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Features March/April 2o22
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The connection between service members and the Arts Council of Moore County has thrived for more than a century.
18 Getting Clean
Spring is upon us, and while that may bring the joys of comfy temperatures and longer days, it also means it’s time to clean.
24 Sunday Supper
One of the most healthy vegetables from the garden, broccoli is also wonderfully versatile in the kitchen.
32 The Limerick
The limerick poetic form has been bringing smiles to faces for centuries, but did you know it didn’t orginate in Ireland?
42 A Look Back
The founding farmers of the Sandhills worked to create an agrarian oasis in central North Carolina.
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40 The Garden 46 Books 48 Healthy Choices 50 On the Buckle 52 Puzzles 54 On the Green 56 Calendar 59 Sightings 64 Last Impression
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From the Editor
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here’s a place in Montana where a roaring creek bends just slightly to the left. To get there, you need to hike about two miles along the North Loop Trail and then descend down a bank about 30 feet to get to the creek bed. It’s not a destination. There are no markers pointing hikers toward some kind of unique lookout or hot spring. No one’s fishing along that bend, either—the water too low as it rolls over and around scattered rocks from another age. When you reach the creek, if you look up, you’ll see a canopy of mountain trees—cedar, pine and spruce—arching across the ravine with streams of sunlight pouring through the spaces between the needles. And just up to the right, above the steep ridge across the creek, is a large patch of open sky, a dazzling blue contrasting sharply with the rocky browns of the land and the green of the trees. There’s a particular rock along the edge of the creek stretching out just above the water that is flat as a table and made for sitting. You can kick off your boots and douse your hot feet into the crisp mountain flow, lie back, and get lost in the gentle gurgle of the water and the soft rustle of the pine needles in the breeze. You can close your eyes and somehow be lost and in the moment at the same time. Finding that place was simple chance. It was an irrelevant and innocuous moment. I was hiking alone, a few miles up the trail, and I was hot. I could just see the creek down below and decided to see it up close. Like a secret garden, there was no path but the way opened up. I was convinced I was the first and only one to have ever walked that ground. That first time, I stayed for hours, my plan of an eight-mile hike cut in half. I didn’t want to leave. When I climbed back up the bank, I found three sticks and tucked them into a notch of a tree, subtle enough for me to notice the next time but not overt enough to catch someone’s eye. That place in Montana was mine. I went back a few more times, not too often, but even knowing it was there was a salve for my soul whenever I most needed it. I can still close my eyes today and be there. I think everyone should have a place like that. Maybe you have a place like that under the eastern pines. A place that helps you tap an inner peace you did not know existed. If I were to go back now, I’m sure I would never be able to find that spot again. But I think that’s OK. Let someone else discover it, or just leave it be. I guess as life moves on, so should your places of peace. Buddha said, “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” Let’s just say we’ll agree to disagree on that one.
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Deploying the Arts
Celebrating the ongoing ties between the military and the Arts Council of Moore County By Ray Owen
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onnections between service members and the Arts Council of Moore County have always run deep, rooted in shared history. Based at Campbell House in Southern Pines, the organization is located near the western edge of Fort Bragg. This has resulted in a wave of talented newcomers with military ties—the Arts Council being the beneficiary through its members, staff and board. For more than 100 years, Campbell House has been a beacon of culture, enhancing and influencing civic life. Once part of the Weymouth estate, it was enlarged at its present location by Jackson Boyd, co-founder of Moore County Hounds and commander of K-9 training at Camp Lejeune in World War II. His son, John, was killed at Guadalcanal and the local VFW post is named for him. Major W.D. Campbell purchased the property in 1946, facing the structure with ballast brick from Charleston, South Carolina, Campbell and his family lived in the house for 20 years before gifting it to the town, asking that it be used for cultural and social enrichment of the community.
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Jon Richards is among the new faces at Campbell House, an Army Captain currently training for Special Operations. He and girlfriend Gina Bianchi are a welcome addition at openings where they enjoy mixing with other art enthusiasts and helping staff tidy up afterwards. Born in Baltimore and raised in New Jersey, Richards took piano lessons as a child and at age 13 taught himself guitar and joined a band, writing and recording music in the family basement. While at West Point, a fellow cadet helped him develop his talent. After graduation in 2016, he released his first EP called Summer Daze, a unique “pop hip-hop” blend posted on SoundCloud. “My main artistic interest is music,” explains Richards, who works under the stage name Jon Richie. “I’ve performed in Dallas, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; New York City; and Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina. No giant venues, but being able to play before a live audience is great experience.” Shopping for vinyl records at thrift shops led to his interest in visual art. “While looking for records, my girlfriend and I came across interesting paintings,” he recounts. “We’d get home and research the artists. Some of the pieces we picked up for $10 were actually worth $100–$200. We started looking for art, developing an eye for various styles.” “The first thing we do is take pictures and use Google Lens to do a reverse image search,” says Richards. “For every one in twenty tries, it actually pulls up the artist or similar paintings that you can scroll through for a signature match.” In time, Richards learned how to date paintings by examining the canvas and wood used for stretchers. “Whether a canvas is stapled or nailed to the stretcher also provides clues,” he says. “After that, we look at the signature and try to find information about the artist.” ››
Army Captain John Richards
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Campbell House in Southern Pines
A remarkable find was an original Sally Michel Avery. “I started doing research and realized that her originals are valued up to $50,000,” he shares. “Right now, my favorite artist is Callen Schaub. He does paintings using a swinging bucket with slots that allow paint to flow out using gravity and motion rather than a brush.” Since 2016, Army veteran Kate Curtin has been Arts Council’s youth program director, reaching more than 15,000 children annually. Her responsibilities include bringing performance artists into schools and running a youth arts festival. She also works as ArtistYear’s NC Lead, supervising as many as 10 higher-education arts graduates at high-needs schools as full-time teaching artists. A graduate of Hofstra University, she likes dabbling in photography, painting and ceramics. “My mom is an artist,” she says. “When we were young, she stayed home with us for the first couple of years. Every time we were bored, she gave us an art project such as papier-mâché, nature crafts, drawing, finger painting—the typical stuff kids do in art.” 14 ASOUTHERNSOPHISTICATION
After a family move to New Jersey, Curtin participated in a show similar to the Arts Council of Moore County’s Young People’s Fine Arts Festival, although not as elaborate. “It was one weekend in a gym between sports seasons,” she says, laughing. “My trophies finally disintegrated after being stored in the garage—age and moisture got them.” Growing up, her family made regular visits to museums and exhibits where Curtin developed a liking for Native American craftwork and ethnological art. “In school, I was mostly exposed to Western European traditions. During my free time in the Army, I visited museums around the world. This broadened my scope and I’ve come to enjoy art from cultures everywhere.” In addition to economic benefits, Curtin sees an increase in diversity as the military’s great cultural contribution. While Arts Council school programs appeal to a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds, she feels the model could be implemented for the adults. “Our community is ready for more
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Top left, Army Veteran Jeff Morgan, Arts Council president Top right, Army Veteran Katie Curtin Right, John Richards in his studio
diverse creative offerings and more originality,” she says. Jeff Morgan serves as Arts Council board president, guiding the organization’s efforts to inspire and strengthen our community through the arts. A West Point graduate and orthopedic surgeon, he is currently chief of staff for the Fayetteville N.C. Veterans Administration Coastal health care system. As an arts advocate, he is particularly supportive of youth art programs in schools. “Oftentimes, kids don’t know what they’re good at,” says Morgan. “Many of them are reluctant to try new things and art provides a way for them to explore and figure things out—which is what they need growing up. Some will become artists, most not, but learning about art enriches their life. I’m one of those people, not artistic myself, and I love seeing what others can do.” For Morgan, arts learning is about team building, creative thinking and problem-solving techniques. This in turn helps students to see the world in new ways and to communicate their own ideas effectively. Plus, exposure to the arts been shown to build resilience, enhance coping skills and increase self-esteem. “A lot of schools have limited budgets that constrain what they can provide for students,” says Morgan.
