Quince

Word of the Day - Music Word suggested by listener Susan Winn Hodges - thank you! Much discussion about local music, beginning with traditional mountain music with Scotch-Irish roots, jazz, blues, Patrick County Blues with the Foddrell Family, bluegrass, church music of various styles, late night radio, rock 'n roll, piano lessons, and more. Jeff Sebens Dulcimers Rural Music Coalition Facebook Page Sammy Shelor and the Lonesome River Band Lord of the Dance A Little Sweet... Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair, Reynolds Homestead, Critz, Virginia, November 21 American Music Series "Second Sunday" at Reynolds Homestead, beginning December 13 A Little Tart... Body and Soul by Frank Conroy A Little Unexpected... Quotes: “Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run ab

Word of the Day - Fiber Word suggested by listener Bobbie Ashe, thanks! Fiber for hand spinning or felting. Left to right front: Gray wool, merino, angora/corriedale. Back: Blue Face Leicester Mainly for our listeners that aren't already involved in the crafts, a quick overview about fiber used to make local yarns, types of wool used to spin and felt, Why local wool yarns aren't itchy like commercial preparations. Why you should spend a little more on good yarn and fiber for your projects. Beth gets to fondle fiber and yarn. A theoretical and quick history of hand spinning and a bit about felting. We didn't mention yurts in our discussion but we should have! Rising Meadow Farm in Liberty, North Carolina The Art of Eating, by M. F. K. Fisher A Little Sweet... Leslie's catastrophic fail with the Kathleen Sweater Leslie's completed Lily Mitts, an original Greenberry House design, made in hand dyed fingering weight wool yarn by Woolybuns. A Little Tart... Splendid Apparel by Anna Zilboorg A

Word of the Day - JourneyThe girls talk about what journeys they have experienced. Beth speaks of her current medical journey. Leslie talks about the mythology of the hero's journey. A Little Sweet... Leslie is still working on the Kathleen sweater. A Little Tart... Reviews: Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon Beth reviews books about journeys by her favorite writers, including River Horse, PrairyErth and Blue Highways and other books by William Least Heat-Moon; A Walk Across America and Along the Edge of America by Peter Jenkins and Blue Highways Revisited by Edgar I Ailor III and Edgar I Ailor IV.  A Little Unexpected... The girls share a special evening spent at The Crooked Road Cafe at the Cockram Mill Complex and talk about the other great restaurants in Meadows of Dan. The history of Cockram Mill is discussed with memories of the Dan River Queen riverboat.  The Crooked Road - Virginia's Heritage Music Trail and some of the history of music in the area, including the Bristol session

Word of the Day: StoryHow mountain people feel about story Story as the language for passing down skills and religion Greenberry House, Meadows of Dan,  The story of Greenberry House and how it all happened, with the German Angoras from ISeeSpots Farm in Greensboro, North Carolina. Beth's Australian adventure - fishing in the Indian Ocean, 1975Aussie Glouchester Tree that Beth climbed, Western Australia, 1975.  Quite an adventure coming back down!The story of how teenaged Beth went to Mondaring, Western Australia with the Rotary Club Exchange Student Program. A Little Sweet...Leslie on connecting knitting with story:  Kathleen's moss stitch sweater using hand dyed wool spun into a two ply sport weight yarn.Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks, read by Jennifer Ehle Beth on her talk, "Postcard 101" For the Reynold's Homestead Postcard Club A Little Tart... Forever Grateful by Silas Turman Book Reviews: Forever Grateful by Silas Turman From Edwin, to Miss Nellie Ludwig, Germantown, PennsylvaniaHad a Good T

Word of the Day: LightA Little Sweet....Fractured Light HatStill River MillCamila Flower Petal ShawlJ. E. B. Stuart Art Show at the Reynolds Homestead A Little Tart...All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrA Light in the Window by Jan KaronMy Symphony by William Henry Channing A Little Unexpected...Cherry Orchard TheaterA Red Lobelia Evening Music Attribution Takin Yo Time ( The Wingman Mix ) by Loveshadow  featuring Brad Sucks and Audiotechnica ccmixter.org/files/Loveshadow/14396 CC Attribution

Please be kind, as we learn about podcasting and putting on an internet radio show! The word of the day is: QUINCE Beth tells us the meaning of the word quince and the girls describe what the podcast will be about. Leslie emphasizes that there will be talk about knitting, handspinning and creating things and Beth points out that much will be made of books, collectibles and postcards. The girls introduce themselves, their occupations and families, and the lovely area, Meadows of Dan, Virginia, where they live and work. Leslie tells her favorite joke and mention is made of bluegrass music and her famous brother, Sammy Shelor, of the Lonesome River Band. Ages are confessed and Beth tells the story of her father and how he wrote a book about his life as a country doctor. The big finish is accomplished and your hosts will return in two weeks with another episode of Quince. Intro music attribution Ave by Alex featuring Morusque ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/34409 CC Attribution (3.0)