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November 2017 Features 79 The Neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pears Poetry by Terri Kirby Erickson

80 The Glen Rounds Legacy

By Stephen E. Smith, Denise Baker, Dr. Michael Rowland Three friends fondly remember a rip-roarinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ring-tailed artist

90 Thanksgiving in Arms By Jim Moriarty Taking a moment to remember

Departments 23 Simple Life By Jim Dodson

26 PinePitch 29 Instagram Winners 31 Good Natured By Karen Frye

33 The Omnivorous Reader By Stephen E. Smith

37 Bookshelf 43 Hometown By Bill Fields

98 The Sidelines of Thanksgiving

45 Evolving Species

102 Treasures of Home

47 The Pleasures of Life Dept.

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By Deborah Salomon A proud Southern couple furnishes their house with family history

113 Almanac

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49 True South By Susan Kelly

51 In the Spirit

55 The Kitchen Garden

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59 Sandhills Photo Club 65 Out of the Blue By Deborah Salomon

67 Mom, Inc.

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69 Birdwatch

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71 Sporting Life By Tom Bryant

73 Golftown Journal By Lee Pace

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143 The Accidental Astrologer By Astrid Stellanova

144 SouthWords By Ray Linville

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Fairwoods on 7. Golf and pond views from this custom ranch overlooking #9 on #7. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, office, patio, 3-car garage. Beautifully landscaped with water feature.

Fabulous 4 bedroom, 4/1 bathrooms home. Living, dining, music, office, and bonus rooms. Upscale kitchen, grand master suite. All bedrooms with private bathrooms. Large fenced yard.

Gorgeous new listing with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms in perfect condition with workshop and storage.

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$695,000 MLS 178679 Kay Beran 910-315-3322

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$1,325,000 MLS 177239 Scarlett Allison 910-603-0359

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Cleverly expanded and upgraded on a quiet cul-de-sac in The Village of Pinehurst. Warm and inviting. Expansive interior with unique renovations for fabulous comfort. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms.

Award winning, elegant home with a huge gourmet kitchen. 3 fireplaces. 3-car garage plus golf cart garage. Many custom details. Cul-de-sac location.

Renovated 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home on Magnolia’s 15th hole. New kitchen with stainless appliances, 3 updated bathrooms, hardwoods, large deck, and stone fireplace in Pinewild.

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33 Sroneykirk Drive, Pinehurst

2 Norfolk Court, Pinehurst

Overlooking 11th green of Dogwood, beautifully updated villa with 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Kitchen with granite, stainless. 2 fireplaces, plantation shutters, generator. Covered slate porch.

Lake Pinewild. Long lake views from this lovely ranch with walk-out lower level. 3 bedrooms, 2/1 bathrooms, sunroom, den, patio, and deck overlook the lake.

Brick home, 4 large bedrooms, 2/1 bathrooms. Brazilian cherry floors. Gas fireplace, cathedral ceiling. Kitchen with 2 ovens and walk-in pantry. Double garage with heated/cooled workshop.

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8 Sedgefield Lane, Pinehurst

Country Club of North Carolina waterfront lot on Lake Dornoch. Choose from 10 floor plans and make the Lake Cottages your new lifestyle.

Immaculate home with over 3,000sf of living space including a finished lower level featuring a heated workshop and large entertainment area with firepit.

Outstanding golf front views of the 16th hole of Pinehurst #6. Stunning views. Many sought-after upgrades. Formal/Informal spaces, sunroom, split bedrooms. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

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8 Starlit Lane, Pinehurst

Cul-de-sac home with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms on one level. Updated bathrooms. Perfect for full-time home or golf get away second home.

Private setting with golf course views and pond. 2 master suites, custom plantation shutters, hardwoods, 3 bedrooms, and 3 bathrooms. Convenient office space. Beautiful landscaping.

Excellent floor plan with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms on quiet street in Lake Pinehurst neighborhood. Breakfast nook, fireplace, screened porch, separate laundry and 2-car attached garage.

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$475,000 MLS 183367 Carolyn Hallett 910-986-2319

$349,000 MLS 181341 Debbie Darby 910-783-5193

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637 McLendon HiLLs drive Lovely 3 BR / 3.5 BA lakefront home in McLendon Hills. The kitchen features a large island, custom cabinets and huge walk-in pantry. Upstairs there are two add’l bedrooms and bonus room. Great home in gated community w/access to stables and riding trails.

Pinehurst • $448,000

10 Pomeroy drive Alluring 4 BR / 3.5 BA brick home on the 1st and 9th hole of the Holly course of Pinewild CC. Interior offers great kitchen, oversized living/dining room combo w/windows looking out to spacious screened porch. Pinewild CC membership available.

Pinehurst • $475,000

145 Quail holloW drive Enchanting 3 BR / 2.5 BA sun-drenched home in prestigious CCNC, nestled in the back of 1.5 acres on the golf course. A large terrace encompasses the back of the house overlooking the pond and Holes 5 and 15, great for outdoor entertaining.

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459 longleaf drive Beautifully designed to capture all the wonderful water views, this custom built 3 BR / 2.5 BA waterfront home is bright and open! All rooms are spacious and well designed with the master suite on the main level and plenty of deck area for outdoor dining and entertaining.

Pinehurst • $449,000

5 shenecossett lane Devine 4 BR / 4 BA golf front property located on the 15th fairway Pinehurst #6. This light and open home offers 14’ ceilings, deep crown molding and hardwood floors. Upper level bedroom and bath are perfect for guests!

seven lakes West • $449,000

104 sunrise Point Gorgeous 4 BR / 3.5 BA home sits high w/breathtaking views of Lake Auman. Interior is bright and open with lake views from almost every room. Family room features corner fireplace and window walls and opens to the kitchen and informal breakfast area.

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105 tall timbers drive Amazing 5 BR / 4.5 BA brick home located in desirable Pine Grove Village and offers great living space for a large family. In addition to a large living room, dining room and spacious family room, the sellers have added a master suite and a master bath with an adjoining study.

seven lakes West • $375,000

105 leeWood court Beautifully maintained 4 BR / 4.5 BA home located in the gated community of Seven Lakes West. Perfect for a large family, this home offers a bright and open floorplan w/a great kitchen, sunny Carolina Room and an abundance of living space.

Pinehurst • $399,000

Pinehurst • $395,000

80 dalrymPle road Elegant and spacious 3 BR / 3 BA home w/wonderful flow. Living room features hardwood floors and crown molding. Kitchen has recessed lighting, Corian countertops, a center island and pantry. Enjoy the private, fenced backyard from the patio in this classic home!

4 buckingham Place Gorgeous all brick 4 BR / 3 BA townhome in desirable Cotswold. With over 2,600 sq. ft. of living area, the floorplan is bright and open w/expansive living room with center fireplace surrounded by custom built-ins. The living area is open to the oversized rear patio and offers great privacy.

aberdeen • $335,000

Pinehurst • $480,000

106 bonnie brook court Delightful 4 BR / 3.5 BA Charleston Style home in the picturesque side-walk community of Bonnie Brook. This unique home has been meticulously maintained and complete with white picket fence accents and upgrades throughout.

22 stoneykirk drive Lovely, all brick 4 BR / 3.5 BA home located on .9 acres on a quiet street and a wonderful private setting. The master suite offers lots of closet space, main living area is spacious w/family room w/fireplace and an updated kitchen. Just off the family room is an enclosed porch – the perfect place to enjoy a quiet morning or a lazy afternoon!

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215 inverrary road Spectacular 5 BR / 6.5 BA home located between the 13th tee box and 14th fairway of the #7 course in Fairwoods on 7. Interior is open and sun-filled with 9ft. ceilings on 2nd level and 11ft. ceilings on main level. This home has over 4 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds w/privacy and panoramic golf views.

seven lakes West • $850,000

106 cook Point Gorgeous 3 BR / 3.5 BA waterfront home on Lake Auman, located on a point lot at the end of a private cul-de-sac. Beautiful panoramic views on three sides of the property and great orientation to the sun insures optimum enjoyment of morning sunrises and evening sunsets!!

Pinehurst • $999,000

80 braemar road Incredible golf front home in Fairwoods on 7. This beautiful 4 BR / 5.5 BA home features top of the line finishes, mouldings, marble and hard-wood slate flooring. Wow guests with the gourmet kitchen, luxurious bedroom suites, wine cellar or cascading terrace overlooking the 15th green.

seven lakes West • $749,000

Pinehurst • $925,000

145 brookhaven road Stunning custom brick 5 BR / 5.5 BA home in Fairwoods on Seven is located on an oversized, private lot and overlooks the 15th fairway of the #7 course. This beautiful home offers lots of upscale features and is a must see!

Pinehurst • $698,500

114 butterfly court Exquisite custom 3 BR / 3.5 BA home on one of the most beautiful lots on the lake! Floorplan offers lots of living space w/gourmet kitchen and beautiful panoramic water views from almost every room.

85 abbottsford drive Marvelous contemporary 4 BR / 2.5 BA home was honored as home of the year in 2006 in their price bracket. Located on the 13th green of the Holly Course, this is one of the most beautiful home sites in Pinewild, overlooking both golf and water with long views.

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205 national drive Gorgeous all brick 3 BR / 2 BA home w/views of the 7th and 8th holes of Pinehurst #9. The home features split bedroom plan, private den/office off the foyer, lots of living space and centrally located close to shopping and dining….a must see!

106 rachels Point Drop dead gorgeous 4 BR / 3.5 BA Bob Timberlake design located on 1.8 beautifully landscaped acres that slopes gently to the water and includes an outdoor kitchen on the patio, a private dock and beach with a fireplace. A must see in McLendon Hills!

55 glasgoW drive Alluring 3 BR / 3.5 BA gem located in the gated community of Pinewild CC w/beautiful views of the 3rd hole of the challenge course. This home offers beautiful floorplan w/ soaring ceilings, cozy living area complete w/fireplace and designer kitchen.

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11 village lane Appealing 4 BR / 3.5 BA Old Town Home complete with white picket fencing and fully fenced back yard. The interior is light and bright with an open living plan and an upstairs that flows beautifully. PCC membership option available for transfer.

19 mcmichael drive Grand all brick 4 BR / 4.5 BA custom home with lovely views of the scenic pond as well as the golf course. The gourmet kitchen has custom cabinets, granite countertops, tile backsplash, built-in desk area and a walk-in pantry. This is a wonderful home!

45 ferguson road Unique find in Old Town! This 4 BR / 4 BA home sits in a premier location. Architectural features include 10’ ceilings, lots of windows, gourmet kitchen with cherry cabinets, solid surface countertops and a private breakfast area that overlooks the back yard.

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285 N Bethesda Road

140 Pinegrove Road

Enchanting 1920’s country home in a garden setting on 4.09 acres. 4 BR, 4.5 BA with a guest cottage. Exquisite master wing, updated kitchen, 3 fireplaces. $998,000.

Exceptional renovated cottage in premier location. Beautifully designed in character with original architecture. 4BR, 3.5BA. $845,000.

101 Kirkhill Court

85 Lake Dornoch

The best of everything in Pinehurst #9, National. Golf front CCNC with lake view. 4023 main Spacious light-filled rooms, antique heart pine floors house, 763 guest house addition. One floor, on three levels, 6BR, 6BA, 2 half BA. $785,000. 3 BR, 3.5 BA main, 1 BR, 1 BA guest. $995,000.

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230 Inverrary Road

Alan Walters custom family home located near the entrance at the private gated community of Forest Creek GC. Sandhills Farm Life school district. 5BR, 4.15BA. 6807sqft. $895,900.

A bit of golf heaven offering exceptional one-floor living on a premier golf front location. 3BR, 3BA. $610,000.

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The 100 year old Rambler Cottage has a premier location A premier golf from setting on 11th hole of Pinehurst #9 in the Village with an endearing garden. Exudes signature completes the perfection of this beautifully conceived and executed golf retreat. Price Reduced $669,000. Pinehurst charm. 4BR, 3.5BA. $795,000.

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Historic Southern Pines 1920’s Colonial Revival Charming cottage in the woods offers the ultimate in a Open dining, living and kitchen arrangement, main 30’s Dutch Colonial, restored in ’06 adding two floor, lovely master bedroom suite, to light filled wings. 4 BR, 3.5 BA, walled patio with courtyard, on 1.91 acresinWeymouthHeights. 6BR, 5.5BA, private location in Old Town. 3 BR, 2 BA, hardwood guest house, main floor master. $790,000. floors throughout. Price Reduced $380,000. rooms with upscale detail. 3BR, 3.5BA. $625,000. 5227sqft. Slateroof,3fireplaces. $898,000.

Price Horse Country estate on 16.7 acres including Golf front with water view in Mid South Club. This desirable 3BR, 3BA home located in Middleton Place is perfection on one level. Backing up to a large woodland area is very lovely lake. Faulk designed 4BR, 4.5BA, 5640 sq 5 BR, 5 BA, 2 half BA, 3 car garage, pool, built in ’05, 1.15 acre lot, 6860 sq ft, elevator. $1,500,000. ft home built in 1970. $1,425,000. quiet and a choice location in the walled community. $358,000.

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These programs provide Moore County students the opportunity to apply the musical concepts they have studied, experience concerts first hand, and provide free string rental instruments for beginning students. We need to raise $175,000 to underwrite the program costs. The task is daunting and we receive no government support for these programs. We invite you to consider supporting these collective programs so we can keep the programs alive. The rewards are priceless.

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The Most Revealing Month Savoring the bittersweet fruits of November

By Jim Dodson

For a number of reasons, I call November the Most Revealing Month.

To start, the gardener in me likes to see my gardens nicely mulched and tucked in for a decent winter snooze. This is when I step back and take stock of my brilliant and bonehead gardening maneuvers conducted over the long hot summer, while awaiting the post-holiday avalanche of spring gardening catalogs, which a fellow gardener pal calls “porn for plant people.” The outdoorsman in me loves the soulful sight of November’s bare hardwoods stripped clean of leaves, revealing nature in all her naked glory, “That time of year thou mayst in me behold,” as my fellow autumn-lover Will Shakespeare described in his 73rd sonnet, “When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang/ Upon those boughs which shake against the cold / Bare ruin’d choirs where late the sweet birds sang.” During the two decades we lived in a house I built on a forested hill near the coast of Maine, surrounded by 600 acres of old-growth birch, maple and hemlock, November was prime time for topping up my woodpile and erecting my elaborate Rube Goldberg plant protectors that never failed to amuse the FedEx guy when he found his way up our lonely road into the forest. More than once he asked me why I went to all the trouble to build an elaborate garden deep in a wood that only family, friends, occasional lost strangers, the odd moose and the FedEx Guy himself would ever see. “Summer’s lease is brief. And bittersweet November simply reveals how far I’ve progressed on this earth,” I continued, though I don’t think he cared a fig for either bare ruin’d choirs or boughs shaking against the cold. Owing to the angle of the retreating sun, that said, the November sun-

light always seemed deeper and richer on late autumn afternoons, a benediction through stained glass, throwing the contours of my wooded patch of earth into stunning relief, while the rocky soil underfoot offered spicy scents of decaying leaves and the garden’s last gasp as my private world turned inward. As a bonus in the department of sidereal affairs, the stars on any clear November night tended to glitter like diamonds splashed across black velvet — ideal for catching the Milky Way, the year’s final meteor showers and in some years the rare treat of the Northern Lights. To my November-loving way of thinking, blazing fires, the earlier darkness and the annual gathering of the tribe for the slower, unrushed Thanksgiving rituals — cook, eat, watch football, doze in an armchair, take a walk in the woods, eat again, doze again, have a final slice of pumpkin pie before bed — made the holiday my top designated feasting day of the year. (Though I’m thankful it comes but once a year. Otherwise I’d resemble either Shakespeare’s Falstaff or at the very least Clifford the Big Red Dog balloon from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.) Not surprisingly, November is the keeper of many of my favorite memories. Three decades ago, having uprooted my life and moved from Atlanta to a bend in the Green River outside of West Brattleboro, Vermont, I found myself unexpectedly renewed owing to the charms of the eleventh month. Having taken possession of a small wooden “solar cabin” owned by a pair of delightful aging hippies who’d grown wealthy selling chemical toilets to fellow urban escapees, I heated the place with apple wood I split by hand, falling asleep most nights under a down quilt, warmed by the glow of my Intrepid woodstove and a young golden retriever from the local Humane Society who believed two-dog nights were better than one. Before month’s end, I’d taken up fly fishing and playing golf again on a 9-hole course in town. An old-timer informed me Rudyard Kipling played

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there during the time he lived in Brattleboro, allegedly not long after he published The Jungle Book. I never managed to confirm this story but the very idea of it helped me rediscover my favorite boyhood game. That November, my neighbors along the river road invited me to a community “alternative” Thanksgiving supper at a local hay barn. There was a fiddle band and lots of covered dishes made from local organic gardens, “all natural” dishes that to my traditional Southern palate tasted suspiciously like sautéed boxwood, including something that looked just like turkey but turned out to be my first encounter with tofu. To a slightly homesick Southern boy far from home, missing his mama’s famous collard greens, cornbread and fried okra, this constituted a walk on the wild side of American counter-culture that I cherish to this day. That evening, I danced with a beautiful gal named Snowflake who ran a mushroom farm and had more underarm hair than me and innocently inquired if — my being from “The deep South” — I’d ever met anyone who was “actually in the Ku Klux Klan.” I replied with a tongue firmly planted in cheek that my daddy his own self was once in “our local Klan – until his klaxon switched from wearing all-natural cotton sheets to perma-press.” For some reason, she did not find this amusing. The dance ended quickly and I never did get to try one of her gourmet mushrooms. The next time November rolled round, however, I went on a first date with a beautiful dark-haired girl who’d just graduated from Harvard and had come to work at the magazine where I was not only the senior writer but also the first Southerner in Yankee Magazine’s 75-year history. By then I was living in the middle of a New Hampshire apple orchard just outside Peterborough and having the time of my life writing about life in every cozy corner of rural New England — working at a legendary magazine where I learned most of what I know about the power of great storytelling. That next autumn, that beautiful girl and I got married in a salt marsh

north of Boston, days after a hurricane swept up the coast from Carolina. Our colorful Yankee neighbors in the village of Essex brought covered dishes — baked beans, turnip pie, Indian pudding and homemade wine. The dancing went on until well after midnight, about the time the dance floor began to sink in the mud. I’d come far and my romance with November continued — and grew — over the next two decades. It was the month I most loved for working in my large faux English garden at summer’s end in Maine, topping up my woodpile for the winter, cleaning my tools, tucking in plants, drinking hot cider, watching fires and changeable skies and the southward flight of birds, savoring the solitude and beauty of nature’s most revealing month. Between us, I thought I would never part with that house I designed and built on that beautiful forested hill of birch and hemlock; I had always imagined my ashes someday being spread over a garden I spent almost a third of my life building and tearing apart, fussing over and planning, digging into the soil and delving into its soul. But as Truman Capote once pointed out, every Southern boy comes home again — if only in a box. In time, after my children had grown and headed off on their own life journeys, I succumbed to a quiet longing for home that had to be answered. It was a decision I’ve never fully regretted, for memories are like glowing coals in winter and life is full of lovely compensations. One is this magazine and the circle I’ve somehow closed. Another is November in North Carolina where I can grow roses almost to December, a month just as sweet and revealing as it ever was on my soulful Maine hilltop . . . though I do miss the naked forest, that lonely moose and the mystified FedEx Guy from time to time. PS Contact Editor Jim Dodson at jim@thepilot.com.