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“The Arts Council enhances their capacity by running programs that would otherwise be missing from the lives of thousands of children each year. We also collect and distribute art supplies and provide refurbished instruments to schools through the music teachers.” “I think the most magnificent art in the world is my wife’s singing,” says Morgan, smiling. “I love patriotic things and military bands. Another thing I enjoy is architecture and visiting places around the world and seeing the built environment. I really like public art like Carolina Horse Park’s Painted Ponies in downtown Southern Pines.” We are indeed fortunate to have so many individuals with military ties fostering creative opportunities in our community. At the Arts Council, they work in support of a vast array of cultural activities including concerts, theatre and exhibits. More than ever, they help make this a remarkable place to live—resilient with the arts at its core. PL
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Cleaning Time! Some tips and suggestions to get you started on that spring ritual
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pring cleaning is thought to have origins in Persia, now Iran, around 3,000 years ago. The Persian New Year, known as nowruz, kicked off during the spring equinox and ancient Persians would traditionally conduct a major spring house cleaning or “shaking the house” in anticipation of celebrating the new year. There are roots in religion for our cleaning urges as well. In the Book of Exodus, the Israelites fled Egypt in such a rush they did not have time to let their bread rise, thus relying on unleavened bread during their journey. The unleavened bread became a symbol for Jews of their survival. During Passover, which is in the spring, the Torah requires that no traces of leaven remain in the house. To have leaven or bread made with yeast in the house is considered ungrateful, thus prompting some intense cleaning. In Thailand, in April, they celebrate Songkran, a festival of purification when people give their homes a cleaning to wash away bad luck and sins. They even pour water over each other and statues of Buddha for blessings. And in the Victorian era, the majority of people burned coal for heat and light during the winter. By spring, walls, windows and just about everything else would have a film of coal dust prompting a major home cleaning. Biology may have something to do with our desire to clean up in the spring. The body produces melatonin during darker months, encouraging more sleeping and hibernating urges. As the days begin to get longer, our
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energy levels rise, and we have to direct that energy somewhere. Shake off the old to prepare for the new—that’s the motto we’re adopting this year. And while you’ve probably done most of these suggestions a million times before, we thought a little motivation wouldn’t hurt. Have A Plan Most people can’t spring clean their entire house in a day or even a weekend. By creating a plan or, better yet, scheduling it out, you’re more likely to get done. By breaking your spring cleaning down into smaller tasks, it won’t seem so overwhelming. We recommend cleaning room by room. If you’re a reluctant cleaner, you could start with the least used or smallest room to give you some momentum. Also note that you can skip anything that is regularly cleaned. The purpose of spring cleaning is to get the nooks and crannies that got overlooked during the winter. Direction matters Always work top to bottom. You create twice the work if you vacuum before you dust ceiling fans and light fixtures, and who wants to vacuum twice? We also suggest avoiding dusting sprays. They’re unnecessary and an unneeded expense. Not Just Cleaning Although it’s in the name, spring cleaning isn’t just
Build Your Cleaning Arsenal Cleaning caddy Plastic gloves Paper towels Scrubber Mop Bucket Broom Dustpan Duster Dusting mitt Microfiber cloths (Different colors for different rooms/tasks) Garbage bags Sponges Scrub brush Scrub Daddy Oven cleaner Multi-surface cleaner Wood cleaner Disinfecting spray Toilet bowl cleaner Glass cleaner Vacuum Distilled white vinegar Rubbing alcohol Ceramic cooktop cleanser Toilet brush Dish soap
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Spring Cleaning Checklist (courtesy of Merry Maids)
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Dust ceiling fans and light fixtures Clean windowsills and window tracks Vacuum curtains and window blinds Wipe down shoe molding and dust room corners for cobwebs Test batteries in all your smoke detectors Disinfect doorknobs, cabinet handles and light switches
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Organize cabinets and drawers Properly dispose of old medicine and toiletries Scrub the shower and bathtub Wash shower curtain and floormat Scrub the toilet and tile around it
Kitchen • Wipe down microwave, coffeemaker and other small appliances • Empty the crumb tray in your toaster and / or toaster oven • Empty refrigerator and defrost freezer • Clean your oven and scrub the stovetop / range • Clear out cabinets and wash shelves • Sanitize the sink and clean the inner rim of your sink guard • Clean refrigerator shelves • Clean behind and beneath refrigerator Bedrooms • Organize drawers and closets • Wash bedding and pillows • Rotate mattress • Disinfect kids’ toys
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cleaning. This is the time of year to clear out all the clutter that’s keeping your home from being its best. Yard sale season is just around the corner. So when tackling your busiest spots, have a four step system ready: Trash, Donate, Keep, Store. The first two are self-explanatory. But make sure your donations actually make it to their dropoff and not sit in your trunk for six months. Or plan that yard sale! The items you are keeping will stay in the room you’re cleaning, while the items you are storing will go into an attic, basement or storage unit. Don’t fall into the trap of putting everything into storage. The old adage “out of sight, out of mind” is a classic for a reason. Make the difficult decisions to toss or give away items that you don’t regularly use or are only keeping out of guilt (think the early ’80s wedding gift from great uncle Herbert). Walls and Ceilings It’s pretty easy to overlook some major square footage in your house. Your walls and ceilings might not look dirty, but can hold onto dust better than you think. We recommend dusting your ceilings with a microfiber cloth and washing your walls with a dedicated mop. If your walls have been painted with flat paint, we’d suggest just dusting. Eggshell and satin sheens should be fine for washing. Smoke Detectors Spring cleaning is also a great time to check the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and make sure each unit is dust-free. And if you have a fire extinguisher (which you should have in your kitchen, at the minimum) make sure it is within date. The chemicals in extinguishers can become ineffective and the contents depressurized. Appliances Need Love Too Run a cleaning tablet through the washing machine without clothes and one in the dishwasher without dishes, at least quarterly. For the dryer, vacuum the dryer vent, vent pipe and hoses. And drop some ice and lemon peels down the garbage disposal. For ovens, skip the self-clean option—it’s been proven to do more harm than good—and spray down with a good oven cleaner and give it a good scrub. Give Rugs the Beatdown Pick a clear (and pollen-free) day and drag your rugs outside for a nice airing out. Drape them over a fence or clothesline and beat the dust out of them. Then, if they’re washable, throw them in the washer, and if not, vacuum both sides thoroughly. If you don’t want to DIY cleaning your rugs, roll them up and have them picked up for professional cleaning. I Can See Clearly Now Windows are always a pain, but make it a little more tolerable by choosing a non-windy overcast day. Sunlight can cause
streaks. If you can’t avoid the sun, start with the shady side of the house. Brush debris/cobwebs away with a stiff broom and then attach a window cleaning solution to a hose and spray down the frame and screen. Let it sit for about a minute, then rinse off with clear water. Inside, take down screens, clean the glass, vacuum the sill, wipe down the frame, and then replace screens. This is another task that can be outsourced to the pros, but be prepared to spend at least $50 an hour for this service. Don’t Forget the Drapes Most drapes and curtains today are machine washable. If not, get them dry cleaned. Wipe down blinds with a damp cloth. Going to the Mattresses Don’t overlook your mattress in your spring cleaning plan. Sprinkle baking soda on the mattress top and let it sit for an hour or more to absorb odors and draw out dirt and moisture, then vacuum thoroughly. Also, rotate the mattress 180 degrees. Run your mattress cover through the wash, and throw your pillow covers in there too. If you haven’t washed your pillows in awhile, put those in the washing machine too. For drying, put two (clean!) tennis balls or dryer balls in to help fluff them up. For throw pillows, skip the wash and simply put them in the dryer to kill off any dust mites. Patio Furniture Again, wait for the pollen to be long gone before you clean any outside furniture. Spray down with a light mixture of dish soap and water then rinse off. Use a reusable Swedish dish cloth to remove remaining dirt. Let it air-dry in the sun. Don’t Forget Fido Pet bedding can harbor dust mites, dander and hair, which are all triggers for allergy sufferers. Wash all bedding on the hottest temperature and the longest wash setting your machine has. If the bed isn’t machine washable, set it outside in the hot sun or (if it’s small enough) put it in the freezer for a couple hours to kill off all the dust mites. Reusable Grocery Bags It seems that the reusable grocery bag has finally caught on here in the Sandhills. And while saving the planet by skipping the plastic bags is commendable, it’s also a bit dirty. If your reusable bags are machine washable, throw them in a couple times a month. If they can’t go in the washing machine, turn them inside out, wipe them well and let them dry in the sun. Don’t Trash the Trash Can Can you remember the last time you scrubbed out your trash can? Take some time to disinfect the can with some white vinegar and rubbing alcohol. Better yet, take it outside and spray it down with a hose for a thorough cleaning. PL
