Tommy Edwards . . One year ago

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It has been exactly one year ago today that Chatham County native Tommy Edwards died. Something so shocking, it is no easier to accept now, than it was then. The singer, the songs, the friend gone. The melodious sounds of his voice and the toe tapping, and strumming- Banjo orContinue Reading

Got Moderna booster – but beware!

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I found out today about one o’clock that booster shots were available at Pittsboro pharmacies. Walk in. It was a fairly short wait- but beware- the fill-out forms are three pages give or take, and there is a space for your social security number! No one needed it the twoContinue Reading

I thought I was creating a discussion

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Last week when I wrote in detail about getting the first and second  covid shot, I just wanted it to more or less be a portal for others to  tell of their experiences- good and bad. It was not a platform to bitch  and complain about how ‘poor ole me’Continue Reading

A donation at the Chatham County thrift shop

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A week or so ago, as I pulled into the parking lot of a Chatham County thrift shop, I noticed an older couple parked by the donation boxes just outside the store entrance.  I was fairly close so I could see quite clearly- Among the things they were donating wasContinue Reading

If only I had a . . . .

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If I had a brush that could paint a Mona Lisa, scenic hills, flowers and Mother Teresa- If I had a canvas that could catch and hold-Monet, Rembrandt and Warhol images so bold- A pin and ink- verses that could make mankind stop-wonder and think . . What a pictureContinue Reading

Finding and seeing things by the roadside

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Last week I did a piece about seeing/finding things beside the highway. It seems there is no end to what turns up there. I thought it would be great fun if Chatlisters would write about things they have found beside the highway. There must be hundreds of stories out thereContinue Reading