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The Rooster’s Wife If you’re looking for a good time, good folk and good music, come check out the talent at the Rooster’s Wife. Friday, November 3: The Get Right Band (Jesse Gentry, Silas Durocher and JianClaude Mears) combines sensitive lyrics and musicality to create a unique sound that will bring happy to your heart. $10. Sunday, Nov. 5: Jazz quintet Catharsis will set you free with their melodic invention and subtle indie rock sensibility. $15. Friday, Nov. 10: Jeremy Pinnell’s classic country music is imbued with joy and sorrow and the classic themes of work, family and faith. $15. Sunday, Nov. 12: Bumper Jacksons, a seven-piece band, performs street jazz and country swing in a unique and playful style. $15. Friday, Nov. 17: The Time Sawyer band. With “Time” as their muse, Sam Tayloe on guitar and Houston Norris on banjo deliver folk rock that spans the ages. $10. Sunday, Nov. 19: John Cowen, the voice of Newgrass, is joined by charttopping bluegrass duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge. $30.

For Some Inspiration On Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 6:30 p.m., John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon, the duo behind Madcap Cottage, an interior design firm based in High Point, North Carolina, and New York, will be at the Country Bookshop presenting their book, Prints Charming — Create Absolutely Beautiful Interiors with Prints & Patterns. Madcap Cottage is known for its spirited use of color and pattern to create unique designs with international flair. This should be a lively and entertaining discussion that will leave you inspired and full of fresh ideas to help you tackle your own design projects. The Country Bookshop is located at 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. For more information, call (910) 692-3211.

A Glimpse of the Frozen North The Eye Candy Gallery will be showcasing photography by Warren Lewis in an exhibit running from Friday, Nov. 3, to Friday, Dec. 1. The exhibit, titled “The Great Big Lonely Show, Further Adventures of A Southern Pines Viking,” features images from the Arctic region, north of Svalbard, emphasizing the stark vastness of the North. You are cordially invited to the exhibit’s opening on Friday, Nov. 3, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Come and enjoy some light refreshments and photographs by Lewis, whom you may have already had the pleasure of meeting at his restaurant, Chef Warren’s, in Southern Pines. Eye Candy Gallery and Framing is located at 275 NE Broad St. and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (910) 246-2266 or visit www.eye-candy-gallery.com.

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Getting in the Spirit The Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra is again presenting its Holiday Pops Concert in both an evening and matinee performance. In each, Maestro David Michael Wolff will lead the orchestra through the season’s most spirited and heartwarming melodies. Joining him will be Broadway star Max von Essen. Back by popular demand, Max was a featured performer in The Carolina Philharmonic’s Broadway Cabaret last April. And if you were in New York City last year, you may have seen him on Broadway in An American in Paris, for which he received a Tony nomination. The performances will take place in the Grand Ballroom at the Carolina Hotel on Wednesday, November 22, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, November 25, at 3 p.m. Tickets, ranging from $30-$60 with military and student discounts, can be purchased online at www.carolinaphil.yapsody.com; by phone at (910) 687-0287; or in person at the Arts Council of Moore County, The Artists League of the Sandhills, Heavenly Pines Fine Jewelry, Nature’s Own, Sandhills Winery, The Country Bookshop or Given Outpost. Reserve your seats now! The Carolina Hotel is located at 80 Carolina Vista Drive in Pinehurst.

The Blues Crawl The Sunrise Theater 17th Annual Blues Crawl is back on Saturday, Nov. 4, and it's bigger and better (and cooler) than ever. Get in the groove with the free outdoor concert featuring Nathan Pope presented on the First Bank Stage at the Sunrise from 1 to 3 p.m. The One Nine Drive Food truck will be available with some great food. The Crawl will get underway at 5 p.m. and keep going until 1 a.m. You won’t want to miss any of this year’s 11 bands playing at nine venues: Sly Fox Gastro Pub, Beefeaters, Broad Street Bar and Grill, Rhett’s Courtyard, Nosh the Deli, 305 Trackside, Betsy’s Crepes, The Jefferson Inn, and the Eye Candy Gallery. Headliner this year is CeCe Teneal, performing in the Sunrise Theater at 7:30 p.m. The cost of your All Access Wristband is $25. Included with your wristband this year is a complimentary shuttle between venues from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Blues Crawl is sponsored by Everything Pines’ Partners Real Estate. For bands, extras, details and more information, call (910) 692-3611 or visit www.sunrisetheater.com.

Ring in the holidays with the Southern Pines Tree Lighting celebration on Saturday, Nov. 25. Stroll the streets and enjoy the 102 lighted Christmas trees and decorations. Bring your camera and get a picture of Santa, who is sure to make an appearance. The celebration begins at the train station, 235 NW Broad St., at 5 p.m., with musical entertainment. The tree lighting will be at 6 p.m. Some downtown restaurants will be open. This event is co-sponsored by the Southern Pines Business Association and the Southern Pines Recreation and Parks Department. On Sunday, Nov. 26, enjoy the Southern Pines Holiday Open House from 12-4 p.m. Downtown shops will be open for holiday shopping. For more information, call (910) 692-7376 or 315-6508.

Murder and Mystery (and Fun) at The Weymouth Center Before you get all caught up in the holiday festivities, how about a little murder and mystery? The Moore County Chamber of Commerce and Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities invite you to attend the Grand Gatsby Speakeasy Murder Mystery Party, an evening of Roaring ’20s fun on Friday, Nov. 3, from 7 to 11 p.m. For your evening’s entertainment, there will be drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres by Wolcott’s, music by the Pinecrest High School Band, some serious sleuthing, and a few surprises. And the opportunity to bid on a silent auction item: participation in the Paranormal Investigation (also known as ghost hunting) at Weymouth Center on November 4 and — for the lucky six who get to spend the night — Nov. 5. Tickets are $65 for the party and are available at Weymouth Center or www.eventbrite.com. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, is located at 555 E Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. For more information or reservations, call (910) 692-6261 or visit weymouthcenter.org.

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Be Thankful It only takes a moment

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ful for the good things in your life as if this is a prescription for your well-being. Make it a daily routine — before you get out of bed each morning is a good time to start. Or sit outside for a few minutes and go over the things in your life that you appreciate. If I don’t have the time before I leave in the morning, I’ll practice while driving to work. Find what works best for you, and make it a daily event.

Be grateful for what you have — family, friends, pets, good health, a beautiful day, the flowers in the spring, the opportunities awaiting us each day, all the little things that we often don’t think much about. It does not matter how much strife you have in your life. The stress, the challenges that may seem unbearable are all the more reason to adopt this daily practice. After a few weeks, it’ll be like brushing your teeth: You don’t even think about it, you just do it. You will need to be patient in the process, but when the outcome appears you will be pleased. Focusing our thoughts on gratitude daily, and giving thanks for what’s happening in our lives can bring personal growth that can transform times of worry and strife to experiences that bring happiness and love. Gratitude can boost mental and physical health, improve sleep, and create a better sense of well-being. Staying positive even improves heart health and immune function. When you focus on what’s good in your life, rather than dwelling on everything that is not, you become more open to receive greater goodness in the future. A good idea is to start a gratitude journal. Each day write 10 things that you are grateful for in that moment. This will help you stay aware of the blessings in your life, and more good will come to you. Open your heart to love daily, even when life challenges you. Whatever the situation, find something to appreciate about the experience. Practicing thoughts of gratitude can shift the outcome of your day and ultimately your life. Don’t wait until Thanksgiving to begin being thankful. It takes only a few minutes a day. Start right now, and in a few weeks you will begin to realize how wonderful your life is. PS

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Words to Ponder

David McCullough’s speeches deliver gentle sermons on the American character

By Stephen E. Smith

“If we are beset

by problems,” David McCullough wrote in a 1994 commencement address, “we have always been beset by problems. There never was a golden time past of smooth sailing only.”

McCullough’s The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For has arrived in bookstores at an opportune moment. Whatever your political persuasion, there’s little doubt that we’re in need of inspiring words that suggest where we go from here — and David McCullough is superbly qualified to point us in the right direction. He’s the recipient of Pulitzer Prizes for Truman and John Adams, National Book Awards for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback, and he’s the author of 12 bestselling popular histories. Moreover, McCullough doesn’t shrink from his responsibility as a forward-looking historian, reminding us in his introduction that we live in a time of uncertainty and contention and that we need to recall who we are and what we stand for and “. . .the importance of history as an aid to navigation in such troubled, uncertain times.” To that end, The American Spirit is a collection of 15 chronologically arranged speeches delivered by McCullough over a 25-year period, most of them college commencement addresses or remarks offered at the anniversaries and the rededications of monuments and historic structures such as the White House, the Capitol, and Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia. Using these ceremonies as a platform, McCullough focuses on the contributions

of the famous and near famous — John and Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush, Simon Willard, James Sumner, John Quincy Adams, Margaret Chase Smith and JFK — whose spirit and commitment to the nation helped shape our moral core. McCullough is a believer in the Great Man theory, a biographical approach to history that offers access to a wealth of the inspiring words spoken by the founding fathers and their intellectual descendants. Quotes, memorable and repeatable as they are, are the stuff of thought-provoking commencement speeches — Stephen Hopkins, who suffered from palsy, scrawled his signature to the Declaration, saying, “My hand trembles, but my heart does not”; Margaret Chase Smith stood up to Joseph McCarthy by announcing that she didn’t want to see the Republican Party achieve political victory through “fear, ignorance, bigotry and smear”; physician and patriot Benjamin Rush reminded his fellow citizens that they were in need of “candor, gentleness, and a disposition to speak with civility and to listen with attention to everybody”; and John Adams offered a simple, timely truth: “. . . facts are stubborn things.” Predictable themes emerge from the collection — the importance of education, the significance of history, the impact of language, and the value of selective reading — and McCullough brings up the oft repeated assertion that we’re raising a generation of ill-informed Americans who are historically illiterate and that it’s imperative that we redouble our efforts to teach our citizens to value their forebears. But the strength of these essays is also their weakness. Commencement addresses and most dedication speeches are essentially mildly annoying sermons, timely reminders of the better citizens we ought to be. Americans,

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unfortunately, have a long tradition of ignoring good advice (jurist Clarence Darrow claimed that no American is absolutely sure he’s correct unless the vast majority is against him). On the other hand, McCullough’s faithful readers will find reinforcement and encouragement in his lofty words. He’s most persuasive, and insofar as preaching to the choir is productive, these speeches succeed admirably. Not all the essays are straightforwardly instructive. In a 2007 address at Lafayette College, McCullough emphasizes the bonds that have long existed between Americans and the French, connections that are often overlooked in a world where the French chart an impartial course. (We may have changed “French fries” to “freedom fries” when the French claimed Iraq had no WMDs, but events proved them correct.) He reminds readers that the Marquis de Lafayette and the French military were instrumental in winning our struggle for independence and that 80,000 Americans died in France during World War I and 57,000 during World War II. “Time and again,” McCullough writes, “Paris changed their [young Americans’] lives and thus hugely influenced American art, American literature, music, dance, and yes, American science, technology and medicine.” In a 1994 commencement address at the University of Pittsburgh, McCullough proposed that the university take responsibility for rehabilitating the inner-city, working to eliminate drug addiction, violent crime, racial tensions, illiteracy, homelessness, and the cycle of poverty — the selfsame problems that trouble the country still. “And why not let it begin here in Pittsburgh,” McCullough said, “this city of firsts, with the University of Pittsburgh leading the way?” Taking a purely cynical view, it will no doubt occur to readers that The American Spirit will make a thoughtful birthday, holiday or graduation gift, and that McCullough and/or the publisher are in it for the money. After all, the book’s contents were written long before we found ourselves in our present dilemma. But it’s more likely that readers who carefully consider McCullough’s words will take the book in the generous spirit in which it’s offered. As McCullough writes: “Yes, we have much to be seriously concerned about, much that needs to be corrected, improved, or dispensed with. But the vitality and creative energy, the fundamental decency, the tolerance and insistence on truth, and the good-heartedness of the American people are there still plainly.” PS

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Heather, the Totality, by Matthew Weiner

The explosive debut novel — about family, power and privilege — from the creator of the award-winning Mad Men. Mark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful and extraordinary daughter Heather. But they are still not quite at the top. When the new owners of the penthouse above them begin construction, an unstable stranger penetrates the security of their comfortable lives and threatens to destroy everything they’ve created.

Future Home of the Living God, by Louise Erdrich

The New York Times best-selling, National Book Awardwinning author of LaRose and The Round House paints a startling portrait of a young woman fighting for her life and her unborn child against oppressive forces that manifest in the wake of a cataclysmic event. The world as we know it is ending. Evolution has reversed itself, affecting every living creature on Earth. Science cannot stop the world from running backward, as woman after woman gives birth to infants that appear to be a primitive species of humans. Cedar Hawk Songmaker, the 32-year-old adopted daughter of a pair of big-hearted, open-minded Minneapolis liberals, is as disturbed and uncertain as the rest of America. But for Cedar, this change is profound and deeply personal. She is four months pregnant. A chilling dystopian novel both provocative and prescient, Future Home of the Living God is a startlingly original work from one of our most acclaimed writers: a moving meditation on female agency, self-determination, biology and natural rights that speaks to the troubling changes of our time.

The End We Start From, by Megan Hunter

A searingly original debut, The End We Start From heralds the arrival of Megan Hunter, a dazzling and unique literary talent. As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child, Z. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge. The story traces fear and wonder as the baby grows, thriving and content against all the odds. A modernday parable of rebirth and renewal, of maternal bonds, and the instinct to survive in the absence of all that’s familiar, The End We Start From is an indelible and elemental first book.

The Story of Arthur Truluv, by Elizabeth Berg

For the past six months, Arthur Moses’ days have looked the same: He tends to his rose garden and to Gordon, his cat, then rides the bus to the cemetery to visit his beloved late wife for lunch. The last thing Arthur would imagine is for one unlikely encounter to utterly transform his life. Maddy Harris is an 18-year-old introspective girl who visits the cemetery to escape the other kids at school. One afternoon she joins Arthur — a gesture that begins a surpris-

ing friendship between two lonely souls. Moved by Arthur’s kindness and devotion, Maddy gives him the nickname “Truluv.” As Arthur’s neighbor Lucille moves into their orbit, the unlikely trio band together and, through heartache and hardship, help one another rediscover their own potential to start anew.

Artemis, by Andy Weir

The best-selling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new science fiction thriller — a heist story set on the moon. Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life in Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you’re not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you’ve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. But pulling off the impossible is just the start of Jazz’s problems, when she learns she’s stepped squarely into a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself. Her only chance at survival lies in a gambit even more unlikely than the first.

Strangers in Budapest, by Jessica Keener

Budapest is a city of secrets, a place where everything is opaque and nothing is as it seems. It is to this enigmatic city that a young American couple, Annie and Will, move with their infant son, shortly after the fall of the Communist regime. Annie hopes to escape the ghosts from her past; Will wants to take his chances as an entrepreneur in Hungary’s newly developing economy. But only a few months after moving there, they receive a secretive request from friends in the U.S. to check up on an elderly stranger who also has recently arrived in Budapest. When they realize that his sole purpose for coming there is to exact revenge on a man who he is convinced seduced and then murdered his daughter, Will insists they have nothing to do with him. Annie, unable to resist anyone she feels may need her help, soon finds herself enmeshed in the old man’s plan, caught up in a scheme that will end with death. Atmospheric, secretive, much like the old Hungarian city itself, Strangers in Budapest is an intricately woven story of lives that intersect and pull apart, perfect for fans of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You and Chris Pavone’s The Expats. Keener has written a transporting novel about a couple trying to make a new life in a foreign land, only to find themselves drawn into a cultural, and generational, vendetta. NONFICTION

The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization, by Martin Puchner

On this remarkable journey, the power of literature to shape people, civilizations and world history is explored through 16 key stories from over 4,000 years of literature — from the Iliad and its influence on Alexander the Great to J.K. Rowling’s impact today. In this delightful and important book, Martin Puchner tells stories of people whose lives and beliefs led them to create groundbreaking texts that affected the world they we

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were born into, and the world in which we live today. Puchner offers a worldwide perspective, beginning with the Epic of Gilgamesh, through the Book of Ezra, The Tale of Genji, Cervantes’ Don Quixote, up to the present. Fascinating facts and insights about people (Gutenberg, Ben Franklin, Goethe) and inventions (writing technologies, the printing press, the book) and how they shaped religion, politics and commerce are also explored. Puchner brings literature alive and changes the way we view the power of great stories, past, present, and future, as he tells the story of literature in 16 acts.

What Unites Us: Reflections of Patriotism, by Dan Rather

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At a moment of crisis over our national identity, Dan Rather has been reflecting — and writing passionately almost every day on social media — about the world we live in, what our core ideals have been and should be, and what it means to be an American. Now, in a collection of original essays, the venerated television journalist celebrates our shared values and what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like. Writing about the institutions that sustain us and the values that have transformed us, Rather brings to bear his decades of experience on the frontlines of the world’s biggest stories. After a career spent as a reporter and anchor for CBS News, where he interviewed every living president since Eisenhower and was on the ground for every major event, from the assassination of John F. Kennedy to Watergate to 9/11, Rather has in the last year become a hugely popular voice of reason on social media, with more than 2 million Facebook followers and an engaged new audience who help many of his posts go viral. With his famously plainspoken voice and a fundamental sense of hope, Rather has written the book to inspire conversation and to remind us how we are ultimately united.

God: A Human History, by Reza Aslan

The No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of Zealot explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine, and sounds a call to embrace a deeper, more expansive understanding of God. In Zealot, Aslan replaced the well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling new image of the man in all his contradictions. In his new book, Aslan takes on a subject even more immense, God, writ large. More than just a history of our understanding of God, this book is an attempt to get to the root of this human-

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izing impulse in order to develop a more peaceful, universal spirituality unencumbered by the urge to foist our human characteristics upon the divine. Whether you believe in one God or many gods or no god at all, God: A Human History will transform the way you think about the divine and its role in our everyday lives.

A World Without “Whom”: The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age, by Emmy J. Favilla

When it comes to language these days, there is no such thing as correct style. Favilla believes in a language that is playful, flexible and ethically aware. Communication is an art, not a science, and artistic license is especially crucial to the internet age, when language is evolving faster than ever before. Now considered the go-to expert, Favilla has written a profoundly funny, engaging, provocative book about how language evolves, a work as full of humor and charm as it is practical advice. With wry cleverness and an uncanny intuition for the possibilities of expressiveness, Favilla argues that rather than try to preserve the sanctity of the written language as laid out by Strunk and White, we should be concerned with the larger issues of clarity and accuracy, with preserving the natural patterns of speech, and with being politically sensitive and respectful. Her ideas will fascinate believers and naysayers alike, and her approach to the new rules will delight anyone who has ever considered the question of “whom” (phase it out!), the singular “their” (phase it in!) or whether to hyphenate sideboob (never!).