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roccoli is native to the Mediterranean and was developed from cabbage in southern Italy by the Etruscans, the dominant civilization in Italy before the Romans. The Etruscans were sailors and traders, and so broccoli spread to the Phoenicians, Greeks and many other ancient civilizations. The Romans would often boil broccoli with spices, onion, wine and oil. They also believed eating broccoli raw before drinking alcohol would help with hangovers. The word is derived from the Italian broccolo, meaning the flower of a cabbage and the Latin brachium, meaning branch or arm. The
English were introduced to broccoli in the 18th century and for decades referred to it as “Italian asparagus.” Although it’s believed Thomas Jefferson experimented with broccoli seeds in the 18th century, broccoli did not become popular in the U.S. until Italian immigrants brought it across the Atlantic in the early 20th century. In 1922, two immigrants from Italy planted the first broccoli crop in the U.S. in California near San Jose. Wonderfully diverse for cooking and exceptionally healthy, broccoli has since become a staple in most American households.
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4 pounds broccoli 4 garlic cloves peeled and sliced Olive oil 1½ teaspoons kosher salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Cut the broccoli florets from the thick stalks, leaving an inch or two of stalk attached to the florets, discarding the rest of the stalks. Cut the larger pieces through the base of the head with a small knife, pulling the florets apart. You should have about 8 cups of florets. Place the broccoli florets on a sheet pan large enough to hold them in a single layer. Toss the garlic on the broccoli and drizzle with 5 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, until crisp-tender and the tips of some of the florets are browned. Remove the broccoli from the oven and immediately toss with 1½ tablespoons olive oil, the lemon zest, lemon juice and Parmesan. Serve hot.
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SundaySupper Broccoli Gratin
foodnetwork.com / Serves 4–6
Ingredients 1/4 cup unsalted butter, plus more for the baking dish 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups whole milk 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
Freshly ground black pepper 2 pounds broccoli (about 4 heads), cut into small florets (about 8 cups) 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar (about 4 ounces) 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
Directions Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Butter an 8-by-8-by-2-inch baking dish or an 8-cup gratin dish. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until smooth. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and nutmeg and bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the white sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes. Season with pepper. Remove from the heat. Meanwhile, bring about 1 inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan and set up a collapsible steamer on top. Put the broccoli in the steamer and season with salt. Cover, and steam until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Put the broccoli in the prepared dish, sprinkle with half of the cheese and pour on the sauce. Cover with the remaining cheese. Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bread crumbs and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Cover the gratin with the bread crumbs. Bake until lightly browned and bubbly, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
Broccoli Cheese Soup
One-pot Broccoli Alfredo Pasta
Ingredients
Ingredients
thepioneerwoman.com / Serves 10 1 whole onion, diced 1 stick butter 1/3 cup flour 4 cups whole milk 2 cups. half-and-half 4 heads broccoli cut into florets 1 pinch nutmeg
The Little Kitchen / Serves 5
3 cups grated cheese (mild cheddar, sharp cheddar or jack) Small dash of salt (more if needed) Freshly ground black pepper 2 cups chicken broth, if needed for thinning
Directions Melt butter in a pot over medium heat, then add the onions. Cook the onions for 3 to 4 minutes, then sprinkle the flour over the top. Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute or so, then pour in milk and half-and-half. Add nutmeg, then add broccoli, a small dash of salt, and plenty of black pepper. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the broccoli is tender. Stir in cheese and allow to melt. Taste seasonings and adjust if needed. Then either serve as is, or mash it with a potato masher to break up the broccoli a bit, or transfer to a blender in two batches and puree completely. (If you puree it in a blender, return it to the heat and allow to heat up. Splash in chicken broth if needed for thinning).
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1 pound penne pasta, uncooked 6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cups water
1 head broccoli, trimmed and cut into bite-sized florets 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
Directions Add pasta, garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and water to a large skillet. Bring the pan to a boil over high heat. Cook pasta, stirring constantly, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add broccoli and butter and cook, stirring constantly for another 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low and mix thoroughly. Add heavy cream and Parmesan cheese and cook for another 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with more cheese if desired. PL
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In Vino, Veritas
The Wine Windows of Florence By Sassy Pellizzari
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irenze, or Florence, Italy has an extremely special place in my heart. It was the city I moved to for “one year”… and stayed for 14 years. It was where I studied and worked for many years, where I met my husband Paolo, where our son John grew up, and now where we go when we are looking for wine inspiration. We still have our home in Tuscany (we try to visit as much as possible) and it is still a huge part of our lives. One of the things Florence is renowned for is the beauty of its architecture and the history surrounding it. The culture is truly intertwined in all aspects of itself, even visions of wine found dotted across the old historical palaces in the city. A relatively new and unique way to visit the incredible historical center of Florence is to follow the path of le bucchette del vino, literally translated to “little wine holes.” “Wine holes” are small windows built into the outer walls of palaces and villas in the city center of Florence originally used as point of sales for wine flasks (fiasco). The history of these wine portals dates back to 1559
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when Cosimo de’ Medici declared that nobile families could sell their wine directly to consumers from their wine cellars in their palaces. This was a way for the wealthy to sell surplus wine to working-class buyers, and avoid taxes. Clients walking down the street could knock at the wooden window, which was constructed in the facade of the palace, to indicate that they would like to purchase wine. A server would take their empty bottle and the payment, fill up the bottle from their cellar, and hand it to the customer through the window on the street. The wine portals were not just about generating wine sales for the wealthy; they were also used for beneficiary purposes. Nobile families would at times also leave food or a jug of wine for those who needed it. For convenience, these windows were constructed on the ground floor of the palaces, most accessible to the people on the street but also to the wine cellars. These unique portals were usually a different stone pattern in the façade of the building, often decorated with small
wooden doors and openings just large enough to pass through a flask or a glass of wine, about 12 inches high and 8 inches wide. They were usually imprinted with the indication vendita del vino (wine sales). Interestingly, wine windows may have played a role in preventing the spread of the bubonic plague, and today, thanks to COVID, these curious windows have found a new purpose. In 2020, early in the pandemic when tourists couldn’t enter museums or buildings, wine windows became a walking tour of the city. Many of the windows reopened as a sales point, distributing wine, Aperol Spritz, cappucino or even gelato, while guaranteeing social distancing and avoiding direct contact with clients. There are approximately 180 wine windows in Florence, with the majority of them in the downtown city center, but there are also around 30 outside the city walls, plus many more in the metropolitan area. Considering the number of clients during those historical times, there was no shortage of availability. It is truly another testament to the lasting ingenious innovation and creativity that was found so widely during the Renaissance in Florence. During my time there, living in the extraordinary city often felt like living in a fairy tale. Now that they have reopened 16th century windows where you can grab a glass of wine from a palace and walk on your way, I believe it truly is heaven on earth. PL Sassy Pellizzari lived in Italy for more than 13 years, where she developed a passion for and knowledge of Italian wines. She and her husband, Paolo, are the owners of Bacco Selections, a Pinehurst-based company specializing in fine wine importing and distributing.
