Tarheel Tavern XXX

Tarheel Tavern XXX

Well, it's done it again hasn't it? Summer has come and all but gone, and the Dogwoods are berry-laden and red-tipped to prove it. Classes are in session, Halloween is around the corner, and I thought now would be as good a time as any to relive summer. As the heat begins to leech out of the sky and paint the leaves with its departure, we'll remember what we did this summer.
	Lance at Lance McCord went to San Francisco on vacation, and shares a picture from the trip. I don't know about you guys, but I always thought San Francisco was made in America! Now all of a sudden, I'm not so sure...
This week Laurie is posting from a new blog, and makes our mouths water ( again! ) with pictures taken in Floyd Virginia while attending a festival called "A Taste of Floyd" advocating Slow Food in the Piedmont.
	Jane, of Pratie's Place fame, doesn't share any photographs, but she shares a picture anyway - with a review of the movie 'Junebug."
Next we learn how improv relates to real life interaction when Alex Wilson tells us how he discovered an Improv class held in Carborro at the Carr Mill Mall. He shares some interesting insights on learning to overcome introverted tendencies.
	Billy the Blogging Poet spent his summer blogging, and managed to compile a list of 100 poets in 100 days! I haven't made it all the way through it yet, but I plan to!!
Bora gives us 2 related posts this week. One of them is a bit of political commentary on the post-Katrina mess, the other is, shall we say some "original photography" to drive home the point.
	At Words Fitly Spoken there seems to be some discussion about what to hang from trees other than all these pretty leaves, in a post titled: Lynching is a personal issue that every lyncher must decide for herself
Mandie from Captivated by Mandie takes us from roadside to seaside to sunset in her post about the vacation she and her husband took to see family in Delaware and Ohio.
	2sides2ron Spent his summer trekking across Europe and offers this challenge:Try being your own light, sound and camera guy as you improvise a movie while dragging 60 pounds of bags around Europe. It can be rewarding yet tiring too.
Me? Well I've pretty much been good for nothing when it comes to summer festivities, but I did go to the Main Street Live street festial here in Monroe a few days ago. It was a whole lot of simple fun, and I was glad I went!
	Michael's Corner has a gorgeous view this week with his post Late Summer, and a simple sentiment that's well worth a read.
The infamous Ogre checks in with an exciting tale of a trip he made to more Northern climes over Summer Vacation this year, where he got lost in New York and met a little lady in a convertible. I got the impression that something they did precipitated the purchase of that cute little car I keep teasing him about. For now, I'm calling it his Yankee-inspired mid-life crisis purchase.
	And on a final note, Jude aka Iddybud reminds us that not everyone ended their summer on a high note. She shares a sermon by Bishop T.D. Jakes to urge us all to Lend a Helping Hand
Oops, we have a Hooligan-come-lately (perfectly excusable - his parents were visiting, and Mom definitely comes before the Tavern!) and he gives us some interesting figures in his post "Suicide Will Kill You."

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