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10 Village Green Road, Pinehurst

12 Barrett Road, Pinehurst

18 Kirkton Court, Pinehurst

Original Schoolhouse: now a home on the 1st fairway of the Pinehurst #2 US Open golf course. 3.5-year renovation, this enclave blends tradition with luxury amenities. 5 bed, 4/2 bath.

Thistle Dhu: historic flagship Pinehurst home completely renovated and restored. First miniature golf course in USA. 6 bedrooms, 7/3 bathrooms.

Stunning waterfront estate in Pinewild. Custom details. 3-level elevator, water feature, marble, granite, Bosch, Dacor, and Gaggenau appliances. Opulent master suite. 5 bed, 6/1 bath.

85 Cypress Point Drive, Pinehurst

30 Laurel Road, Pinehurst

101 Harrell Road, West End

$3,297,500 MLS 182223 Emily Hewson 910-315-3324

$2,700,000 MLS 186168 Jennifer Nguyen 910-585-2099

$1,350,000 MLS 186021 Scarlett Allison 910-603-0359

$1,650,000 MLS 187908 Deb Darby 910-783-5193

$1,300,000 MLS 188244 Emily Hewson Pamela O’Hara 910-315-3324 910-315-3093

CCNC 5-acre golf front. Architecture, design, craftsmanship, and setting blend to create over 5,600sf with open living spaces, varied ceiling heights, and seamless living. 3 bed, 4/1 bath.

2335 Midland Road, Pinehurst

$1,200,000 MLS 188637 Emily Hewson Pamela O’Hara 910-315-3324 910-315-3093

Needles Cottage: totally renovated home. Heart pine floors, 2 fireplaces, sunroom, den, gourmet kitchen. Separate 1 bed, 2 bathroom garage apartment. 3 bedrooms, 4/1 bathrooms.

Elegant 5,047sf custom home with 353’ of waterfront. Wood floors, 4 fireplaces, high ceilings, 2 masters, sunroom, study, mother-in-law or guest suite. Dock, boat lift. 4 bed, 4/1 bath.

$899,900 MLS 188465 Scarlett Allison 910-603-0359

25 Brookhaven, Pinehurst

$875,000 MLS 188256 Jennifer Nguyen 910-585-2099

35 Southern Hills Place, Pinehurst

High Peaks: spectacular cottage renovation and addition. Located on 2 lots, this residence offers cottage living at its best with many special features. 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms.

Stunning and elegant custom-built all-brick home. Incredible golf views, gourmet kitchen, oversized master suite with generous closets. 4 bedrooms, 3/1 bathrooms.

CCNC waterfront with commanding water views from every room. Formal living with fireplace, formal dining, open kitchen/ family room, and outdoor living spaces. 3 bed, 3/1 bath.

755 Horse Pen Lane, Vass

16 Birkdale Drive, Pinehurst

15 East McCaskill Road, Pinehurst

Private horse farm on 5.95-acres. Custom covered porch overlooks rolling pastures. Fireplace and sunroom. Main level master. 3-stall barn, 2-car garage. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.

Forest Creek home, Wolf and Subzero appliances, Carrera marble oversized island, Mouser inset cabinetry, farmhouse sink. 3-car garage, workshop space. 4 bed, 4/1 bath.

Craven Longleaf Cottage: large decks overlooking luscious gardens, walk to village. 4 bedrooms, 2/1 bathrooms.

$775,000 MLS 188783 Deb Darby 910-783-5193

Pinehurst Office

$845,000 MLS 177388 Scarlett Allison 910-603-0359

$745,000 MLS 189651 Frank Sessoms 910-639-3099

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$649,000 MLS 187694 Marie O’Brien 910-528-5669

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120 Woodenbridge Lane, Pinehurst

97 West McKenzie Road, Pinehurst

22 Royal Dornoch Lane, Pinehurst

Golf front Pinehurst National #9, transferrable PCC charter membership, open floor plan, built by Lee Huckabee in 2006. 4 bedrooms, 3/1 bathrooms.

Great floor plan with PCC Charter Membership. Main level with guest rooms. Soaring ceilings, warm toned cabinetry, large deck, and .78-acre lot with 2 driveways. 4 bed, 2/1 bath.

Spectacular water views from this spacious lock & leave home. Formal living/dining room, kitchen family room combination, master suite, and many upgrades. 3 bed, 3/1 bath.

$600,000 MLS 189234 Frank Sessoms 910-639-3099

TBD Midland Road, Pinehurst $495,000 www.BHHSPRG.com Emily Hewson 910-315-3324

A rare find. 5-acres of prime land for sale in city limits of Pinehurst next to National. Mature pine trees. Zones R-210, perfect for a horse farm. Buyer can get rezoned to R-30 or R-40.

$590,000 MLS 188646 Deb Darby 910-783-5193

$499,900 MLS 189510 Scarlett Allison 910-603-0359

Every home has a story to tell. A great broker knows every chapter by heart.

3 Pine Tree Terrace, Jackson Springs $470,000 MLS 189413 Deb Darby 910-783-5193

Meticulous residence with extra wide doorways, custom details, in-ground pool. Kitchen off family room with formal and informal areas. Unfinished large bonus room. 3 bed, 2/1 bath.

16 Dungarvan, Pinehurst $429,000 MLS 185487 Jessi McInnis 910-691-5170

Pinehurst Country Club charter membership is available on this elegant golf front home. 3 bedrooms, 2/1 bathrooms.

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92 Rooted in Love By Ashley Wahl

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98 Southern Pines in Bloom By Amy Griggs An award-winning orchid honors the old hometown

102 The Beginning of the End of the World By Bill Case The tournament that took a fortnight to finish

106 Cottage Comforts By Deborah Salomon Respectful renovation that tells a story

119 Almanac By Ash Alder

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34 PinePitch 37 Instagram Winners 39 Good Natured By Karen Frye

41 The Omnivorous Reader By Stephen E. Smith

45 Bookshelf 49 Drinking with Writers By Wiley Cash

55 Hometown By Bill Fields

57 In the Spirit By Tony Cross

61 Wine Country

63 The Kitchen Garden

69 Food for Thought

73 Papadaddy’s Mindfield

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75 Out of the Blue

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77 Mom, Inc.

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83 Sporting Life By Tom Bryant

87 Golftown Journal By Lee Pace

120 Arts & Entertainment Calendar 136 SandhillSeen 141 PineNeedler By Mart Dickerson

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15 Bel Air, Pinehurst $679,000 Exceptional residence located in The Country Club of North Carolina is situated on 1.5 acres. Lovely terrace and swimming pool offers a breathtaking view of the 6th hole of the Dogwood course. MELODy MCCLELLaND c. 910.528.4313 melody.mcclelland@sothebysrealty.com

14 Melfort Drive, Pinehurst $559,000 Rare new construction located in Pinewild Country Club. Over 3400 sq ft of contemporary living space and an open floor plan with 4 spacious bedrooms and 4 and 1/2 bathrooms. KEITh haRRIS c. 704.905.9338 keith.harris@sothebysrealty.com

285 Midland Road, Pinehurst $749,900 Seamlessly blending contemporary interiors with refined casual living, this 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom residence is perfectly finished. Beautiful open floorplan, stunning kitchen and 3-car garage. ROSS LaTON aND KEITh haRRIS c. 910.690.6679 ross.laton@sothebysrealty.com c. 704.905.9338 keith.harris@sothebysrealty.com

404 Meyer Farm Drive, Pinehurst $1,175,000 Inspiring and stunning views of the 15th, 16th and 17th holes at Forest Creek Golf Club overlooking the lake. This 6 bedrooms, 6.2 bathroom home offers an open floor plan, hardwood floors and gourmet kitchen. KEITh haRRIS aND ROSS LaTON c. 704.905.9338 keith.harris@sothebysrealty.com c. 910.690.6679 ross.laton@sothebysrealty.com

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Knollwood House, a Southern Pines landmark, is set on a knoll overlooking the Donald Ross designed Mid Pines Golf Course and enjoys one of the best golf views in the Sandhills. Built in 1927 with 5 BR, 5/2 BA and 5212 sq ft, Knollwood House has alternated between service as a family residence and bed & breakfast. Highlights include a slate roof, original hardwood floors, 14-inch stucco-over-brick exterior, hand molded plaster ceilings and walls, and dramatic formal dining room. Each bedroom has an ensuite bath. The updated kitchen has a butler’s pantry, Dacor stainless 6 burner range/oven, a 2nd Dacor wall oven with warming drawer & Bosch dishwasher. There is a separate income producing 1 BR 1.5 BA carriage house. Buyer is eligible to join either Pinehurst CC or Pine Needles/Mid Pines golf clubs.

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Huntbox in the Heart of Horse Country 949 Sheldon Road, Southern Pines. Occupying a premier 10.31 acres in Horse Country, this pristine hunt box borders a private and beautiful corner of the W. M. Foundation. Built in 2009, the 4 stall barn features 2 BR, 2 BA, 2625 sq ft, paneled tack room, generator, dressage arena. Offered at $1,085,000

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451 Old Mail Road • Horse Country

The jewel of Moore County’s horse country, Fox Hollow Farm is secluded on 10.52 acres with easy access to thousands of acres of equestrian land. 4BR, 4.5BA, 5,276 sq ft. Offered at $2,200,000.

55 Shaw Road • Old Town

‘Centerwood’, the log cabin in the Village. An enchanting property built at the turn of the century, this 5BR, 5.5BA cottage represents a genuine piece of Pinehurst’s history. Offered at $1,398,000.

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24 Colonial Pines Circle • Pinehurst

This remarkable townhome in the Colonial Pines subdivision has surprisingly spacious rooms with a beautiful view from every window, stunning back meadow. 3 BR, 3 BA, 2,374 sq. ft. Offered at $196,000.

102 Hammerstone• Whispering Pines Beautifully sited on a large corner lot, charming cottage with French country overtones is a stunning example of quality construction and finishing detail. 4 BR, 4BA, 3,530 sq.ft. Offered at $515,000.

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Pinehurst • $375,000

5 Palm lane Newly constructed 4 BR / 3.5 BA home located in cul-de-sac close to Pinehurst marina and the charming, historic Village of Pinehurst. Home features open downstairs living space and nice upstairs bonus room.

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25 Par Drive Custom built 4 BR / 3 BA home - immaculate and well maintained! Home offers peaceful water views, gourmet kitchen w/new appliances and nice floorplan. Recent renovations include hardwood floors, new carpet and paint, custom closet system in master bedroom and new roof and HVAC!

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22 GlasGow Drive Attractive 3 BR / 3.5 BA ranch style home on 10th fairway of the Magnolia course in Pinewild CC. Spacious home w/large windows and close proximity to the driving range, club house, pool and tennis courts.

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80 lost tree roaD Very nice 4 BR / 2.5 BA home w/amazing all season Carolina Room and spectacular golf views. House was completely remodeled in 2016. This is a great house in a desirable neighborhood. PCC membership available for transfer.

288 mclenDon hills Drive Lovely 4 BR / 3.5 BA country home in popular McLendon Hills situated on 2 acres of gently rolling property. Lots of curb appeal w/large covered front porch and a great floorplan featuring spacious great room and upstairs area.

4 creeksiDe court Exquisite 4 BR / 4.5 BA home in gated community of Forest Creek. Built by Camina Construction the home offers beautiful architecture, a spacious interior w/open floorplan and gourmet kitchen and the exterior has tons of curb appeal.

southern Pines • $445,000

Pinehurst • $339,500

Pinehurst • $390,000

40 talamore Drive Gorgeous 4 BR / 2.5 BA golf front home in Talamore CC built by Bonville Construction. Floorplan is bright and open w/spacious living room, built-in bookcases and double French doors that lead to the sunny Carolina room overlooking the golf course.

111 sakonnet trail Two-story 4 BR / 3.5 BA brick home located across from the 14th hole of Pinehurst’s #6 golf course. The home offers hardwood flooring throughout main living area w/open floorplan, gourmet kitchen and Master and 2 additional bedrooms on main level.

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seven lakes West • $329,500

155 simmons Drive Appealing 4 BR / 3 BA home in gated community of Seven Lakes West. Home offers gourmet kitchen, stone gas log fireplace and lots of windows that add great lighting. There is also a study that could easily be used as another bedroom.

22 kilberry Drive Delightful 3 BR / 2.5 BA home on the golf course at Pinewild CC. Main floor is hardwood throughout and floorplan is bright and open w/huge window walls from the living room to the deck while the kitchen offers beautiful cabinets and lots of counter space.

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aberDeen • $315,000

428 Pinecrest court roaD Adorable 3 BR / 3 BA home on over 3 acres in quiet location. Home has been remodeled w/new kitchen, new baths and lots of outdoor areas. Outside is beautifully landscaped and has 3 large detached garages….a car lover or outdoor sportsmans dream!

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16 oakvieW Place Newly renovated 3 BR / 2 BA water front home on Spring Valley Lake in desirable Whispering Pines. Enjoy water views from inside the home or on the enclosed porch. Home sits on large corner lot and is move-in ready!

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seven lakes West • $993,000

108 logan court Amazing 4 BR / 4 full BA 2 half BA lakefront home located on two premium wide water lots. Open floorplan with water views from almost every room. Truly one of the most beautiful homes on Lake Auman.

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14 lochWinnock lane Impressive 3 BR / 3.5 BA home on 14th green of Pinehurst #9. Home offers many well-appointed upgrades including gourmet kitchen w/custom cherry cabinetry. Pinehurst CC #1- #9 membership available for transfer.

37 strathaven Drive Elegant 3 BR / 3 Full BA 2 half BA French Country home overlooking the 11th hole of the Holly course. Spacious floorplan offers gorgeous kitchen and large master suite. Built by Step One, this exceptional home displays stunning architectural details throughout. A must see….

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100 mckenzie roaD W. Exquisite 5 BR / 5.5 BA cottage in the heart of Old Town. This lovely home sits on 1.66 beautifully manicured acres and offers over 8,000 sq ft in main house and two guest houses. Truly a magnificent home!

91 abbottsforD Drive Magnificent 5 BR / 3 full BA 2 half BA Tuscan Villa with THE best golf course and water views in Pinehurst. Thoughtfully styled to reflect the grace of European life; this home offers incredible high end finishes and large spaces for luxurious living.

80 fielDs roaD Quintessential 4 BR / 3.5 BA Old Town Cottage with all the charm and style expected in a vintage 1920’s property. Home has been beautifully renovated and features original fixtures, hardwood floors throughout and in-ground chlorine pool.

Pinehurst • $649,000

WhisPering Pines • $545,000

carthage • $529,000

25 maPle roaD Charming 4 BR / 3.5 BA cottage in the Village of Pinehurst w/beautifully landscaped yard, outdoor seating areas under flowering trees and an artist studio tucked away in the garden. The interior of the home is inviting w/elegant living and dining area and cozy kitchen and breakfast room. A must see!

5 Dixie Drive Alluring 3 BR / 3 BA lake front home in beautiful setting. Home has been well maintained and sits high with spectacular views of Lake Thagard. Main level displays open and inviting floorplan w/great kitchen and stunning views.

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700 shaDy lane roaD Beautiful 4 BR / 4.5 BA farmhouse style home on 8 private acres including a pond at the front of the property. Floorplan is open and spacious w/gorgeous wide plank pine flooring that was milled out of trees from the property!

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118 Pine lake Drive Amazing 4 BR / 4 BA waterfront home in beautiful Whispering Pines. Built in 2014, this home offers a spacious floorplan, gourmet kitchen, large master suite and extensive upgrades. Home is totally immaculate

Pinehurst • $890,000

102 strathaven court Elegant 4 BR / 3 Full BA 2 half BA golf front home. Home is located on the signature hole of Pinehurst #9. House was custom built w/fine finishes, great attention to detail and has been well maintained and cared for.

seven lakes West • $973,500

149 morris Drive Stunning 4 BR / 4 Full BA 2 half BA lakefront home on Lake Auman. All brick custom home w/open floorplan and outstanding features. Home has been meticulously maintained and cared for and includes adjacent lot.

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Featured Homes 1 Dunedin Circle

Pinehurst No. 6, Pinehurst Gorgeous water front home on a beautifully landscaped corner lot. Features a covered back porch with gas heater, covered patio off the kitchen, office with fireplace, wet bar, 3 car garage, solar panels, and more. 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, 3,500+ Sq.Ft.

MLS# 184211 $499,900

125 Manning Square

Walker Station, Pinehurst Energy Star rated new construction home featuring beautiful hardwood floors, granite counters in kitchen and baths, drop zone, and much more. Located in a wonderful neighborhood with parks, community pool, and community garden. 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, 2,600+ Sq.Ft.

MLS# 183091 $369,000

320 Parrish Lane

Villages at The Carolina, Southern Pines The covered porch leads you into the foyer, which opens into the family room and kitchen. Also features a formal dining room, main level master, rec room, and laundry room. 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, 3,000+ Sq.Ft.

MLS# 188673 $339,000

400 Ratcliff Lane

Villages at The Carolina, Southern Pines Beautiful new construction featuring a large kitchen with an eat-at island and breakfast nook, fireplace in the living room, formal dining room, master suite with tray ceilings and sitting area, laundry room, and open loft. 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 2,800+ Sq.Ft.

MLS# 188554 $326,900

40 Linville Drive

Country Club Of North Carolina, Pinehurst Beautiful all brick home on almost 2 acres featuring a gourmet kitchen with center island and sitting room, family and dining rooms both with fireplaces, master suite with an office, sunroom, back porch area with another fireplace, and 3 car garage. 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, 5,000+ Sq.Ft.

MLS# 187367 $879,000

360 Lake Dornoch Drive

Country Club Of North Carolina, Pinehurst Located on the 12th hole of the Dogwood Golf Course! This all brick home offers a grand entrance and lovely living room with French doors to a private deck and screened in porch. 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 5,000+ Sq.Ft.

MLS# 184245 $730,000

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SIMPLE LIFE

A Beautiful Blue Marble Finding meaning in the universe, however large or small

By Jim Dodson

While digging out an

old flower bed this summer I found, of all things, a beautiful blue marble buried more than a foot deep in the earth.

I decided it was either evidence of a lost race of marble-playing pioneers or simply belonged to a kid who lost it in the dirt when our house was built. That kid would now be over 75 years old. Either way, this beautiful blue marble, resting in the palm of my soiled palm, reminded me of an image of the planet taken by the crew of the final Apollo mission as they made their way to the Moon. The photograph was dubbed The Blue Marble because it revealed a fragile blue world that is home to “billions of creatures, a beautiful orb capable of fitting into the pocket of the universe,” as NASA elegantly put it. Some experts say marbles are the oldest toys on Earth, found by archeologists in the tombs of ancient Egypt and the ashes of Pompeii, mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Even America’s Founding Fathers were known to play a mean game of marbles when they weren’t busy forming a nation. The earliest marbles were made of dried, molded clay. In the mid-19th century, however, a German glassblower invented a pair of special scissors that could cut and shape molten glass, making glass marbles affordable for the first time. Glass marbles quickly dominated the market, particularly after industrial machines made them more efficiently, further lowering their price. “Valued as much for their beauty as the games played with them,” the National Toy Hall of Fame notes, “marbles inspired one 19th-century enthusiast to describe the twisted spiral of colored filament in glass marbles as ‘thin music translated into colored glass.’” Because my family was always on the move during my first seven years of life — following my father’s newspaper career across the Deep South — I had few if any regular playmates and plenty of time to fill up on my own come endless Southern summers. Books and marbles and painted Roman armies filled those quiet hours when the air sounded roasted by cicadas. Everywhere we lived from Mississippi to South Carolina, I found myself a cool and comfortable patch of earth beneath a porch or a large tree where I played out the Pelopennesian War or shot marbles in a large ring scratched into the dirt. I excelled at shooting marbles, often whipping my dad when he came home from work. His necktie loosened, he would come outside with a cold beer to see if I had any interest in coming to supper, squatting to play me a quick

game before we went in to eat. The object of the game we played was to knock as many marbles outside the ring without having your “shooter” wind up outside as well. I forget who told me that it was good luck to play with a marble that matched the color of your eyes. Accordingly, my shooter was always blue. I could spin and skip marbles like nobody’s business in those days, and even carried a small sack of my favorites with me whenever my family went on vacation or visited elderly relatives. Politely excused, advised not to wander far, I could slip outside and find the nearest patch of earth for a little marble- shooting practice. Then along came the spring of 1964. I watched Arnold Palmer win his final Masters green jacket on TV and began swinging a golf club in the yard, making a list of 11 things I intended to do in golf. At the top I hoped to someday meet the new King of the game. That summer I made the Pet Dairy Little League and began reading about Brooks Robinson, the “Human Vacuum Cleaner” in the sports pages. Robinson played third base for the Baltimore Orioles. I laid hands on an official Brooks Robinson fielder’s glove, vowing that in the unlikely event that I didn’t grow up to be the next Arnold Palmer I might become the next “Mr. Hoover,” as Robinson was also called. In effect, I lost my marbles that summer of ’64 — or at least put them away forever. Arnie won the Masters, and Robinson had his best season offensively, hitting for a .318 batting average with 28 home runs. He also led the league with 118 runs batted in, capturing the American League’s MVP Award and his fifth Gold Glove. In the American League MVP voting, Robinson received 18 of the 20 first-place votes, with Mickey Mantle of the Yankees finishing second, much to the delight of my colorful uncle Carson. He took me to my first Major League ballgame when I got sent up in late summer to spend a week with my uncles and their German wives in Baltimore. Uncle Carson was a big Irishman who worked at a tire factory and had season tickets to “the Birds,” as he fondly called them. He couldn’t abide Mickey Mantle. “I’d like to knock that smug smile off that overpaid showboat’s kisser,” he said to me during the pre-game warm-ups as both teams took the field in Memorial Stadium. Uncle Carson’s seats were a dozen rows back along the third base line. He encouraged me to bring my new Brooks Robinson fielder’s glove along because he was confident I could get it autographed by “the greatest third baseman ever.” Sure enough, when Robinson appeared on the field, stretching and

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chatting with other players, including several on the detested Yankees team, Uncle Carson sent me scurrying down to the dugout where a crowd of kids clustered, seeking autographs. When Robinson ambled over, I asked him for his autograph and he smiled and said “Sure, Kid. Where you from?” At least I like to remember it this way. Honestly, I was too tongue-tied and in the throes of awe to remember what he actually said. Up in the stands, however, as Mickey Mantle sauntered past, Uncle Carson cupped his massive hands to his mouth and hollered, “Hey, Mantle! You’re a stinking bum! You couldn’t hit the side of a barn if they pitched underhand to you!” For the record, I’m not sure this is precisely what Uncle Carson yelled at Mickey Mantle, either. But it’s certainly within the ballpark, as they say, because Uncle Carson was a world-class heckler, a one-man leather lung, the ultimate obnoxious Oriole. Mickey Mantle just laughed and kept walking. When I got back to our seats, Uncle C was buying a couple of cold beers. “How old are you now?” He asked as the vendor moved along. He was holding two large cups of beer. “Eleven,” I answered truthfully. “That’s old enough.” He handed me a National Bohemian beer, my first ballpark beer. A moment later, facing the field of play, he calmly remarked, “Just so you know, Squire, some things need to stay at the ballpark.”’ I knew exactly what he meant. Funny thing about life on a beautiful blue marble. I failed to become the next Arnold Palmer. But at least I grew up to collaborate on his memoirs, becoming a good friend of the game’s most charismatic figure. Some years ago, I even had the chance to tell Brooks Robinson about Uncle Carson at a dinner where I was the guest of honor for my sports journalism and books. The event’s hosts had secretly invited the greatest third baseman of all time to sit beside the honoree, who was nearly as tongue-tied and in awe as he was in 1964. “I think I remember your Uncle Carson,” Robinson told me with a laugh. “Or at least a few hundred others like him — especially up in Yankee Stadium. They made your uncle look like a minor league heckler, I’m afraid.” We had a fine time chatting about the Oriole’s golden seasons and lamented their cellar-dwelling ways these days. In 1966, Robinson was voted the AllStar Game Most Valuable Player and finished second to teammate Frank Robinson in the American League Most Valuable Player Award voting, and the Orioles went on to win their first World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the 1970 post-season, Robinson hit for an average of .583 in the American League Championship and tagged the Cincinnati Reds for a pair of homers on their way to a 4–1 shellacking and their second World Series title. It was Robinson’s defensive prowess that snagged the Series MVP, however, and prompted Reds manager Sparky Anderson to quip, “I’m beginning to see Brooks in my sleep. If I dropped this paper plate, he’d pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first.” At the end of his final season in 1977, having collected 16 Golden Gloves, Robinson’s No. 5 jersey was retired. Six years later, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot. “It all seemed to pass so quickly,” Brooks Robinson told me that night we ate supper together. “But what amazing memories.” As another hot summer ends, as overdue rain and cooler nights heal my withered garden and herald the post-seasons of golf and baseball, my friend Arnold Palmer is gone and this month the Birds — per usual — are dwelling deep in the American League cellar, their glory years just a pleasant memory. Having lost all my marbles but having found a blue one buried in the earth of my own garden, I’m probably where I should be at this moment and time on this fragile blue planet, lucky to have a quieter world I can hold in the palm of my hand. PS

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PinePitch First Friday Curtis Strange and the Ryder Cup The Given Tufts fall colloquium on Thursday, Sept. 6, features World Golf Hall of Fame member Curtis Strange, who will give golf fans a look behind-the-scenes in preparation for the 2018 Ryder Cup matches. Strange, the back-to-back winner of the 1988-89 U.S. Opens, was a five-time Ryder Cup player and captain of the 2002 U.S. team. In his role as an on-the-ground reporter for Fox Sports, he knows the current U.S. and European team members intimately. The 6:30 p.m. dinner will be in the Grand Ballroom of the Carolina Hotel, 80 Carolina Vista Drive, Pinehurst, with a reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $100 and available at the Tufts Archives, 160 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst, or online at www.giventufts.org. Sales close Sept. 4.

