Monthly Archives: February 2026

I’m not sure when I first noticed a patch of nandinas in the woods near my mother’s childhood home. It may have been decades ago, or could have been more recently. Either way, I was seduced by the charm of … Continue reading →

Several months ago a younger relative of mine, Wiley Kimbrough, was sore after returning from a hiking adventure that lasted several days. His mother, LeSan, said he was “all stoved up.” That phrase is one of the dying expressions which … Continue reading →