5 April, 2011

Stellarcon 2011 and High Point, NC

Posted in : Travel Guide for High Point - NC, Writing on April 5, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: buildings, costumes, high point, john coltrane, klingon karaoke, nc, north carolina, panels, stellarcon, unc greensboro

I am way behind on all my travel posts, but I’m hoping to get that taken care of in the next few weeks. Here’s one on a trip the husband and I took to High Point, NC, for the 35th Stellarcon. “Now old enough to run for president!” was the unofficial slogan. This was my
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25 February, 2011

Starrlight Meadery

Comments : 8 Posted in : Mead, Travel Guide for Chapel Hill - NC, Travel Guide for Pittsboro - NC on February 25, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: becky starr, ben starr, blackberry, home brew, homebrew, honeycomb, mead, north carolina, off-dry, peach, pittsboro, sarrlight mead, spiced apple cider, starrlight, starrlight meadery, tour

Starrlight Meadery 480 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro Website Hours: Thurs through Sat, 12 to 6; Sun 1 to 5. Tours offered every other hour on the weekends I had a great time checking out Starlight Meadery a couple of weekends ago in Pittsboro’s Chatham Mills shopping center. They are located in the white building hiding at
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27 March, 2010

Spring in Cross Timbers—Photo Blog

Comments : 4 Posted in : Announcements on March 27, 2010 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bradford pear, cat, cross timbers, daffodil, durham, hyacinth, loki, mazu, north carolina, spring, tulips, verdandi

Just a quick blog with photos of the flowers up and blooming, and of Loki taking his proper place as lord of the manor. His throne, of course, is the top of the car. Mazu, of the pretty, pretty coat. Verdandi, checking out the mulch I put beneath the Bradford Pear. The flower garden waiting
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