Supper on the Grounds Enjoy BBQ with all the fixin’s, wine, iced tea and live music at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities on Friday, Sept.14. Cost is $20 for members; $30 for non-members. Kids 6-14 are $10; 5 and under free. The Weymouth Center is at 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. For further information call (910) 692-6261 or visit weymouthcenter.org.

Dangermuffin takes the First Bank Stage at the Sunrise Theater on Sept. 7 from 5-8:15 p.m. for this free, family-friendly event featuring live music, good food and cold beverages. Bring the kids, but please leave the dogs at home. Should there be inclement weather, the band will move inside the Sunrise Theater, 250 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines, and party on.

Live After 5 Pinehurst’s Village Green rocks on Friday, Sept.14, with the Live After 5 performances of Lauren Light from 5:15-5:50 p.m., followed by Liquid Pleasure from 6-9 p.m. There will be food trucks and activities for the kids. Picnic baskets are allowed but no outside alcoholic beverages, please. Free and open to the public, the concert is at Tufts Memorial Park, 1 Village Green Road W., Pinehurst. For information call (910) 295-2817 or visit www.vopn.org.

A Rodgers and Hammerstein Spectacular Sandhills Repertory Theatre presents the off-Broadway smash A Grand Night for Singing, bringing to life over 30 of the most-beloved tunes of the legendary Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein in three performances from Sept. 21-23 at the Hannah Theater Center at The O’Neal School, 3300 Airport Road, Southern Pines. The cast of five Broadway actors includes Christina DeCicco and Matt Leisy. Friday and Saturday show times are 7:30 p.m. with Sunday’s matinee beginning at 2 p.m. Advance purchase general admission is $35; $32 for seniors and military; $20 for students. Tickets at the door are $40. Purchase tickets online at www.sandhillsrep.org or www.ticketmesandhills.com. Senior and military tickets are also available at the Given Memorial Library in Pinehurst and The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines.

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You Gotta Try this One Sip and sample beers from all over North Carolina at the third annual Pours in the Pines beer festival Saturday, Sept. 22, from 2-6 p.m. in the rolling meadow at the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. The event includes food trucks and music by McKenzie’s Mill. Sales benefit the Duskin & Stephens Foundation and the Southern Pines Rugby Club. Tickets can be purchased at www.eventbrite.come/e/ pours-in-the-pines-tickets-25548052914.

The Man in Black Todd Allen Herendeen and the FTD Band highlight an evening of country music celebrating Johnny Cash on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Southern Pines Brewing Company, 565 Air Tool Drive E., Southern Pines. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Children 12 and under admitted free. For more information call (910) 365-9890 or go to visionformoore.com.

The Rooster’s Wife Saturday, Sept. 8: Stray Local, album release party. Art-inspired music from this Wilmington-based indie band, presenting their brand new album to start the fall season. Cost: $10. Thursday, Sept. 13: Open Mic, with the Parsons. Members are admitted free. Sunday, Sept. 16: Lula Wiles, Fireside Collective. Blazing a name for themselves with their progressive approach to American folk music, Fireside Collective delights listeners with memorable melodies and contemporary songwriting. Lula Wiles is a band deeply rooted in traditional folk music, but equally devoted to modern songcraft, from old-school honky-tonk to modern grit, all in three-part harmony. Cost: $15. Friday, Sept.21: Emily Scott Robinson, T’Monde. Emily Scott Robinson F IRESIDE COLLEC T IV E

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Sunday, Sept. 30: Eric Brace, Peter Cooper and Thomm Juste. Eric, Peter, and Thomm all have something distinct and slightly skewed to say about the world. When they bring their singular perspectives to the trio table, it’s a perfect example of a whole being much greater than the sum of its parts. Cost: $20. Doors open at 6 p.m. and music begins at 6:46 at the Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Prices above are for members. Annual memberships are $5 and available online or at the door. For more information call (910) 944-7502 or visit www.theroosterswife.org. PineStraw : The Art & Soul of the Sandhills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 2018

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Originating in Japan, the macrobiotic diet promotes the use of sea vegetables for improving health and includes them in many recipes. The Vikings carried dried seaweed on their voyages for sustenance. Early New England whalers chewed on seaweed for its high vitamin C content to keep scurvy away. The Japanese incorporated sea vegetables in their diet regularly and used them in shrines and ceremonies. Adding edible seaweed to your food will bathe your cells with a powerhouse of nutrients. Seaweed pioneer Evelyn McConnaughey has collected references from around the world of seaweed being used in the treatment of goiter and other thyroid problems, kidney ailments, ulcers, obesity, high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries and hypoglycemia. Traditional Oriental medicine has always promoted the use of seaweed to lower the risk of heart disease. High in potassium and low in sodium, it reduces the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. Some of the sea vegetables found easily are: — Alaria: perfect in soups, loaded with calcium and vitamin A. — Arame: mild flavor, soak for a few minutes and add to salads or stir-frys. — Dulse: a reddish-purple seaweed that can be enjoyed as a snack out of the bag, or added to sandwiches, salads and soups. — Kelp: the all purpose sea veggie, it comes in

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September 6 at 5:00 pm

NORA GASKIN The Worst Thing

When Kellah Mace’s parents are killed in an accident–when Kellah is fifteen years old–she overhears someone say, “She’ll go through life knowing the worst thing has already happened.” Kellah, numb from loss and grief, takes these words to mean she need fear nothing. Only one thing can hurt her again: the loss of someone else she loves.

September 22 • 1-2 pm Local Author Book Signing

JOHANNA SMITH Star Gazer, the Horse Who Loved History

Declared useless by his owner, poor Star Gazer is sold to a carriage driver in Philadelphia. Pulling tourists on tours of the city, Star Gazer learns about history and the importance of the US Constitution. With the help of two special new friends, he learns to read so he can discover even more and learns to speak to tourists in their own languages. He discovers how different countries have different beliefs and political systems.

September 19 at 4:00 pm

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September 27 at 4:00 pm

BETH REVIS Give the Dark My Love

Seventeen-year-old Nedra Brysstain leaves her home in the rural, northern territories of Lunar Island to attend the prestigious Yugen Academy with only one goal in mind: master the trade of medicinal alchemy. A scholarship student matriculating with the children of Lunar Island’s wealthiest and most powerful families, Nedra doesn’t quite fit in with the other kids at Yugen.

September 27 at 6:00 pm

THE COUNTRY BOOKSHOP BIRTHDAY PARTY THE COUNTRY BOOKSHOP IS TURNING 65! Help us celebrate this amazing milestone with a 1950’s themed birthday party. We will kick off the celebration at The Country Bookshop with a champagne toast. The party will continue at 305 Trackside from 6:30 to 8:30, just a block and a half away from the bookshop. We will be providing drinks and light hors d’oeuvres.

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Dark Passage

An oral history recounts the grim realities of slavery

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Barracoon: The Story of the Last

“Black Cargo” is an oral history as told by Cudjo Lewis, a 95-year-old former slave who was among the last Africans transported to the United States prior to the Civil War. (A barracoon is an enclosure, fortress or compound in which black captives were held before being sold to slavers.)

Lewis’ narrative is pieced together from interviews conducted in 1927 by Zora Neale Hurston, an anthropologist and popular writer of the Harlem Renaissance who had, prior to the publication of Barracoon, faded into obscurity. After completing her three months of interviews with Lewis, Hurston was unable to find a publisher for her manuscript and Lewis’ story languished for 90 years until it was released by Amistad, a HarperCollins imprint, and immediately climbed The New York Times best-seller list. Slave narratives aren’t a rarity. The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, The African Preacher, The Life of Olaudah Equiano, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl, etc., have enjoyed popular acceptance, so much so that they assume a similar narrative pattern, beginning with a statement of birth, usually taking place on a plantation, and concluding with reflections upon the slave experience from the point of view of a freeman. Barracoon differs from the typical slave narrative: It’s the complete

recounting of the slave experience, beginning with the principal’s early life in Africa, the massacre of his family, his time in a barracoon, the Middle Passage, during which he was packed with more than 100 other human beings aboard the ship Clotilde, and his suffering as a freed slave who found himself without family in a strange, hostile land where his existence was marked by brutality and endemic bigotry. Nothing about Lewis’ story is uplifting. Degradations, heaped one upon another, marked his passage through a life that was a desperate struggle for survival marked by physical and emotional suffering. So why publish such a book? Isn’t there grief enough in the world? And why read about suffering that’s past and done? The casual student of history understands that slavery was the dominant disruptive force in our nation’s history, and that issues of caste and class continue to profoundly disturb the workings of our democracy. If slavery is the legal expression of the relative status of one race to another, it’s possible to prohibit by law the mechanisms that enable the attendant injustices. It’s much more difficult to banish the persistent stigma of slavery from the hearts and minds of our citizens. Hurston had a responsibility to relate the undeniable horrors of Lewis’ life so that readers could truly comprehend the circumstances under which he lived. Writers and/or folklorists take no pleasure in making readers miserable, but sentimentality is deadly stuff, and it’s reprehensible to hide the grim realities of life with self-serving lies. Just as we must confront the horrors of the Holocaust, it’s well that we have access to the unvarnished truth about slavery. We need to face the past as it was in order to comprehend the pernicious legacy that shapes the present. Cudjo Lewis no doubt understood this when he said, “Thankee Jesus! Somebody come ast about Cudjo.” To comprehend Lewis’ experience, it’s necessary to understand his dialect;

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therefore, Hurston’s facility at producing a text that conveys the orality of her informant’s spoken words is of the utmost importance. Initially Lewis’ dialect can be slow going for readers who have difficulty comprehending the peculiarities of his vernacular, which is unlike the more contrived dialect of Mark Twain’s Jim or Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus. “Yeah, in Afficky we always know dere was a God; he name Alahua, but po’ Affickans we cain readee de Bible, so we doan know God got a Son. We ain’ ignant — we jest doan know. Nobody doan tell us ’bout Adam eatee de apple, we didn’t know de seven seals was sealee ’gainst us.” After reading a few pages of dialect, the reader slips easily into the rhythm of the language and Lewis is easily understood. Hurston worked hard at producing a readable but authentic facsimile of Lewis’ speech, but it was this use of dialect that publishers, intent on translating the text into Standard English, offered as a justification for rejecting publication of the manuscript. The subplot of Barracoon concerns Hurston’s determination to gently coax from Lewis his life experience. A few critics have dismissed the book as Hurston’s recreation of Lewis’ story, but it’s clear to the reader — indeed it is necessary for the reader to believe — that Hurston resisted interjecting her own point of view into Lewis’ telling. She’s patient with Lewis and sensitive to his emotional reaction to the terrors of his life, enticing him with peaches and gently prodding him into revealing the most intimate and horrifying details. The attack on Lewis’ African village, the death of his loved ones, the Middle Passage, and his years as a slave are all necessary elements of the story, but Lewis’ primary focus is on his life in Africatown, the community in which he lived after emancipation. He lost children in unexplained accidents, was swindled by white lawyers, and eventually suffered the death of his wife. And like all African-Americans of the time, he endured the humiliations of Jim Crow. What resonates with the reader is Lewis’ homesickness, his love and longing for his African childhood, and his humanity. When Hurston asked him to pose for a photograph, Lewis donned his best suit of clothes — but stood before the camera in bare feet. “I want to look lak I in Affica, ’cause dat where I want to be,” he said. After living most of his life in America, he still pined for his homeland. At a time when compassion is in short supply, Cudjo Lewis’ story is a reminder that all that’s good and human in our hearts needs renewing. PS 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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Waiting for Eden, by Elliot Ackerman

A mortally wounded Marine, Eden, has been in a burn unit for three years. His wife never leaves his side. Believing that he is close to death, she agrees to allow the hospital to ease his way out of this world. But they realize the clacking of his teeth is a code and he’s trying to communicate. Although he is ready to end his life, they decide not to help him on that route in this moving tale of love, loss, loyalty and betrayal.

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In 1940, 18-year-old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 and tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be both tedious and terrifying. After the war ends, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past forever. Ten years later, after becoming a radio producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, and she finds herself once more under threat.

The Labyrinth of the Spirits, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The internationally acclaimed New York Times best-selling author returns to the magnificent universe he constructed in his novels The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game and The Prisoner of Heaven in this riveting series finale — a heart-pounding tale of suspense that introduces a sexy, seductive new heroine whose investigation shines a light on the dark history of Franco’s Spain.

The Collector’s Apprentice, by B.A. Shapiro

It’s the summer of 1922, and 19-year-old Paulien Mertens finds herself in Paris — broke, disowned, and completely alone. Everyone in Belgium, including her own family, believes she stole millions in a sophisticated con game perpetrated by her then-fiancé, George Everard. She creates a new identity and is hired by the eccentric and wealthy American art collector Edwin Bradley. She soon finds herself caught up in the Parisian world of post-Impressionists and expatriates as she travels between Paris and Philadelphia — where Bradley is building an art museum — and things get complicated as she tries to clear her name. NONFICTION

Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, by Sarah Smarsh

The anthem of a Midwestern childhood rises from the pages of this poetic, truth-telling memoir. Set in Kansas in the 1980s, Smarsh unapologetically tells the history of several generations of her family rife with physical abuse, substance abuse, poverty and nomadic upheaval. The product of an emotionally unattached mother, she shares the story of her childhood with her imagined, never-to-beconceived daughter, August. Her people were hardworking and hard-partying, and would give the shirts off their

backs to anyone in need, while never quite getting ahead themselves. This is an important sociological examination of the isolation and distrust in a class of people as overlooked and misunderstood as the “flyover” states of our nation’s heartland.

Small Fry, by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

The fact that Brennan-Jobs’ father is Steve Jobs is part of the story, but it’s not the whole story in this wellwritten and engaging memoir. Transporting us to her childhood in California with detached perspective, she writes about a man who is fully himself, flaws and all, with the love, compassion and unapologetic care that a daughter can share.

Whiskey in a Teacup, by Reese Witherspoon

A lifestyle book with recipes and menus for entertaining and celebrating holidays, and ideas for making special occasions truly special, Whiskey in a Teacup is also full of personal essays about Witherspoon’s childhood memories; why she idolizes Dolly Parton; the importance of female friendships; her love of literature; portraits of family members; and her secret recipe for hot-rollering your hair. Peppered throughout with fun sidebars (“Let’s Talk about the Steel Magnolias Beauty Parlor Scene”; “How to Catch a Frog with Your Bare Hands”), the book’s voice is all Reese — chatty, funny, down-toearth, open and enthusiastic.

In Pieces, by Sally Field

With the humility and authenticity her fans have come to expect and the pitch-perfect prose of a naturalborn writer, Field brings readers behind-the-scenes for the highs and lows of her star-studded early career in Hollywood and deep into the truth of her lifelong relationships — including her complicated love for her mother. Powerful and unforgettable, In Pieces is an inspiring and important account of life as a woman in the second half of the 20th century.

How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine and the Question of Civilization, by Mary Beard

Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to the Civilizations shows How Do We Look and The Eye of Faith on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art. Focusing in Part I on the Olmec heads of early Mesoamerica, the colossal statues of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, and the nudes of classical Greece, Beard explores the power, hierarchy, and gender politics of art in the ancient world, explaining how it came to define the so-called civilized world. In Part II, she chronicles some of the most breathtaking religious imagery ever made — whether at Angkor Wat, Ravenna, Venice, or in the art of Jewish and Islamic calligraphers — to show how all religions, ancient and modern, have faced irreconcilable problems in trying to picture the divine. With this classic volume, Beard redefines the Western and male-centric legacies of Ernst Gombrich and Kenneth Clark.

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The Truth About My Unbelievable School, by Davide

Cali and Benjamin Chaud Ho, hum. Every school has art, PE, science and a giant jellyfish for a class pet. Oh, wait, maybe not that pet thing. And maybe not an Olympic champion for a PE teacher. And possibly not a Ferris wheel or a principal’s office that . . . well, lets not talk about the principal’s office. Let's just say that this school is unbelievable, and in a world of “school can be scary” backto-school books, this book is, well, unbelievable, too. (Ages 4-6.)

Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise, by David

Ezra Stein Every great story has an elephant, um, element of surprise, and Little Red from the Caldecott Honorwinning Interrupting Chicken is back with a big surprise of her own. A very “pun-ny” read-aloud just perfect for story time, Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise is a ton of fun. (Ages 4-6.)

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Tash and her best friend, Sam, live in Tibet where, as practicing Buddhists under the strong arm of the occupying Chinese soldiers, they must never utter two words: Dalai Lama. So, when Tash’s parents are arrested following a local uprising, Tash and Sam, along with Eve and Bones — two absolutely wonderful borrowed yaks — make their way across the treacherous mountains to carry an urgent message that could just save everything and everyone they hold dear. Running on the Roof of the World is a fast-paced adventure that will leave curious young readers on the edge of their seat. (Ages 10-14.)

I Am Still Alive, by Kate Alice

Marshall Tense and brilliantly written, I Am Still Alive grabs you on the first page and doesn’t let go. After the death of her reclusive father, Jess and Bo, a half-wild almost bear-sized dog, scavenge for sustenance in the wilds of Canada. A great choice for a long, rainy day or, better yet, a snowed-in blackout blizzard night, I Am Still Alive is a must read for anyone who loves to see just what people are made of when pushed to the brink of existence. (Ages 14 and up.) PS Compiled by Kimberly Daniels Taws and Angie Tally

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corner of Princess and 2nd streets in downtown Wilmington seemed like a good place to meet my friends and fellow writers Jason Mott and Taylor Brown for several reasons. First, the place is absolutely gorgeous. Huge windows pour light into a high-ceilinged space that is grounded by checkered tile, hardwood floors and countless succulent plants that lend soft pops of natural color to the industrial furnishings. Second, Bespoke’s coffee is just as outstanding as the curated list of local beers they have on tap. Finally, I knew Taylor would already be there, just as he is every afternoon.

I find Taylor at his spot near the register, sitting at the window that looks out on 2nd. When I say “his spot” I really mean it; a small gold plaque on

the counter reads This space is reserved for Taylor “The Bodyguard” Brown. “I spend hours writing here every afternoon,” he says when I ask him to tell me the story of the plaque. “When they first opened, I would stay until closing at 7:00 p.m., and then I would walk out with the staff.” He smiles, looks down at his open laptop where it sits just below the plaque. “They started calling me the bodyguard.” I have known Taylor since an advanced reader’s copy of his debut novel, Fallen Land, found its way to me in the months leading up to its publication. The novel, which was released in 2016, was a huge success, and it was followed by the novels The River of Kings in 2017 and Gods of Howl Mountain in 2018. He has just recently returned from a long book tour that had him crisscrossing the country. “How are you feeling after all that travel?” I ask. “It gave me mono,” he says. I laugh. “No, seriously,” he says. “I went to the doctor last week.” Jason walks in the door while we are talking. Like Taylor, he has just arrived home from a long book tour himself. We all shake hands, and Jason asks how we are doing. “Book tour gave Taylor mono,” I say. “I almost died on book tour, too,” Jason says.

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“Well, I was starving, and I figured if he was about to pass out, then he might need food. We stopped at Burger King and ate dinner before heading to the bookstore.” “The glamour of book tour,” I say. Our conversation quickly turns to surprising, horrifying and hilarious things that can happen when you are on book tour alone, staying in bad hotels, catching red-eye flights, and always feeling like you are supposed to be somewhere else. “I’m actually working on a novel right now about a writer who goes on a book tour where insane things happen,” Jason says. “I wrote it as a screenplay, and the folks out in Hollywood said it may get more interest if it’s a book first.” “I’ll read it,” I said.

