The early service on Sunday, was lovely. A light fog hung over the territory, like a fine linen.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 8:13 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Maybe summer, has saved the best for last, for the beauty of this morning rivaled any summer morning, I have ever seen.
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2018 @ 4:18 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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I must say it again . . . it is chilly at the rabbit patch! Last night, I went out to see the sky as I can not stay away from the view.
Published: Monday, July 16th, 2018 @ 5:36 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Not in my wildest dreams, did I expect an "early service" in July to warrant a light sweater!
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 4:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As a Royal Pooch, it's incumbent upon me to understand dogs so that I can relate to my subjects.
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 10:31 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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55 years after graduation members of our high school class reunited to reminisce and renew friendships. I wrote this piece for our hometown newspaper and it got so much comment I thought I would share it with you in hopes it stirs memories of your own formative times
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 5:18 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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It seems "time really does fly, when you are having fun". It is a mystery to me how an entire week has already passed, in what seems like three days.
Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 @ 12:35 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I have a huge announcement, huge I tell you. While I've occasionally written columns for Mum when she's busy, I was beyond excited when the editor of the Highlands Newspaper asked me to write columns on a regular basis.
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 6:22 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The drive to Elizabeth City, on Friday was a pleasant one. The three rivers , I cross, were full of shining, peaceful waters and the sky above them was a friendly shade of blue. The sunlight fell gently casting faint shadows.
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 @ 4:28 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Night lifted and the day was born-that is how the "morning service" went today.
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The "early service" was a quiet and peaceful affair, today. A soft glow in the sky heralded the new day.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 1:58 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The windows are up at the rabbit patch and the birds are singing. Daffodils are beginning to sprout, but I am too old to be fooled, at least by this . . .It is February.
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Wow! Who knew there was a National Love Your Pet Day? I sure didn't, but then Lord Banjo is loved each and every day. Do humans really need to be reminded to love their pets?
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is early, as I write this. Not yet, is it time for the early service to commence.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 5:36 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Lylas' snowman has been around so long, he should have had a name. It was -6 degrees F this morning at the early service.
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 @ 9:17 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Some people call them cheese "straws", sometimes they are called cheese "biscuits" If you pipe them, they are straws, if you make them into little cookies, then they are biscuits.
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 4:26 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Christmas eve morning is here . . and with it rain. I woke to the sound of rain and it was lovely.
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 @ 4:21 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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While November, has a fair share of "silver days", there are golden ones too.
Published: Thursday, November 30th, 2017 @ 7:16 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Sunday is another time I love-especially the morning, when "Sunday Dinner" is cooking. I did not plan to write in the diary this morning, but when I had put the ham in the oven and stringbeans on the stove, all sorts of thoughts came to me.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 11:12 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Mrs. Verna Dell Moore "Sister" Faucette, age 102, entered her Heavenly Reward on October 16, 2017
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 4:00 pm
By: Announcements
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North Carolina is teeming with new business owners, some of whom not yet old enough for middle school
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2017 @ 1:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I left Elizabeth City around three on Sunday. It was a bright and cooler day than Saturday had been.
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 @ 7:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The morning started off beautifully. The sunrise at the " early service" was as usual, stunning.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 @ 3:59 am
By: Michele Rhem
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On Saturday night, I was in the rabbit patch kitchen- the same could be said of Sunday morning. This past Sunday, was no ordinary Sunday. It was Mothers' Day, after all.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 @ 5:21 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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I smelled rain, when I went out this morning. Showers came about an hour later and didn't surprise me. The house was as silent as an empty church. What a contrast to the night before, I thought.
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 @ 9:56 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The sun is up at the rabbit patch, and the wind is brisk and has a chill.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2017 @ 6:37 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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The sun has not risen over the barn just yet. At this particular moment, the first rays of light, make the barn look as holy as any church.
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 @ 1:34 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I drive to work as the sun is coming up. I declare that the sun rising over a field of winter wheat is as beautiful as anything. Usually, the wheat fields are edged with woodland trees.
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2017 @ 2:39 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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January is more like itself today. There is a cold wind blowing, pruning the winter trees and warning the daffodils all in one breath.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2017 @ 2:54 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I woke up before light, this last Sunday in January. The winter morning was cold and dark.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2017 @ 10:36 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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This is the coldest morning of the year-the coldest morning in many years, actually.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 5:53 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Not yet, has the sun risen at the rabbit patch, but I have been up a while. Moon Shine sent something crashing and shattering- and that worked better than any alarm clock.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 5:44 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Holiday mornings are the most beautiful kind of mornings, to me. On the rabbit patch calendar, this Sunday morning, is a holiday. Today, my family will celebrate Thanksgiving
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2016 @ 7:13 am
By: Michele Rhem
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It is the eve of Thanksgiving. I look forward to this day about as much as the holiday, itself.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2016 @ 5:44 am
By: Michele Rhem
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