President McKinley: Architect of the American Century, by Robert W. Merry

Republican President William McKinley, assassinated in 1901, six months into his second term as president, transformed America into an imperial power. Although he does not register large in either public memory or historians’ rankings, in this revealing account, Merry unfolds the mystery of how this bland man managed such profound change. McKinley settled decades of monetary controversy by taking the country to a strict gold standard; in the Spanish-American War he kicked Spain out of the Caribbean and liberated Cuba; in the Pacific he acquired Hawaii and the Philippines through diplomacy and war; he developed the doctrine of “fair trade”; forced the “Open Door” to China; forged our “special relationship” with

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Great Britain. He expanded executive power and managed public opinion through his quiet manipulation of the press. McKinley paved the way for the bold and flamboyant leadership of his famous successor, Teddy Roosevelt, who built on his accomplishments (and got credit for many of them). Merry writes movingly about McKinley’s admirable personal life, from his simple Midwestern upbringing to his Civil War heroism to his brave comportment just moments before his death. Lively, definitive and eye-opening, President McKinley resurrects this overlooked figure and places him squarely on the list of our important presidents.

The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992, by Tina Brown

Summoned from London in hopes that she can save Condé Nast’s troubled new flagship Vanity Fair, Brown is immediately plunged into the maelstrom of the competitive New York media world and the backstabbing rivalries at the court of the planet’s slickest, most glamour-focused magazine company. She survives the politics, the intrigue and the attempts to derail her by a simple stratagem — succeeding. In the face of rampant skepticism, she triumphantly reinvents a failing magazine. Here are the inside stories of Vanity Fair scoops and covers that sold millions — the Reagan kiss, the meltdown of Princess Diana’s marriage to Prince Charles, the sensational Annie Leibovitz cover of a gloriously pregnant, naked Demi Moore. In the diary’s cinematic pages, the drama, the comedy and the struggle of running an “it” magazine come to life. The Vanity Fair Diaries is also a woman’s journey, of making a home in a new country and of the deep bonds Brown shares with her husband, their prematurely born son, and their daughter.

Kiss the Ground: How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body & Ultimately Save Our World, by Josh Tickell

Discover the hidden power soil has to reverse climate change, and how a regenerative farming diet not only delivers us better health and wellness, but also rebuilds our most precious resource — the very ground that feeds us. Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers and director of Fuel, has dedicated most of his life to saving the environment. Now, in Kiss the Ground, he explains an incredible truth: by changing our diets to a soil-nourishing, regenerative agriculture diet, we can reverse global warming, harvest healthy, abundant food, and eliminate the poisonous substances that are harming our children, pets, bodies, and ultimately our planet. Through fascinating and accessible interviews with celebrity chefs, ranchers, farmers and top scientists, this remarkable book, soon to be a full-length documentary film narrated by Woody Harrelson, will teach you how to become an agent in humanity’s single most important and time sensitive mission. Reverse climate change and effectively save the world — all through the choices you make in how and what to eat. CHILDREN’S BOOKS

William’s Winter Nap, by Linda Ashman

William is all tucked in bed and ready to fall asleep in his cozy cabin when there is a tap on the window. Outside stands a chilled chipmunk who says, “My toes are cold, my tail is too, OK if I come in with you?” The night brings a succession of forest critters, each larger and colder than the last. The result is a delightful forest full of animals joining

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Robinson, by Peter Sis

A young boy discovers the best adventures await when he chooses not to follow the crowd, but instead take the lead of his own dreams. Written and illustrated by the award-winning Sis, this lovely book will be on every child’s “read it one more time” list. (Ages 3-6).

Thelma the Unicorn, by Aaron Blabey

Fame, fortune, glitter, sparkles, a horn! Thelma wanted it all. But when her Unicorn wish comes true, will it be all she hoped? Silly fun with a gentle message about loving yourself, Thelma the Unicorn is a great giggleinducing read aloud. (Ages 3-6).

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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, by Jessica Townsend

Unlucky Morrigan Crow’s birthday present was an unusual one . . . a black umbrella. Even more unusual, it was given not by a parent but by Jupiter North — a member of the Wunder Society and her sponsor. Fans of The Unwanteds, Savvy and the Mysterious Benedict Society will devour this fast-paced adventure in which hotels can grow and change, umbrellas are modes of transportation, and unlucky children can rise to the highest heights if only they are honest, determined, brave and talented enough to pass the Wunder Society Trials. (Ages 8-14). YOUNG ADULT

Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds

Wow. Just wow. In less than 300 pages, with a few simple (yet blindingly poignant) words on each page, and a story that spans only the brief time it takes an elevator to go from the sixth floor of Will Holloman’s apartment building to the ground floor, brilliant author Jason Reynolds has crafted a masterpiece that will absolutely blow readers away. Strikingly relevant, tragic yet beautiful, this brilliant novel in verse is a great choice for fans of both Angie Sage’s The Hate You Give and Kwame Alexander’s Crossover. (Ages 12 and up). PS

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Remembering Sgt. Frye A young man gone too soon

By Bill Fields

Even without the stories in the morning paper and the footage on the evening news, if you lived on the east side of town during the late 1960s, it wasn’t hard to figure out that America was at war.

Periodically our house rattled, and not from one of my father’s major league sneezes. It was artillery practice at nearby Fort Bragg, lots of it, particularly after a good rain. The shelling happened so often it almost ceased to startle, but the vibrations left cracked plaster on our ceilings and walls. If only the real scars of the Vietnam War could be handled with a fresh coat of paint. That point was driven home in September as I watched The Vietnam War, the 10-part documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on PBS. I was mad and sad well before the end of those powerful 18 hours of television. And I wished, more than anything, that Gary Nelson Frye could have watched too. Born as World War II was ending, Frye also grew up in a house on the east side of town. He was a neighbor, a teenager when I was born. His mother, Mary O’Callaghan, was a family friend who for years sent me a birthday card and a couple of dollars. Gary went to East Southern Pines High School with my sisters. He was in the Class of 1964. For a time after graduating, he worked at the Proctor-Silex plant, where my father also had a job. A little more than a year after he got his high school diploma, Frye enlisted in the Army on his 20th birthday. A year after that, as he turned 21 on August. 20, 1966, he was sent to Vietnam. Frye hadn’t been there three months when he showed what kind of soldier — what kind of man — he was. On a search and destroy mission near Bong Son on Oct. 28, 1966, his unit was attacked. A radio-telephone operator with an artillery party, Frye called in accurate supressive fire. According to his Silver Star citation, this is what happened next. “… with complete disregard for his own safety, [Frye] raced forward under intense enemy fire to aid a wounded comrade. Finding the man mortally wounded, Private First Class Frye moved under fire to another casualty, carried the soldier to a covered position, then helped the company Aidman

administer first aid …” He earned another Silver Star for bravery, this time for running through enemy fire to direct supporting artillery and helping defend his platoon when it was trapped for nearly a full day. Frye volunteered to extend his time serving in Vietnam after a year. In May 1968, he had been in Southeast Asia 20 months and was due to come home to Southern Pines in a month. On May 19, in the A Shau Valley — scene of some of the worst fighting during the conflict and described in Part 6 of the Burns-Novick documentary — Frye was killed in action by an explosion. Sgt. Frye was 22. I was a week from turning 9, and I went with Mom and Dad to see his mother after his death. She had moved out of the neighborhood and was living in an apartment downtown above Pope’s. It was a small place, full of folks paying their respects. Some of the male callers, like my dad, were veterans of a war that had a clearer purpose. I wasn’t old enough to understand it all, but that space overflowed with grief exacerbated by the fact Gary was so close to returning to the U.S. when he was killed. I was old enough to understand some heroes don’t get the gift of years. Until my father became terminally ill a decade later, it was the most sobering event in my life. As I grew up and began to read books on Vietnam — works by Graham Greene, Michael Herr, David Halberstam, Tim O’Brien, Neil Sheehan and others — Frye was in my mind, long after some of his fellow soldiers knocked on his mother’s door with the worst news, long after the rumblings of the war that claimed him stopped reverberating in the neighborhood. Sgt. Gary Frye is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, and his name is one of nearly 60,000 American names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Thirty years ago or so on a visit to Washington, I located him on that wall. I stood there for a good long while, crying in the fresh air the way people were crying in that stuffy apartment two decades before, tears that did not come with answers. PS Southern Pines native Bill Fields, who writes about golf and other things, moved north in 1986 but hasn’t lost his accent.

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Five on a Blanket And the memory of a simple Thanksgiving

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of family, at least when I was a kid and even in college. Holidays are always a mixed blessing of food and potential mayhem. But in about 1974 I was living in New York, struggling to begin my theatrical career.

Amid a group of similar women, I lived in the now defunct Rehearsal Club, two brownstones which housed, in shared rooms, girls starting out. Carol Burnett had lived there, Blythe Danner and many others. And me, Kathie and Connie. When someone really made it they got an apartment. This was likely to be a fourth floor walk-up with a roommate or boyfriend. The apartment would be very small with furniture that was often found on trash removal days around the city. It used to be that if you knew when the high-end neighborhoods were throwing things out, the chances were you could score really nice chairs, tables and other finds. Sometimes a coat of paint, a new seat cushion or no change at all landed you something you could not begin to afford. And so it was that Connie had an apartment with her boyfriend. She invited her circle of girlfriends to come for Thanksgiving. This flat was up a lot of stairs, no view except the street and two rooms plus bath. I don’t recall much in the way of furniture. In the bedroom they had built the ubiquitous loft bed to provide a desk/dressing area below. We all were to bring something. We had no way to cook at the Rehearsal Club. Two meals a day were provided, but we did not have access to the kitchen. We all had to save up a little extra so we could buy a baked pie or cans of food to warm up at the flat. Once we paid our room and board we were mostly broke. This took planning. My absolutely fondest memories of that day are quite humble. The kitchen was a former closet into which the landlord had stuffed the world’s smallest sink, stove and refrigerator. I referred to it as the Easy Bake kitchen. It looked

like a real kitchen but barely was. Connie and her fella committed to having a large chicken — turkey was beyond our budget and well beyond the width of the Easy Bake oven. Someone brought peas or beans, someone a pie. We resembled the motley dinner in It’s A Wonderful Life more than we did the Pilgrims’ feast. We borrowed cutlery from the Club and because there was no dining table, we had a picnic on a blanket on the floor, sitting around eating our humble meal. We felt like adults on their way, and Connie clearly had gone up a rung in our eyes. We talked and laughed. I do not remember a cross word or anything approaching an argument. We were not the typical family, so we did not have the drama many families have at Thanksgiving. We were deeply and truly thankful. We were young and pursuing our chosen careers and we had one another. The Easy Bake oven took a little longer than normal to bake that poor little chicken, but we did not care. We were in an apartment of a friend, on our way to what we would become. Connie went on to TV shows, including Knots Landing, and later became a certified psychotherapist. Kathie got a Ph.D. and is a psychologist. I spent the better part of 35 years in the theater. A couple of years ago we had a reunion to celebrate 100 years of women starting out at the Rehearsal Club. It is greatly missed. We have all had many Thanksgivings since, but none shines brighter in my heart than the five of us on a blanket, in a fourth floor walk-up with canned food and a solitary chicken. “We were very tired, we were very merry,” wrote Edna St. Vincent Millay, and we gave all we had for that day. We gave thanks for our little path toward our future. Time and blessings can dull our sense of gratitude. Rushing from a table to buy something for Christmas weakens the day. Nothing reminds me to be truly grateful like the memory of those girls, of that picnic and the Easy Bake kitchen. We had so little but we had hope, and each other. We were very young and very merry. PS Joyce Reehling is a frequent contributor and good friend of PineStraw.

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Georgia family observes Thanksgiving another day that week, depending on when everyone arrives. One year, halfway to Georgia and close to lunchtime, our minivan pulled up to a gas pump. A memorable and moveable Thanksgiving feast found the four of us, dining in a convenience store. The menu included the contents of our cooler — chicken salad and Dr. Pepper — along with grapes, pretzel sticks and the Southern go-to snack, Nabs.

If the word “nab” conjures peanut butter sandwiched between orange crackers, chances are you’ve lived below the Mason-Dixon line. The Southern snack has become a staple for mill workers and attorneys alike. Throw a pack into a kid’s bookbag. Toss one to a hunting buddy. Nabs travel well in a golf cart. Lunch? Bedtime? Tear open a pack of Nabs with your front teeth. Wash down with a diet Mountain Dew. That’ll tide you over till supper or you’ll sleep guilt free. Be forewarned — orange cracker crumbs leave sticky evidence. Nibble with caution. Nabisco (short for National Biscuit Company), known for good eats like saltines and Oreos, introduced its Peanut Butter Sandwich Packet in 1924. “Nabs” soon appeared at soda fountains, filling stations, and vending machines. Fifty years later, Nabisco discontinued production but Lance, a Charlotte snack company, had been cranking out its own version of the salty wafer since 1915. In 1913, Phillip Lance loaned a customer a few bucks. The fellow paid up with 500 pounds of peanuts, which the inventive Lance roasted and sold for a nickel a bag. Those roasted goobers made money for the entrepreneur. Two years later, when Mrs. Lance and her daughters spread peanut butter between two crackers, the Lance “Nab” was birthed. Speaking of birth, my wife lived off Nabs while pregnant with our first child. When waves of morning sickness rolled in, Lance came to the rescue. A pack of Toast Chee kept things stable until lunch. I can imagine a prescription: “Eat one cracker every hour, for six hours, with sips of ginger ale.” Cracker competition was fierce, maybe not on the same level as Duke’s and

Hellmann’s, but folks definitely had a preference. Tom’s Foods, another Charlotte-based snack company, had their own brand of the salty snack wafer. By acquiring Tom’s in 2005, Lance cornered the market on peanut butter crackers. The most popular brand is marketed as Toast Chee but most folks simply refer to the iconic Southern snack as “Nabs.” Nip Chee, with a cheddar center, is my favorite. Snack cracker customers want options, so Lance introduced Toasty — real peanut butter (is there any other kind?) spread between two round buttery crackers. Grape jelly eventually entered the mix — a Toasty PB & J. Lance squared up their rectangular soup and salad staple, Captain’s Wafer, and glued it together with a layer of cream cheese and chives. Voilà! A cracker fit for high tea. Today, a Captain’s Choice variety Pack features the cracker with peanut butter and honey, a grilled cheese-flavored spread and jalapeño cheddar. For a bit more sweetness (and an elegant scalloped edge) consider Nekot, a sugary wafer spread with peanut butter or lemon cream. A buddy who worked as a Lance driver confirmed the correct pronunciation — “knee-cot.” Urban legend has it that Lance approached the maker of a popular cookie, the Token, and asked to make a peanut butter version. The company declined. Lance made the cookie anyway, reversing the spelling. While Toast Chee goes well with a Coke or Dr. Pepper, the more substantial Nekot dunks nicely in a cuppa joe. In recent years, Lance introduced new bold flavors, something for the not-so-faint of tongue. Smokehouse Cheddar and Buffalo Ranch find their way into everything from quilted lunch bags to tackle boxes. A whole grain snack cracker was produced for the health-conscious. Packaging advertises protein grams and proudly declares “No Trans Fats.” Lance’s newest offering, the PowerBreak, boasts 12 grams of protein, boosted by peanut butter and a granola-based cracker. Holiday trips to Georgia remain a family tradition. A Ford Explorer replaced the minivan. One daughter is married, the other in college. But the next time we take a road trip, if someone hankers for a nosh, I’ll toss ‘em a pack of Nabs. Thankfully, variety packs offer something for everyone. Is biscuits and gravy or pumpkin spice latte the next snack cracker coming down the line? I hope not. Let Cracker Barrel do the biscuits and gravy thing. Leave pumpkin spice lattes to Starbucks. In this season of gratitude, give me family and a traditional meal with all the fixin’s. Just don’t be surprised, when the pigskin rivalries begin, if you find me tearing open a pack of Nip Chee, then dozing off with a happy stomach, a content soul . . . and orange, salty fingers. PS Tom Allen is minister of education at First Baptist Church, Southern Pines.

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is coming to an end. All the symptoms are there: the nitpicking, the tetchiness, the gradual disaffection, even annoyance. Plus the self-searching question — Is it really worth it? — and the go-to from Ann Landers: Am I better off with or without him?

The romance began when I was around 7, and discovered among the Lifes and Times a magazine with a colorful cover drawn or painted — not photographed — with pictures I understood: beach scenes, city scenes, seasonal scenes. Scenes with dogs or kites or sailboats. Most surprisingly of all, there were cartoons inside. Cartoons in an adult magazine? I was raised on the cartoons, on hardback collections of Peter Arno and Charles Addams and George Booth cartoons. When my parents had parties, I was allowed to eat Spaghettios in the kitchen and pored over those collections so long that I memorized them, and automatically use the punch lines in situations — Put us in the rear, we’re bound to make a scene, and Boo, you pretty creature! — and no one has the slightest idea where the non sequitur came from. When my sisters and I divided items before our family home was sold, the flatware sat there unnoticed while we eyed each other over who would choose the cartoon our father had framed and hung in our swimming pool dressing room: Do you realize there are hundreds of little girls who’d be happy to have a pool they had to clean? I’m speaking, of course, of The New Yorker. I have read The New Yorker, or at least parts of it, since I was old enough to read. As with any long-term relationship, we “went on a break,” in today’s parlance, during the partying years of college. But Nancy Bryan Faircloth of Greensboro’s own Bryan family, who saw a future writer in me, gave me a subscription at 20, which continued until her death, by which time I had been mainlining the mag so long that I re-upped and upped and upped. I’ve read The New Yorker on the treadmill and road trips and vacations and by the fire and by the club pool when my children were swimming and friends thought I was deeply weird. I wallpapered my first apartment bathroom in its covers, as one does when in love. I framed the covers and hung them, checkerboard-like, over the sofa. I have poster-sized prints of a pair of covers (William Steig, illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth), beautifully framed and hanging in my daughter’s bedroom. I have gone to hear speakers based on their articles and stories in The New

Yorker, including Calvin Trillin at UNCG. I’ve searched the internet for photographs of its writers (especially the cartoonists). I’ve sat in an otherwise depressing Algonquin Hotel lobby to see if the scalawag wits of the Round Table would speak to me. I’ve written an outraged letter to the editor — How dare you overlook a typo in a John Updike story? I’ve turned down hundreds of pages to look up vocabulary words, scissored sections for my To Keep Forever file, sought out books by and biographies about its writers, from E. B. White to J.D. Salinger and even the editor who decided where the commas belonged. Based on its reviews, I’ve gone to see movies that make me even weirder in the eyes of my friends, and endured my husband’s thinly veiled scorn for the magazine’s self-superiority. I’ve submitted stories — a truly laughable exercise in futility for a publication that receives some 300 submissions a day — perhaps just to get the rejection slip to tack on my bulletin board beside another cartoon; this one of a fellow speaking into a phone: “How about never? Is never good for you?” And I’ve learned so much. About Shakespeare and sand. About Spanx and Zappos. About Stephen Sondheim and Willa Cather and chefs and foragers and long-distance swimmers and celebrities and scientists and what happens to unsold books. Personal histories about summer camp or losing a child or aging or writing, the tragic childhoods of aristocrats — wide-ranging and informative with a dose of human interest. Topics that appeal to the essentially voyeuristic personality of a writer, or someone who’s pretty good at Jeopardy! And therein lie the reasons for the thinning of devotion, the dissolution of loyalty, the slow, painful, deliberate bust-up with the mother lode of linguistic perfection. More and more, the beloved covers have morphed to political caricatures and cartoons rather than sprightly, witty, whimsical art. Inside are articles about child soldiers and genocides and uprisings and corrupt leaders and terrorist strategy and the judicial system and failing — well, everything. So that, like texts that go unanswered in contemporary romances, two and three unread issues pile up, where they once were eagerly devoured. Glad anticipation has been replaced with relief, when an issue arrives with zero articles I want to read. Ever heard this one? “You’re just not fun anymore.” And so, goodbye luminous literary stars. Goodbye cartoons. Goodbye big words. Instead of a bang or a whimper, there’s just this variation on a Dear John: Dear The New Yorker, No need to renew my subscription. But I’ll never forget you. PS Susan Kelly is a blithe spirit, author of several novels, and proud new grandmother.