“I’ll read it and blurb it,” Taylor said. We tell more stories, finish our drinks, and then stand to leave. As someone who drives a toy-littered Subaru Outback with two car seats in the back, I watch Jason leave and try to imagine what kind of car he will be climbing into. Taylor heads back to his seat where his laptop still rests below his plaque. “How late will you stay?” I ask. “They close at 6:00 p.m. now,” Taylor says. “They felt bad for running me out of here an hour early, so they gave me a key to lock up.” “Are you serious?” I ask. He smiles and holds up a brass key on his key ring. I say good-bye and step out into the heat. As I settle into my car and turn on the A/C, I imagine Taylor a few hours from now, closing down his laptop, turning off the lights at Bespoke Coffee and Dry Goods and locking the door behind him, glad to be home. PS Wiley Cash lives in Wilmington with his wife and their two daughters. His latest novel, The Last Ballad, is available wherever books are sold.

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Seeing the U.S. Open

played at Pinehurst No. 2 three times in the last 20 years — and the U.S. Women’s Open, too, in 2014 — has been wonderful. For many years the prospect of holding the national Open here was as unlikely as landing an NFL franchise. The negative chorus was loud: too small, too remote, too you-name-it. But the championships went off without hitches, and a fourth Open is already penciled in for 2024.

My best memories of elite competition on No. 2, though, pre-date the majors and are of a time when people didn’t go to golf tournaments to shop or drink, when “corporate hospitality” was not yet a glint in a marketer’s eye, when knuckleheads weren’t shouting inanities after someone’s shot. I didn’t know then, more than four decades ago, that Donald Ross’ masterpiece design had lost its way architecturally, with acres of Bermuda rough, soft putting surfaces and love-to-hate grass planted in all the wrong places. If you were a young, aspiring golfer — and there weren’t a lot of us around in those days, Mecca of the game or not — it seemed just shy of magical that the PGA Tour came to town. Arnie. Jack. Lee. Raymond. Chi Chi. Even Sam, more than 30 years since the first of his three victories in the North and South Open on No. 2, the golf gods having given him not only glorious tempo but the gift of time. And there were the tour rabbits that came out of the Monday qualifying hat to fill the field in a given season, players such as George Cadle, Bunky Henry, Lyn Lott, Ed Sabo, Curtis Sifford and Alan Tapie. All ours for a week — or two, in the case of the inaugural World Open in 1973, which copied the State Fair without the cotton candy and candy apples. But to a local golf-loving teenager who knew the difference between Terry Diehl and Terry Dill, even though their surnames sounded the same in our accent, the tournament was plenty sweet.

Watching the pros in the flesh, particularly while carrying a scoring standard on weekends at the World Open from 1974-76, was inspiring but also sobering, like seeing my swing for the first time on our Super 8 movie camera. What they (best in the world) and I (decent high school golfer) were capable of seemed galaxies apart. Everything looked orderly, coordinated, purposeful. Putting a cabretta glove in a back pocket before putting was origami. No one got grass stains, even on dewy mornings. The sound of their spikes on a hard concrete path even played a different tune. Tom Watson was a decade older than me, but he and caddie Bruce Edwards looked impossibly young the several times I drew a grouping that included the rising star who fearlessly made his way around No. 2. Stray tee shot? No problem. Missed green? No worries. Almost every time I thought I was going to have to denote a dropped shot on my standard, he holed a putt. That this par-saving machine went on to win at Pinehurst in consecutive years (1978-79) was no surprise. Before or after my volunteer shifts inside the ropes, or after school on Thursday or Friday, it was never hard to see the action in the low-key atmosphere so different from the gallery choke points during the Opens when so many spectators made roomy No. 2 seem claustrophic in places. In 1975, late on Sunday afternoon, I hustled back to the 15th hole for the start of a playoff between eventual winner Johnny Miller, Frank Beard, Bob Murphy and Jack Nicklaus. I was sitting so close to the players I felt like I could reach out and grab Murph’s long iron when he made his signature pause at the top. Some of my friends picked up work with ABC Sports when the Pinehurst stop got televised, one of them dispatched to a drug store to buy hair spray for Jim McKay. My paying gig was limited to the Mondays after the World Open when our golf coach would get us out of school. For $20 and a sandwich apiece, a handful of us would collect the gallery stakes and ropes, somehow managing to avoid hurting ourselves and invariably pausing on a couple of tees to make air swings, the only times I never missed a fairway. 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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Three’s Company Three drinks, three ingredients

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close friend the other day what I should write about in my next column. She replied, “Like, how to make a drink.” She’s obviously not one of my 12 readers; 10 if you don’t count my parents. Instead of just walking away, I asked her to enlighten me. Her response, “Something good. But, like, easy to make.” That I can do. So, for those of you who want a few go-to cocktails that only involve a few steps, here are three suggestions. And, even if you don’t mind making a mess out of your kitchen, I think you’ll enjoy these.

The first time I tried a Negroni cocktail, I was in disbelief about how terrible it was (forget the fact that I made it). My palate was as sophisticated as a 4-year-old; obviously, my taste buds had some growing up to do. Months later, Campari and I became well-acquainted, and soon best pals. So, the first time I tried the Boulevardier cocktail, I was smitten. Spicy rye whiskey paired with bitter Campari and rounded out with sweet vermouth was love at first sip. In fact, I loved this drink so much that I made one (maybe it was more?) for myself every single evening last summer when I returned home. For the whiskey, my standards are either Wild Turkey Rye or Rittenhouse. Both pack a punch and are moderately priced. The sweet vermouth, however, has changed during the course of the 100 that I’ve prepared. I used to use Carpano Antica, which is a lovely sweet vermouth that has beautiful notes of vanilla and orange, but now I like a more bitter-forward style. Cocchi Dopo Teatro is a ridiculously good vermouth that infuses quassia wood, rhubarb and cinchona. The base wine is blended with Barolo Chinato. The result: a vermouth that’s perfect

for sipping on its own but I love it in a Boulevardier. You be the judge.

Boulevardier 1 1/4 ounces rye whiskey 3/4 ounce Campari 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth Combine all ingredients in mixing vessel (or build it in your rocks glass). Add ice, stir for 50 revolutions, and strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with orange slice or orange peel. It’s still warm enough to have one more month of summer drinking, even if fall is a few weeks away. One of my absolute favorite poolside cocktails is the Caipirinha. Made with cachaça, a rum distilled from sugar cane indigenous to Brazil, this cocktail is so good, it’s hard to just have one. If you have cachaça, a lime and sugar, you’re good to go. Please note that Bacardi, or any other clear rum, is not a substitute. Cachaça’s grassy flavor comes from its lower sugar content that’s produced when it’s juiced. A lot of rum is made with juice that comes from molasses. If your lime is small, use the whole thing; if it’s rather large, 3/4 of it will do. Start by cutting the lime in half lengthwise (think of the top and bottom of the lime as the north and south poles). Take each half and cut the ends off each pole. Then, take each half and cut down the center from the poles. You’ll have four pieces of lime now. Cut off and discard any slithers of white pith that remain. The pith will add a bitterness that’s not needed for this drink. Once that’s done, cut each of the four pieces down the middle widthwise. You should have eight little pieces of lime. Place those into a sturdy rocks glass. I say sturdy because you will be building and muddling into this glass. If it’s a brittle glass, it might break and you could cut yourself. Blood would be a fourth, and totally unnecessary, ingredient. Add two teaspoons of white sugar, and muddle. When muddling, try not to annihilate the limes; you’ll want to gently muddle while twisting the muddler to extract not only the lime’s juice, but the oils as well. Add 2 ounces of cachaça, and crushed ice (yes, the type of ice makes a difference — crushed ice for the win.) Now, with a bar spoon (or regular spoon, if you don’t have one), gently stir everything in the rocks glass for about

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10 seconds. Top off with more crushed ice. This will be just a touch spirit-forward, especially if your sugar sinks to the bottom of the glass. Another option would be using 1/2 ounce of simple syrup (two parts sugar, one part water). If this gets good to you, try adding a couple slices of pineapple or strawberries when muddling.

Caipirinha 2 ounces cachaça 2 teaspoons sugar 3/4 to 1 whole lime This last drink takes some time — three weeks, to be exact, but don’t let that deter you from having this amazing cocktail. I totally stole the base of this recipe from bartender Jeffrey Morganthaler’s Bar Book that came out four summers ago. In it, Morganthaler gives us the specs for a recipe he found in a book printed in 1939 from Charles H. Baker using his strawberry-infused tequila. All you’ll need is one quart of strawberries and 16 ounces of a good reposado tequila. Dice the strawberries, add them to a Mason jar, and fill with tequila. Seal the jar, and leave in a cool, dark place for three weeks. Shake the jar for about 15 seconds a few times each week. When the time is up, voila! Strain through cheesecloth, and you’ve got yourself a winner. It’s delicious by itself, but when I decided to put this on my drink menu, I didn’t want to sell this neat or over ice. I was afraid that it would be gone just like that. So I decided to make a cocktail with it. I made a syrup from lavender buds and added lime juice — essentially a riff on a margarita. It was delicious, but it still sold out quickly and, in turn, I learned that when making three-week liquor infusions, it’s best to make more than less.

Bit by a Squirrel 2 ounces strawberry-infused reposado 1/2 ounce lime juice 1/4 ounce lavender syrup Put all ingredients in cocktail shaker and add ice. Shake it like it’s hot, and then strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with a few lavender buds. Lavender Syrup: take 1/4 cup of water and 1/2 cup of baker’s sugar, and place in a small pot over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add 1/4 ounce of dried lavender buds (available in bulk at Nature’s Own). Once the syrup has cooled, strain out lavender. PS Tony Cross is a bartender who runs cocktail catering company Reverie Cocktails in Southern Pines.

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WINE COUNTRY

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industry for almost 20 years, and now working with my own wine program, I have fielded quite a few questions over the years. Here are a few of the most common: What is your favorite wine? I almost always drink rosé, almost every day, all year long. Mostly because, to me, it is the perfect balance between red and white wine and goes with just about anything you want to eat. My favorite red varietal is grenache. Whether it’s full-bodied, deep and full of the aromas of pencil lead from Priorat in Spain or blended to give Southern Rhône wines roundness, fruit forwardness and generosity on the palate, I love it. Anytime I am in the mood for a red wine to have with a nice steak or lamb dinner or just to have a nice glass, following rosé, I choose a nice grenache or a wine blended with it. Also, I always drink bubbles on Sunday. If not Champagne then something more budget-friendly, like Italian Prosecco or Cremant from France or dry styles of California sparking. Look for them to say brut on the label. I do have my favorite producers and regions for my favorite wine styles, but I always keep an open mind and eye to try new ones. What wine should I serve at my party? I like parties and wine and fun and, together, parties and wine are fun. I suggest wines that are crowd pleasers, that don’t need a lot of discussion and are easily enjoyed. Keep it simple. You want guests to have something they can feel comfortable with. Something sparkling because nothing says party, or fun, like bubbles. A red and a white. For the white, I recommend an easy drinking style with little or no oak used to age the wine. My favorites come from regions where you can find great value these days, like sauvignon blanc from South Africa or Chile, or a nice blend, usually grenache blanc and viognier, from the

South of France. As far as red goes, I prefer something that has not seen a lot of oak aging. Great value areas where you get a lot of bang for your buck are Chile, Argentina and Spain. Try an Argentinian malbec, Chilean cabernet or Spanish grenache. For bubbles, the best bets for quality and price come from Prosecco from Italy and Cava from Spain. Also a nice choice, but a bit higher priced would be a sparkling wine from Napa, California, made using the traditional méthod champenoise. How long will my wine last? Are we talking about the bottle you just opened; the bottle your boss gave you for your birthday; or that bottle of 1996 Screaming Eagle Cabernet? If it’s the bottle you just opened, in my case, it wouldn’t last past tonight. If it’s the bottle your boss gave you as a gift and you aren’t familiar with the name, Google it. The winery will have a description and most likely tell you if it’s ready to drink now, within the next year, or hold, and for how long. If it’s a bottle of 1996 Screaming Eagle, it’s ready to drink, so drink it. If it is another bottle worthy of aging and collecting, please make sure to keep it somewhere cool, dry and out of direct sunlight. Aging times vary based on the varietal, style, vintage and producer. Some varietals naturally need longer to develop their full potential — think cabernet and merlot-based Bordeaux. The vintage and producer usually dictate aging. A great producer makes good wine even in a bad vintage, but a bad vintage can make lesser producers struggle to make a wine that can last over time and, as a result, it would need to be consumed young, or as a critic might say, now. I am always happy to answer questions. I ask a lot of them myself. These are just a few of the frequent flyers. They have one common theme — drink what you like, when you like, and you won’t be disappointed. PS Angela Sanchez owns Southern Whey, a cheese-centric specialty food store in Southern Pines, with her husband, Chris Abbey. She was in the wine industry for 20 years and was lucky enough to travel the world drinking wine and eating cheese.

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THE KITCHEN GARDEN

Grape Expectations The magic of muscadines

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As a Wisconsin transplant who fell

in love with the South almost 40 years ago, I had never tasted a muscadine grape until the early 2000s.

It wasn’t until I bought a little patch of land here that I came to know the unique fall grape born in the Tar Heel State. In fact, it’s our state fruit. The muscadine is often called the “grape of the South.” Though widely cultivated now in the southern and eastern United States, Vitis rotundifolia has a wild, wild past. Gathered for centuries for jams, ciders, jellies, preserves and homemade wine, the first reported muscadine was the “Mother Vine,” a golden-green variety of muscadine vine discovered by Sir Walter Raleigh’s colony. The colonists delighted in the abundance of these sweet treats tangling coast, woodland and riverbank. By the way, the “Mother Vine” still lives in coastal Manteo, stewarded by an elderly couple on private land. Over 400 years old, she is America’s oldest cultivated grapevine. At one point, “Mother” covered over half an acre, with a trunk-like base 2 feet thick. Her wild gold-bronze fruits were named for the Scuppernong River, which runs into the Albemarle Sound in eastern North Carolina. Scuppernong is the original variety discovered growing in the wild. While the term muscadine encompasses both the greenish-bronze scuppernongs as well as the purple-black grapes, the moniker “scuppernong” is reserved for the fairer grape alone. My new property is nestled beside a town so tree-filled and tangled it was originally named Vineland before John T. Patrick renamed it Southern Pines. The raw land was filled with muscadines. Threaded through the wooded edges of my piece of heaven were exceedingly vigorous grapevines, wild and snarled, which I left alone out of curiosity and, frankly, a healthy live-and-let-live indolence. It’s a lot of work, tearing out grapevines, and expensive, too — a bulldozer or trackhoe is needed to uproot an old vine. We co-existed. Cardinals built their nests in the protective snarls, the light

green leaves sparkled in the woodland fringes, and the vines did their viniferous thing. Come August, the vines were heavy with fruit. The leaves shaded to gold. The birds grew excited. It became inadvisable to park under the vine-bearing trees. The vines began to shed ripe grapes, and the birds shed the remainders of ripe grapes. I had to see what the excitement was about. I’d heard how old country farmhouses kept a bowl of muscadines on the kitchen table in the fall, something tasty to grab and snack on. Or that every third Southern backyard had a cultivated muscadine. I reached out to my wild vines and sampled some very sour greenish-gold grapes — and some sweet and strangely intriguing black grapes. Biting in, the thick skin was a surprise. To one raised on common green grapes from the grocery, these feral globes were of a different ilk, larger and hanging solo rather than in a tight cluster. Likewise, the five large seeds each grape contained got in the way of the juicy pulp. It was not love at first bite. And yet, the grapes were curiously addictive. By the end of that first fall, I found myself craving their unique, dusky taste. Only later did I learn the intriguing, heart-healthy benefits of this curious Southern fruit. Muscadine grapes, it turns out, are antioxidant superstars. Nature’s healthiest grape, muscadines have, by a large margin, the highest levels of antioxidants. We are talking off the charts healthy. One could even pull out that hoary label “superfood.” Studies show that the main compounds, ellagic acid and resveratrol (you know, the redwine antioxidant), can play a useful role in preventing cancer, heart disease and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol). They forestall free radical damage and inflammation, staving off aspects of the aging process. Muscadines can also help inhibit the growth of cancerous cells by inducing apoptosis, or cell death. Beneficial for hypertensive people, especially people also suffering from high cholesterol, muscadine phytochemicals can help regulate blood pressure. Muscadine grape skin extract inhibits the cell growth in prostate cancer. Muscadines also enhance general immunity, just what is needed heading into fall’s chilly storms.

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Other nutrients found in muscadines include the antioxidant quercetin, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B, and trace minerals. Muscadines are naturally fat-free — a half-cup serving is 65 calories — cholesterol-free and low in sodium. They are fiber rich, too, full of the insoluble fiber doctors urge us all to consume. Unlike other grapes, which are bred to be seedless, muscadines contain both seeds and those thick skins. I soon discovered many people spit out the skin and seeds. Unfortunately, 90 percent of the nutritional health benefits of the grapes are in the skin and seeds. Based on the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, a lab test to measure antioxidants in food), muscadine grapes have been clocked as high as 6,800 per 100 grams, compared to 739 for red grapes. The muscadine grape skins alone have about six to eight times as much antioxidant capacity as whole blueberries. Yet muscadine seeds are the true antioxidant superstars. Seeds contain the highest antioxidant levels in the grape, followed by the skin and pulp. The seeds are dense with phenolics, containing 87 percent health-promoting antioxidant compounds. That’s crazy. The skins, the second-highest source, contain around 11 percent, and muscadine pulp has only 1.6 percent. Researchers have identified a total of 88 different antioxidant compounds in muscadine grapes, 43 of which occurred in the seeds. Seventeen of the compounds are unique to muscadine grapes. Muscadine grapes work this magic via an extra set of chromosomes, with genes that produce a unique balance of phytonutrients virtually absent in other grapes. The seeds need to be chewed to release their health benefits, but if you aren’t fond of munching on gritty grape seeds (tasteless, I might add), there are other ways to ingest. Unwilling to spit out and waste the deep nutrition of the seeds, I like to wash and freeze a batch of grapes on a tray, then bag the grapes for later fall and winter smoothies. A few frozen grapes tossed into many smoothie recipes sweeten things up naturally, and a good blender makes short work of the seeds and skins. Vôila! Drinking my nutrition. Another way to capture the seed nutrition is to pay big bucks for a muscadine grape supplement, sold online or in health food stores for $30-$45. Some clever wineries, understanding how valuable their waste product actually was, discovered ways to dry and powder the seeds, encapsulating the result and offering it for sale. Why buy resveratrol pills for inflammation control? Eat muscadines and get the whole panoply of benefits. For cooking, fresh muscadines are often de-seeded, and the pulp and hulls cooked. The resulting preserve is used in breads, cakes and pies. To feature a taste of place, regional chefs enjoy crafting unique dishes with muscadine flavors.

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Their offerings often feature pork, a fellow fall flavor. A quick perusal of online recipes turns up such dishes as Muscadine-Honey Glazed Pork Chops, or Slow-Cooker Muscadine and Cranberry Pork Roast. Beef gets a showing, too, such as Scuppernong-Glazed Bourbon Beef Ribs with Tasso. Grilled Sausage with Herbed Muscadine Sauce is drool-worthy. Some folks make a fall chutney or spicy muscadine sauce with cloves, allspice, cinnamon and mace. I’d be tempted to add a tiny bit of heat to that sweet, perhaps a small nugget of jalapeño worked in. Muscadine mojitos sound perfect for those glorious Indian summer weekends or perhaps Muscadine Sangria. All Google-able. Muscadine swirl cheesecake is inventive, and appears to take cream cheese and mascarpone to a whole new level. A creamy goat cheese log with muscadine jelly alongside is as simple as party treats get. Scuppernong pound cake evokes church dinners in the fall. Muscadines in port wine spooned over ice cream intrigues. You can grow your own muscadines to easily cover a trellis or arbor. They are sturdy, vigorous, native and virtually pest-free (unless you count birds). Lacking vines of your own, search for pints of muscadines at farmers markets, in Sandhills Farm to Table Co-op boxes and farm stands. There are also many muscadine vineyards located throughout our state, especially down east. Some grocery stores may even feature them for a very short time. Store muscadines in a covered shallow container in the refrigerator for best results. Do not wash them until you are ready to use them — this prevents the muscadines from degrading. The N.C. Cooperative Extension says they will keep for up to a week depending upon their original condition, but are best if used within a few days. Inspect the grapes periodically and remove ones that show signs of decay. But honestly, I mostly keep mine on a cool counter, or freeze. To cook or preserve muscadines, sort, stem and wash. Separate pulp from hulls, saving both. Heat the pulp to boiling, to separate seed. I use the back of a spoon to push the cooked pulp through a strainer. Mix juice with hulls and boil until the hulls are tender. Mix softened hulls with seed-free pulp. Add one part sugar to six parts grapes, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cool and then either process or use as a sauce in some creative manner of your own. This month, see if you can track down this edible piece of North Carolina heritage. If the taste doesn’t grow on you, perhaps the health benefits will. 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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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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Nothing says Southern cooking more than a plate of fried green tomatoes

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The tomato is a tropical berry — it originated

in South America — and so it requires plenty of long, hot sunny days to reach its best: the deep, rich-tasting, almost meaty sweetness many of us live for each summer. When September rolls around, though, it’s a different story. It’s not that I’ve gotten bored with all that lush ripeness, but I develop a very definite craving for fried green tomatoes.

If you grow your own backyard beefsteaks, unripe tomatoes are available pretty much all summer long, but this is the time of year they start getting really good. In the early autumn, the days are undeniably getting shorter, and thus there are fewer hours of sun. That and cooler temperatures result in green tomatoes with a greater ratio of acid to sugars. And my cast-iron skillet, which tends to live on top of the stove anyway, gets a workout. Fried green tomatoes, after all, are terrific any time of day. In the morning, they are wonderful sprinkled with a little brown sugar while still hot in the skillet, right before you gently lift them onto warmed breakfast plates. If you’re a brunch person, serve them that way, and you’ll bring

down the house. At lunchtime, embellishing BLTs with fried green tomatoes may seem like a time-consuming complication, but those sandwiches will be transcendent, and you and yours are worth it. When it comes to the evening meal, fried green tomatoes are typically considered a side dish, and there is nothing wrong with that. But in my experience, they always steal the show, so I tend to build supper around them. I rely on leftover cold roasted chicken or ham to fill in the cracks, for instance. Or I make them the center of a vegetable-based supper in which no one will miss the meat. They play well with corn on the cob or succotash, snap beans or butter beans, ratatouille, grilled zucchini and summer squash with pesto, or grits, rice, or potatoes. Pickled black-eyed peas (aka Texas caviar) are nice in the mix, as are sliced ripe red tomatoes, which, when served alongside crunchy golden fried green tomatoes, add a great contrast in texture and flavor. If you are fortunate enough to have a jar of watermelon rind pickles in the pantry, my Aunt Roxy would suggest that you hop up and get it. I ate many a meal in her cottage on Harbor Island, and early on I learned watermelon and tomatoes have a curious yet genuine affinity for one another. I imagine Aunt Roxy would greet today’s popular fresh tomato and watermelon salads with a satisfied nod of recognition. We always had a difference of opinion, however, over cream gravy, a popular accompaniment for fried green tomatoes. It’s not that I am morally opposed to lily gilding, but I have never seen the point in putting something wet on something you have worked to make crisp and golden.

