work. On most cold mornings I would wander down to Doc Niles's place, Roberts Pharmacy. They had an old fashioned counter with a soda fountain and would serve breakfast and lunch. Invariably, I would order biscuits and gravy, two eggs, sausage and coffee. Enough carbs and warm playfulness to keep me going all day.  

We Are All Local - Marshall 1982

In 1982, Marshall was a picture of a dying Southern town. Businesses were closing or moving to the Bypass and there hadn't been a new business in town for many years. The Mayor at the time was Betty Wild, a newcomer from Michigan who had been here for years and had been active in the community. The young people in town had little to do so, in an effort to help, Ms. Wild opened a game room in what is now the Flow Building on Main Street. 

Can anyone help me out with the names of these young men who are now 36 years older?

We Are All Local - Little Worlds There Remain

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU TO. . . 

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Sprinkle Branch, Madison County, NC 2014
- Thanks Matt Hess

HEAD TO THE HILLS WITH HIM

 "Folks, things is bad and getting worse." He was heard to say.
       "We best lay low for a time and gather our strength."