Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I visited the county seat of Franklin County.
• Andy and I ran on a greenway from Louisburg to Vance-Granville Community College and back.
• We walked around the former Wake Forest College campus in Wake Forest.  (Andy had never been!!!)
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  3Bones from Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina and Cloud Rise from Blowing Rock Brewing Company in Hickory.

Today’s pet peeve:  The greenway in Louisburg does not connect up to River Bend Park.

Word of the day:  Epistolary

Wake Forest Baptist Church

Stealey Hall

Broyhill Hall

Binkley Chapel

Andy at Wake Forest Baptist Church

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went on a walk in Brentwood and on Green Mill Run Greenway
• I went to the pharmacy for my father and for Andy.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.
• I went to Harris-Teeter for my mother.
• I went to Harris-Teeter again.
• I chose the “walk the plank” option at Pirates Cove carwash.
• We watched Jay streaming live in a ukulele benefit for an Austin coffee shop.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Weeping Willow Wit from Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston and Focal Banger from The Alchemist in Stowe, VT.

Today’s pet peeve:  When young Tristin does not put all the grocery bags into the cart after checking you out and you don’t figure that out until after you get home without all the groceries.

Word of the day:  Noblesse oblige

@Food Lion

@Food Lion interior

@Harris-Teeter

@Harris-Teeter (again)

Live with Jay

Jay with uke

Today’s highlights:

• My sister took my mother for an office visit with her surgeon.
• We visited county seats of two counties: Johnston and Wilson.
• Andy and I went for a run in the rain on the Buffalo Creek Greenway in Smithfield.
• We visited the Governor Charles B Aycock Birthplace, a NC State Historic Site.  (Governor Aycock was originally famous for being an “education” governor but now is infamous as a white supremacist.)
• We visited the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson.
• We watched Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream

Today’s beer:  The Haze is Strong with This One by Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina and Hop, Drop ‘N Roll from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte.

Today’s pet peeve:  When your mouse doesn’t work properly…

Word of the day:  Bowdlerize

Today’s highlights:

• We had a virtual Life Pulse meeting at work.
• I hosted a Team Break at work with a NC geography game.
• Andy and I went for a walk between storms after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  3Bones from Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina and Voodoo Ranger (Juicy Haze) from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville.

Today’s pet peeve:  When I send myself an e-mail and Outlook sends it to SPAM.

Word of the day:  Gyre

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Paloma Gose from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte and AVL IPA from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville.

Today’s pet peeve:  The City of Greenville no longer accepts glass for recycling.

Word of the day:  Requisite

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Torch Pilsner from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem and Hopness Haze from Catawba Brewing Company in Morganton.

Today’s pet peeve:  When you forget to serve your fresh blackberries on Monday and they are moldy on Tuesday…

Word of the day:  Inculcate

Today’s highlights:

• PTA Amy came to work with my mother.
• Andy and I went for a run after work.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  3 Bones from Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina and Blowing Rock IPA from Blowing Rock Brewing Company in Hickory.

Today’s pet peeve:  When your blog post disappears and you have to post it all over again from scratch.

Word of the day:  Derelict

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I visited the county seats of two counties: Pamlico and Carteret
• We walked around Oriental.
• We took the ferry across the Neuse River from Minnesott Beach to Cherry Branch.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (in observance of National Ice Cream Day)

Today’s beer:  White Zombie from Catawba Brewing Company in Morganton and The Haze is Strong with This One from Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina.

Today’s pet peeve:  The rolling roadblock on US 70 West between Havelock and New Bern.

Word of the day:  Volte-face

Neuse River at Oriental

On the waterfront at Oriental

A working boat at Oriental

The Kinnakeet on the Minnesott Beach-Cherry Branch route

On board

Nice view of the Neuse out the car window

Old Apothecary Shop (ca 1859) at Beaufort

Beaufort waterfront

Working boats at Beaufort

Leecraft House (ca 1848) in Beaufort

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a long run in Lynndale.
• I went through the drive-thru pharmacy at Harris-Teeter at University Commons for my mother.
• I went to Staples for my father.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.
• I went to Harris-Teeter at Bell’s Fork for my mother.
• I prepared Three Songs for Maarten.  (Jolene covers)

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer:  Paloma Gose from Sycamore Brewing in Charlotte and Focal Banger from The Alchemist in Stowe, VT.

Today’s pet peeve:  When you are running through a tree-filled neighborhood and there is no shade.

Word of the day:  Jink

Staples

Food Lion

Food Lion interior

Harris-Teeter interior

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I had the day off from work.
• We visited the county seat of Currituck County.
• We went for a hike at Dismal Swamp State Park.
• We watched Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby

Today’s beer:  Long Weekend from Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston and Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing in Greenville.

Today’s pet peeve:  n/a

Word of the day:  Mien

Intracoastal waterway

Canal Road

Abandoned still

@Dismal Swamp Canal

Dismal Swamp Canal