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Wintersmiths Ice Chest When I first got into cocktailing, I read a lot. I mean, a lot. I had no other bartenders to guide me through the basics, so the internet, GQ articles from David Wondrich, and a book from the head barmen at Employee’s Only in New York City were my mentors. In the latter, one of the first topics in the Speakeasy book was devoted to ice. On first read, I thought, “This is a bunch of pretentious garbage.” The authors described how important ice is . . . as in it’s the most important ingredient in your cocktail. After rolling my eyes, I finished the chapter, and decided that I wouldn’t knock it until I tried it. Of course, they were right. Having terrible ice will make a great cocktail just OK, or not good at all. Case in point: I have a friend who lived in a home in Whispering Pines. It was a lovely house, but every time I’d come over and bring my goody bag to make drinks, I’d always bring my own ice. The water in her house reeked of sulfur. I felt terrible for her dogs’ drinking water; it was that bad. If I used the ice from her fridge, for even a simple Moscow Mule, the water would dilute into the Mule mix, and it would make me spit out my drink. Guaranteed.

Other (big) reasons ice is important is shape and size. Crushed ice is ideal for juleps and tiki-style drinks, but you wouldn’t want it in your whiskey on the rocks. By now, I’m sure most of you have seen spherical ice served in rocks glasses for cocktails and whiskey. I’ve got the molds to make them; they’re pretty much everywhere (sometimes Southern Whey has them), and you can definitely grab some online. I’ve made them plenty, but more important, I’ve tried to make them come out crystal clear. Why? When they’re cloudy, it’s because gas is trapped inside the ice. That causes your ice to melt faster, and gives it a higher chance of breaking inside your glass. I’ve tried different methods of achieving clear ice. I’ve boiled water to freeze, double-boiled water to freeze, used high-quality water, and stacked my molds covering up the soon-to-be cubes but I never perfected one single see-through piece of ice, cubed or sphere. Until now. Thanks to Instagram, I saw a comment from a lady who makes fantastic cocktails (and has gorgeous pictures of them to boot). She was marveling about her spherical icemaker. Wintersmiths Ice Chest is a total do-it-yourself ice maker that gives your cocktails the elegance you’d otherwise get from a craft cocktail lounge. Just fill up the container with water (distilled preferably, but not necessarily), put in the top piece, and put it in your freezer. Twenty-four hours later, you’ll have crystal clear spheres.

B.G. Reynolds Passion Fruit Tropical Syrup I am a big fan of making everything from scratch when it comes to syrups for drinks. Making these by hand usually means it will taste better. Grenadine, orgeat, tonic — these are a few of the many that I’d rather make myself than spend at the store or online. Once you’ve figured out a good recipe, it’s hard to find a bottle of syrup on the shelf that can top your own. There are some exceptions, and this is one of them. I was recently asked to create a Hurricane cocktail to carbonate and put on draft for the new Longleaf Country Club. I was excited to add my own grenadine to the mix with a blend of rums (including Fair Game Beverage Co.’s Amber Rum). I wasn’t, however, too stoked on doing passion fruit syrup. Time was of the essence, and I knew that I might not

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have enough time to perfect a syrup that I’ve never tinkered with. Luckily for me, I remembered seeing a Hurricane recipe from NOLA bartender Chris Hannah. In it, he uses someone else’s passion fruit syrup. I ordered it immediately to give it a try, and was happy when it arrived in the mail. I hope you’ll be as pleased as we are. At home, you can use this sweet and tangy syrup for bartender Jim Meehan’s Mezcal Mule recipe: 3 cucumber slices 3/4 ounce lime juice 1 1/2 ounces Vida Mezcal 1/2 ounce agave syrup 3/4 ounce passion fruit syrup 3 ounces ginger beer (I’ve heard you can pick up a growler of homemade ginger beer over at Nature’s Own) Muddle cucumber slices and lime juice in a copper mug or rocks glass. Add mezcal and syrups. Add ice, and top with ginger beer.

Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey I picked up this big boy from the ABC store in Chapel Hill (the one formerly in front of Whole Foods, but now located around the corner at the Food Lion plaza). One of the gentlemen who works there recommended this whiskey out of the two that I picked up (clearly unfamiliar with both). He told me it was phenomenal, and he was right. This is almost the way mezcal is the older brother to tequila. It has a ton of wood and spice. If you’re new to rye whiskey, I’d suggest starting with either Old Overholt (very soft, and smooth for a rye), or Rittenhouse (a great bang for your buck rye, with an appropriate amount of spice). Try the Pikesville Rye in this 1890s’ version of a Manhattan. I’ll be pouring these at this year’s Sandhills Community College Culinary Fundraiser.

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Manhattan (credit to The Only William’s 1892 book, cited by David Wondrich in 2007) 2 ounces Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey 1 ounce Carpano Antica 1 barspoon Luxardo Maraschino liqueur 1 barspoon absinthe 2 dashes Angostura Bitters Combine all ingredients in a chilled mixing vessel. Stir for 50 revolutions (or at least, I do), and then strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. You can garnish with real Luxardo cherries, but I prefer a swath of a lemon peel. Santé! PS Tony Cross is a bartender who runs cocktail catering company Reverie Cocktails in Southern Pines.

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Holiday and family memories are so often shaped by food.

The smells of baking pies, ham, turkey and all the sides, a whiff of browning biscuits or cornbread, the sight of the sideboard stuffed with good things to eat — these things can whisk us right back to an earlier time, to loved ones no longer with us, to new bonds with those with whom we now celebrate. One of my Southern husband’s earliest memories is seeing his Grandma Miller cut out biscuits on the floured surface of an old oak table. She used an old orange juice can to get the perfect cut. He now owns that old oak table. The memories are his connection to an earlier generation. But Grandma Miller’s favorite biscuit recipe is gone. A new cookbook preserves the memories of Moore County meals past. Gathered from the clean-out of a 200-year-old home, added to by Sandhills women with recipe collections dating back 70 years, the new cookbook brings together older family recipes from the women of our community. “We had Christmas lunch at one grandmother’s, and Christmas dinner at another, with two or three cakes on the sideboard, pies, cookies and the meats

. . . turkey and Scottish lamb,” recalls Patti Burke of Carthage. “That picture you see when you walked into your grandmother’s, where the desserts were alluring, and you wanted to eat those first.” The community cookbook, Generations of Floured Hands, recalls a slowerpaced time, one with women in the kitchen, men on the land, food made from scratch with simple ingredients. It recalls family gatherings on Sunday, after church, or the kind of meals we generally make today only for the holidays or special family occasions. Food ties memories and generations together. “That’s when you talk,” says Burke. Sisters Burke and Mary Ruth Whitaker started cleaning out the old Blue house five years ago, when their mother died. “The family has been in the house for 200 years,” said Burke. “And they kept everything. Everything!” The sisters are the sixth generation to grow up on this land. “This land” is the very pretty Highlanders Farm off Highway 22, near Carthage. Their ancestor, River Daniel Blue, voyaged from Scotland in 1800. He and his brothers boarded ships in the Old World to start anew, only to be separated when a storm blew his brothers off course to New York. There, they settled. Only River Daniel landed in North Carolina, to travel up the Cape Fear and into the Sandhills.

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In 1804, River Daniel settled in what is now the Blue family house, which still displays a framed land grant from the king. All River Daniel brought with him was a Scottish pot (now one of only two in the world), a Gaelic Bible and a trunk. “Generations lived in that house,” said Burke, caretaking the family history. “There’s even a teapot there from General Patton.” In cleaning, Burke and her sister came upon a treasure trove of old family recipes. “My Grandmother Blue loved to cook; she lived on the farm, right behind us. At noon, she would watch this Lady Cook show and be writing these recipes down as they scrolled by.” The sisters enjoyed reading the scripts of meals past, in their mother’s and grandmother’s writing. And they found even older recipes, carefully saved. The recipes were much used, well-loved, often spotted with grease from buttery fingers. There were instructions on how to make “snuff,” and salt-rising bread. The sisters took their finds to their local Extension Community Association (ECA) Club. ECA, formerly the old Home Demonstration Club, began in the late 1920s. Sponsored by the government’s Extension Services, the clubs quickly spread across the U.S. and were designed to assist women in “making” a home. “ECA was very popular once,” said Burke. “There were 66 clubs in Moore County at one time. The women didn’t work outside the home, and this was their social life, a chance to gather with other women. The purpose was to learn home skills, how to make mattresses, curtains, things to build a more quality life.” Besides homemaking, the clubs worked up a head of steam for needed community projects. “They worked for healthy children, vaccinations; they wanted to improve family life,” said Burke. “And I think they wanted a purpose; they wanted to have a voice. This way they joined together and were stronger than being at home alone. And they were instrumental in a lot of things in Moore County. They were responsible for the first lunches in school — they brought in home-canned tomatoes at the start. They were instrumental in getting the first libraries.” ECA Clubs declined as women began to go off to work. “And there are lots of service-type clubs now, where before there weren’t,” said Burke. “So I think it splintered.” ECA still survives locally, in a smaller fashion. Patti Burke keeps going because of her mother, and also “because it brings together different, interesting people you might not otherwise meet.” PS Jan Leitschuh is a local gardener, avid eater of fresh produce and co-founder of the Sandhills Farm to Table Cooperative.

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Let It All Hang Out On the refrigerator door, of course

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OK, I confess. My

refrigerator is still covered with magnets, as gauche as frilly kitchen curtains and rooster wallpaper. Several are meant to be decorative — like the Charlie Chaplin mask (shades of a former Chaplin-themed bathroom, complete with life-sized Little Tramp shower curtain) or sassy, like a ’50s couple bearing the legend “I married Mr. Right; just didn’t know his first name was Always.” Another, by Thoreau, waxes more philosophical, reminding me to “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” Maybe next time, Mr. T. My favorite of this genre has to be the Good Humor Ice Cream truck logo recalling the happier days of a marginal childhood.

I just love those flexible plastic magnets that oil companies, insurance agents, taxi drivers and pizza parlors send at Christmas to keep their names in sight, therefore in mind. I love them so much that I have a 2013 calendar holding up my next dentist appointment card. Which brings me to the reason for their obsolescence. First, beyond our control, some fridge surfaces no longer attract magnets. The fancier ones are treated with a substance that either protects the metal, or mimics it. Besides, you wouldn’t want a body shop logo on a Sub-Zero, or Chiquita Banana on an Insta-View three-door with glass panel revealing contents, or the Pillsbury Doughboy on Samsung’s four-door with embedded TV/computer screen. Second, all the reminders, photos and calendars previously attached in plain view are now stashed in an electronic device. Example: photos, in flexible magnetic sleeves that lie flat and neat. I adore

them. A dozen cling to my fridge, all taken with film and printed on heavy paper. When was the last time a proud Daddy pulled a photo out of his wallet and handed it around? Usually, folks just whip out the phone. But mine are in plain sight, year after year, protected, loved and unfaded. I also put a magnetic frame around the last Mother’s Day card from my daughter Wendy — a simple cartoon figure of a bedraggled mama with cats hanging off her shoulders and a dog rubbing against her legs . . . me, obviously. I have it close by all day, every day, even though Wendy has been gone for 26 years. Another photo was snapped at my 50th high school reunion, of me and three friends. Ten years later one is dead, another hospitalized with Alzheimer’s. Enough sad stuff. Why three flexible magnets of the same New Yorker cover? Because each time my subscription is up for renewal they ply me with offers I cannot refuse, and “gifts.” Not that a magnet softens the price. But it works. I still affix appointment cards, passwords, emergency phone numbers (who wants to search through a contacts list when the toilet is overflowing?), silly kitty stuff and pithy cartoons from, where else? But be careful what you post. My husband and I were invited to dinner at the home of a Vermont barbecue sauce producer I had written about. His daughter and son-in-law were there. After a glorious meal we drifted into the kitchen for coffee. The fridge was covered with magnets and clippings. One was the daughter’s wedding announcement, from the New York Times, no less. My husband turned ashen as he read it. The groom, our dinner partner, was the son of his high school girlfriend who, 40 years ago, looked like Elizabeth Taylor I had been told multiple times. Were I a mental health professional during the fridge magnet heyday I would make house calls so as to read the writing on the wall, er, the refrigerator: a life chronicle, health history, family tree, pet succession, brag-board, unmade recipe trove, heaven knows what else. Whereas today, the only appropriate magnet is a dinosaur held in place with double-stick tape. PS Deborah Salomon is a staff writer for PineStraw and The Pilot. She may be reached at debsalomon@nc.rr.com.

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Oh My, Kevin Just, and unjust, desserts

By Renee Phile

Kevin, my younger son, turns

9 this month, and to be honest, when I think of the first moments following his birth, the image that I most vividly recall was his wide, and I mean wide, open mouth and his head twisting from side to side. He was looking for food, that hefty 9-pound 4-ounce boy was, and he hasn’t stopped since.

Fast-forward a few years to when he was around 3 years old and going to a day care. It was Thanksgiving time, so the teachers threw the kids a party. Each child was given a cupcake slathered in brown icing with little eyes, a beak, and candy corn acting as turkey feathers. When I picked up Kevin that day, his teacher said she needed to have a word with me, that something needed to be discussed, that there was an issue. Oh no . . . I thought. What could he have done? “Mrs. Phile,” she said, studying me above her glasses. “Kevin went into the bathroom quite suddenly and locked the door and was in there a long time. I was worried and waited a while, but then wanted to make sure he was OK. When I got him to open the door, I saw he had been eating two of the other children’s cupcakes, along with his own. His cheeks were full, and I could smell it on his breath.” Oh my. Images of the cupcake-less children flashed through my mind as I offered a measly apology. “I am so sorry. We will deal with this,” I assured her. On the way home I tried to get an explanation from him. “Why would you eat the other kids’ cupcakes, Kevin?” “Kevin ate Jazmine and Miguel’s cupcakes in da bafrroom,” he proclaimed. “Yes, but why would you do that?” “Kevin was hungwy.”

Oh my. I didn’t know what was more troubling, that he pilfered cupcakes or referred to himself in the third person. A few months later I woke up one morning and stumbled out to the kitchen to make coffee and noticed, sitting on the counter, the previous night’s brownies, no longer covered with the plastic wrap. At closer glance, I saw what looked like the markings of a wild animal pawing through them. Only mounds of brownie and scattered crumbs remained. I saw brownie crumbs dotting the counter and trailing from the kitchen floor into the living room. I followed them . . . to the couch where I found a mound of something alive moving around under a blanket. I yanked the blanket to reveal the culprit. Kevin, cheeks full of brownie, eyes wide. Oh my. Over the years the most common questions out of Kevin’s mouth are, “Can I have dessert? When is dessert time? Can I have two desserts?” This kid thinks he needs dessert after every meal, even breakfast, even if breakfast is chocolate chip pancakes. One evening I suggested the sweet potato counted as dessert. No deal. The other day my friend Alison took Kevin out to Dairy Queen for a tasty treat. He ordered a mini funnel cake with a side of vanilla ice cream, topped with caramel, hot fudge and whipped cream. The young man taking the order looked a little confused. This particular item wasn’t even listed on the menu, but after a short conversation with another employee, the two decided that this magic could happen. “Is this what you wanted, buddy?” the young man asked as he placed the treat in front of Kevin. “Yes!” Kevin’s brown eyes danced. So, it’s Kevin’s ninth birthday this month, and he has had his cake picked out since, well, February. He wants a vanilla and strawberry Minecraft cake with extra blue and green icing. Any type icing is fine, Mom, I just need extra icing, that’s all. PS Renee Phile loves being a mom, even if it doesn’t show at certain moments.

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The Bald Eagle Flies Again Though still endangered in these parts, our national symbol is on the rise

By Susan Campbell

Anyone who has had the good fortune to

spot a bald eagle, whether soaring overhead or perched along a waterway, cannot help but be awed by its noble appearance. And to think: This large raptor, the only eagle found solely in North America, narrowly missed becoming our national symbol. Benjamin Franklin lobbied hard for the wild turkey, the only endemic bird species to the United States, but Congress decided on the bald eagle in 1782, as a result of the birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perceived fierce demeanor. In actuality, bald eagles are mainly carrion eaters, although they will attack wounded mammals, birds and aquatic animals, as well. They are very opportunistic and will also snatch prey from crows when given the chance.

During the first half of the 20th century, eagles were erroneously and relentlessly persecuted by raptor hunters, often by ranchers who were attempting to protect their investments. They were also affected by metal toxicity as a result of feeding on game containing lead shot. Additionally, during the period of broad scale DDT application, as most people know, the toxin tended to accumulate in carnivores at the top of the food chain. And, as was the case in several bird species, it caused eggshell thinning to the extent that eagle eggs broke long before they could hatch.

Bald eagles were declared an endangered species in 1967. Following the ban on DDT and the passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, their numbers began to rebound. On June 28, 2007 the species was declared recovered. Here in North Carolina they are being closely monitored by state biologists. Although the number of nests and young has been increasing, they are still considered threatened here. In the Sandhills, there are year-round sightings of individuals, most commonly on our larger lakes such as Lake Surf (Woodlake) or Lake Pinehurst. Farther north they can be frequently spotted around Falls or Jordan Lake in the Triangle. In February of 2012, O.Henry documented the avid eagle-watching activities at Lake Higgins, Brandt and Townsend (issuu.com/ohenrymag/ docs/ohenry_february_2012/53) in Greensboro. In mid-winter birdwatchers and endangered species biologists are on the lookout for eagle nests. Bald eagle pairs return to their breeding territories and lay eggs ahead of most other raptors (the exception being great horned owls that begin breeding activities a bit earlier). Their sizable platforms of dead branches and large sticks may or may not be easy to spot. Eagle nests, if they are reused from year to year, will be gradually enlarged but not massive affairs. But newer nests can be well concealed in the top of a live evergreen or large snag. Eagle young, who typically fledge in April, take three to four years to mature. They will not successfully attract a mate until they have a fully white head and tail. Should you see an adult early in the New Year, keep an eye out for a second bird. A pair of adults may mean there is a nest somewhere nearby. If you suspect that you have found a nest, definitely give me a holler! PS Susan would love to receive your wildlife observations and photographs at susan@ncaves.com.

