When I was a little girl, I begged my momma to let me stay home alone while she ran an errand. Feeling big and brave, I insisted I’d be fine. Knowing I would be, Momma left me in the living room while she drove two blocks to get us hot dogs and come straight back home. Home. Immediately after she left, I panicked – a … Continue reading Home
I have depth. I have a voice. I have a sense of self, and it helps ground me. I am not unique. Not in that way. (I mean, I AM unique, but we’ll save that quirky bit for a lighter post.) Women, we are smart. And beautiful. And worthy. Worthy of love. Worthy of listeners. Worthy of respect. Worthy of gravity and reason and recognition. … Continue reading Strong Enough
Me: How long have you lived in York? LCC: I’ve been in York since 1988, so about 30 years. I moved here from Rock Hill, just right up the road. When I first moved here, I lived way out in the country for a long time. Me: So you live in town now? LCC: No, I still live in the country. I have lived in … Continue reading Lorie Cassidy Cooper of Ken’s Barbershop
People of Yorkville Interview with Ken Carpenter Me: How long has Ken’s Barber Shop been in business? KP: January 2014. Across the street was the original barber shop, and that went back before the depression. That was the Sanitary Barber Shop. My dad (that’s Lenny) started working there in 1968. He had been working at another barber shop across the street since 1964 when he … Continue reading Ken Carpenter of Ken’s Barber Shop
So HOW are you doing now? How’s real estate going? … Oh, you’re doing music? (Y’all also mentally add, “Can you live on that??”) Really. Are you selling the house? Couldn’t you just put a sign in the front yard since you’re an agent? How are the boys with all this? What about dating? Have you thought about dating? Have you met anyone? What do … Continue reading Personal Update
Because there are days in the quicksand, and we all need to be able to laugh at ourselves….. A few years ago, during the peak season of my homesteading passion, I ordered an acre of heirloom corn. And by order, I actually collected a group of like minded non-GMO, Earth loving people, and we paid a local farmer to grow us an acre of heirloom, … Continue reading Locked in Arthur’s Cooler… A Tribute to Black’s Peaches
Educating Patricia Hatch’s Summer Music Offerings Private Lessons – 45 minutes long, $25 weekly, paid at the beginning of each month. (If you or I are taking a week break for some reason, vacation, etc., then there is no charge for that off week. If I am given advance notice – more than 24 hours – of an absence due to illness or scheduling conflict, … Continue reading Summer Music Lessons and Workshops (and Camp!)