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Life Under Pines
Martha Stewart + Norm Abram = Me By Sundi McLaughlin
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he year was 1999, DIY and cooking shows were just becoming a part of popular culture and I, a newlywed, absolutely loved watching these shows offering simple fixes and projects to improve our modest home. The world was right on the cusp of having the internet readily available in homes, so the TV was a great way to learn new recipes or turn something I found for 10 bucks into something that looked pretty dang nice. To say we were on a budget is an understatement of gargantuan proportions. My husband and I were both deputies at a sheriff’s department in Florida and we were each making about $16,000 annually. We were graduates of law enforcement academies (top in my class, thank you very much) and our job more often than not was wrestling with our fellow citizens high on every drug imaginable and being screamed and spit at more times than I care to remember. So when I got home from my low paying, stressful job and removed that drab olive green polyester uniform, I really liked to imagine myself as a Martha Stewart meets Norm Abram. I grew up with a dad who was a teacher but always worked two or three jobs, so as a child my brother and I learned how to hang drywall, paint siding, roof a house, tile a bathroom
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and everything else under the sun. My brother and I would make up games to occupy our time and as much as we hated the work I know looking back it informed my work ethic, my ability to push myself beyond what I thought I was capable of, as well as learning the feeling of satisfaction for a job well done. So by the time I was married, I was ready to strip and refinish furniture, reupholster old chairs and paint every room. My dad agreed to help me strip an old antique phone table which was painted an off-putting ’80s mauve. The painstaking work was in the end rewarding as we sanded and scraped until we uncovered a beautiful Maple finish. My Dad wasn’t much of a talker but working in the silence with him is a lovely memory and that piece is still in my home all these years later, standing as a reminder of the leaner days which ended up being so very rich. As for cooking and baking, my mom was very good about teaching me the basics growing up, but the new cooking shows with their more complex recipes were a challenge I enjoyed. Many of the recipes, however, called for fancy equipment like a stand mixer, digital scales/thermometer or a food processor, which we did not have the money for.
But the dream of one day owning a fancy KitchenAid mixer was real. I handwhisked chocolate soufflés and baked them in halved coconuts, made homemade marshmallows (don’t ask), hand-whipped cream and made my own pita bread, among other tasty treats. Popeye arms were a real possibility! As luck would have it, a few years into my marriage I was at my mother-in-law’s house helping out in the kitchen when I opened a bottom cupboard and all the way back in the recesses of the cabinet was what looked like a KitchenAid mixer! I asked Jean about it and she said very casually, “That old thing? We got that as newlyweds. KitchenAid gave you a mixer with the purchase of the fridge.” She guessed she probably had it since 1976 or so. I stood there dumbstruck. “It looks brand new! Why have I never seen this before?” She explained she had forgotten about it and as she wasn’t much of a baker, she rarely used it. She must have seen the coveting glint in my eye because she offered it to me on the spot. I refused her, of course, as it was valuable and I didn’t want to be a greedy beggar, but she insisted and I took it on the condition that if she ever changed her mind and wanted it back it was hers for the taking. The extremely heavy almond-colored KitchenAid was lovingly heaved and strapped into the passenger’s seat like a newborn babe and
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It ’s funny how
some inanimate objects come
to have such
strong meaning. A way to
mark time; a reminder of
people, holidays
or special events, and stand as
a memory of the kindness.
once home I proudly displayed it on my kitchen counter for the world to see. My baking kicked into overtime. I would bring in baked goods for my coworkers, make elaborate cakes and breads, and imagine myself hosting my own baking show. We eventually joined the Army and moved a bit and that 50-pound mixing queen moved with us. She became a friendly companion in the kitchen as we mixed up old favorites and experimented with the new. A little bit of a constant in an ever-changing world. Now all of these years later she has remained a whirling dervish while I have slowed down considerably. She has never failed me, not once. I know she can’t live forever but after 46 years she is still as reliable as the day I seat-belted and drove her home so many years ago. It makes me think of that old quote, “They don’t make ‘em like they used to.” In the case of my mixer and table, I would have to agree. It’s funny how some inanimate objects come to have such strong meaning. A way to mark time; a reminder of people, holidays or special events, and stand as a memory of the kindness. My dad showed by spending his evenings with me refinishing the furniture and the generosity of my new mother-in-law offering up her KitchenAid mixer, which has given me over 20 years of joy. We never know what our kindnesses will do for the recipient. For me the ripple effect has always been greater than the giver could possibly know. As a gift shop owner I see people come in to shop every day and search for the perfect gift for their friends and family, reminding me that goodness, kindness and generosity are all around us—but especially right here Under the Pines …. PL Sundi McLaughlin is a proud military wife and small-business owner of Mockingbird on Broad in Southern Pines.
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The Limerick By Greg Girard
The limerick packs laughs anatomical Into space that is quite economical. But the good ones I’ve seen So seldom are clean And the clean ones so seldom are comical. - Anon
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istorians aren’t entirely sure when the limerick poem form was introduced, but most point to the Middle Ages in France. There is written evidence from the 11th century that follows the limerick form of five lines, with the first, second and fifth lines rhyming in a three-beat measure and the second and fourth lines rhyming in a two-beat measure. At some point the poetic form made its way across the Channel to where, 500 years later, men were singing the form in pubs and William Shakespeare was using it as drinking songs in The Tempest and Othello. It wasn’t until the 1700s that the limerick was brought to Ireland by Irish soldiers returning from war. The limerick form then took two diametric paths to poetic fame. In 1776, the Mother Goose Melodies was published and used the limerick form for many iconic poems, including Hickory, dickory, dock and It’s raining, it’s pouring. The second track emerged in Irish pubs, where poets and others would conduct poetry competitions in limerick form over pints of beer. These poems tended to veer into slightly more bawdy topics than Mother Goose, particularly as the night went on. The poetry challenges were especially popular in the city of Limerick, which is the source of its name. There is a plaque at the White House pub in Limerick that reads:
The Limerick is furtive and mean; you must keep her in close quarantine, or she sneaks up to the slums and promptly becomes disorderly drunk and obscene The popularity of limerick poems took off in 1846, when Edward Lear published A Book of Nonsense that contained more than 100 limericks. Soon magazines, like Punch, were having limerick contests with cash rewards for the winners. Subsequently, virtually every known 19th-century writer wrote limericks, from Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Rudyard Kipling to Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson. While Lear did not invent the limerick, he is forever linked with the form. Limerick Day, which is not on St. Patrick’s Day as many may assume, is celebrated on May 12, Lear’s birthday.
