What IS That?

If your guess is the first correct entry drawn WIN $100

If your guess is the first correct entry drawn WIN $100 00

Enter by postcard, letter or email, be sure to include your: name, PHYSICAL MAILING ADDRESS and guess. And if you’d like, tell us about your experiences using or collecting this item. Entries must be received no later than 6/2/23, Winner will be drawn 6/3/23.

The winners will be notified by mail and announced in the July/August 2023 issue. All entries become the property of Yadkin Valley Magazine

Turn to page 90 to read about the March-April Contest contest.

The What is That from the March/April issue is a screw-in/plug-in electrical fuse. Early in our marriage we lived in a local historical house. I remember touching the cover of the fuse box while herding the kids upstairs to bed and it was HOT to touch. Old houses are wonderful but they have lots of issues that need to be updated to guarantee safety….that fuse box was soony replaced with a new breaker box!

Many older homes/buildings still use this type of fuse where the electical load is not so great.

The correct guess entered by Josh Eicher of Hamptonville, was described as a screw-in fuse for an electrical box. Josh won $100.

Both Shirley Joyner of Lewisville and Quincy Johnson of Traphill were the 2nd and 3rd guesses drawn next for a free copy of one of our cookbooks: One Last Sweet Bite.

Thank you to all who entered!

Best Dog Hikes in NC

Had a ball shopping at the new Pilot Mountain State Park Gift Shop. There were so many things geared to interests of so many activities that please folks liking nature and all its attributes. Best Dog Hikes North Carolina by Melissa Watson who has 25 years of experience to pull from is for people wanting to travel with their dog (s). Her two-page Trail Finder is sectioned by lakesides, waterfalls, leash free, easy hikes, strenuous & moderate-to-strenuous hikes.

The resource is divided into the Coastal,Piedmont and Mountains regions. The introduction is multi-pages of vital information even for the experienced hiker. Her major concentration is on you and your dog’s safety with topics like the weather, water, hydration, leashes, collars, harnesses, dog packs, knowing your dog’s body language, and stance, booties, poison ivy, oak, Sumac, plants (rhododendron, azalea+), bugs, bees, snakes, blaze orange attire for both the hiker/dog and lastly COURTESY.

Take Wilkesboro to Blowing Rock/Cascades Trail…off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Each trail page has lots of useful information, how to find the trail and a photo of Melissia two canine companions. The copyright is 2016…call to check with the trail you want to experience before risking it might be closed.

One more thing…photocopy the Trail (s) that interest you because this little book must weigh two pounds and when you are carrying everything you need in a single back pack, total weight is a sure concern! Best Dog Hikes North Carolina is in the A Falcon Guide series/call the Park’s gift shop at 336-444-5100, 9a to 6p.

British author Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has become my new favorite gift book. Yes, it is about friendships but everyone can read, enjoy and find something they see of themselves between the pages and illustrations, “…whether you are eighty or eight.” The artwork is his also and it’s a comforting, anticipative part of the book with a blend of pen/ink and watercolor that are active with the thoughts on each page. At the very beginning you feel warmth for him as he dedicated this book to “my lovely, kind mum and my wonderful dog Dill.” Only 6x8-inch makes this powerful little book slip easily into a travel bag.

You’ll meet a lonely little boy who then meets a mole followed by a fox who could easily eat the mole but doesn’t and finally the three friends meet the huge, gentle horse. The test is written in Mackesy’s own hand and there are a few words that take a minute or two to decipher. Text is brief, thought is provocative: “Always remember you matter, you’re important and you are loved, and you bring to this world things no one else can."