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. . . sliced ripe red tomatoes, which, when served alongside crunchy golden fried green tomatoes, add a great contrast in texture and flavor. flaky Japanese bread crumbs called panko, but like Fannie Flagg, I am happiest with cornmeal. It can be white or yellow, fine-ground or coarse. It doesn’t matter as long as it is sweet-smelling — a sign of freshness. And if you happen to have some okra handy, you may as well fry that up at the same time. Trim the pods, cut them into bite-size nuggets, and coat them like the tomato slices. Although rule one when frying anything is not to crowd the pan (otherwise, the food will steam, not fry), there is always room to work a few pieces of okra into each batch of tomatoes. And whoever you are feeding will think you hung the moon and stars. Fried Green Tomatoes (Serves 4) When cutting tomatoes for frying, aim for slices between 1/4 and 1/2 inch thick. If too thin, you won’t get the custardy interior you want. And if the slices are too thick, then the coating will burn before the interior is softened. About 1 cup of cornmeal Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 1 large egg, lightly beaten with a fork 4 extremely firm (but not rock-hard) large green tomatoes Vegetable oil or bacon drippings (you can also use a combination of the two)

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working in batches, dip one tomato slice at a time into the egg, turning to coat, then dredge it well in the cornmeal. As you coat each slice, put it on a sheet of waxed paper and let it rest for a minute or two. (This is something I remember watching Aunt Roxy do. It must give the cornmeal a chance to absorb some moisture and decide to adhere.) By the time you coat enough slices to fit in the skillet, the fat in the pan should be good and hot. Carefully, so as not to dislodge the coating, slip a batch of tomato slices into the hot fat (do not crowd pan) and fry, turning as necessary, until golden on both sides. Drain the slices on paper towels and transfer them to a baking sheet; tuck them in the oven to stay warm and crisp. Coat and fry the remaining tomato slices in batches, wiping out the skillet with a paper towel and adding more oil or drippings as needed. Be patient and give the fat time to heat up in between batches. You may find yourself eating the first slice or two while alone in the kitchen, but be sweet and share the rest. PS Jane Lear was the senior articles editor at Gourmet and features director at Martha Stewart Living.

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ier without medicine, through food. No, don’t stop reading, please.

I had 20 migraines between October 2016 and April 2017. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about hitting myself in the head with a hammer, then decided to see my doctor. She gave me a prescription for migraines. One pill made me feel so bad I decided I’d rather have the headaches. I checked in with a neurologist, who basically told me he didn’t know what I should do, beyond keeping a migraine diary to discover my “triggers.” I envisioned a life of diary writing with continued migraines. I wanted quick relief — I wanted a relief app. A friend suggested a book: The Migraine Brain. I read it. It had a bunch of “Don’t Eat This” lists, and while the lists didn’t always agree, they did overlap on certain foods. I was desperate. I went cold turkey and stopped eating or drinking anything beyond veggies, brown rice, fruit, and water — with beans for protein, and sparkling water for some pizzazz in my life. I admit that I’ve silently looked down my nose at vegetarians. I once wrote in a book that when new parents get the baby seat all situated and fastened into the car, a cousin is going to come along, say it’s not put in right and then call the authorities. That cousin, I said, will be a vegetarian. If that’s funny, I’ve told folks, it’s because it’s true. Now I are one myself. (From that old joke: “I always wanted to be a grammarian and now I are one.”) Here I was looking to become not only a vegetarian, but also a vegan — somebody I once visualized as soft-spoken and polite, wearing flip-flops, apt to be found sitting in a dark back room, listening to a podcast about . . . oh I don’t know — animals. I was willing to sit anywhere and drink spinach smoothies and listen to even classical music if that would help stop the headaches. I would become a veggie vegan spokesperson. A veggie vegan warrior, maybe — if by chance the headaches stopped. I cut out all gluten, sweets, dairy products, alcohol, soy, bananas (the only fruit on most all the no-eat lists in the book I read), eggs, coffee and meat. I was that desperate. Beans and rice, with sautéed onions and peppers, became my first island of refuge — my first meal friend. This meat/potato/biscuit puppy was surprised that the world didn’t collapse. My fresh food list led to a new — I’ve got to say it — happiness. Because the migraines stopped cold — as if a miracle had descended — and a respite from the pain of migraines made up for any initial worry about food. During the first month of different eating habits, I discovered excellent gluten-free breads in the freezer section at the grocery store while rediscovering simple cornbread (no gluten), corn chips, oatmeal, and ah . . . homemade

granola. Refried beans became a favorite — and in any Mexican restaurant I could find a friendly meal. (Hold the cheese, please.) More and more restaurants are catering to people who eat the way I now eat. You might be surprised. I’ve found great sushi. Sometimes with sushi I cheat a tad with a little white fish meat, as in the “Lean Queen” specialty roll at Yoshi Sushi Bar in Wilmington. I’ve called for it for takeout so many times — they see the incoming number and answer with, “Got it.” When you are somehow restricted, a result may be liberation. Narrowed choices may bring greater enjoyment. I discovered a bean burger cut up on a salad at PT’s. I started satisfying my sweet tooth big time with cantaloupe, honeydew melons, and sweet potatoes — two in the oven on aluminum foil, hit 350 degrees and the timer for 1:37. And a rice cake with almond butter and honey is succulent. And, listen . . . ice cream. I’ve screamed for it all my life. Several non-dairy, non-sugar (or very low sugar) ice creams are out there. Try it before knocking it. I make a tiny milkshake several times a week: a few ounces of almond milk and with a couple scoops of Nada Moo or S.O. ice cream substitute. I lost 20 pounds in three weeks — and a year later, I’m still down 20. It helps that I’m walking two miles a day. Narrowed choices have forced my finding really good recipes. I look forward to breakfast like never before: a layer of frozen blueberries, a layer of gluten-free granola with a few roasted pecans or maybe some trail mix for crunch, then a layer of a favorite in-season fruit with a dash of salt. Top off with ice cold almond milk (or hemp milk or flax milk). A dessert for me is often pecans and strawberries with strong decaf coffee. My old molecules have accepted new molecules coming through the door. Did I mention homemade granola? Or toast, avocado and fresh tomato? Gluten free pizza crust — served in many pizza parlors now? I did try one steak a couple months ago. It landed in my stomach like a hiking boot. My last physical exam showed lower cholesterol than ever, lowest weight in 50 years (by 20 pounds), and lower blood pressure than ever. You are what you eat. My impetus to change my eating habits was 20 migraines in a few months. I’ve heard that a new habit materializes in two weeks to a year. I’ve passed the one-year mark. And yes, I’ve adjusted a bit: I’m back on an occasional egg and a serving of fish. But there are many reasons not to yield — not to return to my old-food home. I have a new new, better, tastier food home. If you think you could feel better — consider cutting the gut-makers. Go lean. At least don’t scoff at us vegetarians, vegans, and hybrids. Consider joining us. Try it for one month. PS

Clyde Edgerton is the author of 10 novels, a memoir and most recently, Papadaddy’s Book for New Fathers. He is the Thomas S. Kenan III Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at UNCW.

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Home, Revisited The place where old voices linger

By Deborah Salomon

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home again, virtually, at least. Beware: The journey may be enlightening or sad, affirming or bittersweet.

I have lived under 12 roofs — apartments, duplexes, condos, houses — in 80 years. Each represented a life sequence although, at the time, you only think about the stairs, stoves and bathtubs. Google makes homecoming easier because should the property be for sale, chances are the real estate agent will post a slide show. I discovered this 10 years ago, after moving back to Asheville, where I lived as a teen in a house my parents occupied almost 40 years. The first buyer renovated and flipped it after my mother moved to a senior residence. It was for sale again. After poring over the photos I asked the agent for a walk-through, which I anticipated, naively, would be like a mother-child reunion. This house in a very ordinary neighborhood was constructed entirely of stone in 1947 by a builder, for his own family. Poor guy knew more about materials than layout. A hopeless kitchen, tiny dining room, oversize living room, two main-floor bedrooms, two more upstairs plus two vaguely art deco black-and-white tiled bathrooms. The house was empty, with gleaming original hardwood throughout and ridiculously ornate crown moldings added later. Wall colors — bright and hard, unlike the soft green and rose of the ’50s — smacked of too much makeup on an aging beauty. I cringed seeing the mantel painted, ugh, black. Without drapes the huge picture window was a gaping wound in the living room wall. Once inside the heavy front door, voices long ago absorbed by the walls came seeping out: my mother’s voice, complaining about the cramped kitchen, now gleaming stainless, more like a hospital OR than a place to simmer beef stew. Gone was the wall separating it from the tiny dining room. I heard my father insisting that because the house was made of stone we didn’t need window air conditioners. He deemed “cross ventilation” sufficient. So we suffered. The basement became his castle, housing a workshop where he made and fixed everything. I had forgotten the tiny, windowless basement bathroom, my introduction to segregation. The African-American man who did “heavy cleaning” for my mother insisted on using that bathroom to change from the clothes he wore to work at the V.A. hospital. Leroy ate his sandwich in the basement, too, although we invited him to eat with us. I always took him a cold Coke, in a bottle.

The massive oak which dominated the backyard — gone, replaced by a fire pit and meditation garden, whatever that is. The flagstone patio added under the critical eye of my grandfather, a retired brick mason, had been roofed over — now “an Italianate veranda.” I could almost hear Granddaddy shuffling along the back hall, where the carpet runners (with a hideous “carved” pattern) had been removed, lest he trip and fall. At the top of the stairs was a sewing closet. My mother rarely fired up the Singer but my father, in search of a project, had built slanted shelves fitted with little spindles, to hold thread spools. How was the Realtor to know? “Custom carpentry,” she called them. The upstairs was mine (an only child’s perk) until I left for university. Then it became an apartment with kitchen, sitting room, bath and bedroom but no separate entrance. That lasted one tenant, a cranky old lady who was either too hot or too cold. I peeked into the storage room under the eaves which had a window facing the street — and shuddered. My mother insisted I go on a blind date with the son of a college classmate. From that window I watched him get out of the car and approach the front door. In an absolute panic, I ran downstairs, told my mother no way, dashed into the bathroom and locked the door. Now, for the last time, I looked through the window and laughed, a laugh that echoed through empty rooms painted garish colors. A lot transpired in that house. My grandfather died in the back bedroom. I graduated from high school, college and married from there. I brought my three wiggly kids who made a terrible mess. When my daughter was at Duke she sometimes appeared for the weekend, unannounced, with her big dog and a boyfriend. I watched the furniture and household goods carried away at the tag sale — all except my father’s tools, which I gave to Leroy, who had admired them for 30 years of basement lunch breaks. Why pretend? Angst outweighed nostalgia as I walked through the empty, pristine rooms. Mine was not a storybook youth. But it was my youth. Beginning in 1953, this youth played out in my father’s pride, something the sixth son of a desperately poor immigrant family never dreamed of owning — a solid, attractive, comfortable home. And now, except for the spool spindles and a few glass doorknobs, that house had been washed clean of his presence. I found an apartment and two more houses online but have no desire to follow up. Because, I learned, only the house remains, not the home. So maybe Thomas Wolfe was right, after all. 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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he green, grassy yard is a triangular shape, lots of plants: basil, rosemary, pansies, and other flowers that look cool, but I don’t know their names. Bird feeders — the whimsical ones — are scattered in the yard. The hoi polloi squirrels eat peanuts from kitchen pans on picnic tables. The birds chirp, the highway beside the house roars softly, the wind tingles against my skin. It’s a cool September morning in Nags Head, and I can smell the ocean. My best friend’s grandma reminds me of my own. Delicate but not breakable. I’m sitting right beside her on the back deck. Just the two of us. I hear a buzz. A bee. Then a hummingbird. I see trees full of birds I can’t identify any more than I know the flowers. I hear a car honk. A door shut. She is reading her devotional book, The Upper Room, and I remember my Gram reading the same book. She reads her Bible at the same time, the books balanced in her lap. Flips pages in her Bible. Points her finger along the page like a palm reader tracing the heart line. Reads. Flips more pages. Reads. Rubs her worn, delicate hands together. Flips more pages. Reads. Rubs her wrist. Peers down at a verse. Reads it to herself. The words almost loud enough for someone to hear. Sips her coffee. I sip my own and continue to write in a notebook. A blue jay hops close to me. She looks up. Throws it a peanut. “Uh, oh,” she says as another one swoops down, snatches it, and flies into a tree. She throws a second peanut for the first blue jay, the one that got pushed to the back of the line, but the one in the tree flies down again, and there is a little scuffle. Bird stuff. “There’s enough for everyone!” she laughs. I laugh too. “This house was built in 1990, and we bought it in 1998,” she explains. I nod. “We have been here ever since.” I nod. She tells me about the house. Two stories. She tells me about her children. Two live close by, they can smell the ocean. One lives on the other side of the world. She tells me about her husband, who passed away this year. He was a wonderful man. She lays her hand flat on the page of the book. There are doves on the roof of the house, looking like a conference is taking place. Bird stuff. I wonder what they are talking about up there. “The blackbirds eat up everything!” she says as she throws a peanut to a squirrel. It hops up to the deck and devours the nut. She reads, and I write. I breathe in the ocean air. I never want to lose this. Instead I will store it away and come back to it whenever I need it. The blue jay swoops down again, greedy. PS

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Cafeteria Girls Soaking in the songs of heartbreak

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“Allen, Cole, Cunningham, Englehart,”

the teacher read off the first four names from her alphabetized class list. We four girls filed out the door of our classroom and headed for the school cafeteria, where we would be the cafeteria ladies’ helpers for September. The next month it was supposed to be the next four, and so on down the list, but we proved too darned good to give up. We got to keep our plum assignments — not only getting out of class half an hour before lunch and half an hour after, but also getting to keep our lunch money: 25 cents a day, $1.25 a week, $10 a month. Not to be sneezed at by a sixth-grader in 1962.

We were 11 years old, not quite children, but not quite anything else. Donning hairnets and calling each other by our last names, we found a new kind of camaraderie in our work, setting out the big stainless steel bins with the day’s hot lunch, lining up the milk cartons and filling the silverware trays. After lunch, before washing up and wiping everything down, we’d take a break behind the kitchen with the cafeteria ladies and sit in the shade of a white oak tree, eat our Fudgsicles and listen to country music on their transistor radio. The tales of heartbreak and longing and missing other places struck a chord in me. A child of the military, I had already learned the sorrow of parting with friends and family. I was still missing my fifth grade class in Alabama, and the

boy who was, I guess, my first boyfriend. Donnie Smith and I sat next to each other in class each day. We were square dance partners on the rainy days when we couldn’t go out for recess or lunch break. He was my leading man in a play I wrote for our class on another of those rainy/no recess days. We talked about everything together, and though we had never even held hands, we pledged to write to each other forever when my father’s transfer to Virginia separated us. So I thought I knew what Hank Williams meant when he sang, “I’m so lonesome I could cry.” I was fascinated by the adult stories that I found in the lyrics of songs like “El Paso,” by Marty Robbins, and Johnny Cash’s “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town.” Patsy Cline, Conway Twitty and George Jones told tales that caught my imagination and lifted me up. I listened carefully to their lyrics of love and loss, of woe and glory; and I understood that adulthood was fraught with danger, regret and missteps, but also with romance and adventure. I watched the faces of the cafeteria ladies, etched with lines that told me they had made a few of those missteps, had a few of those regrets. But the hard lines softened when they would hear a certain song and laugh or sigh knowingly at one another. I guessed they’d had some adventures, too. At the end of our break, we went back in the kitchen to clean up. I remember Johnny Cash singing “I Walk the Line,” as we girls sang along, not having a clue as to what that line was. The next year I would start junior high and succumb to Beatlemania, but I never lost my love of country music. Fifty years later when I hear one of those songs, the lyrics still roll off my tongue — and in the back of my head I hear Allen, Cole, Cunningham and Englehart chiming in. And Donnie Smith and I still write to each other. PS Janet Wheaton is a Pinehurst resident, native North Carolinian, unpublished novelist and a frequent contributor to PineStraw.

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Caw Caw of the Wild The stealthy, predatory — and fascinating fish crow

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right? Well, no — not exactly. It is not quite like the term “seagull,” which is generic for a handful of different species. When it comes to crows, you can expect two species in the Piedmont during the summertime: the American crow and the fish crow. Unfortunately, telling them apart visually is just about impossible. However, when they open their beaks, it is quite a different proposition. The fish crow will produce a nasal “caw caw,” whereas the American crow will utter a single, clear “caw.” That single, familiar sound may very well be repeated in succession, but it will always be one syllable in contrast to the fish crow. Young American crows may sound somewhat nasal at first, but they will not utter the two notes of their close cousins, the fish crow.

Both crows have jet black, glossy plumage. Strong feet and long legs make for good mobility. They walk as well as hop when exploring on the ground. Also they have relatively large, powerful bills that are effective for grabbing and holding large prey items. Crows’ wings are relatively long and rounded, which allows for bursts of rapid flight as well as efficient soaring. The difference between the two species is very subtle: Fish crows are just a bit smaller, and probably the only way to accurately tell them apart is to have them side-by-side. Fish crows are migratory across inland North Carolina. Before much longer, expect to see flocks of up to 200 birds staging ahead of the first big cold front of the fall. Most of the population will be moving generally eastward come October.

For reasons we do not understand, some fish crows will overwinter in our area. Small groups are even being found on Christmas Bird Counts each December across the region. Because of in-migration, the number of fish crows along our coast swells significantly by mid-winter. Visiting flocks do not stay there long but are among our earliest returning breeding birds, arriving by early February for the spring and summer. Almost as soon as they reappear, they begin nest building. Interestingly their bulky stick-built platforms are hard to spot, usually perched in the tiptops of large pines. Furthermore, crows tend to be loosely colonial, so look for two or three pairs nesting close together in early spring. Although fish crows are frequently found near water, they wander widely. They are very opportunistic, feeding by picking at roadkill, taking advantage of dead fish washed ashore, sampling late season berries, digging up snapping turtle eggs or, one of their favorite activities, robbing bird feeders with what often appears to be pure delight. But they can also be predatory. And though they are large birds, they can be quite stealthy. If you’re lucky, you might catch them stalking large insects in open fields or, at the water’s edge, frogs and crayfish. Unfortunately, fish crows are also very adept nest robbers and take a good number of eggs and nestlings during the summer. These birds, as well as their American cousins, can become problematic. They are very smart and readily learn where to find an easy meal. At bird feeders, they will quietly wait until the coast is clear, especially if a savory lunch of mealworms or suet can be had. Southern farmers, years ago, found a fairly effective deterrent was to hanging one of their brethren in effigy to keep flocks from decimating their crops. Recently I acquired a stuffed crow from my local bird store with the hope that this method would scare them from my feeding station and keep them from preying on nearby nests. Amazingly, it worked! I do move it regularly to keep the attention of passing would-be marauders. Of course, it is quite the conversation starter as well! PS Susan would love to receive your wildlife sightings and photos. She can be contacted by email at susan@ncaves.com, or by calling (910) 585-0574.

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SPORTING LIFE

Soul Soothing A place and a person to remember

By Tom Bryant

You are not dead until there isn’t a crumb of memory left anywhere in the world. — John D. MacDonald, The Empty Copper Sea

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on a mountainside right off the Blue Ridge Parkway where a person can rest his soul. The place is known as the Sourwood Inn. It’s a lot more than the common definition of a bed and breakfast. There are 12 bedrooms situated in a classic mountain lodge, overlooking a beautiful, almost mystic valley. The lovely inn was built for rest, relaxation and, as I mentioned, restoring the soul.

It had been a sad, gray, melancholy time. A good friend had suddenly keeled over and was gone before the EMS could arrive. A cousin I hadn’t seen in years passed away with heart trouble. And my mother, 99 years old and still with the grace and fortitude of a Southern lady, passed away quietly after a small stay in the hospital and an even shorter visit to hospice. It was as if she didn’t want to inconvenience the family with a long, drawn out, sad time of dying. She was that kind of lady, always thinking of others. My sister’s call about Mom came late one evening. It had been a typical Sandhills summer day, hot with a high humidity that sent folks searching for air-conditioning. I had waited until late in the afternoon to beat the heat and do some much needed yard work. With that finished, I sat back in the sunroom enjoying a cold beer. My cellphone was still in my pocket, and I answered its persistent, buzzing ring. “Tommy.” “Hey, Bonnie, how’re things on the farm?” My sister had been Mother’s caregiver, and they lived in the old plantation house that was built in 1830. “Not good. Mom’s in the hospital. She fell this morning and is not doing well. I’m on my way back over there to talk to the doctor now.” “OK. Linda and I will come on down as soon as I clean up a little.” “No, don’t come now. Wait until I find out from the doc what’s going on. This could be it, Tommy. Mama looks terrible.”