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One critic of the limerick wrote, “It is the vehicle of cultivated, unrepressed sexual humor in the English language.” Indeed, the limerick poetic form has embraced sex like no other, with most not suitable for printing in this fine local magazine. To offer one on the tamer side, Algernon Charles Swinburne, a 19th-century English poet who was known to push literary boundaries, wrote:
There was a young lady of Norway Who hung by her toes in a doorway. She said to her beau ‘Just look at me Joe, I think I’ve discovered one more way.’ But the limerick form has also been used to write on a wide variety of topics, including philosophy, math and religion. Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote:
God’s plan made a hopeful beginning. But man spoiled his chances by sinning. We trust that the story Will end in God’s glory, But at present the other side’s winning. No matter the topic, limericks are intended to give the reader or listener a smile. Here are few more to enjoy as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day: There
was an old drunkard of Devon, Who died and ascended to Heaven; But he cried: 'This is HadesThere are no naughty ladies, And the pubs are all shut by eleven.
A dozen, a gross, and a score Plus three times the square root of four Divided by seven Plus five times eleven Is nine squared and not a bit more.
- Leigh Mercer, mathematician
Our novels get longa and longa Their language gets stronga and stronga There’s much to be said For a life that is led In illiterate places like Bonga.
- H.G. Wells
You’ve conquered the aging disease That brings lesser men to their knees You’re a vigorous man And you’ve proved you still can Blow your candles with only one wheeze.
- Anon
A tutor who tooted the flute, Tried to teach two tooters to toot, Said the two to the tutor, "Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?"
- Carolyn Wells PL
- Ron Rubin, jazz musician
I’d rather have Fingers than Toes, I’d rather have Ears than a Nose. And as for my Hair, I’m glad it’s all there, I’ll be awfully sad, when it goes.
- Anon
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The Garden
Planting by the Moon BY DOLORES MULLER
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t first glance, the title of this article, “planting by the moon,” might make you think that you should plant your garden at night in the moonlight. But in fact, it is a method of gardening that is guided by the lunar cycles. These cycles affect plant growth. Farmers have been using this way of gardening for centuries and they swear by the results, believing it produces a larger and tastier harvest. And it is backed up by scientific proof. There are four major phases of the moon. We all know that the sun and the moon influence the earth’s gravitational field. The moon influences the tides in the ocean and it also affects the water or moisture in the earth. At the time of the full moon, the earth’s moisture rises, and there is the light of the full moon, making it the ideal time plant seeds. Full moonlight coupled with the additional moisture causes a balance of leaf and root growth. It is a good time to plant above-ground crops that produce their seeds outside the fruit, such as broccoli, spinach and lettuce. During the second quarter of the moon, the moonlight is still strong but the gravitational pull is much less. This
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is the time to plant above-ground crops that produce their seeds inside. The peak moisture is just before the full moon and beans, melons, peppers and tomatoes benefit if planted at this time. Root crops, bulbs and perennials are best planted during the third and fourth quarter, after the full moon. There is still a lot of moisture in the soil but the moonlight decreases. Consequently, most of the energy is directed into the roots. Onions, carrots, and potatoes benefit from being planted at this time. The moonlight and the gravitational pull are less in the fourth quarter of the moon, so this is considered a resting period. Pruning, cultivating, transplanting, fertilizing and harvesting should be done during this quarter. It is considered the best time to mow your lawn as growth is retarded during this period. Following the rhythm of the moon is said to produce a more abundant and tastier harvest. If you are interested is planting by the moon, the Old Farmer’s Almanac website has a planting calendar detailing the best planting dates using the phases of the moon. PL
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A Look Back
Founding Farmers Story by Ray
Owen Images courtesy of Moore County Historical Association
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t was an agrarian world during the founding years of the Sandhills resorts. Every rural place that hoped to advance had to be self-sufficient and the Sandhills was no different. In this period of time, the resorts became the center of a unified farming community that spanned 30 miles in all directions. Within this district, a generation of idealistic Ivy Leaguers endeavored to transform the “sand barrens” into farmland, while escaping the negative effects of industrialization in Northern cities. In many respects, this team of champions uplifted the entire region—leveraging family fortunes and connections to the advantage of the fledgling resorts. They called themselves “country-lifers,” a name derived from Country Life in America, a culturally persuasive magazine published by Doubleday, Page & Company. Walter Hines Page was a partner in the firm and his family lived in Aberdeen. In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Page to the Commission on Country Life to address concerns raised by the country-lifers, setting the stage for what became as national back-to-the-land movement. As social reformers, the movement sought to improve the lives of America’s rural residents, preserve their traditional values and encourage them to stay on the farm.
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The country-lifers, in turn, created for themselves vast estates and a leisure landscape within the cutover remains of a former turpentine and lumber industry outpost. Sandhills resorts required intensive land management in the wake of post-Civil War clear-cutting. To accomplish this mammoth endeavor, the resort developers engaged scientific agriculturalists to build “model farms” that supplied both food and fertilizer—helping to turn the tide for what had been one of the more impoverished sections of the state. The Tufts family of Pinehurst were leaders in this movement, who in addition to planting 226,000 trees and shrubs in their re-greening effort, established a state-of-theart farm to sustain their enterprise. Others joined the effort, including the Boyds of Southern Pines, resort developers who maintained a model farm and encouraged others to take up the plow. Lured by able promoters, settlers were drawn to the area by idealized accounts of the Sandhills as one of the last frontiers along the Eastern Seaboard, waiting to be tamed
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by science and ingenuity, in spite of its long history of settlement. Over a hundred farms and peach orchards sprang up across the region, owned by those accustomed to city life. More than playtime farmers, these landowners worked their fields by day before retiring to dinner jackets and resort life in the evening. Prominent among them was Roger Alden Derby, a Harvard-educated New Yorker of Mayflower stock whose brother was married to President Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter. In 1910, Derby settled along Drowning Creek in upper Richmond County where he grew peaches and cotton and raised cattle—utilizing the most up-to-date practices and sharing his methods with the community. In March 1913, business and agricultural leaders from area towns gathered at Pinehurst to establish the Sand Hill Board of Trade (SBT), naming Derby as president. Their prime goal was to increase the number of independent small farms in an effort to safeguard the American food system and to encourage cooperative development of land and natural resources. A trademark of SBT was the concept of a “vast park,” Pinehurst being at the heart of a plan that radiated out to encompass the surrounding territory—from Carthage to Marston, Ellerbe to Vass. Think of the curvilinear design of the village with the Carolina Hotel at its center, then expand the circles outward across the countryside and their vision comes into view. SBT began marketing the Sandhills nationally with a logo featuring their 30-mile jurisdiction encircled by baskets of local produce. In his 1917 book, The Foes of Our Own Household, President Roosevelt described SBT as representing the interests of all people, “covering an area as large as Rhode Island and having a population of some ten thousand souls.” From 1914-1925, SBT hosted the Sandhills Fair at the Pinehurst Fair Barn, a structure built for that purpose.
