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Soup’s On
The days are sunnier, the grass has sprung, the flowers are here, and the air feels warmer. Unfortunately, the cold and flu season is not ready to leave us yet. During the cold and flu season, some supplements work better than others. Elderberry syrup, Vitamins C and D can help keep colds at bay. There is nothing like a warm …
A Yogi’s Guide to Weight Balance
Are you possibly feeling weighed down at winter’s end? I hear from many people who do not feel satisfied with their personal weight or shape. It’s common and may be necessary to add a layer during the colder months from eating extra food to stay warm. This stagnation, if not removed, can accumulate in both body and mind. Weight gain …
What Does It Mean to Detox?
When we think of detoxing, there are probably 100 different thoughts that come to mind. Some people believe a detox means they should soak their feet until the water darkens; others think of fasting for several days to a month; some think of a special liquid diet; and so on and so on. True detoxification occurs in the liver as …
Celebrating Mission’s Volunteers
Mission Hospital and Eckerd Living Center celebrate National Volunteer Month this April by recognizing those who assist their staff and patients in marvelous, magnanimous ways. One of their most outstanding Eckerd volunteers is Amber Hornbarger. Her husband required rehab. She accompanied him for his sessions and became acquainted with staff and patients. It wasn’t long before she was assisting others, …
CHS Restores 1890 Schoolhouse
The Cashiers Historical Society has been working tirelessly, restoring and renovating the historic Hampton School House, which was moved to the Historical Society grounds from High Hampton in August 2018. The school was originally built in 1890 for the children of Cashiers by Wade Hampton III, and was staffed by his three sisters. For many years this small schoolhouse was …
Whittling Away
When I was growing up, I remember seeing a little wooden figurine of a pig in my Nana’s living room. I was told to be careful with it because it was lightweight and the legs were fragile. My father made it. He whittled it out of a piece of balsa wood. His father, my grandpa, taught him how to whittle, …
The Dillard Legacy
After the split of North Carolina and Tennessee, the Dillard family found themselves on the Tennessee side of the state line. With their true loyalties to the state of North Carolina, some of the family members decided to move to the remaining portion of North Carolina. Thomas Dillard III and his wife, Dorcas Polly Love Dillard, chose the Morgan area …
North Carolina’s Jumping Off Place
At the end of the Civil War, there were no roads to Highlands. There were few settlers on the Plateau, and the area was devoted largely to Native American hunting grounds. The land had not been fully explored or publicly mapped. But behind the scenes, the Union hired a cartographer to prepare a war map of the region to keep …
Damselfly Dancer
Damselfly Dancer (Genus Argia or Enallagma) The slender Blue-fronted Dancer is a Damselfly that flits, flutters, and bounces as it flies, making it a natural choreographer. Dancers’ flight patterns are not straight-lined. This Pond Damsel appears to dance and bounce along its way. Damselflies are smaller than Dragonflies, but they can be just as colorful.
The Dance That Anglers Know
Springtime…it’s a magical time of the year in the Carolina Mountains. Wildflowers, trees budding out, and songbirds singing are all like magnets to enjoying the great outdoors. What often goes unnoticed is what’s happening in our local trout streams this time of year. As water temperatures warm ever so slightly, the trout, and the aquatic insects they feed on, …
The Forest’s Trillium Surprise
Trillium is an early bloomer from the Lily Family (Liliaceae) that springs forth from the forest floor and loves to live in the shade. The timing works well in wooded areas because it has enough sun to grow before the trees form their dense canopy. Keep an eye out for these beauties as you tromp through the woods and try …
Wilson’s Snipe
This bird is sufficiently rarely sighted for a “snipe hunt” to be synonymous with a boondoggle joke played upon the uninitiated and naïve. There are millions of Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) in North America, but they are usually so well-camouflaged and secretive that they often go unseen. It’s remarkable, then, that one was sighted recently on the Highlands Plateau during …
