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Christmas Countdown 7.0
The next Gingerbread House submission. ~Vic
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Homes for the Holidays 2020
12-09-2020
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07-06-2019
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07-11-2018
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Christmas Countdown 6.0
Here’s to the Charlie Brown way of decorating. ~Vic
12-05-2020
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“It’s all fun and games until
Santa checks the naughty list.”
12-13-2020
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12-13-2020
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make your own.
Winter Wonderland. Have a beer.
Hot Tin Roof Bar
12-13-2020
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Christmas Countdown 5.0
Another Gingerbread House submission. ~Vic
If you’d like to vote:
Homes for the Holidays 2020
12-05-2020
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1787
05-20-2020
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Christmas Countdown 4.0
It’s story time by the tree. Read to me, please. ~Vic
12-05-2020
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Christmas Countdown 3.0
Another installment of the Gingerbread House submissions. ~Vic
If you’d like to vote:
Homes for the Holidays 2020
12-05-2020
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Site of Edmund Fanning’s House 1762
Eagle Lodge #19 1791
Masonic Lodge #71 1823
Civil War Hospital 1865
04-30-2020
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Christmas Countdown 2.0
Ah-ha! Now we know why there was so much hoarding. ~Vic
12-05-2020
Christmas Countdown
[For the next 15 days, I will be posting pictures of local Christmas stuff as Christmas Day draws near. If anyone wants to participate in their own Christmas Countdown and post local stuff from their area, hit me up with a link back. ~Vic]
Our residents and business owners are participating in a Gingerbread House competition. They are re-creating some of the historic homes and historic buildings. At some point, someone will be doing a re-creation of the Occaneechee Speedway (part of the birth of NASCAR).
There are two categories and you can vote for one favorite in each category:
Homes for the Holidays 2020
12-05-2020
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1881
08-16-2020
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FFTD: Aquilegia Canadensis
Other names are Wild Columbine, Eastern Red Columbine, Canada Columbine and or just Canadian. It’s in the buttercup family of Ranunculaceae. ~Vic
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Flower for the Day
POTD: Fountain
I saw this at a side door at our Historical Museum. I have no idea how old it is or if it was always there, outside or came from inside. It’s interesting, though. ~Vic
Picture of the Day
Shutterbug Saturday: Beach Shots
We are fifteen days out from the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. It’s already cold and dark before the six o’clock news comes on. For some warmth, here are some shots from a beach trip I took back in 2011. ~Vic
Pine Knoll Shores
History
10-28-2011
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10-29-2011
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Visit NC
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FFTD: Spiraea
I believe this is a Nipponica, a shrub in the Rosaceae family that is native to Shikoku, Japan. ~Vic
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Flower for the Day
POTD: The Doorway
Gnome home? Faerie house? Opening to another dimension? ~Vic
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Picture of the Day
FFTD: Loropetalum
Loropetalum Chinense, Chinese Fringe flower or Strap flower. ~Vic
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Flower for the Day
POTD: Old Dodge
I believe this is a 1966 Dodge D100. ~Vic
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Picture of the Day
FFTD: Asteraceae
These cutie-pies are in the same family as these big daisies and these little daisies. I suspect this is in the Michaelmas group and possibly an Algar’s Pride. ~Vic
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Flower for the Day
Cosmic-Observation 