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Above clockwise, Sandhill Fair Parade float representing Pinebluff, Sandhill Fair ad, Sandhill Board of Trade ad. Opposite page, Robert Alden Derby
Among the largest agricultural events in the South, thousands gathered for exhibits of history, area produce, manufactured goods, and the nation’s grandest show of Berkshire hogs. Highland dancers and pipers performed, and locals shared stories with fairgoers. At the first fair, a grand parade 3,000 strong, marched through the streets of Pinehurst accompanied by floats adorned in pine-themed regalia. Derby addressed the masses in a banner cry: “Diversity, prosperity, our eggs are not all in one basket… we want diversified farming and industry… more schoolhouses, more rural society and rural conventions.” Leonard Tufts, who ran Pinehurst Resort, was instrumental in SBT. Tufts raised Ayrshire cattle and Berkshire hogs on a large scale, with a dairy considered one of the finest in the state. His wife, Gertrude, as chairwoman of the SBT auxiliary, helped found the Sandhills Woman’s Exchange to provide a market for regional crafts and to instruct rural families in craftwork. The SBT auxiliary was a major proponent of the Farm Life School, where rural youth obtained sound training in agricultural methods, and the women were actively engaged in making the countryside an attractive and pleasant place to live. SBT’s promotion of the Sandhills worked, at least in the short term, as country estates designed by prestigious architects proliferated. But more and more, the countylifers found themselves trapped between farming for pleasure and the need to generate revenue. In time, native residents began to see them as aggressive modernizers, condescending and out of touch with the reality of farm life. A series of crop failures in the 1920s followed by the Great Depression proved the downfall of the movement, as fortunes shrank and country-lifers retreated to urban settings. While they had little success in changing rural ways of life, their principal reforms came from the farmers who pursued agricultural extension programs. In the end, Derby remarked that the people of the Sandhills were really forest dwellers, and that the small farmers succeeded where the big growers failed because they had adapted to their environment instead of trying to conquer it. PL
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Controversy defined By Robert Gable
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en Hogan is a legendary figure from golf’s not-so-distant past. He was an enigma—friendly and caring, aloof and cold—depending on whom you ask. What is no mystery is the record of what he accomplished on the golf course. His tournament victories, and his overall record in tournaments, continue to astound the golf world. One accomplishment, however, on whether he won four or five U.S. Opens is a topic for 19th hole debates over post-round cocktails. Peter May examines this debate in his book, The Open Question. The book came about when sportswriter May overheard golf writer Dan Jenkins, in 2017, say that Hogan won five U.S. Opens, not the four listed in record books. The controversy stems from the 1942 Hale America National Open. Since World War II was in full force, the United States Golf Association (USGA) decided to suspend its championships for 1942 but it did conduct a national open in June, at the same time and in the same manner as a usual U.S. Open tournament. Hogan, for as long as he lived, claimed it was a U.S. Open, and the USGA should just call it that. The USGA contends it wasn’t a regulation U.S. Open, and they’re just as adamant about it. May takes the approach of putting all the arguments, for and against, on the table and letting the reader decide. The first-place medal Hogan received looks a whole lot like the medals he received after winning the 1948, 1950, 1951 and 1953 U.S. Opens, and 1,540 golfers signed up as entries for the field. The USGA, as usual, held local and sectional qualifying tournaments around the U.S. to determine which golfers would compete at Broadmoor CC, outside of Chicago. Except for Sam Snead, all of the era’s best golfers participated. The course itself, on the other hand, wasn’t prepared the way a typical U.S. Open course would have been prepared. There were invitees to fill spots in the field, and there was no typical cut after the second round. The USGA considered the tournament a fundraiser for the war effort, not their annual tournament. A sports reporter for 30 years, May now teaches journalism at Brandeis University. He did considerable research using multiple sources—contacting golf historians, librarians, archivists and golf collectors to bring this project to life. The narrative flow of the book dwells on the story of four men
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By Peter May 183 pages, Rowman & Littlefield / $24.95
from that era (Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Lloyd Mangrum and Jimmy Demaret) detailing how their life stories intersected. May states, “One of the obligations of those who have a grasp of the past is to remind those who do not of what came before them. There’s a generation of golf fans who think Tiger Woods is the embodiment and sole icon of the game. But before Tiger there was Jack Nicklaus, and before Nicklaus there was Arnold Palmer, and before Palmer there was this fellow named Ben Hogan.” He has a brisk style of writing—not too flowery, straight to the point. While going chronologically through the months leading up to the tournament, he includes information about the early era of professional golf. He then he takes you through each round, digressing throughout to give readers the back story of the players and events. He also explains what was happening in the rest of the world. (During the tournament, a Nazi plot with eight spies was unfolding on Long Island. The FBI would eventually foil the plot later in June.) May takes you back to a time when $1,000 went to the winner of a tournament, and most of the players earned a pat on the back. (Of the 120 players in the field at the Hale America Open, the top 30 finishers got paid. The bottom 90 players got nothing—a whole universe away from today’s prize money.) May includes a reasoned critique of the USGA’s detailed statement from 2020 asserting why the Hale America was not an Open. He puts each assertion under a microscope, coming up with his own conclusion that some of these assertions amount to “a distinction without a difference.” In the Epilogue he visits the “Hoganistas,” those people who never met the man but are compelled to carry on his legacy. Years after his death, Hogan is still inspiring people. No matter how many U.S. Opens he won, this much is certain: He lived with distinction, and he made a difference. PL Robert Gable worked in book publishing for 18 years before going into the golf industry. He lived and worked in Pinehurst for five years and still misses it. He currently lives in Queens and works as an assistant golf pro at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, New York.
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Healthy Choices
Clean Up and Clean Out By amelia kirkland
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pring is about to, well, spring, and that sparks the age-old idea of spring cleaning. Let’s take a slightly different tack on this concept. Let’s talk about cleaning up our lifestyle while cleaning out a part of our living space. Decluttering is a great way to feel lighter, less burdened and more focused. In short, it’s a great way to find joy! Let’s pair one idea for cleaning up with one concept for cleaning out. Here you’ll find three easy steps to clean up your diet and clean out a closet or other small space. These tips are easy, actionable and accessible, and include adding, subtracting and questioning so this won’t feel like an exercise in deprivation. Sometimes we have to add things in order to let other things go. This allows us to get rid of things that no longer serve us. Our first set of tips: Drink more water and clean something out. There are still plenty of cold days in March and dry heat is dehydrating and may not induce thirst. We have to be conscious, then, to remember to drink water. The easiest way to do this is by always having water available in a refillable bottle. Our friends at River
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Jack’s in downtown Southern Pines have plenty of vessels to choose from to keep plastic consumption low. I like to add some lemon or cucumber slices to my water to give it a little flavor; this keeps me coming back for more. Along with adding water, think small when adding a clean-out strategy. I like to start with something easy and discreet like shoes or wrapping paper. I have an odd propensity to collect these. Keeping your project small sets you up for success, which ensures that you’ll move on to the next project instead of giving up in frustration. Our second set of tips: Diversify and release. Ask yourself, “Am I eating enough plant diversity?” The answer will be obvious when you look at your plate. Are there plenty of colors? Green, red, yellow and white? Dare there be any blue, purple or orange? There are so many fruits and vegetables to choose from! Don’t fret if you’re a picky eater. The Sandhills offers so much plant diversity, from green kale and lettuces and red strawberries in spring, to sunny yellow squash and ruby-red watermelon in summer, to golden orange pumpkins and winter squash in fall.