After a short stay in the hospital, Mom was moved to hospice. It was exactly as we feared. She was ready, after all her years, to give up the fight. Linda and I made it to the hospice building a little after 11 the next morning and entered the room to see Mom. “Hey, Mom, it’s Tommy. I love you.” Mother was past communicating with anyone. She was in the bed, eyes closed, breathing hard. I couldn’t take it and went back out in the hall. In just a few minutes, Harriet, my cousin, an excellent nurse who had been observing the efforts of the hospice nurses, came out behind me and said, “Tommy, your mother is gone.” My other sister, Billie, standing next to me, said, “It’s as if she was waiting for you.” The rest of the week was a blur. Folks from the old Mizpah Church did a wonderful job with Mom’s funeral. The pastor, an easy-going, caring young man, presented the service just as Mom had wanted, and members of the church put together an afternoon meal for the family. Mother was laid to rest beside my dad, who died almost 50 years ago. They were finally reunited. On the drive home, Tom, our son, was dozing in the passenger’s seat, and Linda was in the back seat. “It was great for Art, Bryan and Sandy and Bob to drive all that way,” she said. Bob and Sandy live nearby in Southern Pines, and we don’t see them often enough. Art lives in Albemarle and is part of our duck-hunting crew; and Bryan, another hunting buddy, drove down from Burlington. “Yep, remember what Mom always said, good friends are gold.” I was quiet as we motored toward home, thinking about her and all her wise sayings and how she would be missed. “Babe,” I said. “We really need to get away for a while. What if we go up to the mountains and stay at the Sourwood for a few days? We could kick back, read and maybe ride into Asheville for a bit.” “That’s a wonderful idea. I’ll call them right now and see if they have a room available.” We were in luck. Susan, the young lady who runs the inn, said that our favorite room was available and we were welcome. The room that we have stayed in several times is located on the second floor and has screened French doors leading to a small balcony overlooking the valley and mountain ridges beyond. After a four-hour ride out of the sweltering heat of the Piedmont, we breathed a sigh of relief when we finally saw the mountain ranges to the west. We reached the Parkway; then it was just a short distance to Elk Mountain Road and the little one-lane, firebreak-wide driveway to the inn.

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After we had unloaded and settled in our room, Linda went down to the great room and brought back homemade cookies and lemonade. I, on the other hand, decided to kick back on the balcony with three fingers of good Scotch I had been saving for a special occasion. The sun was beginning to set and a smoky gray mist was rising out of the valley. Linda had put together a little picnic supper knowing that the inn would not be serving dinner that Wednesday evening, and we didn’t want to ride into Asheville after our five-hour trek across the state. We ate out on the balcony and watched as the sun set behind the inn and darkness crept over the valley. Linda went inside to read, and I watched the shadows and listened as nocturnal wildlife started calling and moving about the woods. After a while I went in, picked up the book I was reading and got ready for bed. I left the doors to the outside open, only latching the screens. In the middle of the night, I was suddenly awakened. It was as if something or some noise had jolted me from my deep sleep. Groggily, I sat on the side of the bed, trying not to wake Linda, and heard the culprits that had roused me from my slumber. It was a pair of barred owls. They were evidently having a dispute over territorial rights and were arguing like a couple of Southern lawyers. I eased out to the balcony to listen. The dark sky, full of stars, looked as if it had been sprinkled with diamonds, and the Milky Way seemed to be hovering right over the inn. I watched and listened as the owls moved down the ridge toward the valley, and I thought about Mother and a conversation we had before she became so conflicted with dementia. “Tommy, don’t you be so upset when I leave this Earth. I’ve had a good life and I’m ready.” “Mom, you’re going to be here for a lot more years,” I replied. “No, son, I’m not. And listen to me. My death is not going to be an ending. It’s a new beginning. Think of it as if I’m just heading out on a big adventure and will see you again some day. I won’t see you anytime soon, though, because you have a lot of living yet to do in this world.” I listened as the sounds of the owls faintly drifted up from the valley, and then they were silent. A meteor streaked across the northern sky. I stood and stretched so hard I could hear my tendons creak. It was as if a heavy weight fell from my shoulders, and I silently went back into the room and to bed. I dreamed about meteors and stars and Mother. PS Tom Bryant, a Southern Pines resident, is a lifelong outdoorsman and PineStraw’s Sporting Life columnist.

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month, it’s fun and perhaps a bit revealing to hearken back to Pinehurst’s two Ryder Cups — the one in 1951 that did happen, as everyone knows, and the one in 2004 that did not happen that hardly anyone knows about.

Of the former, you’ve probably read that Pinehurst No. 2 was the venue for the biennial match pitting top pro golfers from the United States against the best from Great Britain and Ireland (that team expanding to include all of Europe in 1979). As competitions go, it was rather a snore. The Americans had Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret. The GBI team featured a nice phonetic lilt with Arthur Lees and Dai Rees but not much more. The Yanks won in a landslide, 9 1/2 to 2 1/2. So casual was the atmosphere at the time for the early November event that on Saturday’s day off (the format called for matches on Friday and Sunday) Snead drove to Florence, South Carolina, for an exhibition. Other golfers went to Chapel Hill for the UNC vs. Tennessee football game. And Pinehurst owner Richard Tufts was struck by how many members and guests were playing golf on courses 1, 3 and 4 while the Sunday singles matches were underway. “America has become the senior partner, and Great Britain the junior partner,” the English golf writer Henry Longhurst opined. “This is it in the military, the economic and the golfing spheres of influence.” Fast-forward nearly half a century to the late ’90s. Pinehurst Resort & Country Club by then had been under the stewardship of Robert Dedman Sr. and ClubCorp for nearly 15 years, and Dedman and chief lieutenants Pat Corso (president and CEO) and Don Padgett Sr. (director of golf)

had ushered the club and its renowned No. 2 course back into the front ranks of the national golf hierarchy. The last decade of the 20th century had seen the club host two successful PGA Tour Championships, one U.S. Senior Open and the 1999 U.S. Open, won in pulsating fashion by Payne Stewart on the last stroke of the championship. The golf course was outstanding (one-under-par won the title), and the village, Moore County and the state of North Carolina heaped the proceedings with oodles of sponsorship cash, manpower and energy. “Perfect,” said Stewart, who lost his life four months later in a plane crash. “A perfect way to win. I think everyone in the field will attest to how great No. 2 is, what a special place this is. To win here means a lot to me.” Corso and Padgett had no idea in the run-up to the event that the ’99 U.S. Open would turn out so well, but they knew that one successful Open might mean another championship 10 to 12 years down the road. Throughout the ’90s, they were casting about for other significant opportunities to keep the Pinehurst and No. 2 names in the nation’s ongoing golf conversation. “We thought to stay in the public eye and keep moving the business forward, we needed to have events every two or three years,” says Corso, who ran the resort from 1987-2004. “Padge and I never, ever believed we could wait 10 years for another Open.” Padgett’s roots and allegiances were with the PGA of America, which owns and runs the Ryder Cup. He was a longtime club pro in Indiana and had risen through the service ranks of the PGA, becoming a national officer in the early ’70s and president in 1977-78. Padgett was among the tight circle of PGA officials that, with the vocal support of Jack Nicklaus, correctly saw the Ryder Cup had become lopsided and made the decision after the 1977 matches to expand the Great Britain/Ireland team’s boundaries, giving it access to European starsin-the-making like Seve Ballesteros of Spain and Bernhard Langer of Germany. Those were the credentials that Padgett brought when he became director of golf at Pinehurst at the age of 62 in 1987 and was charged by Dedman and

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Corso with giving the resort the guidance, ideas and connections it needed to further the Pinehurst cause in top golf circles. Pinehurst forged new relationships with the USGA for its 1989 Women’s Amateur Championship and with the PGA Tour with the 1991-92 Tour Championships. And it was Padgett’s initiative that brought the PGA Club Professional Championship to Pinehurst in 1988 and again for a two-year run at the new No. 8 course in 1997-98. “We were kind of on a dual path,” remembers Corso, today the executive director of Moore County Partners in Progress. “At that time, we hadn’t actually conducted an Open yet. There was one relationship with the USGA and another with the PGA. We had no idea which way it was going to go.” Part of the master plan for the 1997-98 Club Pro commitment was to show the nation’s club professionals and instructors that Pinehurst could be an ideal venue for another Ryder Cup — even a half century after the 1951 matches. Corso invited N.C. Gov. Jim Hunt to a dinner the week of the 1998 Club Pro where Jim Awtrey, the CEO of the PGA of America, would be attending. “The governor dropped everything and came at the last minute,” Corso remembers. “He sat on one side of Jim Awtrey and I sat on the other. The governor was great. He was very passionate in telling Awtrey that this state wanted the Ryder Cup and asked what he could do to help.” By 1998, Pinehurst had shown that the state’s corporate community would support a major golf championship. With leadership from its Governor’s Council — a blue-ribbon group of key business executives from across the state — Pinehurst had sold a record number of corporate sponsorships well in advance of the ’99 U.S. Open. The club had rebuilt the greens on No. 2 in 1996 with the top-echelon bent grass and a modern drainage system to ensure the greens would remain firm any time of the year. It was all enough to convince the board of the PGA in the summer of 1998 that No. 2 would indeed be a terrific Ryder Cup venue for 2003, and Padgett got the good news from Will Mann, at the time the PGA’s president, who was backed by Vice President Jack Connelly, Secretary M.G. Orender and honorary President Ken Lindsay. “It was all set and agreed upon,” says Don Padgett II, speaking for his father, who died in 2003. “The PGA board said, ‘We want to come to Pinehurst.’ Dad told everyone (at the ClubCorp corporate office) in Dallas it was a done deal.” Unfortunately for Pinehurst, Awtrey had other ideas. Unbeknown to the board, he negotiated deals with Oakland Hills C.C. in suburban Detroit, Michigan, and Valhalla G.C. in Louisville, Kentucky, for future Ryder Cup and PGA Championship dates — Oakland Hills getting the 2003 Ryder Cup and 2008 PGA and

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Valhalla the 2007 Ryder Cup. (The Ryder Cup was subsequently set on an even-year schedule following the matches’ postponement in 2001 because of 9/11.) Awtrey informed the board at a meeting in Chicago and left Mann, at the time the owner of a golf course in Graham, N.C., with the uncomfortable task of backtracking with Padgett. “Financially, the package was so strong that it was the right thing for the association,” Padgett II says of the deal with Oakland Hills and Valhalla. “But none of the officers knew anything about it. The staff had not given them a heads-up; they went into that meeting blind. “In Dad’s career, it was probably the most heartbreaking thing for him. He’d worked successfully with the Tour and with the USGA. And then the organization he’d given his professional life to was the one that let him down. Not too many things bothered him like that.” “Padge had such a great love for the PGA and affinity for the club pros,” Corso adds. “To have that happen really, really sucked the air out of his sails for a while.” But not for long. Later that fall, Padgett Sr. was ruminating on the falling dominoes and found a bright spot. “Some people say Pinehurst lost out,” Padgett Sr. said. “I’m not so sure but that the PGA lost out. “I’d say this gives Pinehurst the opportunity to continue aligning itself with the USGA and its championships. Maybe the Open comes back to Pinehurst sooner than it would have. Maybe Pinehurst gets a U.S. Amateur. Maybe the Walker Cup. I personally believe Pinehurst would be a terrific place to hold the Walker Cup.” Indeed, the die was cast. Within eight months of the Payne Stewart Open, the USGA announced it was returning in 2005. Now over two decades, Pinehurst has hosted a slew of USGA events — the 1999, 2005 and 2014 Opens; the 2008 U.S. Amateur with another to return in 2019; the 2014 Women’s Open; and the 2017 Men’s Amateur Four-Ball. The Open returns in 2024. And the third weekend in September 2004 was just another fall golf holiday at Pinehurst as the pros fought it out hundreds of miles away outside Detroit. The European team handily dispatched an American squad remembered for the ham-handed leadership of captain Hal Sutton and a dysfunctional pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. No one knew it at the time back in 1998, but it would all work out fine for everyone involved. Well, except Sutton. Maybe he wished that Ryder Cup had been in Pinehurst, the town of his 1980 U.S. Amateur win at the Country Club of North Carolina. PS Chapel Hill-based writer Lee Pace has written about Pinehurst for three decades and authored four books about the resort, most recently The Golden Age of Pinehurst in 2014.

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Rooted in Love Sandhills Community College’s Landscape Gardening program, the ever-evolving classroom we all get to enjoy, celebrates 50 years By Ashley Wahl • Photographs by John Gessner

n Japan, there’s an expression you might find brushed on a hanging scroll in any given tea room that speaks to the notion of holding each meeting as sacred: Ichi-go ichi-e. One time, one meeting. This is the phrase that comes to mind when witnessing Sandhills Community College (SCC) Landscape Gardening professor and garden director Jim Westmen explore the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens. On a sweltering summer afternoon, the air pregnant with the amalgam of fragrant ginger lilies and the electric hum of cicadas, Westmen takes a walk through the 32-acre gardens and reflects on the journey he started as an SCC Landscape Gardening student in 1978. Renowned for its hands-on approach to learning and its prestigious crop of alumni — two White House groundskeepers and the former director of gardens at Monticello among them — the Landscape Gardening program at SCC recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. As is the case for many who have been a part of the SCC program, Westmen’s story is deeply interwoven with its history. Imagine the wild tangle of azalea and rhododendron roots beneath the floor of the Hackley Woodland Garden, or that of the pine and tulip poplar along the Desmond Native Wetland Trail. The roots aren’t separate from the gardens. They’re one with it. Westmen intimately recalls the installation of SCC’s first official garden — a sundry collection of hollies donated from Pinehurst resident Fred Ebersole when Westmen was a first-year student — and has had two dirt-laced hands in the beautification and development of the horticultural gardens since he was hired as faculty in 1988. But somehow, perhaps even mysteriously to him, Westmen continues to experience the campus grounds as if seeing them for the first time. “I never get tired of being out here,” he says. And as the smiling professor winds along the garden paths, it’s obvious that this ever-evolving landscape serves as the fertile ground and classroom from which the program and its students continue to blossom.

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L-R: Johanna Westmen, Jim Westmen and Hilarie Blevins

Jim Westmen grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, mowing lawns for chump change and helping his dad install and tend to a backyard greenhouse where wandering Jew and spider plants spilled from hanging baskets, and flower and vegetable seeds were germinated for the home garden. By 17, he knew what he loved (horticulture), but Sandhills wasn’t on his radar. “I was looking at N.C. State,” says Westmen, when a friend who had gone through SCC’s Landscape Gardening program told him about a community college in Pinehurst that he might want to check out. A trip to campus included a two-hour talk with the program’s then-coordinator, Fred Garrett, and the rest is part of SCC history. “It was the hands-on learning that most excited me about this program,” said Westmen. “I wanted to do it, not just talk about it.” The small class sizes were also appealing. Although numbers are lower now than in years past (less than 20 are currently enrolled; the program can accept up to 35 students), Westmen is hopeful for the next green movement.

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“Today’s society . . . when people walk by a beautiful landscape, maybe they can appreciate beauty, but many think it just happened. But somebody designed it, somebody grew it, somebody installed it.” Prior to 1978, SCC’s Landscape Gardening students had to travel to the Boyd estate (Southern Pines) and local nurseries for in-the-field experience, but during Westmen’s freshman year, with the establishment of the Ebersole Holly Garden, the program as we know it really started to take shape. Flash forward 40 years and see the history of the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens meticulously displayed on the walls of the G. Victor and Margaret Ball Garden Visitors Center. Open to the public year-round, this 32-acre classroom includes 14 themed gardens planned, designed, constructed and maintained by the college’s Landscape Gardening staff and students. This kind of application is what Fred Huette must have envisioned when he proposed a horticulture curriculum like that of the renowned European garden training schools. And this is what makes SCC’s program a national institute. Just outside the visitor center, beyond the dwarf spruces and Chantilly lace hydrangea, a young woman is photographing a stunning display of Fantasia Hibiscus, whose cheerful pink faces resemble a scene from the Lollipop Guild. A short walk toward the main campus brings us to Steed Hall, where Westmen spent the balmy morning indoors teaching his Arboriculture Lab students how to safely operate a chainsaw. “First they learn how to turn it off,” he says, smiling yet completely serious. Same goes for mowers, blowers, tractors, weed-eaters, skid-steers, utility carts, and all other equipment the students might use to help manage the campus grounds during their Work-Based Learning residencies. Westmen gestures back toward Steed Hall from the Conifer Garden, a miniature evergreen forest made enchanted with its dwarf varieties and collection of rare weeping spruces. Named for the late Warren Steed, longtime benefactor of SCC’s Landscape Gardening program known for his excessively gracious nature and accidental discovery of the Little Gem magnolia — “You couldn’t leave his nursery without him gifting you a plant,” says Westmen — the building houses modern offices, classrooms and a small dormitory where students take turns living on-campus and applying their knowledge to the program’s greenhouses and the SCC gardens for two-week shifts. “This puts them in the position of being responsible and practicing time management while they’re taking classes,” says Westmen. And it helps build their confidence. Dee Johnson, who succeeded founding program coordinator Fred Garrett and served as such for the past 17 years, says that the students of SCC are among the most sought-after in the landscape gardening industry. “I got calls every week from all over the country,” says Johnson, who, like Westmen, is a graduate of the two-year program. “We’re not typical of a community college system. Here, you’re learning how to drive a skid-steer and install irrigation. Most four-year degree programs don’t offer that kind of experience.” When asked to share some of the highlights of the program’s history, Johnson is quick to mention Dr. Ebersole’s collection of hollies, which the students dug up from his property on Midland Road and transplanted. She’s not so quick to mention that, 40 years ago, like Westmen, she was one of those students. “Do I have to show my age?” asks Johnson, whose subtle humor underlies her no-nonsense nature. “We had 383 species of holly,” she continues. “That was the beginning of the gardens.” At the program’s 50th anniversary celebration in June, Johnson was presented with a bronze “Dog Ate My Homework” statue in honor of her recent retirement. “I’m a stickler about getting things done on time,” says Johnson. “My colleagues thought the statue was very appropriate.” In August, following Johnson’s official retirement, former SCC Landscape Gardening graduate Hilarie Blevins took the reins as program coordinator. Seeing a theme here? PineStraw : The Art & Soul of the Sandhills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 2018

Given the close-knit atmosphere of the program and its symbiotic relationship with the gardens, it’s no surprise that past graduates feel drawn to return as faculty. The same is true for instructor Johanna Westmen, who, yes, happens to be Jim Westmen’s wife. While the mind is quick to imagine young Jim and Johanna sharing their first kiss beneath the lush canopy of what’s now the fringe of the romantic Atkins Hillside Garden, theirs is a fairytale of a different variety. The Westmens didn’t meet here as students. They were already married and had started a local landscape business and nursery when Johanna decided to go through the program. “It was interesting,” says Johanna of being her husband’s student. “But I could not have asked for a better teacher.” She graduated from the program, and when a teaching position opened up, Johanna joined the faculty. “That’s one reason it’s such a joy to be here,” says professor Westmen of working with his wife. “We’re best friends.” But ask either Westmen to tell you what they love most about the program and they will both say the same thing. “Absolutely, hands down, it’s the students,” says Johanna. “Getting to be part of the lives of so many diverse and interesting people in the years I have been here is what keeps me going every day. The relationships you form with these students is everything.”

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Westmen’s keys jingle against his hip as he makes his way toward the Sir Walter Raleigh Garden, a formal English-style garden where Bengal tiger cannas look like brilliant flames against a muted yet stunning backdrop of white-flowering crape myrtles trained into the form of single-trunk trees towering at 15 feet. “They must have been about 6 feet tall when I started teaching here,” says Westmen, who paints the scene of students pruning them each February with four words: “Little birds in nests.” Beyond the Atkins Hillside Garden, where swallowtails light on flowering butterfly bushes and tiny frogs squeak from lily pads to water as visitors cross bridges over the winding rock-lined stream, Westmen guides his guest to one of his favorite places on campus: the Ambrose Japanese Garden. Here, his passion and appreciation for creating a sense of place comes alive. “Japanese gardens have a particular look,” says Westmen. “You can’t just take those components, plop them on the ground, and call it a Japanese garden. It has to evolve from the location.” Designed by one of the program’s former students, the garden feels completely natural in longleaf pine turf. Westmen points out the textures, the low-intensity colors, the various shades of green, the material used for the hardscape and meandering path, the wabi-sabi aesthetic of the moss-covered rocks, and the naturalistic features such as the arched bridge and azumaya. “It’s more about the feeling you get as you move through this garden,” says Westmen, who pauses to admire the wavy pattern raked into the dry (Zen) garden. From the looks of it, the students in living quarters must have just completed it. Westmen has a naturally laid-back vibe, but he is noticeably more tranquil here. He studies the pattern in the crushed stone with the knowledge that he has never seen anything like it. Ichi-go ichi-e. “The time it takes to rake a pattern like this in here is kind of what I want them to get out of it,” he says. “It’s somewhat of a meditation.” He then describes the effect this assignment continues to have on some of the “big-belt-buckle-kinda-boys” he sees come through the program. “They get so excited about doing this. That excitement was the whole point . . . to see that change in them.”

jkl After walking through the Fruit and Vegetable Garden, where a gray squirrel snags an under-ripe apple and a red-headed woodpecker raps on a nearby longleaf pine, Westmen heads for the Hoad Children’s Garden behind the Visitors Center, the newest addition to the gardens. “Our current students worked their butts off to have the drip irrigation ready for the program’s 50th anniversary celebration,” says Westmen. “They’re an incredible bunch.” On June 9, upward of 300 guests attended the party. Among them were over 100 alumni, many of whom were amazed by the evolution of the gardens, and how the work and care they put into it so many years ago still lives and breathes with the landscape. “There’s this dedication, this love for what the program created for us,” says Westmen. “We want to see that continue, hopefully for another 50 years at least.” The professor playfully sniffles as if getting sentimental, but behind the joke is undeniable sincerity. “I’m proud of the program and I’m proud of what the students have produced,” he says, eyes sparkling as he takes in the handiwork of his current students. “In a way, the program has offered me a career and a life.” PS Ashley Wahl is the former senior editor of Salt Magazine. She currently writes, sings, and plays among the trees in Asheville, North Carolina.