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Early to the Woods First light in a Southern swamp

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I was just getting ready for, hopefully, a good night’s sleep. Granted, the evening was still young, but I was planning an early rendezvous with a brace of wood ducks right before sunrise. “I’m going to bed,” I said to Linda.

“It’s just 9 o’clock. What time are you getting up?” “Four-thirty should give me enough time to get to the swamp right before shooting time. The truck’s loaded with all the gear, coffee pot’s ready to fire up first thing, sausage biscuits are wrapped and in the fridge. Not much else I can think of except creeping out of here without waking my cute little bride.” Linda looked up from her latest issue of Southern Living. “You know I can’t sleep with you rattling around in the kitchen. I’ll get up and help you pack your lunch and send you on your way. And you be real careful in that swamp tomorrow. I hate for you to go off hunting before daylight all by yourself. What if you broke a leg or something? You aren’t a youngster anymore.” “Babe, just how many years have I been doing this without breaking anything? I might not be as young as I was, but I’m a lot wiser. Remember what Gus McCray said in Lonesome Dove: ‘The older the violin, the sweeter the music.’” “That quote has nothing at all to do with you wandering around a snakeinfested swamp before sunrise. You know that,” she admonished. I headed down to the guest bedroom so I wouldn’t wake her during the night. In my excitement before a morning duck hunt, I usually toss and turn a lot. With my hunting clothes laid out, I climbed in bed and read a little of Havilah Babcock’s classic book, My Health Is Better In November. I thought about the similarities of our lives, hunting and fishing in the South. He grew up in Virginia but lived and had most of his outdoor experiences in the low country of South Carolina. He was head of the English department at the University of South Carolina and was so popular that students had to sign up for his class a year ahead of time. There was one great difference in our experiences in the woods, though. He bird-hunted when quail, or partridges as the true old-time Southern hunter called them, were extremely plentiful. It was nothing in his day to jump 10 or 15 coveys. I, on the other hand, might raise one covey, or as of late, no birds at all. I put Havilah’s book on the nightstand and clicked off the light, making a mental list about the gear needed for the next day’s hunt. Canoe loaded on top of the truck, paddles in the back, wood duck decoys in the decoy bag ready to go, shotgun and gunning bag beside the back door, hunting coat and waders ready to put in the back seat. I would put them on before I pushed off in the canoe. The next day’s weather was going to be a bluebird day, a little crisp, but not too cold. I’ve found that wood ducks really aren’t that influenced by the

weather, though. Usually, with them, it’s a morning event, over right after sunrise. A big yawn and stretch placed me in Lady Morpheus’ arms, and the next thing I knew, the little alarm clock beside the bed was ringing me awake. As promised, Linda met me in the kitchen and had already fired up the coffee maker. In short order, the thermos was loaded with fresh hot coffee, my travel mug was ready to ride, the biscuits were in my gunning bag, and I was eager to head to the swamp. “You be careful,” Linda admonished again, and I quietly eased out the back door, cranked the old Bronco and was on my way. I’ve noticed lately that 5 o’clock in the morning is not as deserted as it used to be in Southern Pines. These days, there are a lot more troops on their way to work at Fort Bragg. As I got farther out in the county, though, traffic became sparser, and I soon rolled up to the locked gate at the entrance of the farm I lease for hunting. There was still plenty of time before daybreak to drive to the tree line where I could drag the canoe to the beaver pond nestled in a low cut in the swamp. My canoe is a camouflaged Old Town boat perfect for hunting and fishing out-of-the-way locations. And best of all, it’s lightweight enough to let me hoist her on top of the Bronco without pulling a muscle or tearing a rotator cuff. A nearly full moon reflected enough light to help me navigate through thick alders and briars as I dragged the boat to my launching point. In almost no time, I had the canoe loaded, and I cast off into the darkness. A swamp at night can be a forbidding place; but fortunately, I had spent enough time walking the perimeter of the banks of the beaver pond to get the lay of the land, and moonlight helped me paddle to the spot where I wanted to hunt and hunker down to wait for sunrise. With the decoys set out, I draped an old brown tarp over the bow of the canoe and sat on the floor of the boat to present a smaller profile. I was right next to a giant cypress and used one of the paddles to wedge the boat in as close as I could. All in all, it was a pretty good set. Watching the world come alive on a late fall morning is one of the things that keeps me coming early to the woods as many times as I have. It’s a wondrous thing. All the cares of the day before are a thing of the past as the grayness of dawn begins to cast shadows and the sun begins to rise over the pines. I’ve seen hundreds of sunrises and you would think that they would all be alike, but it’s not that way. I believe that each one is like the day itself, always the same but forever different. It heralds a new opportunity, a new beginning. I checked my watch; another 10 minutes and it would be legal shooting time, and in the distance, down toward the creek, I could hear the hawk-like screech of a wood duck on the move. The sun was just peeking through the underbrush. It was going to be a great new day. PS Tom Bryant, a Southern Pines resident, is a lifelong outdoorsman and PineStraw’s Sporting Life columnist.

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An entrepreneur from Boston believed

in the late 1800s this barren and arid land in south-central North Carolina ideal to establish a colony for treating consumptives, and soon after he launched full bore into the peach growing industry. But the contagious nature of what became understood as tuberculosis and a pest infestation into the fruit crop stopped both those ideas dead in their tracks.

James Tufts was nothing if not nimble. The sport of golf was taking root in America, and when Tufts observed some hotel guests flailing away in the dairy fields south of the Village Green with crude implements and rubber balls, he arranged to have nine holes constructed. A fence surrounded the premises, and sheep provided the grass maintenance. But Tufts wasn’t sold on the game’s prospects and inquired of the manager of the Holly Inn, Allen Treadway, if he thought nine more holes would be a good idea.

“Save your money,” answered Treadway. “Golf is a fad and will never last.” Treadway later went into politics (he served as a Massachusetts Congressional Representative). Enough said there. And Tufts trusted his gut and built more golf. The first 18-hole course at Pinehurst opened in 1899 and ran over ground now occupied by the first and 18th holes of the No. 2 course, the “Maniac Hill” practice range and the area to the south of the existing clubhouse, where until recent times, the first holes of the No. 3 and 5 courses commenced. “Golf is our third business model — and this one stuck,” says Tom Pashley, president of Pinehurst Inc. Pinehurst’s quick ascension in the golf world over the first two decades of the 20th century — four courses open by 1919, all available to the traveling public — led to it being called the “St. Andrews of American golf” and the “Cradle of American golf.” Donald Ross, a young greenkeeper and clubmaker who emigrated from Scotland in 1899, developed an aptitude for course design and became quite prolific at it as golfers came from all points in the Northeast and Midwest, enjoyed the experience and enlisted Ross to come to their towns and build 18 holes. Over time, Ross’s tour de force in the No. 2 course would serve as the venue for seven of golf’s most prestigious competitions — the PGA Championship, Ryder Cup, U.S. Amateur for men and women, U.S. Open for men and

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women and U.S. Senior Open. Replica trophies for each of those events are housed in a glass case just inside the clubhouse door. “There’s no other collection of trophies like that in the country,” says Pashley. “Those trophies help give us a sense of place like no other.” That sense of place has been buffed up in the last half dozen years. The first domino to fall was the successful conversion in 2010-11 of No. 2 from a burnished and monochromatic green presentation to a rough-hewn and jagged-edge template more in keeping with Ross’s original vision. Then followed a new starter’s hut on the first tee as a replica of the one at St. Andrews and an expansive putting course called Thistle Dhu, also patterned after the Himalayas course at St. Andrews. The resort in the fall of 2016 turned a retail shop overlooking the 18th green into a lively restaurant and veranda bar called “The Deuce” — complete with vintage photos and an appetizer featuring gourmet tater tots and candied bacon. The latest chapter to Pinehurst’s efforts to be innovative and cutting edge without losing sight of its roots is a nine-hole course called The Cradle, harkening to those early holes from 120 years ago. Pinehurst officials removed the first holes of courses No. 3 and 5 and reconfigured them within the existing routings on the west side of Hwy. 5 and gave that 10-acre parcel to Gil Hanse and partner Jim Wagner. They started work in early June and over the summer sculpted a 789-yard course with holes ranging from 48 to 120 yards long. The course opened in late September and one of the debut functions held for members and the golf media featured the strains of funk and alternative rock music bellowing out of speakers near the first tee. One golfer played barefoot. Others played with wooden-shafted niblicks, and most carried three or four clubs around in customized Sunday bags — white canvas with leather and tartan trim. “I have never been to one of our openings where Red Hot Chili Peppers and Cage the Elephant were playing across the sound system,” said Hanse, the 54-year-old architect whose resume includes the 2016 Olympics course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Castle Stuart in the Highlands of Scotland. “Fun has started from the word ‘Go.’ That’s the operative word with The Cradle — fun.” Hanse’s engagement to design and build the short course sprung from his connection with the resort announced in the fall of 2016 when he was commissioned to redesign course No. 4 at the behest of Pinehurst owner Bob Dedman Jr. and Pashley. They envisioned a companion piece to No. 2 with Bermuda greens and a Sandhills flavor of hardpan, wire grass and raw edges. Dedman had long wanted a par-three course somewhere in the Pinehurst menu, and the idea was hatched to

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build it and simultaneously redesign the Thistle Dhu course that first opened in 2013, moving it closer to the clubhouse from its footprint a hundred yards away. “We’d be out on the bulldozers this summer and every time you’d get off and look at this clubhouse and Putter Boy and kind of pinch yourself,” Hanse says. “I mean, really? Are we really getting to work here, in the front yard of Pinehurst?” The south facade of the clubhouse is vintage Pinehurst, the weathered brick steps and white columns heralding days when the likes of Ben Hogan and Harvie Ward stood there to accept North and South trophies — as pros or amateurs. Today it overlooks The Cradle, with its canted putting greens, meandering bunker shapes and dimensions that run from 56 yards uphill on the sixth to 112 yards downhill to a shallow green on the ninth. “I love how you see the clubhouse the entire time you’re out here,” says Director of Golf Ben Bridgers. “It’s sort of like Shinnecock in that regard.” “I think The Cradle will be a great benefit to players’ short games,” adds Pashley. “This course will help them feel how far a 60-yard shot is versus 85 versus 105. Most of us don’t practice those shots often enough and struggle with the feel required to hit shorter distances.” Hanse applauded the first two aces on The Cradle — one from a 14-year-old, the other from an 84-year-old. “That encapsulates exactly what we were hoping for,” he says. “We have built a playground where kids and elders can enjoy the game — they can hoot and holler and high-five all they want. It’s a relaxed and comfortable feeling. “We all remember what brought us into golf in the first place — to hit it hard and laugh and giggle. No one at the beginning sweats over a three-foot putt. Hopefully, we can connect with that innocent, fun part of the game.” Pinehurst management is noodling all manner of special events built around The Cradle and Thistle Dhu, which has 18 holes laid out and marked with wooden tee markers. The Cradle will cost $50 for an all-day pass, and kids 17 and under play free with a paying adult. The putting course is free. Both are open to the public. “There are no links in the South to be compared to those at Pinehurst,” noted the local newspaper upon one course opening at Pinehurst, “and they will prove the great magnet of attraction to lovers of the game.” True in 1898. True as well in 2017. PS Long-time PineStraw golf columnist Lee Pace recorded the fifth hole-inone on The Cradle, cozying in a 66-yard sand wedge on the third hole on Oct. 4.

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The Neighbor’s Pears The last of the pears dot the neighbor’s yard, their taut green skins giving way to brownish pulp. Yellow leaves flung from wind-tossed branches scud across our lawns like golden clouds — the sun’s slim rays a decoration, a bit of gilding with no real warmth. It seems the time has come when all of life seeks its place before the soil hardens beneath a skein of frost and pale blue skies turn gray. Even pear trees go dormant, dreaming of budburst and blossoms — little green bells swinging again, from every limb. — Terri Kirby Erickson

Three friends fondly remember a rip-roarin’ ring-tailed artist

By Stephen E. Smith

hen Southern Pines artist-author-raconteur Glen Rounds was in his mid-90s, he broke his back in a fall and was carted off to the hospital where they immediately removed his gallbladder. A few days later, I visited him and asked, “How are you feeling, Glen?” “Well,” Rounds said, without cracking a smile, “I feel like those Kansas City girls felt after the Texas cowboys left town: I hurt a little bit all over.” Rounds was the real deal, an-honestto-God ring-tailed roarer who authored 103 children’s books. He was also the recipient of the Parents’ Choice Award, six Lewis Carroll Shelf Awards, the New York Times Outstanding Book Award, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota, and the North Carolina Award for Literature. Every Groundhog Day, Rounds’ drawing of a plump, outraged Punxsutawney Phil would grace the front page of The Pilot, and after the spring running of the Stoneybrook Steeplechase, sinewy, intoxicated, loose-jointed partygoers would stagger, waddle and wiggle their way through a Rounds’ drawing, again on the front page. A week or two later an observant reader would notice that the figure in the middle of the Stoneybrook drawing was buck naked. “How’d that get into the paper?” the disgruntled reader and a chagrined editor would want to know. Rounds’ most enduring gifts to the community were the hundreds of drawings he bestowed upon friends and neighbors who were celebrating special occasions. Without warning these minimalist sketches of high-stepping hounds, plump wayward women, and skinny wranglers would appear in mailboxes or stuffed in door jams. Many of them were signed: “The Little Fiery Gizzard Creek Land, Cattle & Hymn Book Co.” A few of Rounds’ drawings survive still on basement walls of businesses in downtown Southern Pines. But Rounds’ most ephemeral gift — his most perishable legacy — was storytelling proffered in the moment, narratives that don’t survive in his books or his art. He was a teller of fabulous fictions rife with hyperbole, and for more than 50 years, he buttonholed unsuspecting passersby on Broad Street in

Southern Pines with yarns that might last an hour or more. If you were his victim on a warm spring day, one of these outlandish tales would imprint itself, despite numerous twists, turns and lengthy digressions, indelibly in your brain. Years later, a random synaptic connection would propel an injured Easter Bunny, procreating porcupines, or a pack of blue tick hounds vividly into your imagination. Anyone caught up in the telling of one of Rounds’ beguiling tales wished for a videocam to record every word, every facial tick, the subtle smile that graced his craggy face. Glen Rounds died on September 28, 2002 at the age of 96, but a few recordings of his deftly choreographed tales survive. This charming anti-Easter fable, tentatively entitled “A World Full of Bad Rabbits,” is transcribed from an audiotape I recorded in the late ’80s. “It all started years ago when somebody mentioned mad March hares. Why would the hares go mad in March? Nobody knew. It might be part of March or into April, this madness with the hares. “So this old rabbit, he’s an old-timer, sees this paper go blowing across and right down in front of him. It was The Pilot, I think, and he looked down at that thing and all of a sudden he makes some strange noises, jumps about three foot in the air and takes off screaming as much as a rabbit can scream and bumping into sagebrush and cactus and stuff. And the other rabbits who hadn’t been inoculated said, ‘What the hell ails him?’ “The paper said something about Easter being 13 days away, and when the older rabbits saw this, they commenced to have fits. Why did the mention of Easter drive these rabbits into madness? It was always the older ones that went mad. So I researched it and ran it down and what I found it was the old rabbits who’d been through a lot of Easters who were going into this madness. “Well, it was simple enough! You know yourself that everybody’s going out for the Easter bunny. They have Easter egg hunts in the churches and the President of our United States, if he’s not too busy this year, will have an Easter egg hunt. It’s the Easter bunny laying all these eggs! Now birds go around laying eggs in the most unsuitable places and in that color and this. But rabbits don’t lay eggs unless they’ve been forced to do it.

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Artwork and photographs contributed by The Pilot, Stephen Smith, Jim Moriarty, Paul Harkness and Denise Baker Reproduction photography by John Gessner

The Glen Rounds Legacy

“Compare the anatomy of a bird with a rabbit, and the bird is especially made to excrete an egg very neatly — and enjoy it! But a rabbit isn’t made like that. Not only are they forced to lay eggs about this size but in various colors. A lot of people see an old rabbit and he looks like hell and they say, ‘He must have been hit by a car.’ Car hell! He just got through laying a dozen Easter eggs. I got drawings of a rabbit that went through two seasons of laying eggs like that, and he can hardly get around. “After a rabbit has laid an egg, he’s never the same. It does something to their psyches, and it does something to their egg-laying parts. So what we’re trying to do is say, ‘Please, look. Why? If you want Easter eggs in colors, the birds will lay them everywhere. Let the birds do it; they enjoy laying eggs.’ If we don’t do something we’ll end up with a world full of bad rabbits. “So we need to go to the churches and the President of the United States, well-meaning people, but where the hell they got the idea it was the business of rabbits to lay eggs I don’t know! So I’m forming an organization that says write to your friends, ‘Save the Easter Bunny!’ And then send five cents to me, that’s all a membership costs, and I’ll put up big billboards that say, ‘SAVE THE EASTER BUNNY!’ We need a concerted effort by everybody. See, they have a law about you can’t abuse a dog; it’s cruelty to animals but nobody’s worried about saving the Easter bunny’s butt. Five cents isn’t too much to contribute.” Stephen E. Smith is a retired professor and the author of seven books of poetry and prose. He’s the recipient of the Poetry Northwest Young Poet’s Prize, the Zoe Kincaid Brockman Prize for poetry and four North Carolina Press awards.

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By Denise Baker

was a new professor of visual arts at Sandhills Community College when I met Glen Rounds. Glen’s wife Betty, Stephen Smith and I were trying to get Glen to commit to an art exhibit at the college gallery. Glen finally granted us permission with one condition, “The Girl,” that was me, would come over and help him go through his artwork and pick the pieces to be in the show. Every time I knocked at the door of his home on Pennsylvania Avenue, he would yell to Betty: “The Girl is here!” I was ecstatic. For every piece of Glen’s art I chose, there was a story to be told. Anyone who knew Glen knew he loved to chat. I don’t think I was prepared for the massive art collection that Glen accumulated over the years. He was the type of artist who sketched on anything, and one of his favorites was the old Pinehurst Gazette, which used to be extremely large. The images were great, but Glen drew on both sides so if you framed one side you buried the other. Glen was a recycler long before it was fashionable and I was captivated by his work, and of course his stories of working with Thomas Hart Benton and rooming with Jackson Pollock who, at the time, was a student of Benton’s. Glen had flat files of etchings, woodblock prints, lino prints, ink drawings and colorful sketches from all of the children’s books he was most famous for. The early linoleum prints that Glen created had a touch of Thomas Hart Benton with The Grapes of Wrath as subject matter. As a printmaker, I was in heaven and I convinced Glen that the printing plates and woodblocks should be on exhibit with the rest of the art. I am a proud owner of several of Glen’s early prints, and they are among my most prized possessions.

