Episode 62 - The Soul of Food
April 2, 2022
Many food related activities happening in Meadows of Dan!
Sweet memories of cooking, family, adventures and more!
Episode 61: Why We Are Meadows of Dan
March 9, 2022
Mountain weather; Spring is in the air
Running cedar and Easter Lilies
Mayberry Presbyterian Church Ash Wednesday Service
Greater Good website for clothes
River Dance Knitted Shawl by Lauren Rene
Dan River in Meadows of Dan history
Episode 60: A Curious Encounter
February 19, 2022
Meadows of Dan News:
Snow, the Super Bowl and Beth's beach vacation.
A visit with the young folks of Holler Creek School at Mayberry Presbyterian Church
Knitting Notions:
EZ PZ Gauge Ruler by CrazyCatLazerDesigns
Today's Topic:
A Curious Encounter
Episode 59 - PoemsAre Footprints in the Mind
January 29, 2022
Trees
by
Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
The poem is in the public domain.
Author Talk
Jessie Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd
Two local poets
Poet Eavan Boland
Episode 58 - Grandma’s Hands
January 8, 2022
United States Census will be available to the public on April 1, 2022, depending on COVID affects on the work.
Old Christmas, 12th night, George and Martha Washington's anniversary.
Smithsonian Crossroads Exhibit
Episode 57 - The 100 Year Community
June 11, 2021
And after a long COVID virus hiatus, we're back, finally, with another episode.
A Little Sweet...
Leslie and a friend invested in an Addi King Express knitting machine.
A Little Tart...
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| Blue Ridge Parkway by Beth Almond Ford |
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| Cabins near Rock Castle by Beth Almond Ford |
Leslie has been taking part in a long term project featuring the history of the community where her grandmother grew up. A new project includes a documentary of the region that includes many of the local descendants of Rock Castle inhabitants. Not only is the area full of history, it's a beautiful location for hiking.
Episode 56 Change
September 25, 2020
Beth and Leslie talk about the changes they have seen in life on the mountain and beyond because of COVID-19 and other issues of the day.
Episode 55 - Life in the Time of Corona
June 8, 2020
Learning to live with the new normal in rural Appalachia
Episode 54 - Stay Put, Stay Well
March 19, 2020
We tried something new to try to upgrade our sound quality, so there are some things that are a bit rough here and there with the podcast. Bear with us; we'll figure it out!
Our episode this time deals with isolation due to social distancing and the corona virus. Beth has several great quotes from Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright, a book about plagues in history. Both Beth and Leslie pointed out ways they keep their sanity during quiet times, although both are used to isolation because of nature and habitat.
Episode 53 - Tragedy in Appalachia
January 6, 2020
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| Weedeater by Robert Gipe |
Special guest Anita Puckett, Appalachian Studies professor at Virginia Tech, discusses the powerful and challenging book, Weedeater, An Illustrated Novel, by Robert Gipe, which centers on the problems with poverty and opioid addiction in the Appalachian region.
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