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IN BLOOM An award-winning orchid honors the old hometown

Catasetum denticulatum ‘Southern Pines’

t first blush, Jason Harpster’s greenhouse is unremarkable. It’s smallish, with opaque siding, exhaust fans whirring, and a door not visible streetside. Inside is another story. Enter Harpster’s world. His West Broad Street greenhouse is populated solely by orchids, well over 100 plants mostly being coy with their blossoms on a warm summer morning. Species native to nearly all continents of the world hang vertically from a series of parallel horizontal rods lining the walls of the greenhouse, remarkable in their mounts using materials that mimic their natural habitat, like bark, sphagnum moss and coconut matting. Inconspicuously nestled against a hedgerow mere steps across the asphalt parking lot of his family’s business, Central Security Systems, the greenhouse is Harpster’s other office, designed and built by his father, Dick, and him. Sporting a ubiquitous resort-casual look in khaki shorts and, appropriately, an orchid polo shirt, sipping a late breakfast concoction of spinach, bananas and seasonal fruit in his favorite beer mug, the orchidist’s scientific bent takes over. Sounding professorial, he naturally uses the Latin-based language of orchid nomenclature, even after acknowledging

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Catyclia Leaf Hopper “Southern Pines”

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layman’s terms would be easier for most to process. This is the steamy place where Harpster makes pollination magic and begins the expectant watch for plants’ ovaries to swell, a bulge in the flower stem indicating that fertilization has taken place and seeds are on the way. Harpster snips and ships ovaries ready to burst forth to a lab that will harvest the tiny seeds. Given the life cycle of a typical orchid from seed to blooming plant, it will take five to seven years to see its first bloom. This was the process, he explains, that resulted in a new hybrid orchid that honors the very town in which it was conceived, Catyclia Leaf Hopper “Southern Pines” HCC/AOS, which in June made its showy green and fuchsia debut, earning a highly commended certificate at Greensboro’s Carolinas Judging Center, sponsored by the prestigious American Orchid Society. The inspiration for assigning the common name for his hybrid creation came on a trip he and his wife, Keely, a horticulturalist at Sandhills Community College, took to the International Lady-Slipper Symposium in Florida in 2012. “I met an idol there,” he says of symposium speaker and botanist Franz Glanz. Harpster learned why the name “Wössner” appeared in dozens of Glanz’s hybrid orchids, many of which Harpster counts among his favorites. “I loved that he named the plants after the region that he came from (in Germany), rather than naming them after himself,” he says. By honoring his hometown of Southern Pines in his hybrid’s name, Harpster is acknowledging the support he has felt here since childhood. “Being part of the community and giving back is a big deal for me,” he says. Harpster is active in the Southern Pines Business Association (past president), Rotary Club, and the Eagle Scout review board, the latter a position he was recruited for by mentor Don McKenzie, one of the leaders who facilitated the young Harpster’s earning his Eagle Scout award at age 17. “One of the things I love about Southern Pines is that the mentors who guided me are still here, literally across the street,” he says, pointing to McKenzie Photography just across Vermont Avenue. “I do remember he was always very focused,” McKenzie says of Harpster. “Every rank in Scouting involves service to others, as a troop and as an individual.” The philosophy germinated along with Harpster’s interest in plant identification. He realized, “Hey, I’m good at this. I had a knack for it, and I enjoyed it more than almost anything else in Scouts. It got me outside and taught me a lot of passions.” Harpster’s greenhouse treasures carry monetary value, but he has no interest in selling orchids, content with his avocation remaining just that. The greater value is his attachment to the plants, as passionate as if they were his pets. In fact, another of Harpster’s fascinations is breeding tropical fish. In the lobby of Central Security, visitors are treated to a stunning 300-gallon aquarium full of dozens of African Cichlids, vibrant yellow fish and blue fish in various sizes swimming against a dark backdrop. The lighting is dramatic; the look theatrical. And like the orchids, they prove to be a science-begets-art exemplar.

Harpster points out matter-of-factly, “They are maternal mouthbrooders. The female scoops up her fertilized eggs in her mouth and then in about three weeks, out swim the babies.” It’s an interest dating back to a childhood job cleaning the family aquarium. In college, he was once presented with the choice of purchasing an aquarium or a television for a new apartment — he came down squarely on the side of the fish. “It became the centerpiece of my apartment.” While not disparaging anyone who does talk to their fish or plants, Harpster is clinical and scientific in all things flora and fauna, lightheartedly explaining, “I don’t talk to plants or fish. I don’t name the fish. They have proper taxonomic names that they should be called, darn it!” Never content to rest on his laurels, Harpster is engaged in the arduous accreditation process to become a judge within the American Orchid Society, a leader in the kingdom of orchids since 1924 — a process he likens to adding another degree to his MBA. Some of Harpster’s orchids have found a summer home off Young’s Road in the horse farm setting of Jason and Keely’s backyard, where an awning diffuses light over a series of terra cotta plant holders, repurposed utility pipes where the plants thrive as though they were summering in the tropics. But then, that’s Harpster’s world. PS Amy Griggs has worked as a community journalist and middle school teacher. She lives in Wake County and counts the Sandhills as her second home.

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The Beginning of the

End of the World The tournament that took a fortnight to finish By Bill Case • Photographs from the Tufts Archives

he Diamondhead Corporation’s 1970 acquisition of the Pinehurst Resort complex, hotels and 6,700 undeveloped, mostly wooded acres from the Tufts family brought about a dramatic transformation of the entire community. To replace the Tufts family’s vision of Pinehurst as an idyllic and peaceful New England-style community where the elite from the North golfed and hobnobbed with one another for months at a time, Diamondhead instituted a new go-getter business model, which executives imported by the company from the West Coast fondly called “California brass.” Diamondhead spent millions updating the venerable Carolina Hotel, rechristening it the Pinehurst Hotel. A hard push began to attract conventions, an approach the Tufts family had historically disfavored, fearing it would drive away valued longtime patrons. Huge chunks of forested acreage were subdivided for sale as residential lots and condominiums. Like spring dandelions, new homes bordering golf course fairways appeared overnight. The properties were marketed with such frenzy that a writer for The Pilot observed that Diamondhead’s sales force clustered on the prime lots “with the intensity of ants on a piece of picnic pie.” Pinehurst’s old guard residents, including the Tufts family, were mostly appalled. The perceived arrogance of cocksure Diamondhead executives, inclined to adorn themselves in California-cool gold chains and leisure suits, exacerbated the friction. The man overseeing this metamorphosis of everything Pinehurst was Diamondhead’s president, Bill Maurer. The dour, hard-driving former golf pro had been selected as front man for the operation by Malcolm McLean, the mega-wealthy tycoon financing the Diamondhead purchase. Keenly aware that Pinehurst was America’s foremost golfing Mecca, Maurer believed dramatic steps were in order to ramp up the resort’s identification with the game. Maurer could not be faulted for failing to aim high. He envisioned a modernized Pinehurst firmly branded in the public’s mind as the undisputed “Golf Capital of the World.” He convinced McLean to invest $2,500,000 for establishing a hall of fame for golf behind the fourth green of the No. 2 course. Explaining his thinking in an interview with Country Club Golfer, Maurer said, “I’ve read for 20 years about all these different plans to build one (a golf hall of fame). None of them has ever come to a hill of beans, and I don’t mean that unkindly. It’s just a lot of conversation and lip service. I think if we own and operate the World Golf Hall of Fame, it would not only be good for Diamondhead’s image and its place in the golf world, but also it would be a real good attraction for golf and Pinehurst.”

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Pinehurst had not hosted any professional golf tournaments since 1951, when Richard Tufts became disenchanted by the behavior of the U.S. team in that year’s Ryder Cup matches played over Pinehurst No. 2. Tufts canceled the prestigious North and South Open. Maurer considered Richard’s banishment of the pros a tragic mistake and decided that, given the fast-growing popularity of the PGA Tour, pro golf should return to the resort. But Maurer had no interest in hosting just any tournament. As he put it, “If it is the golf capital of the world, let’s really make it that. Let’s have . . . the World Championship.” Maurer persuaded McLean that to hold a true world championship, prize money commensurate with that title should be part of the package. McLean agreed to bankroll the largest purse the game had yet seen — $100,000 to the winner and $500,000 total prize money. But Maurer needed to convince Joe Dey, executive director of the Tournament Players Division, that his audacious proposal was viable. Complicating matters was his desire that the World Open be contested over eight rounds, twice the customary number. Two weeks would be necessary. Maurer also sought the inclusion of numerous foreign players to underscore the tournament as a truly worldwide championship. A year of sporadic discussions with Dey ensued before Diamondhead’s president finally made headway. In January 1973, it was announced that the World Open Championship would be played in Pinehurst, commencing Nov. 5 and ending the 17th. While concerned that Pinehurst’s late autumn weather could pose a problem, Maurer liked the idea of crowning the “world champion” at the tail end of the season. Maurer contemplated a gigantic field of 240 players. After an 18-hole celebrity pro-am, the first four rounds of the tournament would be contested over No. 2 and No. 4 with competitors making two circuits of each. After completion of Sunday’s fourth round, the field would be trimmed to the low 70 players and ties. Contrary to usual tour practice, players falling short of the cut line would be paid $500. The survivors would take a two-day break before resuming play on Wednesday. Course No. 2 would serve as the exclusive venue for the final four rounds, culminating in an unusual Saturday finish. Mindful that Pinehurst had not hosted a pro tournament in over two decades, Maurer assembled a new team for the task. Likeable and garrulous Tennessean Hubie Smith, 1969’s Club Professional of the Year, came on board as tournament director. Another club pro, Don Collett, was hired as president of Pinehurst, Inc. That post involved an imposing array of duties that included managing all operations of the Pinehurst Country Club and jumpstarting the embryonic Hall of Fame. It was determined that Course No. 4 should be toughened to

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pose a challenge for the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and other tour stars. Diamondhead retained famed architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. to perform an overhaul of the course. With Jones swiftly working in tandem with club superintendent Dick Silvar, the updating was completed in only 90 days. A pleased Jones expressed satisfaction with his handiwork, proclaiming that No. 4 would soon be recognized as “one of the great courses of the world.” Diamondhead enticed baseball great Joe DiMaggio to serve as celebrity host for Wednesday’s “Joe DiMaggio World Celebrity Pro-Amateur.” Accepting invitations to join Joltin’ Joe on the tee were A-list celebrities like Bing Crosby, James Garner, Fred MacMurray and Stan Musial. Licking their respective chops at the opportunity to take down the tour’s largest-ever payday, the circuit’s rank-and-file sent in their entries faster than the deal at a Vegas blackjack table. As tour mainstay Miller Barber put it, “nearly everybody who can hit the ground with a golf club” was headed to Pinehurst. This included a number of players a decade or more past their primes who nonetheless looked for a last hurrah. Assuming that the combination of record prize money, an impressive-sounding title and Pinehurst No. 2 would prove irresistible to the tour elite, Maurer failed to take into account that the players most likely to be unimpressed would be the upper crust champions whose winnings and endorsement income had already placed them in a position where they could afford to say no. Jack Nicklaus, winner of the ’73 PGA Championship, sent his regrets. He wanted to spend time with his family and rest up for the World Cup in Spain, where he would pair with Johnny Miller as the American team. Miller had planned to compete in Pinehurst, but ultimately withdrew. The ’73 British Open champion, Tom Weiskopf, begged off, opting to hunt for big game. England’s Tony Jacklin, a two-time major champion, couldn’t come because of a scheduling conflict in Japan. Trevino expressed a lack of interest for playing in a two-week tournament in chilly weather. Still, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Billy Casper, Hubie Green, the ageless and still competitive Sam Snead, Masters champion Tommy Aaron, and rising stars Tom Watson and Ben Crenshaw were all entered. But the absences of Nicklaus, Miller, Weiskopf, Jacklin and Trevino doomed hopes of a nationally televised World Open, a big blow to the Diamondhead execs. Though Maurer couldn’t hide his disappointment, the ab-

sence of a few champions worked in favor of the remaining players who descended upon the area for their Monday and Tuesday practice rounds. The hotels and inns received plenty of patronage. Players with limited budgets sought more cost-effective arrangements. Tour newbies Don Padgett Jr. and Andy North arranged affordable lodgings outside Pinehurst, finding an inexpensive condominium adjacent to the Hyland Hills golf course, then nearing completion. The owner let the rookies practice on the range of the unopened course. Padgett and North shagged their own balls. Some lucky young competitors benefited from free housing. Peter Tufts, Richard’s son, resided on Fields Road less than 200 yards from the second hole of No. 2. As the builder and course architect for the nearly completed Seven Lakes Country Club, Peter was a respected force in golf. He possessed a soft spot for young players trying to make their way, and opened up his home to four of them, none older than 25: John Mahaffey, who had won the Sahara Invitational the previous month and would five years hence become PGA champion; Pensacola’s Allen Miller, who would win once on tour; Eddie Pearce, predicted by many knowledgeable insiders to be the “next Nicklaus”; and 21-year-old Texan Ben Crenshaw, a three-time NCAA individual champion Top: Joe DiMaggio, the celebrity pro-am host from the University of Texas who had turned pro shortly before the Bottom: Two legends — Sam Snead and longtime World Open and immediately Pinehurst caddy Jimmy Steed

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made hurricane-force impact. He emerged from the grind of the PGA Tour’s qualifying school as its runaway winner by 12 shots, then captured his first tour event, the San-Antonio-Texas Open, shooting 14 under par. If Crenshaw won in Pinehurst, he would become the first player ever to win his first two tour events. Peter Tufts’ wide-eyed 14-year-old son, Ricky, was excited these young golf stars were bunking at his home. They were funny, teased each other and laughed so loudly that Pete implored them to keep the noise down. Rick Tufts, now a retired firefighter, recalls that the young pros included him in their hijinks, considering the pros his big brothers for the fortnight. One subject of their banter was Ricky’s predicament in obtaining transportation to his part-time job in Seven Lakes. The teenager wanted a motorbike, but Dad was unwilling to spring for its purchase. That brought about a chorus of guffaws from the houseguests who kiddingly razzed “Tightwad Pete.” Finally, Crenshaw promised that if he should win the World Open, he’d buy the motorbike for Ricky himself. Thus, Ben’s “little brother” became an avid cheerleader for a Crenshaw triumph. A minor kerfuffle occurred when DiMaggio arrived. Thinking his name would be associated with the main tournament (something like the Joe DiMaggio World Open) instead of just the pro-am, Joltin’ Joe was quite put out after learning of this misunderstanding. The Yankee great could be glowering and sullen when angry, and that was the last thing Maurer needed to kick off the festivities. Concerns about DiMaggio’s reaction were heightened by the presence of the foreboding fellows accompanying him, both of whom could have been typecast as Corleone button men in The Godfather. But if Joe was upset, he managed to hide his displeasure interacting with Crosby, Garner and comedian Foster Brooks. Frigid weather descended on Thursday’s first round with temperatures in the 30s and ice visible in the bunkers. Spectators stayed away in droves. Padgett, who years later served as Pinehurst Country Club’s president and chief operating officer, felt like a sled dog in the Iditarod. One of the early starters, when he reached his opening drive, he recalls, “There was so much ice on the ball, it looked like a snow cone.” Padgett implored a rules official for relief but was denied. Bob Goalby, then 44, still remembers the miserable weather. “It was thermal gloves off for your shot and then on again as quickly as possible — anything to stay warm,” recollects the 1968 Masters champion. Starting off both nines of two different courses caused confusion for several players. Eddie Merrins never left the starting gate, having appeared for his tee time on the wrong course, he was disqualified, retreating to the warmth of the clubhouse. A

few players seemed unaffected by the conditions, most notably Gibby Gilbert. Playing with Snead on the back nine of No. 2, the Chattanooga product birdied two holes and chipped in for eagle on 16 for an eye-popping 32. A remarkable string of five birdies on the front nine brought Gilbert in with a 62, shattering Ben Hogan’s course record of 65. The astounding round gave Gilbert a 5-shot lead over his closest pursuer (and one of Ricky Tufts’ buddies) Allen Miller, whose 67 came on No. 4. Despite this stellar round, Miller leveled sharp criticism of the recently renovated No. 4. “The course scares me,” he confided to Golf World editor-in-chief Dick Taylor. “It’s harder than No. 2. I don’t cherish playing it. No. 4 is tougher in an unfair way.” Miller was not alone in this view. There was “almost unanimous chorus of dissent over Trent Jones’ remodeling,” wrote Taylor. Meanwhile, two of Miller’s three housemates finished respectably with Mahaffey and Pearce carding 72s. Lagging was a frustrated Crenshaw, who opened with a desultory 75. One tour veteran — chilled to the bone and disgusted with his awful round — sought a way to pocket the $500 missed-cut stipend without completing the four rounds officials expected. He found a previously overlooked loophole in tournament rules that permitted an early escape. A player needed only to start the tournament to be entitled to the $500 for non-qualifiers. Once this information became common knowledge in the locker room, withdrawals by players off to poor starts flooded in. In all, 41 players said early goodbyes. After an even chillier round two, Gilbert still led but had come back to the field some with a 74. Ron Cerrudo and Miller lurked two shots back. Crenshaw improved with a 71, but still trailed Gilbert by 10. Gilbert kept his nose out in front through Sunday’s fourth round. His 280 total at the endurance test’s mid-point led the field by 5. Al Geiberger and Tom Watson surfaced as the closest challengers, with Watson crafting a couple of rare sub-70 rounds of 69 and 68 over the weekend. Among those surviving to play week two were Palmer, Player, Goalby and the amazing Snead, guided by caddie Jimmy Steed, unfailingly employed by Snead whenever he was in Pinehurst. Miller’s housemates all made the cut, but were too far back to harbor realistic hopes of victory. Crenshaw’s 294 trailed by 14. Ricky Tufts’ hopes for his motorbike seemed irretrievably dashed. No logistical reason existed for the World Open’s two-day layoff. Peter deYoung (then the assistant tournament director and still a Pinehurst resident active in organizing youth golf tournaments) remembers that the only thing the committee needed to do during the break was move a bank of port-o-potties and a lone concession stand from No. 4 to No. 2. The departure from the pros’ normal tournament routines perplexed some of them. Crenshaw says that the mid-tournament delay “was surreal. We weren’t sure what to do.” Crenshaw, Pearce and Mahaffey wound up playing Pine Needles with Golf World writers. The 61-year-old Snead, who liked nothing better than hitting golf balls, practiced both days. A few players visited the temporary home of the World Golf Hall of Fame on West Village Green Road, now occupied by a Bank of America branch. Miller remembers a nighttime visit to Pinehurst’s Dunes Club, which featured unauthorized drinking and gambling in the back room. Miller was among those forced to vacate when management was tipped off to an imminent raid. As temperatures warmed for the fifth round, the tournament leader’s game plunged into a deep freeze. No. 2 exacted its revenge on Gilbert, who shot 82 — 20 strokes higher than his round one course record. Broadcaster and Pinehurst sage John Derr had predicted that Gilbert’s scintillating opening 62 “would never be duplicated” on No. 2, but just six days later, Watson proved him

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wrong. Canning lengthy putts from outrageous distances, Watson vaulted to a commanding lead with his own 62. Tied for second, but nine strokes back, were Bobby Mitchell and 42-year-old veteran Miller Barber. Allen Miller fell to 14 shots behind, but still led Crenshaw whose 71 kept him in the tournament’s backwater, a seemingly insurmountable 18 strokes behind Watson. Despite high winds in round six, Crenshaw roared back from oblivion. Striking his irons so solidly that his shots never wavered in the gale, he carved out a 64 that some observers deemed superior to the 62s of Gilbert and Watson. Crenshaw, twice a Masters champion, still considers this one of his greatest rounds. News of the fantastic score rapidly circulated all over the course. Not only had he bypassed his fellow houseguests, he leapfrogged all but Watson, joining Jerry Heard and Barber in second. Watson delivered a wobbly 76 but remained six shots ahead. After another unsteady 76 by Watson in the seventh round, his challengers loomed closer with Barber and Mitchell poised only two back and the resurgent Crenshaw three. It felt to players teeing off in the eighth and final round, that they had been competing in the World Open for months. According to Golf World’s Taylor, Al Geiberger kidded his playing partners on one hole, “If I remember correctly, I hit a 4-iron here in April during the 23rd round.” Exhausted tournament volunteers couldn’t wait to attend “End of the World” parties to celebrate Saturday’s finish. Watson promised Pinehurst friends he would throw a party himself if he won, but a disappointing 77 would drop him into a fourth-place tie. It looked as though the winner would emerge from the Crenshaw/Barber pairing. Twice Crenshaw’s age, the balding, paunchy Miller outweighed his young rival by nearly 50 pounds. The svelte Crenshaw with his long blonde locks had already become a charismatic heartthrob. An odd couple then, Crenshaw recalls Barber, who died in 2013, with deep respect and affection. “I loved that man,” he says. “He was one of those guys who was funny without trying to be.” With his dark sunglasses, his steadfast refusal to reveal his nighttime whereabouts and his parabolic backswing, “The Mysterious Mr. X” acquired a colorful mystique that belied his unprepossessing personal appearance. Barber and Crenshaw dueled back and forth exchanging birdies and bogeys until Mr. X birdied the 14th to take a oneshot lead. At the par-5 16th Crenshaw swung out of his shoes and pulled his tee shot far left into the woods. Unable to recover, he bogeyed the hole to fall two back. According to Crenshaw, golf writer and Pinehurst bon vivant Bob Drum later asked him, “What were you trying to do, drive the green?” After Barber laced an iron into the heart of the green on the par-3 17th, he turned to rotund caddie Herman Mitchell (who would become better known in coming years as Trevino’s caddie) and exclaimed, “That’s it!” He parred that hole, and then put the icing on the cake by rolling in a closing birdie on 18 to defeat Crenshaw by three. One would think Barber would pause at least for a moment to bask in triumphant glory. According to deYoung, however, he had another agenda. “Peter, come here,” commanded Barber. “I’m not going to the pressroom. Get me a bourbon and one writer and I’ll give him 20 minutes.” He needed to catch a plane to Dallas for a Cowboys game the next day. With the hasty interview concluded and desperate to flee the place he’d been for almost two weeks, Barber waited in the parking lot for his caddie. Ladened with golf equipment, a harried Mitchell lost control of the shag bag and the balls spilled out, running to the far corners of the parking lot like a pack of children playing hide-and-seek. “Forget them, Herman,”

ordered Barber. “Let’s go!” So exited golf’s inaugural world champion. Crenshaw’s disappointment was salved by his $44,175 secondplace check. “All of a sudden I had some money,” he says. “And every bit of success helps a player searching for confidence.” Forty years later Crenshaw would return, along with his partner, Bill Coore, to restore No. 2. His 1973 World Open experience “stimulated my love for Pinehurst,” which, as he sees it, “came full circle.” Rick Tufts may have been forced to finance his motorbike, but he gained a lifetime friend. He still exchanges Christmas cards with Crenshaw and enjoyed a sentimental reunion with him during the 1999 U.S. Open. Downbeat over low attendance and the absence of stars, Maurer had nonetheless committed to host the World Open for two years. The tournament was shortened to 72 holes with a commensurate reduction in prize money. The PGA Tour granted Pinehurst a more hospitable week in September to coincide with the opening of the new World Golf Hall of Fame building and the Hall’s induction ceremony. September 11, 1974 marked one of the most memorable days in Pinehurst’s golfing history with Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Patty Berg all on hand for their respective inductions and President Gerald Ford was in attendance as well. Johnny Miller won that year’s tournament. Nicklaus would capture the event in 1975. Diamondhead would sign Colgate as the corporate sponsor beginning in 1977 and the event was renamed the Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic. Colgate dropped its sponsorship after 1979. Pinehurst ended its 10-year run as an annual tour stop after the 1982 event. Born as a marathon, conceived as a curiosity, it became a 144hole footnote to the history yet to come. PS

Top: Miller Barber sinks a birdie putt to cap his ’73 World Open Golf championship victory. Bottom: L-R, Champion Miller Barber, Pinehurst president Bill Maurer, third place finisher Leonard Thompson, runner-up Ben Crenshaw

Pinehurst resident Bill Case is PineStraw’s history man. He can be reached at Bill.Case@thompsonhine.com.