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Another thing that Glen did as I was trying to go through the thousands of pieces of art was to stop me and say, “Let me show you something,” and he would proceed to carve delicate images in oversized erasers. The amount of detail that Glen could get in a 1 x 2 inch eraser was magnificent and just watching those enormous rough hands do magic with an X-Acto knife was worth every second of lost curating time. It took me more than nine months to go through his art, but I got to hear amazing stories and watch a master at work. Glen gave me one of his hand-carved erasers with a cowboy and a horse on it, and to this day I love to stamp envelopes with it. The stamp reminds me of the stories he told of the Wild West and heading out with his artist friends. Glen loved to walk to the Southern Pines post office twice a day and talk to everyone he saw along the way. Decked out in his rugged old denim jeans, dapper in his long gray hair and mustache, he was ready to tell a story to anyone who had the time to listen. He was truly the essence of the classic eccentric. I was lucky, I got to listen, watch and absorb everything he offered “The Girl.” Denise Baker taught visual arts for 34 years before retiring from Sandhills Community College. She’s a printmaker, artist, teacher and an ambassador for Moore County Cultural Arts.

By Dr. Michael Rowland

len Rounds and I met as patient and doctor. He’d undergone multiple surgeries and radiation treatments, and I convinced him he needed another surgery. I asked him to follow me to my secretary’s office. I always walked at a very fast clip, and when I reached the office, I expected him to be a good distance behind me. Instead, he ran into my back. At age 77, he’d kept up with me, step for step, and was not even out of breath.   We spent six long hours in a complex surgery — and he recovered uneventfully, living almost 20 more years, during which we enjoyed a close friendship. There were other complicated surgeries, but Glen was amazingly resilient, like the Energizer Bunny, practically bionic.  Our relationship was complex, starting as doctor/patient and evolving until we were like brothers, with the same feeling of trust and love such a bond implies. He’d been around so long, doing so many different things in so many different places with so many wonderful people, and he had a way of making each person he interacted with feel important. He shared parts of himself generously, and he made you feel like family. You’d get busy and miss seeing him for a time but when you next met him it was like you’d seen him just yesterday. He had that very special and unique talent and personality that immediately put you at ease. I always wished I had half his charm. When Glen learned that I was building a barn on my farm, he proudly told me a story about his uncle, the doctor, who designed and built a barn, with Rounds’ help. Wood was a rare and expensive commodity on the Plains, and the trainload ordered by his uncle was systematically measured, cut, drilled and notched according to his uncle’s directions. The locals continually ridiculed Rounds’ uncle for wasting and destroying all that expensive wood. The next spring a

barn raising was held and the pieces of the puzzle came together quickly and precisely, just as his uncle had planned, shaming the neighbors who had mocked him all winter as he sawed and drilled the boards into neat piles. Eventually, our joint efforts to keep him healthy, sometimes without his full cooperation, brought our friendship to the most personal level. I believe he was grateful for the extra decades we achieved together. We would talk about what we would do when he reached 100, and he would just groan. One of the four photos hanging in the dining room where I eat breakfast was taken in early September 2002, just a short time before Glen’s death. He and I talked that summer as my barn with living quarters upstairs was being built. We moved in during August of that year. Glen wanted to take a tour of the new barn because he’d worked so hard with his uncle those many years before. Glen was using a wheelchair and made use of our new lift my parents had me put in so they could get upstairs. Knowing this photo was the last one taken of him makes it extra special to me. When Glen died, I could not have felt greater loss. And yet he’d said to me on multiple occasions that he was ready for the next destination and weary from the problems and pain his failing body forced him to live with. I wasn’t ready for our relationship to end.  There is always guilt a physician feels when a patient dies, yet I have the consolation of his having lived a long and productive life that brought so much joy to so many. I still miss him dearly. His picture, looking like Paladin (Have Gun Will Travel), is in front of me every morning. I still feel he is a part of my life since I can look up and see him smiling down on our dining room, one of the last places he visited before leaving us for good. PS Michael Rowland is an organic grass-fed beef farmer, retired general surgeon, and nutrition lecturer.

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Thanksgiving I

t is the most American of holidays, celebrated with a parade of giant cartoon inflatables through the heart of one of America’s greatest cities, football games in some of America’s greatest stadiums, and food that draws its flavor from roots sunk deep into who we are. On this Thanksgiving, like so many before it, there will be friends and neighbors hunkered down in dangerous places in corners of the globe where the niceties of the holiday are meager, and the delights it holds are distant. Left behind are their families who want nothing more than the next Thanksgiving together. While we sit in our homes surrounded by too much food at a table where there can never be too much family or too many friends, be thankful for those who do for us now as those on the following pages — who represent the many — have already done. Every experience was singular. On sea or on land, forward or in the rear, they had two things in common. They weren’t where they wanted to be. They were where they needed to be.

World War II Len Grasso was drafted in March of 1943. He was

18 years old. A member of the Liberty Bell Battalion — “Our number was 776,” he says — Grasso spent one Thanksgiving in basic training and the next two making his way across France and Germany. “We were out on forward airstrips. They were just metal strips that they laid down in a level area. We had P-47s, P-51 Mustangs and P-38s that were called the Black Widow.” Grasso manned the guns surrounding the airfield. At Thanksgiving a truck came around to collect the men. “We’d all hop in that truck and they’d take us back two or three miles and there’s this big mess tent. We had to be there at a certain time because when we got through another group would come in and another group after that. This was one of the hottest meals we were ever going to get. We had the mess kit. They piled on the turkey and the dressing and gravy, the potatoes. They would overflow and they’d throw the dessert on there. Everything was all mixed up. “I went into that tent as a 19-year-old boy and came out a 19-year-old man. I saw these people — DPs, displaced persons — that had nothing. I’ll never forget. I noticed a family of four. A husband and wife and two children. They were digging into the garbage pail. If I’d only known who they were, I would have given them my meal because I was hungry but they were starving. That’s the saddest thing I remember about Thanksgiving.”

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Taking a moment to remember By Jim Moriarty • Photographs by Tim Sayer

World War II Eli Jaksic was drafted in July of 1943 at the age

of 18. He was still a student at Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana. When he got out of the service in ’46, he returned to get his diploma, before going on to Drake University, where he was a 5-7, 130-pound forward on the basketball team. Today he’s got more jokes than Bob Hope. In fact, he’s probably got Bob Hope’s jokes. Jaksic was a machinist’s mate third class. He spent two Thanksgivings on the Pacific Ocean, one aboard the USS Furse, a gasoline tanker, and another on the USS Dawn, a Gearing-class destroyer, on occupation duty. “They had good fresh meals,” he says. “Happy Thanksgiving and a prayer and all that sort of stuff.” In between he spent Thanksgiving with the Seabees in Gamadodo, Milne Bay, New Guinea. “When we were going to invade the Philippines, I was on this gasoline tanker. It was built in 1923 and it had an old reciprocating engine,” he says. “We filled up the tank with millions of gallons of 100 octane gasoline. We were so slow we had to go out three days in advance and the convoy caught up with us. We were lucky we didn’t get bombed or torpedoed.” As a 9-year-old boy, Jaksic was placed in an Indiana orphanage following the death of his mother. His father wasn’t able to put the family back together until three years later, when he found work in the Gary steel mills during the Great Depression. All of which made Thanksgiving of 1946, Eli’s first stateside after the war, extra special. “Real beautiful,” he says. “We had somebody come in to make dinner. A friend of my father’s. I’ll always remember that.”

Korea Halbert Kearns was drafted in 1952. He was in the 7th Division, Charlie Company, the third platoon, manning an outpost protecting Pork Chop Hill, the site of a pair of battles that took place during the spring and summer of ’53 while the armistice negotiations were going on in Panmunjom. “My company was in the rotating cycle, relieving different platoons,” says Kearns, who was born in Hoke County but moved to Pinehurst when he was 12 years old. Thanksgiving was just another Thursday. “You didn’t have like Thanksgiving dinners or Christmas dinners. We just had C-rations because we were on outpost,” he says. “A lot of times you didn’t even know what day of the week it was. Sunday was about the only time you realized it was a Sunday because sometimes the chaplain would come out and have a service. Some Sundays we weren’t fortunate enough to have that.” Kearns got out of the service in ’55 and worked at the Pinehurst Harness Track for 32 years, traveling up and down the East Coast, doing “whatever came to hand.”

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Vietnam Gene Schoenfelder was a petty officer second class who entered the Navy in 1970 and served on three nucle-

ar submarines, the USS Francis Scott Key and the USS George Washington Carver (a pair of ballistic missile submarines), and a fast attack submarine, the USS Tenosa. “All the boats I was on are decommissioned now,” says Schoenfelder, who spent most of his working life in construction management, including work on the World Trade Center. Each sub had two crews, a Gold and a Blue. “My rotation was gone for Thanksgiving and Christmas. That was the rotation of the Blue Crew,” he says. “You submerged on Day 1. The longest I was under water was 132 days, I think it was. Because I was in navigation, when we’d come up to periscope depth at night, at least every now and then I’d get to go on the periscope and look at the stars but, basically, you were under water. “The thing about submarine service is they have the best cooks of, I think, any service. The Thanksgiving dinner on the Key was just fantastic, everything you could want except, of course, you weren’t at home. I remember watching them loading these big, beautiful Butterball turkeys.” It wasn’t always smooth sailing. “On the Tenosa we were out on patrol. The cooks were making some turkeys for the crew. Everybody is kind of grumbling because you could smell that turkey and everybody was getting hungrier and hungrier and grumpier and grumpier.” Then, the boat executed the American version of a Crazy Ivan (fans of The Hunt for Red October will recognize the term) without warning. “The guys are in there cooking and all of a sudden they take a roll and out comes the turkeys, sliding across the floor, grease all over the place,” says Schoenfelder. “The cook is furious. Thanksgiving dinner’s now gone. We had turkey and cranberry sauce sandwiches.”

Vietnam Ted Mataxis

likes to say he failed retirement. After a 31-year career in the Army, he spent another 20 years in education, 19 working for Moore County Schools. Unable to rest on his Harleys (he owns two), he still commutes to Fort Bragg to work in the history office. In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s he spent three Thanksgivings in Vietnam. “The first one was when I was with the 101st. All we had to do for that one was move to a landing zone where they could come in and pick us up, take us back to the rear, which was a firebase in the mountains, and then redeploy us to another area afterwards. That one wasn’t too painful. “My last Thanksgiving there I was at a border Ranger camp, Polei Kleng Camp. Elevation was just about 2,000 feet. We had a 3,500-foot airstrip which was made out of perforated steel and we had a little old triangular French fort. There were only two Americans, we had three-man teams but at that particular time we only had two of the three slots filled. I had a battalion of Montagnards with me and I’ve got a village of Montagnard families. We got word that we had to accept a Thanksgiving meal that was being flown around to all the various camps. If you’re sitting in Saigon, say, a general looking at his map says, ‘These places all have airstrips, here’s what we need to do. I want every camp out there to get a meal.’ Yes, we had a strip but anytime anyone was coming in, they were subject to being fired up. To accept them we had to deploy a battalion worth of my soldiers so that myself and my NCO could have hot turkey.” It was a Thanksgiving dinner he’d have been content to do without.

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Bosnia / Iraq Lloyd Navarro

was deployed for 14 Thanksgivings over a 26-year career, including one in bombed-out Zetra Stadium in Sarajevo. “It truly was an international force,” says Navarro. “We had Canadians. United Kingdom. Members of the Turkish force. When Thanksgiving came up it was kind of foreign to them how much emphasis we put on it. We wanted to show the multi-national force what Thanksgiving meant to us.” Different U.S. units did different things. One dressed entirely as Pilgrims. “Our unit did the Remembrance table or the Missing Man table. It’s to commemorate fallen comrades. We literally had 10 soldiers lined up. Two would bring in the table. One would bring in the chair. Then there would be a plate set with a vase and one single rose. Each item represented something. There’s some salt on the plate. A lemon. A white tablecloth. There were interpreters who were explaining exactly what was going on. It was kind of educational but it made us all come together. It wasn’t going to be just a meal.” That, however, wasn’t his most memorable Thanksgiving away from home. During Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Lloyd’s wife, Leslie, was an unattached graduate student in Michigan studying nursing. The local newspaper suggested people write letters to “any” soldier. “She wrote a letter and along with it was a Thanksgiving card,” Lloyd says. “Her letter came to my unit. I had a rule, if you picked a letter out and opened it, you had to reply to that individual. One of my young soldiers picked her letter.” In it, Leslie explained a little about who she was. “To this day I can see his face,” Lloyd says. “He brought her letter to me and he says, ‘Sir, I know your rule and everything but I don’t have anything in common with her. She’s about your speed.’” They’ve been married 25 years. He still has the Thanksgiving card.

Iraq / Kuwait Catherine “Cat” Jones was a

communications officer who left the Army in 2015 with the rank of first lieutenant. “I was never in any operating area where anybody was shooting. There were never IEDs. No explosives. I was like an air traffic controller for convoys. You remember when we left Iraq the first time, back in 2011, my unit had to manage all of the physical assets and people getting out,” she says. Thanksgiving was at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. “The base itself had a lot of people, but there were only four of us in my battalion, three dudes and me. OK, it’s Thanksgiving. We’re not home. We all miss our families. I tell them, you guys sleep in today, go to the gym, go play basketball. I’ll get there at 7 and take care of everything until noon. Then you guys figure out who’s going to come in. There’s not a whole lot going on. Everything’s kind of low amp at that point. They said, ‘OK, ma’am.’ “They all get there at 6:30 to make sure they got in before I did. ‘Ma’am, we’re not at home. We’re not with our families. At least if we’re here, we’re with our deployed family.’ OK, touché,” she says. “We sat around and talked about all the foods that we missed that we would normally have. Pumpkin pie. Somebody’s favorite turkey. Maldonado had three stepdaughters — it was his lot in life to be surrounded by beautiful women. Rogers had twin boys. We were just our own little cluster of goofiness.”

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Afghanistan Jeb Phillips was part of a Special Operations support

battalion in Afghanistan in 2003. “We deployed on a surge, believe or not. It was up in Asadabad. It would remind you of Shangri-La with the terraces, agrarian fields. Close to Pakistan. Little one road network up into it from Jalalabad. It was incredibly beautiful. At that time you felt you were on the edge of the empire, so to speak. “Working out of Bagram (Air Base) we flew in at night. It was a pretty narrow area. It probably wasn’t much bigger than this block. They had room for one Chinook at that time, maybe two Blackhawks. Looked like it was an old fort which most of the U.S. forces were occupying. A Special Forces company, some soldiers from 10th Mountain. Rangers were using it for a bed down facility. Had some interagency people and some Afghans working with the interagency people. Everybody was doing their own little stuff.” The only kitchen was a cement slab with walls around it and a propane gas hookup. “I ended up going back to Bagram to pick up some parts and things for some generators. It was getting close to Thanksgiving. I talked to a few of the cooks from all these different elements about doing a Thanksgiving dinner. About four days later I got on a Chinook late at night and I had parts, ammunition, some documents and a lot of turkey breasts in mermite cans (insulated containers). The rest of the Chinook was full of Rangers,” says Phillips. “We flew back and started preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. Told the elements what we were doing. All the officers were going to serve. The cooks were awesome. We had collards, yams and pies, shipped up by other means. At that time we were able to have a satellite so we had Armed Forces Network. One big huge screen. Watched a football game. We were 13 1/2 hours ahead. It’s a half an hour because they’re on funky time. It might have been a college game from the day before. One guy who volunteered to cook wasn’t necessarily a cook by trade. Even to this day, the greens, I don’t know which one of the cooks did it. It was the best greens we ever had. It was tight in that little room. People were just stuffed. You saw nothing but smiles on people’s face. We got in there and pulled together. It was amazing. It was ours.” PS

The Sidelines of Thanksgiving

For good reason, as the formerly living symbol of our greatest national feasting day, an exquisitely roasted (or deep fried) turkey is the dramatic star of most Thanksgiving tables. But like a successful long-running play, it’s often the supporting cast of memorable traditional side dishes that typically makes the production come together so splendidly. Dishes from the sidelines of Thanksgiving , after all, are often where home cooks and chefs alike show off their greatest skills and true culinary magic. Everyone has their favorites, including six gifted restaurateurs from the Sandhills who graciously offered to share their favorite Turkey Day side dishes with PineStraw’s hungry readers. Frankly, we can’t think of a more fitting way to give thanks.

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Warren Lewis Chef Warren’s Squash Medley

Spaghetti squash has, as a child, amazed me. It’s squash and spaghetti all at the same time! Paleo sasta! Brilliant! Add a bit of brown sugar and life is good. Marianne throws a huge Thanksgiving dinner every year. Spaghetti squash is usually on the menu. A few years back we had a couple of vegetarian friends coming by, last minute. I was tasked with putting together an entree for them. Eyeing the freshly baked squash, I quickly got to work. With the layering of flavors, the carnivores ate more than the vegetarians, and thus, this dish was born. Preparation is pretty straight forward. The squash is split in half and the seeds removed. The insides are seasoned with salt, pepper and a bit of dark brown sugar. It’s baked at 350 for about an hour. When the squash comes away like spaghetti, it’s done. The eggplant is diced and salted in olive oil, while the lentils are boiled away in slightly salted water. To assemble the dish, I toss some shaved onions in a pan with some more olive oil. When the onions are translucent, the eggplant and lentils are added, maybe some kale and sweet bell peppers. I like to finish the mix with some salt and pepper, feta and fresh herbs.

Peter Hamm Chapman’s Food and Spirits Rissotto with Squash and Greens

This recipe is a great fall addition, easy to prepare ahead of time and finish last minute for guests. It’s great to pair with poultry, fish or steak. Since amounts will vary, it’s a basic guide of ingredients and not a precise recipe. Start with a basic arborio rice purchased from the grocery and follow preparation instructions. Roast acorn squash, seasoned with salt and pepper until golden and tender. Take whole butter and fresh garlic and sweat until translucent. Add in the cooked squash and deglaze with white wine. Next, add the risotto base, chicken stock and heavy cream. Lightly simmer until rice absorbs and begins to thicken. Fold in fresh spinach or choice of green. Finish with Parmesan cheese and season to your liking with salt, pepper and chili flake.

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Orlando Jinzo and Sonja McCarrell The Leadmine Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Marmalade and “Man Of Law” Mustard

Shopping List: Brussels sprouts 1 pound, French Dijon 4 ounces, French grain mustard 4 ounces, yellow mustard seed dry 4 ounces, slab bacon 6 ounces, Vermont maple syrup grade A 4 ounces, apricot nappage 2 ounces, coarse Kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, peanut oil, raw sugar, apple cider vinegar 4 ounces, Man of Law six-pack. Cut Brussels in half from root to tip, leaving as much of the tender stem attached as possible. Deep fry (great way to cross-utilize that turkey fryer) 375-400 for up to 1 minute — you’re looking for a nice bronze color, season with salt and fresh cracked pepper. Drizzle with maple syrup and be generous with the Man of Law Mustard and Bacon Marmalade Man of Law Mustard

Boil dry mustard seeds in water and a can of Man of Law IPA until hydrated. Drain and let mustard seeds soak overnight in Man of Law IPA. Combine Dijon, whole grain and soaked mustard seeds with liquid. Add more Man of Law to get your desired consistency and season with salt and pepper Bacon Marmalade

Cut bacon slab into large cubes or lardons and cook in the oven at 375 for 15 minutes or until caramelized all around. Drain very well on a paper towel to remove all the fat. Heat sauté pan medium high and return the bacon to the pan with raw sugar, apple cider vinegar and apricot nappage until nappage is completely dissolved. Cool to room temperature and store or use immediately.

