Update about blogCa

At Louise's Kitchen in Black Mountain NC

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Happy April First, no Foolin'!

 

Wishes for a good month ahead!

Each morning, find a way to start your day right as it sets the tone for your day.

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This is as close to a joke as I feel like today.


War means children are dying. Even soldiers had mothers who weep.

Image courtesy of Agencia El Vigía

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Still Trillium flowers bloom


Photos by Jason Rinehart, Bret Love & Mary Gabbett

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Peace through the world



The Butterfly Effect, by Anastasiya Markovich, 2008, from Tom's blog


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My next door neighbor enjoying her app's panorama function on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Had coffee with two friends the other afternoon. The little seats and tables are snug next to other people, and a man with his laptop sat pretty close next to us. It wasn't until I said I said I was thinking of donating to Cooper for Senator that he said nice and loud that he had already. We all laughed, especially as I'd been sharing lots of personal information with my friends, and now we knew he'd heard it all! He was diplomatic and said he'd not paid much attention till then.

In case you don't know, getting former NC Governor Roy Cooper elected to the Senate will hopefully help tilt Congress to the blue side. It's a pretty long shot in our red state...but these days we all are betting on lots of long shots.

Including the guy at the next table.

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It has always seemed to me that the test of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. -Chinua Achebe, writer and professor (1930-2013)