By Valarie Schwartz Columnist Our first loss of a close loved one provides a reference that changes our perception of death forever. Life provides a unique journey for each of us as we inhabit our bodies, and Mary Bea Sullivan will be the first to say that hers has been no more special than another’s,…
Category: Recently
Recently: Change wardrobes but keep your Valentine
By Valarie Schwartz Some of life’s occurrences have a one-word explanation: Fate. That’s how Milton and Virginia Julian have looked at life since meeting one spring day in 1945 after Milton knocked on the door of his brother Ira’s home and a delightful blonde responded. “Who are you?†Virginia asked in her native Greensboro accent….
Recently: Seasonal reasoning from aloft (and below)
By Valarie Schwartz A clan of turkey vultures came callin’ Sunday afternoon. Enjoying the cold, gusty, brilliant weather, the white undersides of their wings shone like aluminum with the waning sun glimmering upon them as dozens gathered overhead. Watched while in flight, the birds, which can have 6-foot wingspreads, glide gracefully and effortlessly among the…
New sign points to a great man
Three of Paul Green’s children, Byrd Green Cornwell, Betsy Green Moyer, Paul Green Jr., and his grandson, Paul Green III get their picture taken at the unveiling of the Paul Green historic marker just south of town on U.S. 15-501. By Valarie Schwartz PAUL GREEN 1894-1981 Playwright, teacher, & humanitarian. Awarded Pulitzer Prize, 1927. His…
Recently: Critters suffer too
By Valarie Schwartz The drought has started making me droop. By the time you read this, maybe we will have had rain. Rain might save some withering plants, push the dirt around on our cars and settle the dust on the roads, but it comes too late for many things, and will be no more…
Recently: ‘It’s all about balance’
 Deborah Pearson-Moyers holds Pinto Bean (L) with Nancy Proia, and Flynn (R) with Mary Todd Peters, while guiding the women through warm-up stretches as part of her Women’s Intuitive Riding Group. Photo Courtesy of Valarie Schwartz By Valarie Schwartz …while attending a ceremony at Emerson Waldorf School, Deborah Pearson-Moyers sat down and brightly asked,…