Diva Living in a Small Town

  • Self-Care in Crisis

    Self-Care in Crisis

    Several weeks ago, Hurricane Helene slammed into western North Carolina, laying waste to mountain communities with flood, wind, and uncharted mayhem. Add to that a deluge of disinformation that has hampered recovery and relief efforts and you can understand that these are trying times. My town was right on the edge of the devastation –…

  • Helping After Helene

    Helping After Helene

    As you no doubt know, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Southeast a week ago and stayed strong into the Appalachian mountains. Splendor in the Sticks hails from the foothills of those western North Carolina mountains and we got our electricity back last night after six days of not having power. We are grateful for the…

  • Equinox and Fall

    Equinox and Fall

    According to the calendar, today is the Autumnal Equinox, which marks the first day of fall here in the Northern Hemisphere. Incredibly sophisticated, smartypants instruments tell us that the equinox isn’t exactly “equal” in all parts of the globe, but taking the idea as it is intended, today marks an equal time of daylight and…

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