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Cottage Comforts Respectful renovation with a story to tell By Deborah Salomon Photographs by John Gessner

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hat happens when a real-life Mad Men ad man jumps the rat wheel, takes up home restoration, moves to Nantucket, reconnects with an architect friend at his daughter’s wedding — and marries her? The obvious answer: They move to Southern Pines, buy a moldering cottage built in 1910, rip it apart and put it back together (she designs, he hammers) to resemble a period residence with tiny rooms, dark woods, deep green/barnred/aubergine walls swallowed up by paintings, prints, memorabilia and collections. Modernity is limited to recessed lighting, radiant heat in the sunroom floor, Wi-Fi and AC. However, being practical, Scott and Francy Samuel rearranged space and added a sunken living room which, given its beams, wood-burning fireplace and antique furnishings (recliners notwithstanding) melts into the theme. In contrast, a rear deck overlooks an acre of putting green grass bordered by 30-foot crape myrtles. Beyond that, a 20-by-40-foot pool. The contrast between recreated old and glamorous new . . . shocking, thrilling.

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If ever a cottage required a docent — a catalog, at least — it is Cosmo, named for cosmopolitans, the Samuels’ favorite cocktail. Francy, Scott and two Cavalier King Charles spaniels settle into chairs in the living room addition to relate their journey. In the 1960s Scott pursued a career with top-drawer Madison Avenue ad agencies: expense accounts, martini lunches, other trappings of the trade as portrayed on Mad Men. He lived in a 20-room Tudor in Bronxville, a fashionable Manhattan suburb, and produced commercials for Mercedes, Nationwide and Maxwell House. Francy, who studied architecture after raising a family, designed high-end housing and residential projects for battered women, other special needs clients, in Boston. For each, the fast lane got too fast: “You get so embroiled in meetings, city permits,” Francy says. “I was relieved to come down here.” Scott: “Things started to change (in the ad world). Computers took over. Clients were merging. You could hear young footsteps closing in. The fun was gone.” Scott discovered Southern Pines in the late 1990s, when he came down to help a friend convert a Knollwood mansion into a B&B. During a subsequent New England winter, Scott asked himself, “What am I doing here?” Francy had never been to North Carolina. “I expected to see lots of Taras.” Scott brought her down in June; they stayed at the renovated B&B. Late spring flowers bloomed everywhere. “People were so friendly,” she remembers. Taras were scarce, thank goodness. They bought the cottage on Vermont Avenue in September 2001. After 9/11 small-town life seemed even more attractive. New construction wasn’t an option. Too many old houses in need of rescue, they decided.

Except this one was, Scott recalls, overrun with critters and falling apart; when a train roared by plaster fell off the walls. Architect Francy recognized good bones. “The house sat well on the property,” Scott noticed. Their handson reclamation took about a year.

ottages built early in the 20th century between the tracks and the hotels housed support staff and merchants who served the affluent resort community. Little is known of Cosmo’s history except during World War II the owner’s wife made the second floor into an apartment with small kitchen, which Francy left intact, as part of her office. Surprisingly, the house had a basement — where Scott builds the Waldorf-Astoria of birdhouses — and a narrow garage, which they moved into the backyard, as a studio. If the heart of a home really is the kitchen then the Samuels’ is well-placed in the middle, along an artery leading from front door to back wall. What a homey, cooked-in kitchen this is, since Scott and Francy share meal preparation. Light comes through transom windows placed ceiling-height. Scott constructed the beadboard cabinets painted a soft, archaic green. Washer and dryer are built into a divider separating the green slate counter from the pathway. Nearby, more beadboard conceals a fold-away ironing board common to homes of the era. Although smallish by contemporary standards, this carefully planned kitchen accommodates tandem cooking. When the meal is ready, Scott and Francy sit down at the dining room table, “like grown-ups,” Francy says, or eat on trays in the living/family room under the watchful portrait of an 18th century granny in bonnet peering down from the mantel. “Aunt Bertie” has become both friend

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and icon for their project, which had Francy coming down from Boston on weekends to draw plans for Scott to execute during the week. The master bedroom tucked in a corner of the main floor barely holds a poster bed and antique case pieces. Francy converted a small second bedroom into dressing/closet space. The adjoining bathroom breaks from cottage classic with a wide-board floor splatter-painted by Scott, à la Jackson Pollock, against a black background. At Cosmo, one word demands a thousand pictures — that word being collections. Examples: A dining room wall covered with 24 framed prints by a 19th century British aristocrat/caricaturist known as Spy. His exaggerated figures of notables, valued by collectors, were published in Vanity Fair. Old checkerboards hang in the basement stairwell. Ships galore — paintings, drawings, postcards and models, including a table-top sized schooner made by a prison inmate; these remind Scott of sailing his own, off Nantucket, as does a framed map of the island, dated 1824. Carved figurines include multi-national Santas and gyrating African

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forms, some brought back by Francy’s daughter, an anthropologist. A huge assortment of rusty antique food tins crowd a kitchen shelf. Family photos; between them, Francy and Scott have five daughters and four grandchildren. Carpets, some shipped back after attending a wedding in Turkey, followed by a sailboat cruise through the Mediterranean and Aegean. One was woven in Russia, a century ago. The crown jewel of collections would be Scott’s Victorian mercury glass, displayed in a corner cupboard. This technique practiced in Bohemia, Germany, England and Boston in the 1800s requires blowing double-walled goblets and other objects, then filling the space with a liquid silvering solution and sealing with a metal disk. Silvered and mercury glass became the first art glass forms meant for display, not table use. Typical of second-time-around couples, Francy and Scott brought to their new home furnishings they couldn’t live without. Every piece has a story. A light fixture has propellers that spin like a fan. The rough-hewn coffee table was a kitchen table, in Nantucket, before legs were shortened. Many formal antiques descend from Francy’s Ohio lineage, where her father — according to the stately portrait in the dining room — was a bank chairman. Fold-down desks, electrified cranberry glass oil lamps, sea chests, display cabinets, a bentwood

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high chair and a few curiosities, like a post they found buried under the front porch, inscribed H.A. & E.E. Jackman, perhaps long-ago residents.

espite gutting the house and rearranging space, the effect — excluding the glamorous grounds — seems as much preservation as renovation, with a nod to Williamsburg. Coincidentally, “They were my clients,” Scott says. To protect the integrity of their own home, the Samuels carried out a “grand plan” to purchase and renovate the cottages flanking Cosmo, creating a pocket neighborhood which received a Spruce Up award from Southern Pines in 2014. Now, the design-build team of Francy and Scott Samuel has “sort of retired.” Looking back, Scott’s only regret is not making the move sooner. “It didn’t feel strange or different,” he muses, with surprise. After 16 years the trains don’t bother any more. They enjoy walking to the library, farmers market, Sunrise Theater and restaurants. Scott continues, “Every time I pull out of the driveway I feel I never want to leave this house. I want to stay here forever.” Spoken like a true ad man. PS

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September is the golden hour of summer. Soon, the squash blossoms will disappear. Ditto fresh okra, watermelon, sweet corn and roadside stands. The crickets will grow silent, and the black walnut will stand naked against a crisp winter sky. But right now, in this moment, everything feels soft, dreamy, light. In the meadow, goldenrod glows brilliant among Joe-Pye and wild carrot. In the garden, goldfinches light upon the feeder, swallowtails dance between milkweed and aster, and just beyond the woodland path, the hive hums heavy. September is raw honey on the tongue. I think of my Devon Park rental, retrieving the old push mower from the woodshed and discovering a colony of honeybees busy beneath the creaky floorboard. In the space between the floor joists: 40 pounds of liquid gold. Gratitude arrives with the scent of ginger lilies. I exhale thanks to the apiarist for transporting the bees to his own backyard — and for leaving just a taste of their honey for me. September is master of subtly. Satiety following an electric kiss; anticipation for the next one. Delight in this golden hour, this taste of sweet nectar, this gentle reminder to be here now.

‘Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone.

— Thomas Moore, The Last Rose of Summer, 1830

Pecan Harvest

Yes, the time has come. If you’re lucky enough to have one or more pecan trees growing in your backyard, then you know that the earliest nuts fall in September. And those who are lucky enough to know the ecstasy of homemade pecan pie will tell you that the efforts of the harvest are worth it. Or just ask one of the neighborhood squirrels. Here’s a trick. If you’re wondering whether a pecan is fit to crack, try shaking a couple of them in the palms of your hands first. Listen. Do they rattle? Likely no good. Full pecans sound solid, but the way to develop an ear is trial and error. You’ll catch on. And in the spirit of Mabon, the pagan celebration of the autumnal equinox, consider offering libations to the mighty pecan tree. My bet is they’ll relish your homemade mead as much as any of us.

September is National Honey Month. According to the National Honey Board (exactly what it sounds like: a group dedicated to educating consumers about the benefits and uses of all things you-know-what), the average honeybee produces 1 1/2 teaspoons of honey over the course of its entire life. Here’s another nugget that might surprise you: A typical hive can produce between 30 to 100 pounds of honey a year. To produce just one pound, a colony must collect nectar from about 2 million flowers. Think about that the next time you hold in your hands a jar of this pure, raw blessing. Wish to make mead? Honey, water, yeast and patience. But if pudding sounds more like your bag, here’s a recipe from the National Honey Board:

Honey Chia Seed Pudding Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: 2 cups coconut milk 6 tablespoons chia seeds 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons honey Fresh berries Granola

Directions: Combine coconut milk, chia seeds, vanilla and honey in a medium bowl. Mix well until the honey has dissolved. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight. Stir well and divide the pudding into individual portions. Serve with fresh berries. Add granola, if desired. (I recommend adding a few organic cacao nibs too.)

The breezes taste Of apple peel. The air is full Of smells to feel – Ripe fruit, old footballs, Burning brush, New books, erasers, Chalk, and such. The bee, his hive, Well-honeyed hum, And Mother cuts Chrysanthemums. Like plates washed clean With suds, the days Are polished with A morning haze.

— John Updike, September

As the Wheel Turns

The autumnal equinox occurs on Saturday, Sept. 22, just two days before the full Harvest Moon. Speaking of, if you’re gardening by the moon, plant annual flowers (pansies, violets, snapdragons and mums) and mustard greens during the waxing moon (Sept. 9–21). Onion, radish, turnip, and other vegetables that bear crops underground should be planted during the dark (aka waning) moon. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, old-time farmers swear this makes for a larger, tastier harvest.

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21-23 Although conscientious effort is made to provide accurate and up-to-date information, all events are subject to change and errors can occur! Please call to verify times, costs, status and location before planning or attending an event. September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Start the month by stopping in the Southern Pines Public Library to sign up for or renew your library card. Your card gives you access to a world of resources, both at the library and from your home computer or mobile device. So, even though the library will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4, you will still have access to online services to search databases, renew materials, or place holds on items you want to check out. BOOKWORMS BOOKCLUB. Are you in grade K–5 and want to join a book club? Find the Bookworms display in the library to take home the book of the month, pick up your discussion questions and grab some activities. When you have finished reading the book, fill out the book review to post on the library’s wall. Can’t read yet? Read along with a grown-up! Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235. MASTER GARDENER HELPLINE. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. weekdays, through Oct. 31. If you have a question or need help with plant choices, call the Moore County Cooperative Extension Office. Walk-in consultations are available during the same hours at the Agricultural Center, 707 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage. If possible, bring a plant sample or photos. Info: (910) 947-3188.

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Saturday, September 1 MEET THE ARTIST. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Jane Casnellie will be painting at Hollyhocks Art Gallery. Stop by and visit as she paints and view the gallery’s collection of original artwork by four local artists. Hollyhocks Art Gallery, 905 Linden Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 639-4823 or www.janecasnellie.com.

Saturday, September 1 and 2 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Cool Down Dressage Show. Pinehurst Harness Track, 200 Beulah Hill Road S., Pinehurst. Info: (910) 692-8467.

Saturday, September 1 - Saturday, September 8 CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAIR. 5 p.m. - close. Enjoy local arts and crafts and family entertainment, featuring music, food, motorsports and animals. Cost: $7 gate admission; $25 unlimited ride wristbands. Crown Complex, 1960 Coliseum Drive, Fayetteville. Info: (910) 438-4100 or www.cumberlandcountyfair.org.

Saturday, September 1 - Sunday, September 30 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. Unless otherwise stated, classes

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are held at Joy of Art Studio, 139 E. Pennsylvania Ave., B, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 528-7283 or Facebook link www.facebook.com/Joyscreativespace/ for a complete list of events this month.

Sunday, September 2 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. “Cruisin’ for Caterpillars.” Join a park ranger at the Visitor’s Center for a walk through the park where they will talk about butterflies and moths, concentrating on caterpillars. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167.

Wednesday, September 5 SANDHILLS WOMAN’S EXCHANGE. 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. The Sandhills Woman’s Exchange will reopen for the fall season. The historic 1810 log cabin across from the Village Chapel features handmade gifts from local N.C. artisans in the gift shop. Lunch is served in the quaint dining room from Tuesdays –Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 15 Azalea Road, Pinehurst. Info: www. sandhillswe.org.

Thursday, September 6 MUSIC AND MOTION STORYTIME. 10:30 a.m. Incorporates stories and songs along with dancing, playing and games to foster language and motor skill development. Geared toward children age 2-5 and their families. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session. Check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required. Southern Pines Public

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panied by a parent or guardian. STARworks, 100 Russell Drive, Star. Info: (910) 428-9001.

GIVEN TUFTS COLLOQUIUM. World Golf Hall of Fame member and winner of back-to-back U.S Opens in 1988 and 1989, Curtis Strange, will discuss “Inside the 2018 Ryder Cup Matches” with a Q & A after. Reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person (includes tax) and are available at Tufts Archives, 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst or online. Info: www.giventufts.org.

STEAM. 11 a.m. Experiment and craft tables will be out all day. From 11:00 a.m. to noon join the library staff for a special Fall into STEAM event! This program is for children kindergarten through fifth grade. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www. sppl.net.

MUSIC AT THE CAMEO. 7 p.m. Doors open. Jellyman’s Daughter. Tickets: $12 advance; $15 day of. Cameo Art House Theatre, 225 Hay St., Fayetteville. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org. Tickets: ticketmesandhills.com.

Friday, September 7 POTLUCK LUNCHEON. Noon. Seniors 55 and older can participate in a free potluck lunch. Bring a small dish and enjoy great food and fellowship. Ten games of bingo will follow the lunch with prizes for winners. Cost: $2 for Southern Pines residents; $4 non-residents. Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: www. southernpines.net/136/Recreation-Parks or (910) 692-2463. FIRST FRIDAY. 5–8:15 p.m. A family-friendly event with live music, food, beverages and entertainment by Dangermuffin. Free admission. No dogs, please! First Bank Stage at the Sunrise (inside Sunrise Theater in case of rain), 250 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8501 or www.firstfridaysouthernpines.com. PHOTO EXHIBIT. 6 - 8 p.m. Stop by the Campbell House Galleries to view an exhibit featuring the photos of members of the Sandhills Photography Club. Campbell House Galleries, 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines.

CASINO ROYALE. 5 -9 p.m. CHP Foundation’s second annual casino themed party to support the Carolina Horse Park Foundation. Enjoy great food, drinks, prizes and casino fun. Cocktail attire. 305 Trackside, 305 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 875-2074. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6 p.m. doors open. Stray Local, album release party. Tickets: $10. Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 9447502 or www.theroosterswife.org. Tickets: ticketmesandhills.com. BALLROOM DANCING. 6:30 p.m. Have a free lesson at 7 and dance until 9:30. Admission: $10. Carolina Pines Chapter of USA Dance. Southern Pines Elks Lodge, 280 Country Club Circle, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 331-9965.

Sunday, September 9 FAMILY TREE KITE BUILDING. 3 p.m. Grandparents, bring your grandchildren to the meadow behind Weymouth Center for a kite building activity. Materials will be provided and you can try out the new kites! Free and open to the public. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167.

EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Five Points Horse Trials. Divisions: USEF/USEA Recognized. Divisions: A,I,P USEF Endorsed/USEA Recognized Divisions:T,N,BN USEA Recognized Tests: CTA,CT-I, CT-P,CT-T,CT-N,CT-BN,FEH-2, FEH3,NEH,YEAR,YEH-4,YEH-5. Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074.

SUNDAY EXCHANGE CONCERT SERIES. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Dead City Symphony performs at this event. Free and open to the public. You may bring your own beer and snacks, but The Market Place and One Nine Drive food trucks and Railhouse Brewery will be on-site as well. The Exchange Place Lawn (next to the Artists League of the Sandhills), 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. (Rain site: The Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen) Info: (910) 944-4506 or www.exlorepinehurst.com.

KIDS PROGRAM. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Join us as we explore fun fall activities and crafts. Bring your friends and have fun in the library! This event is free and open to the public. Given Memorial Library & Tufts Archives, 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: www.giventufts.org.

Sunday, September 9 Thursday, October 4 ART GALLERY. Jean Selby Photography will be featured this month at the Hastings Gallery. Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst.

MAKE YOUR OWN CERAMIC BOWL. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. This is an introductory class (no prior experience required) for hand building and stamping decoration in clay. Firing is included. Open to all ages, but children younger than 12 must be accom-

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BOOKTASTING. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Readers looking for something new to try can sample different types of books and refreshments from all around the world. Librarians will be on hand to discuss book

choices and make recommendations based on reading interests. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 6928235 or www.sppl.net. AUTUMN ART. Join Joy Hellman for Autumn Art classes. Joy of Art Studio, 139 E. Pennsylvania Ave., B, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 528-7283 or Facebook link www.facebook.com/Joyscreativespace/. TRAVEL PRESENTATION. 3 p.m. Join in for a special travel presentation for an eight day guided tour of Illinois and Michigan. Trip is presented by the Moore County Historical Association. Shaw House, 110 W. Morganton Road, Southern Pines. RSVP to Liz Whitmore required. Info: (910) 692-2051 or www. gateway.gocollette.com/link.872917. TRAVEL PRESENTATION. 3 p.m. “Germany’s Cultural Cities & the Romantic Road with Oberammergau Passion Play.” Presented by the Moore County Historical Association. Shaw House, 110 W. Morganton Road, Southern Pines. RSVP to Liz Whitmore required. Info: (910) 692-2051. EVENING STORYTIME. 5:30 p.m. Children ages 3 through third grade and their families will enjoy stories and activities that foster a love of books and reading, plus tips for winding down and getting the week off on the right track. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session. Check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net.

Tuesday, September 11 ARTISTS MEETUP. 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The Arts Council of Moore County invites all artists to an Artists Meetup hosted by Hollyhocks Art Gallery. Presentation by artist and art educator Ellen Burke, titled “Contemplation and Inspiration: Nurturing the Creative Spirit, Exploring the History of the Artists Colony.” All artists welcome. Enjoy light appetizers, wine courtesy of Elliotts on Linden. RSVP to (910) 692-2787 required. Space is limited. This is a free event. Hollyhocks Art Gallery, 905 Linden Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 692-2787 or MooreArt.org/ ArtistsMeetup.

Thursday, September 13 ARTIST’S TALK. 3 - 5 p.m. Opening reception and artist’s talk featuring Jenn Selby Photography. Hastings Gallery, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. GATHERING AT GIVEN. 3:30 p.m. Ever wonder why a book is banned? Join our panel of experts as we discover more about the banned book world in honor of Banned Book Month. Bring a friend and sign up for a free library card. This event is free and open to the public. Given Memorial Library & Tufts Archives, 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Event will

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CA L E N DA R also be held at 7 p.m. at The Given Book Shop, 95 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: www.giventufts.org. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6 p.m. doors open. Open Mic. Opening set TBA, then names drawn for performing order. Free to members ($5 annual membership available online or at the door). Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org.

Friday, September 14 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 10 a.m. “Have to Have a Habitat.” Come find out which animals live where as we read a book, do some activities and make a craft. This event is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds. Free and open to the public. Weymouth WoodsSandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167. LIVE AFTER 5 CONCERT SERIES. 5:15–9 p.m. This free event includes live music, activities for the kids, food trucks and beverages. Lauren Light performs from 5:15 to 5:50 p.m. and Liquid Pleasure from 6 to 9 p.m. Picnic baskets allowed, but no outside alcoholic beverages. Tufts Memorial Park, 1 Village Green Road W., Downtown Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-2817 or www.vopnc.org. SUPPER ON THE GROUNDS. 5:30 p.m. Enjoy BBQ and fixings, wine and iced tea. Live music. Members: $20; non-members: $30; kids 6-14: $10; kids under 5 are free. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or weymouthcenter.org. Tickets: ticketmesandhills.com.

MOVIE IN THE PARK. 7:30 p.m. The Lego Ninjago Movie. So Pies and Kona Ice will have concessions. Bring a blanket or chair. Downtown Park, Southern Pines. Info: www.southernpines.net/136/Recreation-Parks or (910) 692-2463.

Saturday, September 15 HISTORIC TOURS BY CARRIAGE. 9 a.m.–12 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. EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. WHES Schooling Day (D, XC, SJ). Open to everyone. Registration closes at 2 p.m. Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074. FEAST IN THE FIELD. 6 p.m. Join us for an evening of home-made, home-grown goodness. We’re harvesting the fall’s finest crops and lovingly preparing them into a four-course dinner for you to savor. Cocktails and farm tours begin at 6 p.m. and dinner begins at 7 p.m. Tickets: $75 per person (cash bar). Old Carthage Farms, 2270 US 15-501, Carthage. Info: www.moorefarmfresh.com. SINGER, SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND. 7:30 p.m. Four microphones, four guitars, four storytellers, one state. Original music from North Carolina. Tickets: $14; $18 VIP. Tickets can be purchased in person during a movie time or at concessions or theater office. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Sunrise Theater,

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Sunday, September 16 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. WHES September Horse Trials, CT, D. Horse Trials: Green as Grass, Maiden, Beginner Novice, Novice and Training. Combined Tests: Green as Grass, Maiden, Beginner Novice, Novice, Training thru Adv. Dressage Test of Choice. Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074. KIDS’ MOVIE. 2:30 p.m. A free showing of the movie based on the popular children’s book, A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. “Wildflower Walk.” Come find out what is blooming this time of year on a 1.5-mile walk. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6 p.m. doors open. Lula Wiles, Fireside Collective. Tickets: $15. Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org. Tickets: ticketmesandhills.com.

