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This is my last column for Mental Health Awareness Month. I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for joining me on this journey of self-awareness. It took me a long time to understand that the world I read about growing up and the reality I lived in are not the same.
I have come across people who absolutely love them, and those that shudder at the thought. The hydrangea is a gorgeous, cloud-like bloom, that in my opinion is quintessentially the definition of a southern home landscape. Probably most known for their changing colors to match soil pH, they are a great cut flower, and can do well in a variety of conditions. They are a great addition to any home if you follow a few basic guidelines.
Welcome to the fourth part of our series, "Path to Purpose." After diving into self-confidence last month, we now turn to a crucial aspect of personal development and well-being: building resilience.
Today is Memorial Day, a day set aside to remember and reflect. In its beginning, this day bore the title “Decoration Day” because of the post-Civil War practice of decorating the graves of the fallen from that war.
Memorial Day is an American Holiday always observed on the last Monday of May, the day serves to honor the men and women who dies while serving the United States military.
As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, I embarked on a series of personal columns detailing my journey toward improved mental well-being. Having spent a lifetime in survival mode, envisioning the future's potential remains a challenge for me.
The other day I was skimming some of my old columns when I came across one that made me feel genuinely ancient. I wrote this particular column in 1991 – right around the time my oldest daughter Sara was preparing to leave the state – and me – to start a new life with her husband.
Several years ago, I purchased fresh mint from the Master Gardeners at the very famous Annual Plant Sale, and to my surprise and delight the mint has returned each year looking better than the year before!! The very popular fresh herb is currently in season and is no longer used just for Derby parties and making julips!!
As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, I embark on a series of personal columns detailing my journey toward improved mental well-being.
I’ve seen them all tilled up in the side yard, perfectly organized in rows in raised beds, thrown into open space in the flower bed, or even in a collection of mismatched pots on the back deck!
Saturday, May 4th, was a special day for my family. At 11 a.m., granddaughter Haley received her Bachelor’s degree in Archeology from East Carolina. Haley graduated “Summa Cum Laude” – “with highest honors.” Her granddad – me – received my undergraduate degree “Thank you, Lawdee.”
Have you ever had someone tell you, “You can’t do that, or you’re not going to make it”? I still remember my first-grade teacher saying to me, “You can’t do that.” The words we speak have lasting effects. They can build a person up or they can quickly tear them down.
As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, I embark on a series of personal columns detailing my journey toward improved mental well-being.
In 2007, the North Carolina Department of Transportation began a program called the “Bicycle Helmet Initiative.” The primary goal of the Bicycle Helmet Initiative is to reduce child and youth bicycle fatalities and serious injuries, including head trauma.
As the weather warms up, my thoughts drift to swimming in the summer. I grew up in Kinston, North Carolina but spent weekends and summers in Swansboro on the White Oak River in an old Air Stream trailer. Water safety was not optional.
Celebrate the 150th running of the legendary Kentucky Derby at home with your own “Run for the Roses” themed party! The Kentucky Derby makes for the greatest of all theme parties, from the invitation, to the hats, and the julips and red roses to the menu. Here are some recipes for serving traditional Derby snacks!
“A Snapshot of Kinston & Lenoir County During WWII,” Cliff Tyndall’s eagerly anticipated new book, will debut on Friday, May 10, with a series of activities hosted by the Queen Street Deli. The book signing will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Seafood, and many of types of seafood are consumed in larger amounts when the weather warms up, most of us still do not eat as much seafood as is recommended. Here are some suggestions for changing that and some reasons to start with shrimp.
Hello everyone, I am Lesley Rigsby, the new center director at the EPIC Center in Kinston. I was born and raised in Kinston and love this town. I have been a registered nurse for 19 years in the Family Birth Center at UNC Health Lenoir, here in Kinston, and have dedicated my career to educating and caring for pregnant women.
On Thursday, May 2, the Friends of the CSS Neuse Museum will combine education and celebration as the CSS Neuse Civil War Museum hosts a first-person presentation by Carolyn Ivanoff on Clara Barton. The program will begin at 6 p.m.