Karen Littlefield Filly & Colt’s Restaurant at Little River Golf and Resort Candied Yams

4 sweet potatoes — baked with skin on till tender in 350 degree oven 1 stick butter 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/4 cup dark rum or bourbon Melt butter and brown sugar to soft ball stage Add liquid and stir — this will be a thick syrup. Slice peeled sweet potato into syrup and coat well. Optional — garnish with chopped toasted pecans.

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Leslie Philip Thyme & Place Cafe Corn Pudding

1/4 cup sugar 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons table salt 6 large eggs 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup butter, melted 6 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels Vegetable cooking spray for baking dish Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk eggs together in a large bowl; whisk in cream and melted butter. Gradually add sugar mixture, whisking until smooth; stir in corn. Pour mixture into a lightly greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until mixture is deep golden and set. Let stand 5 minutes.

Tammy Waterbury Beefeaters Winter Squash Hash

This is so simple, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not even a recipe . . . just a guideline. Choose your favorite winter squash, root vegetables, potatoes and herbs, and just get creative. In this picture, we used butternut squash, sweet potato, russet potato, rutabaga and onion; about a cup of each. You can add turnips, acorn squash, fingerling potatoes, carrots, parsnips, more or less anything else you love. Peel and deseed the squash. Peel your other favorite veggies and dice all to similar size. And simply toss in a few tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Spread out on a sheet pan, or casserole dish, but not too deep so everything cooks evenly. Roast at 325. Our trick is to set the timer for 15 minutes, stir, and 15 minutes more, and 15 minutes more until everything is cooked through and slightly caramelized. Plus, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re less likely to forget about it that way. Top with your favorite chopped fresh herbs, such as sage, oregano or Rosemary, and drizzle with a little melted butter. Enjoy! You can easily turn this side dish into a main course with the addition of sausage, ham or leftover turkey. PS

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Story Of A House

Treasures of Home A proud Southern couple furnishes their house with family history By Deborah Salomon • Photographs by John Gessner

amily means everything to Mary Balfour Dunlap and her husband, Murray Dunlap. Mary Balfour grew up alongside grandparents, aunts and uncles. “My cousin is like a sister. Family is who we are.” These roots run deep in Mississippi, where Mary Balfour’s father, a cotton farmer, became an Episcopal priest. The Balfour in her given name honors a great aunt. Portraits hanging from her walls represent ancestors. Murray — a lauded writer, poet and artist — is from Alabama, where Mary Balfour later lived and worked. His background also included old, beautiful Southern things. Nowhere do their heritages blend better than in a simple yet charming brick bungalow where furniture, paintings, carpets, silver and china hum the same tune. “We didn’t buy one single piece of furniture. My dad and mom and Murray’s dad were collectors,” Mary Balfour says. Coincidentally, their parents were downsizing. Just imagine, if these tables and chairs, sofas and bureaus could speak of the people, places and events they have witnessed. No need. Mary Balfour (“I’m the talker, Murray’s the introvert”) serves as docent.

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urray flew me to Mobile for our first date,” she begins. They had never met, only talked and corresponded. Once there, she recognized a kindred spirit. “I saw his house . . . I was drawn to his art.” The tall blonde with wide smile was attending seminary in Austin, Texas, fulfilling a vocation that came after working as a fundraiser in Washington, D.C., and Birmingham. Murray, who holds an Master of Arts in creative writing from the University of California at Davis, had survived a catastrophic car crash in 2008 that left him in a coma for three months, then wheelchair-bound with traumatic brain injury and memory loss. His progress, although slow and arduous, has been dramatic. Murray mows the lawn, tends the garden as well as creating abstract/modern art — and publishing a book. He has been selected as writer-in-residence for November at Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities. They married in 2015. Murray works from home. Therefore, where to settle was Mary Balfour’s decision. “If we can’t be near family, we want to be near good friends,” she says. A position as associate rector opened up at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Southern Pines. Close friends from Birmingham, Elizabeth and John Oettinger, lived here. Mary Balfour accepted, then tasked Elizabeth with finding a rental house, preferably in Southern Pines, where the church was located. The friends had similar tastes. Choices, however, were limited. “I looked for a place where I would consider living,” Elizabeth says. She investigated a post on Instagram, forwarded photos to Mary Balfour and Murray, who took it on faith. “I saw the picture of the mantelpiece and could imagine Daddy’s portrait over it,” Mary Balfour says. “I knew I could keep my china and silver, which

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we use every day, in the (built-in) corner cupboard.” The clincher was a sunny side porch enclosed as a den, where Murray could write — also, an outbuilding which now houses his painting studio. In October 2016, they moved into their first shared home.

his brick quasi-ranch built in the early 1950s on an oversized treed lot escapes the stereotype via paned bay windows and a small, uncovered front porch with white railing and two enormous Boston ferns flanking the blue door. Off to the right, a cottage furnished in less-formal antiques serves as guest quarters. Once inside the house, a predictable floor plan is eclipsed by pieces from comfortable, much larger Mississippi Delta homes, circa early 20th century. The living room armoire was made by slaves: “Not a screw in it except for hinges,” Mary Balfour points out. The walnut “secretary” (drop-leaf desk) belonged to Aunt Balfour. The living room settee (definitely not a couch or sofa) framed in carved wood is upholstered in pale avocado, the colors drawn from Persian carpets worn threadbare and mended by Mary Balfour’s mother. Artwork, including several Dali drawings, are framed and grouped artistically. “Murray has the eye,” his wife learned. His black and white landscape photos make up part of the gallery. Mary Balfour calls two side chairs reminiscent of a medieval castle her

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“bishop’s chairs” since a Costa Rican bishop stayed at Owen’s Place, the guest house named after their beloved dog, recently deceased. A pair of Cavalier King Charles spaniel china figurines have been retrofitted as lamps and placed on the sideboard underneath a portrait of Murray’s namesake ancestor. Two other portraits dominate the living-dining space: Mary Balfour’s grandmother in a Red Cross uniform, the other of her grandfather, also in uniform, both painted in Italy during the 1940s — a coincidence, since they did not meet and marry until after the war. Another, of a great-grandmother, illustrates the romantic Gilded Age genre. Delight is in the details. A collection of snuffboxes sits on a silver tray on the coffee table, exactly as it did in Mississippi. Crosses made from steel drums were acquired on a mission to Haiti. And tags with notes written by a grandmother hang from exquisitely wrought silver serving pieces which Mary Balfour keeps polished. Along a narrow hallway lined with family crests, two of the three bedrooms contain tall, heavy four-posters, one requiring a stepstool, which, even in modestly sized rooms look comfortable, since other pieces are small and simple. The master bedroom furniture recreates Mary Balfour’s parents’ room exactly, including the prie dieu, but not an Indiana Jones hat perched on a post, recalling Murray’s fishing trip to Montana. Mary Balfour especially favors a guest room wall where hang three generations of wedding photos, including her own, and names engraved on a Tiffany wedding cup.

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ut not all is as expected. Instead of traditional Southern rose, spring green and tepid blue, Mary Balfour chose a pale khaki for the parlor walls and festive cranberry and olive for upholstery. Florals, another Southern décor staple, are scarce except on a wing chair and heavy, dark, crewel-stitched dining room curtains, from Mexico. The kitchen, of course, had been redone — not overdone — with black countertops, a bar-island, butler’s cupboard, stainless appliances. The original carpenter-made wooden cabinets remain, painted white. “This is our most comfortable room,” Murray says. Here, Mary Balfour accessorized with a breezy contemporary touch, including a glass bubble lighting fixture, bright rooster posters from New Orleans and McCarty art pottery — the Mississippi equivalent of Seagrove. “We live in the den,” adjacent to the kitchen, Mary Balfour confesses. This

is Murray’s domain and repository for chairs, bookshelves, a wooden storage box made by his grandfather and a dry sink, most from his childhood homes, as well as his books and a progression of art work; Man with a Beard, painted before the auto accident, is Mary Balfour’s favorite. “I didn’t know him then. His painting has changed. This gives me a glimpse into who he was.” What was — along with artifacts conveying a bygone lifestyle — remains central to the lives of this handsome, interesting couple. Their home accommodates an Ugly Christmas Sweater church party as easily as a literary gathering or supper for a few friends. Conversation never lags as Mary Balfour enthralls newcomers with background on their furnishings. She has already begun thinking about the future, how best to preserve and distribute family treasures along with their histories to cousins, nieces and nephews. For now, they are used, enjoyed and safe. Because, as Mary Balfour says, “We are the keepers.” PS

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Sweet, bare-branched November. Sweet hearth fires and gray dawns and Indian corn. Sweet, sweet pumpkin bars. Many consider this 11th month to be an auspicious time for manifestation. But first we must clear out the old. We rake leaves for compost, pull weeds, rid the garden of debris. And as we harvest the last of the eggplant and peppers, autumn sunlight washing us golden, we offer gratitude for the glory and abundance of the present moment. Wisdom and beauty are here, now. Like the whitetailed deer, peacefully grazing on the forbs and grasses along the quiet back road. She will disappear beyond the forest veil in an instant. In the spirit of manifestation, here are 11 seeds of inspiration for the November gardener: Sow poppy seeds on the full Frost Moon (November 4) for a dreamy spring. Ditto larkspur. The spur of this showy and complex flower resembles the hind toe of the crested songbird for which it was named. Watch the last of the leaves turn. Plant a fruit tree. Fig, apple, persimmon or plum? One way to decide: Consider future chutney, pudding and pie. Cilantro is surprisingly cold hardy. Growing some? More is more. Feed the birds. Plant asparagus crowns. Stop and smell the witch hazel flowers. Force paperwhites, hyacinth, and amaryllis bulbs for holiday bloom. Visit a pumpkin patch. Sow gratitude and watch it grow.

In the evenings I scrape my fingernails clean, hunt through old catalogues for new seed, oil work boots and shears. This garden is no metaphor — more a task that swallows you into itself, earth using, as always, everything it can. —Jane Hirshfield, November, “Remembering Voltaire”

Celestial Kiss

According to National Geographic, one of the “Top 7 Must-See Sky Events for 2017” will occur on Monday, November 13. In the morning twilight, low in the eastern sky, Venus and Jupiter will appear to join, separated by just 18 arc-minutes — “equal to the apparent width of a half-lit moon.” Epoch conjunctions such as this aren’t once-in-a-lifetime happenings. Still, watching the sky’s two brightest planets canoodle at dawn is nothing short of magic. You’ll want binoculars for this celestial waltz.

The Gathering

Bring the magic of nature indoors this Thanksgiving season with a centerpiece of your own creation. Hollow a pumpkin and fill it with dahlias. Ignite the senses with cinnamon and eucalyptus. Embellish with pinecones, acorns, branches, seedpods, gourds, clementine, pheasant feathers, pomegranate, bundles of wheat wrapped in twine. Allow earth to inspire you. Just save room for Aunt Viola’s pumpkin bars.

Paperwhites 101

Paperwhite narcissus — or just paperwhites, as they’re more commonly known — grow just as soon as the bulbs are planted. Start them now for a wintertime centerpiece that signals spring’s faithful return. Choose a container (3 to 4 inches deep), spread an inch or two of pebbles along the bottom of it, then position the bulbs on the pebbles, pointy ends up. Add more pebbles to fill gaps and cover bulbs to the shoulders, then add water until it reaches the base of the bulbs. Check the water level daily, and when you notice roots, move the container to a sunny window. Once they flower (3 to 4 weeks), move them to a cool spot with indirect light. Enjoy. PS

To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NOVEMBER OUTPOST BOOK SALES. The November monthly sale at the Given Book Shop features military/history. The author sale features Jack Higgins or Robert Ludlum. Buy one, get one free. Stop by and stock up for fall and help support community programs. Given Outpost/Book Shop, 95 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 585-4820 or 295-6022.

Continuing through Sunday, November 5 TEMPLE THEATRE. Clue — The Musical. Based on the popular board game, this fun-filled musical brings the suspects to life and invites the audience to help solve the murder mystery. See website

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for times and ticket prices. Temple Theatre, 120 Carthage St., Sanford. Info: (919) 774-4155 or www.templeshows.com

Continuing through Sunday, November 12 CAPE FEAR REGIONAL THEATRE. Wait Until Dark. In an apartment in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, a blind woman must defend herself from a desperate criminal trying to reclaim his drugs stuffed in a mysterious doll he thinks is in the woman’s apartment. Call for times and ticket prices. Cape Fear Regional Theatre, 1209 Hay St., Fayetteville. Info and tickets: (910) 323-4233 or www.cfrt.org.

Wednesday, November 1 PIANO CONCERT. 7 p.m. Kristina Henckel, a Sandhills Community College faculty mem-

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ber, will perform a solo piano concert in Owens Hall. Originally from the Czech Republic, Kristina has been a prizewinner of numerous piano competitions, including the Chopin International Piano Competition and the Smetana International Piano Competition. The concert is free and open to the public. Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 695-3828.

Wednesday, November 1 — 21 JOY OF ART STUDIO. Joy Hellman offers classes and workshops for all ages in journaling, painting, drawing, fiber and multimedia. She also holds retreats and other events for women to support, nourish and encourage creativity and personal development. Class times and prices vary. Please see Joy’s website for a complete list of events this month. Unless otherwise stated, classes are held

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at Joy of Art Studio, 139 E Pennsylvania Ave., B, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 528-7283 or www.joyofart.com.

Thursday, November 2 CAMEO ART HOUSE THEATRE. 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7). Get Right Band performs. Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 225 Hay St., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 486-6633. MUSIC AND MOTION STORYTIME. 10:30 a.m. For all children, especially ages 2 through 5 and their families. Every other week, this event incorporates stories and songs along with dancing, playing and games designed to foster language and motor-skill development. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net.

Thursday, November 2 —5 51ST ANNUAL HOLLY DAY FAIR. Presented by the Junior League of Fayetteville, this holiday gift and craft show is the largest in eastern North Carolina. It offers an extensive selection of unique, handcrafted and manufactured products, including holiday decorations, handmade crafts, stylish jewelry and clothes, children’s toys, specialty food items and much more. Admission to “Super Shopper,” on Thursday, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., is $15. (No strollers or rolling carts please.) See website for times and admission prices for Thursday – Sunday. Crown Expo Center, 131 E. Mountain Drive, Fayetteville. Info: (910) 323-5509 or www.jlfay.org.

Thursday, November 2, 9, 16, & 30 ALZHEIMER’S WORKSHOPS. 1–2:30 p.m. In honor of Alzheimer Awareness and Caregiver Month, learn about Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiving. Chris Engelfried presents a four-part educational series for family caregivers or people interested in learning about Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. Topics include: normal aging, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, memory, behavior, communication, caregiver struggles and feelings, managing stress and brain health. Space is limited. Given Memorial Library, 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info and reservations: Chris at (910) 235-4242.

Friday, November 3 PINEHURST VILLAGE WALKING TOUR. 10:30 a.m. Explore the Village of Pinehurst with Given Tufts Executive Director Audrey Moriarty. Reserve your spot today as space is limited. Given Memorial Library, 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info and reservations: (910) 295-3642 or www. giventufts.com. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 10 a.m. Fun in the Fall (for wee ones!). Come learn about the changing leaf colors while reading a book, playing some games and making a craft. All activities will be geared towards 3- to 5-year-olds and meant for parents to do with their children. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 6:30 p.m. Night Hike–Night Sounds (co-sponsored by Southern Pines Recreation Dept.). Discover nature by moonlight. Listen to the sounds of the night as you walk along the trail. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6:46 p.m. (doors open at 6). The Get Right Band performs. Cost: $10 in advance. The Rooster’s Wife, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Becca Rae performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066. MURDER MYSTERY PARTY. 7–11 p.m. Grand Gatsby Speakeasy Murder Mystery Party, an evening of Roaring ’20s fun. In conjunction with Moore County Chamber of Commerce. Tickets: $65, includes drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres by Wolcott’s, music and an auction for an opportunity to join a Paranormal Evening. Tickets available at Weymouth Center or www.eventbrite.com. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 6926261 or weymouthcenter.org.

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ART EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION. 6–8 p.m. “Art 5 Ways.” Showcasing works by Susan Edquist (jeweler), Laura Frazier (wool sculptor), Jenny Gorman (weaver & fiber artist), Donald A. Parks (painter) and Jim Tripp (potter). Exhibition runs through December 15, gallery hours. Campbell House Galleries, 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2787.

Friday, November 3 & 4 SALE AND RAFFLE: Shop the annual White Elephant Sale for gently used furniture, art, household items, home baked-goods and more. Two $500 Grand Prizes and 40+ other items to be raffled. Pre-sale Friday, 1–4 p.m. Raffle ticket, available at the door, needed for entry to the pre-sale. Sale and Raffle Saturday, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Proceeds benefit Moore County charitable organizations. Event sponsored by Women of Sacred Heart and the Knights of Columbus. Founders Hall, next to Sacred Heart Church, at N.C. 211 and Dundee Road, Pinehurst. Info. (910) 295-0704. LINDA DALTON POTTERY. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. The 8th Annual Fall Studio Sale at Linda Dalton Pottery will feature a silent auction of three horsehair fired pieces, with all proceeds from the auction to benefit Family Promise of Moore County. Pottery includes high-end functional and sculptural pieces, all created on site. 250 Oakhurst Vista, West End. Info: (910) 947-5325.

Friday, November 3 — 5 EDERVILLE TRAIN & TRACTOR SHOW. 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. “100+ Years of Progress.” Walk down memory lane and see tractors of all kinds; wander through the old village; visit the steampowered sawmill; and enjoy craft demonstrations, music and vendors. Cost: $10/day; $15/2 days; $25/3-day pass. 644 Niagara-Carthage Road, Carthage. Info: (919) 708-8665 or explorepinehurst.com. CHAIR YOGA. 9–10 a.m. Fridays through Dec 22. Taught by Darlind Davis, ideal for those with chronic conditions, balance issues or lower body challenges that affect the ability to get up and down. Cost: $40/resident; $80/non-resident. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, 300 Kelly Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or pinehurstrec.org.

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ART EXHIBIT RECEPTIONS AND SALE. Receptions: Friday, 5–7 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and Sunday, 12–3 p.m. Artists League of the Sandhills will hold its 23rd Annual Art Exhibit and Sale Nov. 3 — Dec. 14 during gallery hours Monday-Saturday, 12–3 p.m. 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www.artistleague.org.

Friday, November 3 — 30 PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW. Opening Friday, Nov. 3, 6–8:30 p.m. “The Great Big Lonely Show, Further Adventures of A Southern Pines Viking.” The exhibit features images from the Arctic region, North of Svalbard, emphasizing the stark vastness of the North. Light refreshments will be offered. The show runs through the month. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. The Eye Candy Gallery, 275 NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 246-2266 or www.eye-candy-gallery.com.