Monday, September 17 WOMEN OF WEYMOUTH. 9:30 a.m. Come enjoy a cup of coffee while listening to a guest speaker. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut

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September EVENTS 9/6 Women Build Empowerment Brunch Forest Creek Golf Club

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CA L E N DA R Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or weymouthcenter.org. SIP AND PAINT WITH JANE. 5–7 p.m. Join local artist Jane Casnellie for a fun painting class suitable for all levels, including beginners. No experience necessary and all materials included as well as your wine. Take home your own masterpiece. Cost: $35. Hollyhocks Art Gallery, 905 Linden Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 639-4823 or www.janecasnellie.com. CONCERT. 8 - 9:30 p.m. Ensemble Mélange, formerly known as SHUFFLE Concert, is a joyful sextet of all-star virtuosos. Ensemble Mélange shakes up the concert experience, forges a personal connection with the audience, and mixes tried-and-true repertoire with a smorgasbord of jewels from distant genres. Cost: $30-$35. Sunrise Theater, 250 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2787 or www.mooreart.org.

Monday, September 18 LIT WITS. 5:30 p.m. Join the library’s newest book club for 11- to 15-year-olds. You can check out your copy of this month’s book, Hello Universe at the Library from September 1 through 17. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net.

Tuesday, September 18- Wednesday, September 19 CHIHULY AT BILTMORE TOUR. Explore the vibrant colors and organic shapes that distinguish Dale Chihuly’s dramatic creations presented with Biltmore’s landscapes. Call for additional details. Info and registration: (910) 295-2257 or www.kirktours.com.

Wednesday, September 19 SENIOR PROGRAM. Join Southern Pines Recreation & Parks for a guided tour through the Historic Bethabara Park. Afterward, enjoy lunch at Hwy 55. Cost for bus ride and admission is $16 for Southern Pines residents and $32 for non-residents. For seniors 55 and older. For more information and to register call (910) 692-7376.

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DOUGLASS CENTER BOOK CLUB. 10:30 a.m. This month’s book can be picked up at the Southern Pines Public Library or at the Center. Meetings are held at the Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376 or (910) 692-8235.

9/22 A Tribute to Johnny Cash 9/23 Howard Levy & Chris Siebold The Rooster’s Wife

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CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE. 6:30 p.m. Rufus Barringer Civil War Round Table. “Unlucky in War: Braxton Bragg’s Return to Field of Duty in North Carolina, 1864-1865” presented by historian and author Chris Fonvielle. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m and the meeting will start at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Civic Club, corner of Pennsylvania and Ashe in Southern Pines. Info: (910) 246-0452 or mafarina@aol.com.

Friday, September 21 THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6 p.m. doors open. Emily Scott Robinson, T’Monde. Tickets: $15. Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www. theroosterswife.org. Tickets: ticketmesandhills.com. MOVIES BY THE LAKE. 7:45 p.m. Aberdeen Parks and Rec and sponsors present Cars 3, shown on the big screen. Admission is free, concessions available for purchase. Aberdeen Lake Park, 301 Lake Park Crossing, Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-4574 or explorepinehurst.com.

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Friday, September 21 - Saturday, September 22 YOUTH THEATER. 7 - 8:15 p.m. Don’t miss this unique spin on Alice in Wonderland performed by children in grades K-8. Arts Council Members: $5; nonmembers: $10. Second performance is September 22nd at 3 p.m. Sunrise Theater, 250 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2787 or www.mooreart.org.

Friday, September 21 - Sunday, September 23 SANDHILLS REPERTORY THEATRE. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s hit show A Grand Night for Singing with five Broadway and NYC performers and a Broadway director/choreographer bringing to life over 30 of their most beloved tunes in one show. Tickets: $35/general; $32/seniors and military; $20/ students. Tickets at the door: $40. Only Senior/Military tickets can be purchased at Given Library (Pinehurst Village) and The Country Bookshop (Southern Pines). Purchase online at www.sandhillsrep.org or www.ticketmesandhills.com. Hannah Theater Center at The O’Neal School, 3300 Airport Road, Southern Pines. Info: (347) 385-4207 or (910) 692-6920.

Saturday, September 22 CRAFT FAIR. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ten Thousand Villages International Craft Fair. Hundreds of handcrafted items from jewelry and bags, to personal accessories from the global village. Village Chapel, 10 Azalea Road, Pinehurst. THIRD ANNUAL POURS IN THE PINES BEER FESTIVAL. 2–6 p.m. Sip and sample beers from all

Free and open to the public. Weymouth WoodsSandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167.

over North Carolina in Weymouth’s rolling meadow. This event includes food trucks and live music by McKenzie’s Mill. Tickets sales will benefit the Duskin & Stephens Foundation and the Southern Pines Rugby Club. Tickets: prices vary and are purchased through www.eventbrite.com/e/pours-in-the-pinestickets-25548052914. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or www.weymouthcenter.org.

FAMILY FUN DAY. 4 p.m. Enjoy great music, dancing, fun activities and free food. Pool Park, Southern Pines. Info: www. southernpines.net/136/Recreation-Parks or (910) 692-2463. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6 p.m. doors open. Howard Levy and Chris Siebold. Tickets: $20. Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org. Tickets: ticketmesandhills.com.

EATS, BEATS AND BREWS. 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. This free event includes live music, activities for the kids, and a variety of your local favorite beverages. Lauren Light performs from 4 to 6 p.m. and Jukebox Rehab from 6 to 8 p.m. Wine, cider and craft beer will be available for purchase, but no outside alcoholic beverages. Village Arboretum, 375 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-2817 or www.vopnc.org.

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JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE. 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Join in for an evening of country music celebrating Johnny Cash. Featuring Todd Allen Herendeen and the FTD Band. Bring your own chairs. Tickets: $25 advance; $30 at door; free for ages 12 and under. Southern Pines Brewing Company, 565 Air Tool Drive E, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 365-9890 or visionformoore.com. Tickets: ticketmesandhills.com.

Sunday, September 23 NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. “My Favorite Fish.” Join a ranger as he talks about some of his favorite fish and all of the adaptations some fish have.

WRITER IN RESIDENCE READING. 5:30 p.m. Susan Schild reads from Sweet Southern Hearts. Reception sponsored by St. Joseph of the Pines. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or weymouthcenter.org. EVENING STORYTIME. 5:30 p.m. Children ages 3 through third grade and their families will enjoy stories and activities that foster a love of books and reading, plus tips for winding down and getting the week off on the right track. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session. Check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net. EXPLORING ART. 5:30-7:30 p.m. “Drama and Inspiration, Artists Fascination With Theatre.” Join art

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Tuesday, September 25 MUSICIANS JAM SESSION. 6 - 9 p.m. Bring your own instrument and beverage or just come to enjoy the music. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Center for Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-6261 or weymouthcenter.org.

Wednesday, September 26 GOLF TOURNAMENT. 10:30 a.m. This tournament benefits the children at the Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina. Pinehurst No. 8, 100 Centennial Drive, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-1819 or www.bghncsandhills.org/golf-tournament/.

Thursday, September 27 LECTURE SERIES. 7:30 p.m. The Ruth Pauley Lecture Series featuring Christine Brennan, who will speak about women and sports. This event is free and open to the public. Pinehurst Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 800 Carolina Vista, Pinehurst. Info: www.ruthpauley.org. N.C. SYMPHONY. 8 - 10 p.m. The N.C. Symphony presents Beethoven’s 5th. Tickets are available at the door or at The Campbell House in Southern Pines up to two weeks prior to the event. Lee Auditorium at Pinecrest High School, 250 Voit Gilmore Lane, Southern Pines. Info: (877) 627-6724 or www.ncsymphony.org.

Friday, September 28 Sunday, September 30 EQUESTRIAN EVENT. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Timberland HDT. Divisions: DT-Training, DT-Preliminary, DT-Intermediate, CT-Training, CT-Preliminary, CT-Intermediate, CT-Advanced. Classes: VSE, Small Pony, Pony, Horse. Turnout: Single, Pairs, Multiples, Four-in-Hand. Third of the Cross Carolina HDT Challenge in partnership with Carriage Club HDT in May and Windridge HDT in the beginning of September. Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Road, Raeford. Info: (910) 875-2074.

Saturday, September 29 WILDINGS PROGRAM. 10 a.m. “Be a Junior Ranger.” Learn what is takes to be a Junior Ranger. Each child gets an activity book and gets a step closer to being a Junior Park Ranger and earning a special patch and certificate. Geared towards 6-to-10-year olds. Free and open to the public. Weymouth WoodsSandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167. BARRIERS TO THE BALLOT. 10 - 11:30 a.m. Join us for Moore County’s Second Civic Saturday. Civic Saturday is a non-partisan gathering of people across our region designed to nurture and energize an active citizenry and a spirit of shared purpose around our nation’s creeds of liberty, equality, and selfgovernment. The event includes music, readings from American civic literature, a civic address, and community dialogue. It’s free and open to all. Pinehurst Village Hall, 395 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst. Info: (480) 897-6711.

Sunday, September 30 SUNDAY FILM SERIES. 2:30 p.m. This film is about a group of ladies in a book club. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235. NATURE STUDY PROGRAM. 3 p.m. “Unwinding the Web.” Learn cool spider facts and dispel myths on a 1-mile hike. Suitable or all ages. Free and open to the public. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-2167. THE ROOSTER’S WIFE. 6 p.m. doors open. Eric Brace, Peter Cooper and Thomm Juste. Tickets: $20. Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., Aberdeen. Info: (910) 944-7502 or www.theroosterswife.org. Tickets: ticketmesandhills.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, October 6 AUTUMNFEST. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fall festival featuring live entertainment, arts and crafts booths, great food and fun activities. Downtown Park, 145 S.E. Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376.

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CA L E N DA R fourth Sundays each month. Tours are free. Bryant House is located at 3361 Mt. Carmel Road, Carthage. Info: (910) 692-2051 or www.moorehistory.com.

Mondays CONTRACT BRIDGE. 1–4:30 p.m. A card game played by four people in two partnerships, in which “trump” is determined by bidding. Ages 55 and up. Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376.

TAI CHI FOR HEALTH. 10–11:30 a.m. Practice this flowing Eastern exercise with instructor Rich Martin. Cost per class: $15/member; $17/non-member. Monthly rates available. No refunds or transfers. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and registration: (910) 486-0221.

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MOORE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET. 2–5:30 p.m. Fruits, vegetables, meats, crafts, flowers, plants, baked goods and more. FirstHealth Fitness Center, 170 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 947-3752 or www.localharvest.org. MASTER GARDENER TRAINING. 6 - 8 p.m. Receive a high level of training in all aspects of horticulture. Training fee is $85 for those accepted into the program. Moore County Agricultural Center, 707 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage. Info: (910) 947-3188.

Tuesdays BABY BUNNIES STORYTIME. 10:30 and 11 a.m. (two sessions). This storytime, reserved for ages birth to 24 months, will engage parents and children in early literacy brain-building practices. Programs will be offered September 11, 18 and 25 and are limited to 25 children and their accompanying adult per session. Parents or caregivers must check in to storytime sessions at the Circulation Desk up to an hour before the start time of each session with their valid SPPL Full or Limited Access cards. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net.

SANDHILLS FARMERS MARKET. 3–6 p.m. The market features many wonderful local farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and egg providers, cheese makers and specialty food producers. 1 Village Green Road W., Pinehurst. Info: (910) 687-0377 or www.localharvest.org. YOGA IN THE GARDEN. 6–7 p.m. Improve flexibility, build strength, ease tension and relax through posture and breathing techniques for beginners and experts alike. Free for CFBG and YMCA members, $5/non-members. Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville. Info and registration: (910) 486-0221, ext. 36 or www. capefearbg.org. (Must register one day prior). Email questions to mzimmerman@capefearbg.org. CONTRACT BRIDGE. 1–4:30 p.m. A card game played by four people in two partnerships, in which “trump” is determined by bidding. Ages 55 and up. Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376. READ TO YOUR BUNNY PRESCHOOL STORYTIME. 3:30–4 p.m. Especially for children ages 2–5, this storytime focuses on stories, songs and fun, with a special emphasis on activities that build language

and socialization skills to prepare for kindergarten. Dates this month are September 12, 19 and 26. Stay for playtime. This event is limited to 25 children and their accompanying adult per session. Parents or caregivers must check in to storytime sessions at the Circulation desk up to an hour before the start time of each session with their valid SPPL Full or limited access cards. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235. FARM TO TABLE. Join Sandhills Farm to Table Co-op by ordering a subscription of local produce to support our local farmers. Info: (910) 722-1623 or www.sandhillsfarm2table.com.

Thursdays MOORE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Fruits, vegetables, meats, crafts, flowers, plants, baked goods and more. Armory Sports Complex, 604 W. Morganton Road, Southern Pines. Info: (910) 947-3752 or www.localharvest.org. GIVEN STORY TIME. 10:30–11:30 a.m. For ages 3 to 5. Wonderful volunteers read to children, and everyone makes a craft. Free and open to the public. Given Memorial Library, 150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst. Info: (910) 295-6022. MAHJONG (Chinese version). 1–3 p.m. A game played by four people involving skill, strategy and calculation. Ages 55 and up. Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376. CHESS. 1–3 p.m. All levels of players welcome. You need a chess set to participate. Ages 55 and up.

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CA L E N DA R Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376. MASTER GARDENER TRAINING. 6 - 8 p.m. Receive a high level of training in all aspects of horticulture. Training fee is $85 for those accepted into the program. Moore County Agricultural Center, 707 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage. Info: (910) 947-3188. FARM TO TABLE. Join Sandhills Farm to Table Co-op by ordering a subscription of local produce to support our local farmers. Info: (910) 722-1623 or www.sandhillsfarm2table.com.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays HISTORY OF PINEHURST TOUR. 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (1 hour and 15 minutes each). Also by request. Experience the Home of American Golf on a guided windshield tour with Kirk Tours and learn about Mr. Tufts and some of Pinehurst’s celebrity patrons. Cost: $20/person. Departs from Pinehurst Historic Theatre, 90 Cherokee Road. Info and registration: (910) 295-2257 or www.kirktours.com.

Fridays GAME FRIDAYS. Stop by the Library throughout the summer for interactive games, each week a new one that will provide challenges for kids, teens and adults to enjoy: Board Game Bonanza on August 3, Ring Toss and Giant Dominoes on August 10 and a Free for All Game Day on August 17. Southern Pines Public Library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-8235 or www.sppl.net.

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CONTRACT BRIDGE. 1–4:30 p.m. A card game played by four people in two partnerships, in which “trump” is determined by bidding. Ages 55 and up. Douglass Community Center, 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 692-7376. JAZZY FRIDAYS. 6–10 p.m. Enjoy a bottle of wine and dancing with friends under the tent with live jazz music, provided by Tonez (August 3), The Sand Band (August 10), Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot (August 17), The Sand Band (August 24) and The Band of Oz (August 31). Cost: $15/person. Must be 21 years of age or older. Reservations and pre-payment recommended for parties of eight or more. Soda, water and award-winning wines available for purchase. Food vendor on site. Anyone bringing in outside alcohol will be asked to leave with no refund. Cypress Bend Vineyards, 21904 Riverton Road, Wagram. Info: (910) 369-0411 or www.cypressbendvineyards.com.

Saturdays MOORE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Fruits, vegetables, meats, crafts, flowers, plants, baked goods, and more. Downtown Park, 145 S.E. Broad St., Southern Pines. Info: (910) 947-3752 or www.localharvest.org. SANDHILLS FARMERS MARKET. 10 a.m.–1 p.m. The market features many wonderful local farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and egg providers, cheese makers and specialty food producers. 1 Village Green Road W., Pinehurst. Info: (910) 687-0377 or www. localharvest.com PS

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September brings us the fall, thank the Lord! We get a respite from the sweat and vapors.

Now that it’s cool enough to go back into the kitchen, take a look at the calendar. There’s a slew of official foodrelated observations that sound suspiciously like they came from a bunch of hungry Southern cooks at a family reunion. It’s as if somebody started sampling the home brew, and after a few, couldn’t agree on any one delicacy to celebrate, so they included the whole menu. Maybe this is how come September is not only National Biscuit Month, but also National Potato Month and National Chicken Month. If these honors were indeed invented by Southerner Star Children that home brew musta been pretty good: They left National Banana Puddin’ lovers Month until November. — Ad Astra, Astrid

Virgo (August 23–September 22) Sugar Lump, there was a time when you had less going for you than a scared Beagle in a hailstorm. Now, you have a busier social life than the Kardashians. Everybody is watching, wondering, waiting for you to make a move and follow suit. If you still have a little bit of Snoopy in your soul, lie down, put your feet up and think first. Libra (September 23–October 22) It is entirely up to you if you want to direct everybody in the drama of life, but it would sure help if you had any idea about what you are doing. The advice you have sworn by is about as helpful as a room deodorizer in a bus station. Change gears or you may strip the transmission, Sugar Pie. Recalibrate. Scorpio (October 23–November 21) Oopsies were made. That’s a charitable way of saying you’re wrong more often than right lately, but enough people stand by you anyway. Charisma? Yup. Regrets? Nope. But Sugar, don’t squander all this goodwill in one month. Sagittarius (November 22–December 21) I wish I had a restraining order for everybody who tried to attack you for having an “original” idea that was behind its time. Not a typo. Honey, if you can just pretend to regret being too big for your britches you might not get your comeuppance. Capricorn (December 22–January 19) The seasonal change has got you all flubbed up. But as soon as the first cool evening settles, all will feel better and brighter. There’s a whole lot of hot air hitting you from a close acquaintance that has Spam for brains. Grab a fan and pay them no mind. Aquarius (January 20–February 18) You’ve been on the sliding board of life and it has felt like the first time on the playground — scary, too fast and at least a little skin left on the sliding board on the way down. But you arrived at a safe place, Honey Bun, and things do go right at last. Pisces (February 19–March 20) You’ve made an important correction, Sweet Thing, and you get to reap the benefits. You’ve shared a lot of credit, helped others and boosted your karma. It wasn’t easy to make the change you did but you put your big pants on and did it.

Aries (March 21–April 19) Two people are walking back into your life and there will be a test of your strategic powers. This is destiny, Sugar, so just remember that you are in the Schoolhouse of Life for a reason. Your best will be good enough and you shall pass without scars. Taurus (April 20–May 20) You’ve got a generous, intelligent, powerful nature, and when people get on your good side they are in for a treat. It is myth-making to watch you do your creative best. These times remind your friends why they hang in there, and they do. Gemini (May 21–June 20) You cleared a big hurdle and now you graduate to the next. Your abilities to redeem yourself never fail to amaze — and sometimes stupefy. In the end, Buttercup, there is another task to face. It will look easy after summer’s challenge. Cancer (June 21–July 22) Lordamercy, if you were surprised by the breaks you got, you never let it show. You have a better poker face than the professionals. The cards are in your favor, and you know how to play them. So deal or draw. The game is yours, Sweet Thing, but don’t hold ’em. Leo (July 23-August 22)

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By Jim Moriarty

It’s that time of year when,

at long last, the heat breaks. Geese check out of their quaint Vermont inns and follow their GPS to Currituck Sound. Hordes of unruly monarch butterflies make a thunderous racket flapping off to Mexico. And, inevitably, the mind turns to the gimleteyed assessment of point spreads.

Thanks to a 6-to-3 United States Supreme Court ruling last May, the legality of sports wagering has devolved to the states, as the Founders no doubt intended. It was George Washington, after all, who covered the spread against Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. Though hard evidence is scant, rumors of gambling in our part of the world predate the Supremes. There is some suggestion that games of chance took place at the infamous Dunes Club and that, in that bygone era, the local constabulary was in the habit of placing phone calls to various establishments around the county to give advance warning of police raids. A few decades ago there was a private club on Broad Street in Southern Pines where it was possible to get those old-timey, pre-internet football betting cards. I know this only because my wife got them every week, inexplicably circling the exact opposite of my own picks while looking over my shoulder. Her winning streak remains unparalleled in the annals of wagering. Charles Price, the great golf writer, spent his final years in Pinehurst and brought with him the memory of his father, who had been something of a professional at it. “He was acquainted with every notorious hood, cheat and racketeer on the East Coast, and he was afraid of none of them,” wrote Charley. “He was accustomed to being entrusted with large amounts of other people’s money. He always kept his mouth shut about other people’s affairs. And he was scrupulously honest. These were the qualities which set him apart from ordinary gamblers and which enabled him to walk the underworld, if need be, with no more armor than his pin-striped suit and the incongruously flamboyant neckties he always wore.” When it came to gambling Price’s father played off scratch. We are not all so genetically favored. I, myself, inherited what can only be described as the chump gene, a marker of utter futility in anything involving wagering.

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I once bet on a horse at the Stoneybrook Steeplechase that decided, rather than gallop along with the crowd, to take off in the exact opposite direction, settling peacefully in the infield as if he was a late-arriving guest delivering Swedish meatballs to a tailgate party. The worst of it is that there is an element of contagion associated with my particular affliction, a fact that became glaringly obvious to Dick Altman. When I met Alty he was one of the instructors in the Golf Digest Schools. He’d also been one of the magazine’s editors in its early days. It was more than hearsay that Dick enjoyed placing the occasional bet. Sometimes using bills of impressive denominations. In 1989, in addition to taking photographs and writing stories for Golf Digest, I shot home football games for Clemson University. One of the games that year was Clemson vs. N.C. State. I remember that Saturday as a sunny day. Certainly it was sunnier for me than for Dick Altman. N.C. State was coached in those years by Dick Sheridan. The Wolfpack was unbeaten, 6-0, and Sheridan’s teams had defeated Clemson three straight times. Clemson was 5-2 at that point. They’d been shellacked at home by Georgia Tech the previous week. Their other loss was to Duke. Yes, that Duke. Can you see where this is going? Terry Allen was Clemson’s star running back. He may be the toughest running back I ever watched up close. I once saw him get hit high, low and in-between, simultaneously, by three guys near the Clemson sideline, crawl off the field on his hands and knees, puking his guts out, and come back in the game two plays later. For other unrelated reasons, it looked very much like Allen was going to be sitting out the N.C. State game. Here’s the kicker: State was the underdog. I forget the actual point spread but it wasn’t insignificant. Five or six. “Alty,” says I, “it’s the lock of the century.” Well, Clemson came bounding down the hill that sunny day in all orange, top of the helmet to tip of the toe, and ran N.C. State right out of the other end of Death Valley. It felt like the Tigers were ahead 56-0 by the end of the first quarter. In reality, they won 30-10 but the game wasn’t remotely as close as even that lopsided score would indicate. It’s fair to say that if Facebook had existed in 1989, I’d have been on the fast track to a fuming unfriending. Had Alty been able to take our case all the way to the Supreme Court, I’m pretty sure I would have ended up on death row. PS Jim Moriarty is the Senior Editor at PineStraw and can be reached at jjmpinestraw@gmail.com for anything except gambling advice.

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