Off to home ground next week...

Next week I will return with my mother and sister to my childhood stomping grounds of the southern North Carolina Coast. Of course, I'm already searching for spooky legends of the area, among them the Maco Light.

We'll be staying up the road from Fort Fisher, a fort that saw key action in the Civil War. Ghost investigations that have been done there confirm that the place is, indeed, haunted. Here are some videos of a local paranormal research group conducting an investigation. Enjoy!

Susie's Miracle

Today I'm so proud to call myself a Tarheel. These are "my people" - Guildford Countians who pulled together to save a horribly burned puppy and pursue tougher animal cruelty laws.

Beautiful video, but if you don't have a strong stomach, don't watch.



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Donate: Susie's Miracle Fund

Ghost Story Time!

Check out my blog over at Beyond The Veil for a couple of spooky tales fresh from the Tarheel State. Enjoy!

Gettin' outta town!

I've run away. [grin]

After the madness of the Dunvegas and Love & Lore releases back to back (I've typed so much in the past month I think my fingerprints are gone), I abandoned my laptop and have run away to North Carolina for a few days.

It's my Mom's birthday today! She's going to cook flounder for me. What, you think she'd let ME cook in her kitchen? Not hardly...

Back in a few days!

Thirteen Clues You're a Tarheel

Thirteen Clues You're a Tarheel Gleaned from thousands of choices on Carolina Country. I picked out just a few of the ones that I either remember or apply to me. 1. Bananas were for Sunday pudding and not for daily eating 2. You drank a bottle of pop and not a soda 3. You’ve ever had to switch from heat to air-conditioning in the same day 4. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete and Duke’s mayonnaise 5. You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer and Christmas 6. Fried flounder is the other white meat 7. Your elders told you Raw Hide and Bloody Bones would get you if you left the yard 8. You know how to make “sweet tea” 9. You sat on the porch with your grandma helping her with the cannin’ (which means you shelled peas and butterbeans until your fingers bled) 10. You say, “I’m give out” when you have worked hard and need to rest 11. You rode to the beach in the car with the windows down and your feet hanging out the window 12. You made frog houses in the mud with your foot. 13. You know what “suckering tobacco” means Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Dog's Eye View 2. Christina's Shoebox 3. Samantha Lucas 4. Amanda Young

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