Saturday, November 4 SATURDAY KIDS PROGRAM. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Winter is a great time to see animals and birds. Join us as we make bird feeders and learn about local birds and animals. Library cards are free for everyone. Given Memorial Library, 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-6022 or www. giventufts.com. STARWORKS MAKE YOUR OWN SERIES. 10–11 a.m., 11 a.m.–12 p.m., 1–2 p.m. or 2–3 p.m. Make Your Own Glass Pumpkin. No experience necessary. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost: $75 per 1-hour session. STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise, 100 Russell Drive, Star. Info and registration: (910) 428-9001 or www.starworksnc.org. NATURE JOURNALING. 1 p.m. Instructor and artist Jane Eckenrode. Practice skills in drawing, or describing plants in the garden and experiment with portable drawing and painting media. All skill levels welcome. Come dressed to venture outside and bring your favorite journaling tools. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Register online at www.form.jotformpro. com/63614815685969. Fee: $40\per garden member; $45\non-member, includes take home journal and art supplies. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 486-0221. BLUES CRAWL. 5 p.m.–1 a.m. Eleven downtown locations and free music from 1–3 p.m. at the First Bank Stage at the Sunrise. Complimentary shuttle (with wristband). All-access wristband: $25. Info: (910) 692-3611 or www.sunrisetheater.com. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Tim Stelmat performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad

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St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066. BARBERSHOP ON BROADWAY. 7 p.m. The Golf Capital Chorus presents Barbershop on Broadway at Pinecrest High School Auditorium. The featured quartet is “Signature,” plus a senior quartet, “Harmony Grits.” The G.C.C. will sing songs from Broadway shows. Tickets are available at the Country Bookstore, Givens Outpost or from any chorus member.

Saturday, November 4 & 5 PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION AT WEYMOUTH CENTER. Small Group (20 participants): 7–11 p.m. and Overnight Group (six participants): Midnight–6 a.m. In conjunction with the Moore County Chamber of Commerce, the Village Paranormal Society and Voodoo Blue Paranormal of Savannah, Georgia, invite you to spend an evening exploring the Boyd House with professional investigators. Spaces by auction only: www.32auctions.com/ParanormalInvestigation. Spaces also auctioned live at Friday night’s Murder Mystery Party. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or weymouthcenter.org.

Sunday, November 5 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. Fall Migration with Susan Campbell. Susan will host a discussion about different birds and their movement at this time of year in N.C., and talk about her ongoing research at the park. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. LOCAL HISTORY LECTURE. 2 p.m. Audrey Moriarty, Executive Director of the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives and author of two books, will give a free lecture and program on area hotels that welcomed a wealth of mostly Northern guests from the turn of the 20th century and beyond. The Moore County Historical Association is sponsoring this free program. Southern Pines Civic Club, corner of E. Pennsylvania Ave. and South Ashe St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 246-0053. BUILD COMMUNITY @ YOUR LIBRARY. 3–4 p.m. Gina Powell, outreach and volunteer services librarian for the Library for the blind and physically handicapped, will give a presentation about the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: who they are, what they do, who they serve, and various resources they offer. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235.

WEYMOUTH CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES. 3–5 p.m. Boylan Brass. Comprising some of Raleigh’s best symphony musicians, freelance performers and educators, the Boylan Brass brings decades of collective experience to every musical activity. Admission: $10/members; $20/nonmembers; or part of series subscription. No charge for students and those under 18. Tickets available at the Weymouth Center office (in person and by phone) or at the door. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or weymouthcenter.org. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6:46 p.m. (doors open at 6). Catharsis performs. Cost: $15 in advance. The Rooster’s Wife, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org.

Monday, November 6 EVENING STORYTIMES. 6 p.m. Children age 3 through third grade and their whole families are invited to enjoy a session that incorporates stories and activities that foster a love of books and reading, with tips for winding down after dinner and getting the week off on the right track. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl. net.

Tuesday, November 7 BASIC HATHA EVENING YOGA. 5:30-6:30 p.m. (Tuesdays through Dec. 12) Instructor Darlind Davis teaches this course for adults 18+ who may have had no previous experience with yoga. Bring your own mat. Cost: $40/resident; $80/non-resident. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, 300 Kelly Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or pinehurstrec.org.

Wednesday, November 8 MEET THE AUTHOR. 5 p.m. Dorie Clark, a successful entrepreneur and author, will present Entrepreneurial You, in which she provides a blueprint for professional independence, with insights and advice on building your brand, monetizing your expertise, and extending your reach and impact online. The Country Bookshop, 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-3211.

Thursday, November 9 WOMAN’S EXCHANGE LUNCH N’ LECTURE. 10:30 a.m. “Oh, You Beautiful Dolls” by Judy Kronin and Norene Cassavant. Enjoy the talk about dolls, their history and collecting, then savor a delicious lunch prepared by our Chef Katrina. Sandhills Woman’s Exchange, 15 Azalea Road, Pinehurst. Info and reservations: (910) 295-4677.

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SEVEN LAKES GARDEN CLUB MEETING. 2 p.m. “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Crape Myrtles,” presented by Dolores Muller, Master Gardener and president of the Sandhills Horticultural Society. Novice to expert — all are welcome. Chapel in the Pines, 581 Seven Lakes Drive, West End. Info: Carolyn Sink at (803) 942-2032, or email 89chsink@gmail.com. GATHERING AT GIVEN. 3:30 and 7 p.m. Meet a panel of local veteran business owners. Find out how and why they started their business in Moore County. Learn about resources and support for other veterans wanting to build a business in the Sandhills. Free and open to the public. Given Memorial Library (3:30 p.m.), 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst; and Given Outpost (7 p.m.), 95 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-6022 or 295-7002. VETERANS BENEFIT CONCERT. 7 p.m. The Kruger Brothers will perform as part of Moore County’s Veterans Festival. All proceeds will be donated to the Veterans Support Fund. Tickets: $20/ general admission; $30/reserved seating (available from Eventbrite website only). Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, 250 Voit Gilmore Ln, Southern Pines. Info: www.sandhillsmoaa.org/ vet-support-concert.

RUTH PAULEY LECTURE SERIES. 7:30 p.m. Joel Achenbach will give a talk on “Surviving the Age of Fake News, Pseudoscience, Bunk and Nonsense.” Achenbach has been a staff writer for The Washington Post since 1990, and for the last 10 years has been at the national desk, focusing on science and politics. He is also a commentator for National Public Radio and the author of six books. Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-7456 or Facebook.

Thursday, November 9 — December 2 SEAGROVE POTTERY EXHIBITION AND SALE. Opening reception is Nov. 9, from 3–5 p.m., and is free to the public. Sponsored by The Hastings Gallery, this event is a fundraiser for the Northern Moore Family Resource Center. The closing event and sale will be Saturday, Dec. 2, from 6–8 p.m. Tickets for closing event: $20 (Patron tickets: $100, includes chance to win a piece of pottery). Boyd Library, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 695-3879.

Friday, November 10 PROJECT LEARNING TREE. 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

This workshop will cover investigating the benefits of trees in our urban communities to discovering forests and their uses around the world. Ideal for educators working with students in grades 6–12. Please bring a bag lunch. Cost: garden members/$15; non-members/$20. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and registration: (910) 486-0221. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6:46 p.m. (doors open at 6). Jeremy Pinnell performs. Cost: $15 in advance. The Rooster’s Wife, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Becca Rae performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066.

Friday, November 10 & 11 WAR HORSE EVENT SERIES. Schooling Days. Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday: 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Open to all, WHES Schooling Days have been added to the schedule before each WHES competition to allow competitors to school any or all phases. Note: On Friday: D, XC, SJ; and on Saturday XC and SJ only). Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074.

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Friday, November 10 — 12 14th ANNUAL MID PINES HICKORY OPEN. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. Players dedicated to the tradition of golf compete with hickory-shafted clubs and dress in period clothing. 1010 Midland Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-9362 or www. pineneedles-midpines.com.

Saturday, November 11 STEAM SATURDAY. All day. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). For children grades K–5. Experiment and craft tables will be out all day. From 11 a.m. to noon, join the Library staff for a special ArtBots event. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. VETERANS DAY PARADE. 10–11 a.m. The annual Southern Pines veterans Day Parade is a great opportunity for the whole family to support our troops and Veterans. If you are a local veteran, please let us honor you by being in the parade. Cosponsored by the Sandhills Veterans Committee. Downtown Southern Pines. Info: Rick Herrera (910) 528-1822. SUSTAINABLE SATURDAYS FILM SERIES.

10:30 a.m. doors open, film at 11. Tidewater. This film explores the challenge of sea level rise in the Tidewater region of Virginia and North Carolina. Cameo Art House Theatre, 225 Hay St., Fayetteville, Info: (910) 486-6633 or cameoarthouse.com. VETERANS DAY IN THE GARDEN. 12–5 p.m. As a thank you active duty military and veterans are welcome to visit the garden for free. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and registration: (910) 486-0221. HISTORIC TOURS BY CARRIAGE. 1–4 p.m. The Downtown Alliance (DTA) and the Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum host guided tours by horse-and-carriage of sites from Fayetteville’s colorful 250-year history. Tickets: $15–25/person online, at the DTA office, or phone. Downtown Alliance, 222 Hay St., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 222-3382 or www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com. FALL FORMAL DINNER/ DANCE. 7-10 p.m. Carolina Pines Chapter of USA Dance invites you for an evening of food, fun, music and dancing. Plated banquet dinner. Dancing 8-10. Salute to armed forces. Formal attire requested. Advance

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Sunday, November 12 CHP VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION & AWARDS. 1–3 p.m. Open to the public. Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074.

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Tuesday, November 14 HOLIDAY DESIGN DEMO. 2–3:30 p.m. Hollyfield Design will host a free demo on lighting and caring for your Christmas tree during the holidays and provide cider and cookies. Free and open to the public. Hollyfield Design, Inc., 30 E. Illinois Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7243.

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Wednesday, November 15 WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE READING. 5:30 p.m. Murray Dunlap, reading from short stories and poetry. Light reception to meet the author. Sponsored by St. Joseph of the Pines, this event is free and open to the public. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or weymouthcenter.org.

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Friday, November 17 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 10 a.m. Celebrate National Take A Hike Day with a leisurely 1.5-mile guided hike to see what nature has to share on this cool Autumn morning. Meet at the Visitor’s Center. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. ART CLASS (ALCOHOL INK). 12:30 p.m.–2 p.m. Make It–Take It: Alcohol Ink Jewelry. You will use an alcohol ink painting(s) to create two different necklaces. Cost: $10, all supplies included. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www. artistleague.org. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6:46 p.m. (doors open at 6). Time Sawyer performs. Cost: $10 in advance. The Rooster’s Wife, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Cousin Amy Deluxe Old Time String Band performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066.

Friday, November 17 & 18 CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Holiday design demos and refreshments. Jon Davis of Wild Birds Unlimited will present “How to Feed and Care for Our Local Birds during the Winter” on Friday at 11:30 a.m. This event is free and open to the public. Hollyfield Design, 130 E. Illinois Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7243.

Friday, November 17 — 19 10TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF SEAGROVE POTTERS. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Exhibition and sale of Seagrove pottery and clay works by over 80 Seagrove artists. Friday Gala offers early sales, food, and beverages, entertainment, and special auction. Saturday and Sunday activities include educational and historical talks, demonstrations, food and beverages. Admission: $5 Sat and $5 Sun. Luck’s Cannery, 798 NC Pottery Highway 705, Seagrove. Info: (336) 879-4145 or explorepinehurst.com.

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SUNDAY KIDS MOVIE. 2:30 p.m. Come to the Library and see a film about an undergarmentclad superhero. Free refreshments will be served. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. Beaver Habitat Hike. Join a park ranger for a 1-mile hike to see a beaver habitat. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167 or www.ncparks.gov. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6:46 p.m. (doors open at 6). John Cowen performs, with Darin and Brooke Aldridge. Cost: $30 in advance. The Rooster’s Wife, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org.

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Monday, November 20 WOMEN OF WEYMOUTH. Coffee at 9:30 a.m., meeting and program at 10. “From Trial Lawyer to History Writer, An Unlikely Journey”, with Bill Case, local historian and PineStraw contributor. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www. weymouthcenter.org.

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EVENING STORYTIMES. 6 p.m. Children age 3 through third grade and their whole families are invited to enjoy a session that incorporates stories and activities that foster a love of books and reading, with tips for winding down after dinner and getting the week off on the right track. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net.

Tuesday, November 21 GENTLE FLOW YOGA. 10:30–11:30 a.m. (Tuesdays through Jan. 2). Instructor Carol Wallace leads this class for individuals who have some familiarity with basic yoga poses. She teaches slow flow movements and focuses on alignment, balance, posture and body awareness. Cost: $40/ resident; $80/non-resident. Pinehurst Parks & Rec, 300 Kelly Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900 or www.pinehurstrec.org. JAMES BOYD BOOK CLUB. 2 p.m. You Can Fly, The Tuskegee Airmen, a collection of poetry by Carole Boston Weatherford. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Library, Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www. weymouthcenter.org. MEET THE AUTHOR. 6:30 p.m. Jason Nixon

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Wednesday, November 22

THE LAST WALTZ. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30. Martin Scorsese chronicles the most legendary night in rock history: The Band’s 1976 farewell concert, including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison. Free admission. Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 6928501 or 692-3611 or sunrisetheater.com.

LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Kathryn Palmer performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066.

Wednesday & Saturday, November 22 & 25 HOLIDAY POPS. 8 p.m. (Wednesday) and 3 p.m. (Saturday). The Carolina Philharmonic presents Holiday Pops, featuring Broadway star Max von Essen in the Grand Ballroom. Tickets: $30–$60 (also student and active military discounts.) Buy tickets no-fee online at www.carolinaphil.yapsody. com or the Carolina Philharmonic Box Office. The Carolina Hotel, 80 Carolina Vista Drive, Village of Pinehurst. Info: (910) 687-0287.

Thursday, November 23 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Day Discovery Hike. Join a park ranger for a 2-mile hike to see what’s happening in nature on this holiday. Be sure to wear comfort-

Friday, November 24 A DICKENS HOLIDAY. 1–9 p.m. Horse-drawn carriages ride down Hay Street, candlelight procession to the Market House, followed by fireworks. See Father Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghost of Jacob Marley. The festivities continue on the streets and inside the Arts Council building, at “Annie’s Alehouse.” Admission: Free. 301 Hay St., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 323-1776.

Saturday, November 25 MOORE COUNTY DRIVING CLUB. “Safari Drive.” Get your glasses, it’s time to go find all the loose animals wandering around Southern Pines.

Big Sky Farms, 890 Tremont Place, Southern Pines. Info: www.moorecountydrivingclub.net. SOUTHERN PINES TREE LIGHTING. 5–6:30 p.m. Ring in the holidays with our tree lighting celebration. Lighted trees line the streets. Santa will make an appearance and is available for pictures! Train Station. 235 NW Broad St. Info: (910) 692-7376. LIVE MUSIC. 7–10 p.m. Josh Haley performs at the Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, 241-A NE Broad St., Southern Pines. Free to the public. Info: (910) 692-3066.

Sunday, November 26 LIVE FROM LONDON IN HD. 1–3:05 p.m. The Taming of The Shrew. Petruchio and Katherina challenge and eventually fall for each other in this witty and athletic production of Shakespeare’s rowdy comedy. Tickets: $25. Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 6928501 or 692-3611 or sunrisetheater.com. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. Winter Is On Its Way. Join a Park Ranger for a 1.5-mile walk to observe and talk about changes with plants, animals and other parts of nature as winter approaches. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature

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THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER. 7:30–9:30 p.m. In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids, probably the most inventively awful kids in history. A highlight of Fayetteville’s holiday season for more than 25 years. Admission: $10 - $15. Cape Fear Regional Theatre, 1209 Hay St., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 323-4233 or www.cfrt.org.

PENICK VILLAGE LECTURE PRESENTATION. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. “How to Minimize Your Risks for Dementia Throughout The Lifespan.” Free and open to the public. Light refreshments served. 500 E. Rhode Island Ave., Southern Pines. (910) 692-0449.

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LIT WITS. 5:30 p.m. Join the Library’s newest book club, the Lit Wits, for 11- to 15-year-olds. You can check out your copy of Ghost, by Jason Reynolds at the Library from Nov. 1 through Nov. 27. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 6928235 or www.sppl.net. MUSICIANS JAM SESSION. 7 p.m. Bring your instrument and your beverage, or just come to enjoy. Free and open to the public. Library, Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 6926261 or www.weymouthcenter.org.

Wednesday, November 29 MEET THE AUTHOR. 5 p.m. The Country Bookshop is hosting a presentation and book signing with Jan Brett, children’s book author and illustrator. Jan will be promoting her new book, The Mermaid, an underwater take on the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This is a ticketed event. The first ticket is free with the purchase of The Mermaid. Additional tickets $5 each. The event will be held in the auditorium at Southern Pines Elementary School, 255 South May Street, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-3211.

Wednesday, November 29 — December 3 21ST ANNUAL SANDHILLS CHILDREN’S CENTER FESTIVAL OF THE TREES. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Over 200 decorated trees, wreaths and gift baskets await your bids at this online auction. Admission by any monetary donation at the door. Proceeds benefit Sandhills Children’s Center. Carolina Hotel, 80 Carolina Vista Drive, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 692-3323 or explorepinehurst.com.

Wednesday, November 29 — December 17 LIVE THEATRE. The Christmas Carol. The Temple’s spectacular original adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved story about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is back by popular demand. See website for times and ticket prices. Temple Theatre, 120 Carthage St., Sanford. Info: (919) 774-4155. www. templeshows.com

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UPCOMING EVENTS December 1 CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. 5–7:30 p.m. The Village of Pinehurst Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration will include photos with Santa, hay rides through the Village center, cookie decorating and musical entertainment. Tree lighting at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Concessions available for purchase. Tufts Memorial Park, 1 Village Green Road W, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1900. HOLLY JOLLY HOLIDAY PAINTING. 12:30–2 p.m. Each student will paint two 5 x 5 canvas paintings with a holiday theme. These make a beautiful and unique decoration for your tree or as a special gift. Cost: $10, all supplies included. Artists League of the Sandhills, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-3979 or www. artistleague.org.

WEEKLY EVENTS Sundays — Saturdays PRIVATE AND GROUP COOKING CLASSES. 6:30 p.m. (most classes). Private classes available Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, starting Nov 6. Group classes held Wednesdays through Saturdays, providing hands-on instruction for pasta, Moroccan, ravioli, sweet potato gnocchi, sushi, eggplant parmesan, pierogis and charcuterie and knife skills. Vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free options. Brunch classes (from Eggs Benedict to French Toast) on Saturdays. See website for specific menus and prices. Reservations and pre-payment required. Prices: $45–$55/person, includes meal, instruction and recipes. Brunch: $35. The Flavor Exchange, 115 E. New Hampshire Ave., Southern Pines. Info and menus: (910) 725-1345 or www. theflavorexchange.com.

Mondays BRIDGE. 1–4:30 p.m. A card game played by four people in two partnerships, in which “trump” is determined by bidding. Douglass Community

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