WINTER WEATHER JOURNALING
The winter season may seem like the most inconvenient time for plein air journaling, especially in the mountains, where the…
Give a Little Extra, Get a Whole Lot More!
I love this time of year! I love my Christmas tree, I love the crisp, cool, winter air, and I,…
JUST ANOTHER FALL FAMILY TRADITION?
Fall color and, especially, the crisp, cool, weather will always inspire me to get outside. Fall family traditions are another…
Field Trips Aren’t Just For Kids!
This is the time of the year when field trips are typically scheduled for school students. But whoever said field…
Those Guys Are Jerks!
While bellying up to the bar at the original Boone Drug Store downtown, I took a look across the counter…
Spring is Just a Bean Away!
Well, the calendar says it’s Spring again, and after such a cold and snowy winter, I’m raring to get outside….
Cheap Joe’s is in the House!
Cheap Joes is in the house, the Jones House, that is! The Cheap Joe Gallery Show at the Jones House…
Pumpkin Pinache
Every year at this time, Cheap Joes hosts the annual Halloween Breakfast. In years past, we all dressed up for…
When I Get A Round Tuit!
Fall is a wonderful season where the weather as well as the temperature is very unpredictable and exciting. The leaves…
S’NO DAY LIKE A SNOW DAY
With winter weather persistently holding on, some days can be more difficult than others to travel back and forth to…
Young at Art
I guess I have been interested in art, in general, for as long as I can remember. At age 4,…
Apple Butter and Cat Heads
The holiday season is upon us. There are Thanksgiving turkeys to prepare and Christmas shopping at the mall. A time…
Plein Ole’ Mountain Air
The Fall season gives us plenty of reasons to be outside. With the cooler weather and the turning of the…
Fall Festivals Galore!
With the turning of the leaves and the dropping of the mercury comes festivals galore! This is the time of…
Flowers, Flowers Everywhere!
This weekend I went on a daycation to the Asheville NC area, specifically the Biltmore Estate, America’s Largest Private Home….


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