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Hi, all. I am a board member of a non-profit that is collecting supplies for areas of SW Virginia who were hit particularly hard by Helene and aren’t seeing nearly the same support and outreach as other areas. I will be making supply runs on Th
The mountains are starting to change into their formal autumn wear. 🍃 🍂 🍁 📷 Thomas Mabry #autumn #autumnvibes #fall #fallvibes #appalachia #autumnonthemountain #beautifulvirginia
Working my way through a red wine flight and Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie. I’m enjoying both, but they take a backseat to the view and blessedly cooler weather. Many roads are still washed out or debris covered, but we’ve no need to
In 2010, a family friend went missing. Poof. Gone. 23 years old, happy, healthy, whole life ahead of him. Everyone knew who killed him. There was never really space to entertain his possible vanishing off to some better life somewhere. He had a good
My oldest turned 16 today. Her only request: a gluten-free Black Forest cake. You say, “Cake.” I say, “How high?” Quite literally. Took all day, but turned out great. 😊 #proudmama #glutenfree #glutenfreebaking #happybir
The Blue Ridge Mountains are living up to their name this week. What makes them blue? It’s complicated. Reason 1 is Rayleigh scattering, a phenomenon that occurs when light or other electromagnetic radiation is scattered by particles much smal
Happy 14th birthday, Loki. My absolute favorite grumpy old man 🥰 #pupstagram #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram #catahoula #catahoulaleoparddog #catahoulasofinstagram #catahoulamix #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescuedismyfavoritebreed
Recent vinyl acquisitions, Bad Omens Edition: Bad Omens, The Death of Peace of Mind, and Finding God Before God Finds Me #vinyl #records #analog #vinylcollector #badomens