Little Journeys

The Passing Storm

by Kate Nixon Editor's note: this author is well aware that the effects of the Covid pandemic will vary from person to person, some folks unfortunately have had it so much worse. This is just one of the many experiences out there and I do not…

“J. E. B”

  For years, I only knew her as the initials “J.E.B.” Hand-written in tiny script, always neatly, I would find them tucked away at the end of notes she had written me, starting as early as 1914, having no idea who I might be. “This…

The Problem with Cedar Grove

by Kate Nixon   When I was younger, if someone said the phrase "historic preservation", I immediately thought about my hometown of Petaluma, California. My hometown remains a growing city 45 minutes north of San Francisco determined…

The Allure of Historic Tryon

    Forty-five miles south of Asheville, literally straddling the border between North and South Carolina, is the quaint, historic village of Tryon. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the original trading settlement…

“The grass is always greener . . . . “

Editor's note: this article has been republished. Original date of publication: June 24, 2018.    Not long before his death in 1804, Thomas Jefferson, esteemed former ambassador, governor, secretary of state, and president of the United…

Lesson Learned on the Wheel and the AAPA Preview Night: My Pottery Appreciation Month

by Kate Nixon     My "Devilish Dwarven" pots In an attempt to understand art pottery from its most basic level, I jumped at the chance to enroll in a studio pottery course at the Asheville-Buncombe Technical college during the month…

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