How easy is it to find all of this yumminess? Sandhills Farm-2-Table, a subscription service offering all locally grown produce, is a great way to start. You can find them at sandhillsfarm2table.com. But if you’d rather select your own produce, there are a plenty of local Farmers Markets in the area. For your household question, take your cue from Marie Kondo. Pick an item and ask if the item gives you joy. If the answer is no, then it’s time to let that item go. Unfortunately, our culture is one of amassing instead of enjoying. Companies spend millions of dollars annually to discover what makes us buy. But there is a better, easier way. By looking at our things as a way to augment contentment and not a means in and of itself, we can begin to get a sense of who we really are and what makes us happy. Our third set of tips involves ceasing. To stop doing something can be liberating. It gives a sense of freedom and space for things and habits that DO bring joy. We talked about sleep in the last issue, but I’d like to bring it up again. It’s that important. Sleep is one of the pillars of health. In fact, it’s just as important as eating healthy foods. So, what should we stop in order to get good sleep? I’ll give you two: stop eating at least one hour
before bedtime and avoid excessive alcohol consumption. While you may feel sleepy after a heavy meal and a couple of drinks, this leaves your body using energy to process and digest with nothing left to repair and rest. Even if you fall asleep readily, you’re likely to wake in the middle of the night or rest fitfully. Our last tenet also involves stopping an activity. Cleaning out can be tedious. It feels like a chore, so when you get tired, just stop. Continuing with a burdensome task is beyond exhausting. It can make you want to cram all the stuff back into the drawer and slam it shut! But never fear. Even if you stop before the task is complete, there is always tomorrow; and I can assure you that no tidying elf is going to finish this task for you, so it will wait patiently until the next rainy day when you need something to do. Spring is a great time to reassess, to clean up and clean out. The short, dark days of winter are coming to a close, so why not put an end to procrastinating and get to work? PL Amelia Kirkland has been an advocate for good health for more than 30 years. She is the founder of The Helpful Plate (thehelpfulplate.com), a company committed to empowering people to lead fulfilling, healthy lives. She is an avid cyclist, runner and student of Pilates.
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On the Buckle
Have Horse, Will Travel by Whitney Weston
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’ve had the pleasure of matching horses and riders for a number of families who are purchasing their first horse. It is such a joy watching the love and bond between horse and human grow. Owning a horse is a huge responsibility, and my goal as trainer is to prepare and educate new horse families, not only while riding but also in caring for them while off the horse. We talk nutrition, lifestyle, health care, exercise, competition and goals. In order to take advantage of all the equine activities in the Sandhills, I encourage horse owners to have a truck and trailer available to use for veterinary and weather emergencies, and as a way to haul to lessons and shows. Owning a “rig” gives the horse family freedom to try different types of coaching, practice away from the barn, to compete at shows and be able to transport the horse in case of emergency. Over the years I have found a few tips that help for an easier and safer trip for first-timers. Equipment There are many options for towing a trailer, but the most important is to have a truck with a towing capacity to safely haul your trailer. After hitching up your trailer, double-check that the hitch is locked and that the safety chains and emergency brake 50 ASOUTHERNSOPHISTICATION
cable are positioned properly. Make sure there are lots of fluffy shavings to bed the trailer so the horse has a soft ride and reduced injury from stepping on himself. There are also a variety of horse leg bandages (shipping boots) that keep their legs safe from kicks and scrapes. Keep your horse entertained with a hay snack. Tie the haybag or net inside the trailer high off the floor so the horse’s hooves don’t get caught. You will need to make sure your horse’s halter is made of leather or has a leather breakaway strap. In the event a horse gets stuck or trapped and panics, we want the leather to break so the horse can safely free himself. When a horse panics, it usually pulls back against the trailer. That is why we also never tie the horse’s halter to the inside of the trailer unless it is with a velcro breakaway strap. The velcro will give way with a large amount of pressure when needed. Nylon and bungee-type ropes tend to cause trouble. At some point in your travels, you will get a flat tire. Have a spare handy, along with a tire iron and jack. Also bring a toolkit and fire extinguisher. At this point in my career I have changed so many trailer tires that my personal record is 10 minutes! Just wait, you’ll get that much experience too.
Loading your Horse Make sure your horse is able to comfortably walk onto the trailer, ideally without much fuss! If your horse objects to loading, get help from a trainer who is experienced in groundwork and trailering, and learn these techniques so that loading is easy when you are heading to show or to the veterinarian. In areas where flooding, wildfire or other hazards can threaten, you may need to pack up and evacuate quickly. Hauling vs. Driving Imagine driving with a bowling ball in the trunk of your car, rolling and bumping around. Now imagine that bowling ball is a horse in a trailer behind you! Horses are constantly balancing and shifting weight while they trailer, since they are standing up and not wearing seat belts. If the driver suddenly brakes, accelerates, or turns sharply, the horse is thrown into the wall (or “divider”) and in bad cases, can fall and get injured. To keep our horses safe and calm, plan on leaving several extra car spaces between your truck and the car in front of you. Brake slowly! Turns must be done slowly and made extra wide to accommodate the trailer length. Take your Time Always plan for extra time in your journey. Driving a rig takes more time to brake, accelerate and turn, so don’t trust the GPS ETA. I recommend adding a solid 15 minutes to every planned hour of travel. Hauling a trailer also burns fuel faster, so there will be more pit stops than usual. Having extra time allows the driver to be more focused and less stressed for a safer trip. Horse Care Since our horses are constantly balancing in the trailer, they are in exercise mode. They should not be out of breath, but will have a higher internal temperature than usual and can sweat easily. Make sure they are not blanketed heavily and keep trailer vents open for better airflow. In the summer, we have fans turned on for longer trips. It is very important that our horses stay hydrated. Without enough water, horses easily colic, which can be fatal. Bring water jugs from home so that the taste is familiar and offer it to your horses at every pit stop or more. If your horse is stressed by travel, he might choose not to drink water even if offered. In these cases, and especially in the summer, we feed electrolytes in our horse’s grain to encourage them to drink. Some horses prefer their water spiked with apple juice. Safe travels! PL Whitney Weston is a professional horse trainer with more than 30 years of riding experience and competing at the international level of eventing for 15 years. She trains out of her Southern Pines farm through Valkyrie Sporthorses, and runs Southern Pines Riding Academy.
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Mentor Memories
by Helen Ross
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ames Swafford made a beeline for his father, Hudson, who had just come from behind to win The American Express that Sunday afternoon in the California desert earlier this year. The adorable 3-year-old, wearing crisp white shorts and a long-sleeved striped T-shirt, ran as fast as those little legs would carry him to jump into his dad’s arms. He stayed close during the post-game festivities, and it was hard to figure out who was happier. “So special to win my 2nd @theamexgolf but nothing like having my son James watch me win in person for the first time,” Swafford tweeted. “Think I’ve found my good luck charm!” Only later would we realize the real symmetry of the moment. Swafford got emotional during the post-round interview when he revealed that his dad David, the man who had introduced him to the game both loved so much, had died a little over a month earlier. He would have turned 84 on Thursday when the first round of the American Express Championship was played. “He taught me everything I know,” Swafford said. “How to be a dad, how to be a friend, how to be a champion, and how to play golf.” David Swafford was the one who put a set of plastic clubs in Swafford’s hands when he was a year younger than his 54 ASOUTHERNSOPHISTICATION
grandson is now. By the end of the day, the toddler had hit those clubs so many times that the heads snapped off, and his dad knew they were onto something. “So, he ended up … cutting down little clubs and just letting me whack golf balls around in the yard and started taking me to our golf course and giving me all the pointers that he had and would read about or watch,” said Swafford who loved the times as a young boy that he got to play with his dad’s friends. “He kind of molded me and just kind of gave me all of his words of wisdom and taught me up until about 13, 14 and then turned it over to somebody else. But literally gave me every opportunity in the world to succeed and I mean, I can never thank him enough.” But the 34-year-old did manage to show his appreciation in a pretty terrific way in 2017 after he won his first PGA Tour event there in the same desert where he notched his third title earlier this year. Swafford still remembers the FaceTime calls with his family after that breakthrough win and the sheer elation of the day. Perhaps the best reward came later, though, when the Georgia grad was able to take his dad to play Augusta National before he played in his first Masters Tournament. “It was such a memorable day, just an incredible experience that I’ll always cherish,” Swafford said. “To give back to somebody that provided for me and paved the way
for what I love to do and what I get to show my son (and) what I get to do and how dad just kind of inspired me, it’s truly incredible.” Swafford said he knew his father was with him on Sunday at LaQuinta. He matched the low round of the day with a 64 that included an eagle at the 16th hole that all but lifted him to victory, breaking a tie at the top of the leaderboard with Francesco Molinari and Brian Harman. “I definitely thought about him, but in a good way, because he was getting to see me hit good shots in person and it’s been a long time,” Swafford said. “So, I had a couple moments where I looked up and knew that he was following and knew that he was there. “I could just hear his voice saying, just be confident in what you’re doing, you’re playing great, and he goes, just play to win.” Those of us who love the game likely had someone like David Swafford in our lives to nurture and encourage us. I was lucky enough to have two— my dad who endured all my errant shots when he first took me out to play when I was in college, and my mom who could hardly hit it out of her shadow but was a popular scramble partner because she was such a great putter. After they retired, they both served as president of the golf associations at their club and played in regular nine-hole and 18-hole couples’ groups. For others, it might have been the pro at your club. Or, maybe a family friend. Whoever it was, though, we should be grateful like Swafford is that someone nudged us to start playing. So what if we’ll never win a PGA Tour or LPGA Tour event? Shoot, we might not even win the $10 Nassau in our foursome this week. But this great game lasts a lifetime, and we’re all better for getting outside and playing it and having fun. PL Helen Ross is a freelance golf writer who spent 20 years working for the PGA Tour and 18 more at the Greensboro News & Record. A UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, she has won multiple awards from the Golf Writers Association of America.
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MARCH 3.5-6.2022 75th Annual Fayetteville Camellia Show Ramada Plaza | 1707-A Owen Drive | Fayetteville Cost: FREE | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Contact: facebook.com/CamelliaFayetteville 3.4.2022 Women of the Pines Special Event: Dede Petri Pinehurst Village Hall | 395 Magnolia Rd. | Pinehurst Cost: Free | 11:00 a.m. Contact: womenofthepines@gmail.com | womenofthepines.org 3.6.2022 Empty Bowls 2022 Country Club of Whispering Pines | 2 Clubhouse Blvd. | Whispering Pines Cost: $10-50 | 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Contact: sandhillscoalition.org 3.9.2022 Live from the Great Room: Ryan Keberle and Catharsis Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | Southern Pines Cost: $30 - $35 | 7:00 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org 3.12.2022 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Village of Pinehurst Cost: Free | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Contact: vopnc.org 3.12.2022 “Shamrock the House!” St. Paddy’s Day Warm Up Dinner Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | Southern Pines Cost: $35 - $45 | pick up 5 - 6 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org 3.13.2022 Weymouth’s Freedom Park: 3-part Arts & Humanities Lectures Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Ave. | Southern Pines Cost: $15-20 | 2:00 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org
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4.9.2022 Spring Matinee Races Pinehurst Harness Track | 200 Beulah Hill Rd. | Pinehurst Cost: Free | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Contact: vopnc.org
4.24.2022 The Pinehurst Garden Club Annual Sale Green Haven | 255 Green Haven Lane | Carthage Cost: varies | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Information: 910.420.8214, pinehurstgardenclub.com
4.9.2022 Easter Egg Hunt Cannon Park | 90 Woods Rd | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Contact: vopnc.org 4.10.2022 Classical Music Sundays: Aurora Musicalis String Quartet Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Ave. | Southern Pines Cost: $25-35 | 2:00 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org
4.26.2022 Musicians’ Circle Jam Session Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Ave. | Southern Pines Cost: Free | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org 4.30.2021 Southern Pines Springfest 235 NW Broad Street | Southern Pines Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact: southernpines.biz/springfest
4.10.2022 “Poetry by the Pond” Sunday Salons Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Ave. | Southern Pines Cost: Free | 4:00 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org PINEHURSTLIVINGMAGAZINE.COM 57
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Artists League of the Sandhills Aberdeen January 9
Top row: Debbie Whitley, KC Sorvari and Pam Griner / Middle row: Debbie & Mike Riggins; sample of the artwork on display; guests watching the demonstrations / Bottom row: Sue Hitchcock with Kathleen & Katherine Parker; Ed Renner and Meredith Markfield; and a watercolor workshop with Betty Hendrix.
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Sandhills Sightings A Paris Bistro Dinner at the Cabin Sandhills Woman’s Exchange Pinehurst
January 17
Top row: Pat Welsh with Elizabeth & Jim Fisher; chefs Jim Wiltjer and Tony Elms / Middle row: Bennett & Andie Rose; Ron Muller with JoAnne & Dale Erickson; Cav & Chuck Peterson / Bottom row: Terry & Jean Davis; Katrina Talyor and Gloria Hartley; and candlelight at the bistro.
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Sandhills Sightings Moore County Hounds Meet Up
Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities
Southern Pines January 29
Top, from left: Diane McNally, Maureen O’Hare and Kjersti Lapo; Marianna Grasso, Andie Rose, Pat Riviere-Seel, Executive Director Katie Wyatt, Marilyn Barrett and Denise Baker / Bottom, from left: Katie Wyatt and President Ashley Van Camp welcome everyone; Margaret Larson and Hayden Howell; Holly Henson on Tommy; and Harry & Nancy Dehr.
Scott Mason, “The Tarheel Traveler”
Hosted by Sandhills Woman’s Exchange at Pinehurst Members Club February 1
Top, from left: Ray & Frances Bosworth; Books by Scott Mason, The Tarheel Traveler; Clare & Ben Cameron / Bottom, from left: Speaker Scott Mason with Heather Hunt, Holly Kirk and Marva Kirk; enjoying the food and speaker; and Scott Mason autographs books.
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Given Memorial Library Pinehurst
February 8
Top, from left: Given Memorial Library Executive Director Audrey Moriarty & Lori Wright; Judy McCraffrey & Allison Owen / Bottom, from left: John Williams with Elise Zwatteri; Elise Zwatteri & Kathyann Robinson of Elliott’s on Linden; and Jackie Dominguez.
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Sandhills Woman’s Exchange Pinehurst
February 10
Top, from left: Yvonne Gale and guest speaker Karen Frye; Debbie Anderson and Nancy Bogan / Bottom, from left: Ann Keily, Ann Manovsky and Jeanne DeParis; happy Valentine’s Day; and Rita Menzies, Maureen Taacz and Rebekah Anne.
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Sandhills Sightings 7th Annual Classical Christian School Benefit Gala Fair Barn Pinehurst
February 11
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Top row: Dan Askins, Charles Proulx and Marty Williamson; a Southern soirée / Middle row: Jordan & Michelle Lester; Joanna & Josh Wells and Patrick & Katie Wylie; Eric & Meredith Morski / Bottom row: Mat & Jammie Encinosa, Lindsey & Austin Trockenbrot, David & Ginny Tran.
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Last Impression
Cornwallis Tree photograph courtesy of Moore County Historical Association
Did Lord Cornwallis really pass through Moore County? In the late 1800s and early 1900s there was an old, dead mulberry tree in Carthage that contained a large hollow cavity. People would have their picture taken with themselves in or near the tree. It was a tourist attraction, and became well-known in the area. It is said that a comb was found at the base of the tree marked with the Cornwallis Crest. From then on, the tree became known as the Cornwallis Tree. Was Cornwallis here? If not, it was a great marketing scheme. PL
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