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CONTRIBUTORS

Gloria Brown

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Gloria is co-owner of The Nest & Hive Shoppe, a home décor business in Fancy Gap, VA, as well as the former host of The Vintage Southern Homemaker television show. Her musings on life growing up and living in the South have appeared in publications and on TV throughout the region. She is an expert antiques collector who grew up in the business and worked many years as a dealer in the Yadkin Valley area, where she currently resides.

Gin is the owner of Ginger Horse Studio. Her focus is lifestyle photography, covering horse shows, weddings, concerts, and doing on location portraits. Gin graduated from the University of Findlay with an Equine Business Management degree, where she also studied music and photography. She is a member of the Mount Airy Ukulele Invasion (MAUI) and the Granite City Rock Orchestra (GRO).

Gin resides in Lowgap, NC with her family on their small horse farm.

Sheri grew up in Mt. Airy, NC, and lives thereabouts with her husband. Together they run a couple of small businesses and plan their next vacation. A graduate of High Point University, her first job was as a writer at a marketing firm—and she’s been scribbling ever since. Sheri has several suspense novels in publication and Surry Living is proud to include sequential excerpts from one of her books in each issue.

Rynn is a writer and designer based in the Yadkin Valley region of North Carolina. She loves to share her ideas for adding simple beauty into hectic lifestyles. More than mere recipes, her mission is to offer practical shortcuts for food preparation along with visual tips for presentation. Rynn began her career in Aiken, SC, as a newspaper reporter writing feature articles about food, living, and the arts.

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Carmen is an NC Cooperative Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. Making quick, easy, healthy food that tastes great on a budget is a challenge.

Carmen and her husband have two grown children, both of whom were involved in sports from grade school thru college. With busy careers and lots of time at sporting events, coming up with quick, healthy meals was a necessity.

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Joanna Radford is the Commercial and Consumer Horticulture Agent for the NC Cooperative Extension in Surry County with expertise in entomology, gardening, and pesticide education. She began her career with NC Cooperative Extension in Stokes County in 1995 as a 4-H Agent, later switching to Field Crops and Pesticide Education in Surry County. In 2012, she assumed the role of Horticulture Agent for Surry County. She lives on a farm with her husband and two teenage daughters.

Sarah grew up at Crooked Oak in the Pine Ridge community of Surry County. Raised in the agriculture world, she went on to earn degrees in animal science and veterinary medicine from North Carolina State University. She and her husband, Adam, currently live in Statesville with Oliver the house rabbit, a few cats, Blossom the donkey, and a flock of Katahdin hair sheep.

Larry is the Executive Editor of Surry Living Magazine and Creative Director at Vivid Graphics in Galax, VA. He has 30+ years experience as a writer, graphic designer, and commercial photographer.

Larry and wife, Trina, have four wonderful, grown children, one awesome grandson, and they reside on a small farm just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Grayson County, VA.

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Lighting a Rag to Winston I’ll tell you this about both sides of my family – for the most part, we don’t stray far from home. Oh yes, a few cousins here and there might have moved away for jobs or such. Which has mainly consisted of moving to Forsyth, Surry, or Wilkes. I have an uncle all the way down in Guilford County. Some of my people served in the military and were gone for a while but then right back home they came. There was also talk of a cousin who went wildcattin’ for oil out in Oklahoma way back in the early 1900s. He had some success and stayed gone.

But the consensus has always been that here at home is good enough. Family needs to stick together and stay close. And where could you go that life could be any better?

It sounded reasonable enough to me, so right close in with family is where I’ve always been. That is except for a couple of times we had to live away for my husband Joel’s job. Our first adventure was a year in Thailand and the next was almost a year in Ireland. It was easy to go because I knew that when the trip was over, home was at the end of the journey.

In my family’s oral history, there is one story of leaving home that really touches my heart. It is about Nell, my Pa’s oldest sister. He loved her dearly. In fact, right before he died, he told us all to be good to Nell. She had never married and although she and Pa had a brother and a sister still living at that time, they were old and needed some looking after themselves. So that left Aunt Nell’s nieces and nephews to see to her. Aunt Nell was as sweet to all of us as you could ever hope for. She was the kind you wanted to be good to even without having to be reminded.

Aunt Nell had lived at home all her life. That is except for the three months that she didn’t.

When my great grandmother Macemore would tell the story it always started out with the phrase, “There was the time Nell decided to light a rag to Winston.” She was referring to people traveling at night with kerosene-soaked rags tied around the end of a trimmed green pine branch. When lit and held high, they cast enough light to travel by. Over time, when someone would travel off somewhere you would just say that “so and so lit a rag to where ever.” But the story is the same, off she went.

As young women in the mid-1920s, Aunt Nell and her friend Harriet decided to go to Winston to get a job at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Back then the quickest way to get to Forsyth County was to take the train. This meant walking from home, across the Click and Hubbard Mountain to Jonesville, then on to the train station in Elkin. Well, that is exactly what they did—lit a rag right off to Winston by foot and train.

According to Aunt Nell those were the saddest three months of her life. She claimed to have been so homesick that she thought her heart would break. She said that the only reason she even stayed that long was because she didn’t know how to arrange it out to get back to the train and back home. Her friend Harriet took to it just fine. When Aunt Nell did get back, she vowed to never leave home again.

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WANDER•LUST

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“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.”

– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Robert Louis Stevenson, in his book, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, wrote, “For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move; to feel the needs and hitches of our life more clearly; to come down off this featherbed of civilization, and find the globe granite underfoot and strewn with cutting flints. Alas, as we get up in life, and are more preoccupied with our affairs, even a holiday is a thing that must be worked for. To hold a pack upon a pack-saddle against a gale out of the freezing north is no high industry, but it is one that serves to occupy and compose the mind. And when the present is so exacting who can annoy himself about the future?”

by Larry VanHoose

"I never really stopped looking out the window, like the young boy locked up in grammar school, gazing longingly as he dreams of adventures waiting to be leapt into."

When I first read the quote by Stevenson many years ago, I related most to his stated need to “travel for travel’s sake.” To move as he put it. But in this day and time and all the challenges, conundrums, and conflict, my heart connects more with the last line, “And when the present is so exacting, who can annoy himself about the future?” I find now that may be the truer purpose of my present-day wandering, even the very desire itself to wander. To put away annoying thoughts of the future, past, even present day. Instead, to fill one’s eyes with that new, vermilion horizon, experience adventures known and unknown, to leave the safe and venture out into the unsafe. Those thoughts and actions give me much more peace than the day-to-day dealings of the mundane, even though they are most necessary.

The truth, I love my work and my home. I love my people, family, and friends alike, in my life and my connections with them.

But, but … how magnificent it is when I can push away all thought of anything but the vivid moment; the dew on my shoes from a never-before-seen meadow; the silence of a pine-needled path through the forest; or the lap, lap of the waves from a lake never before paddled as it splashes against my motionless kayak. Not to mention all the wonders of this planet that I’ve never yet even imagined, just waiting to be explored, experienced, absorbed.

I make no apologies for my lust to wander, but I do understand that not everyone shares my enthusiasm for travel. My poor wife.

How many times I have dragged her from the comfort of our home off to another wild adventure. Yet she loves me still. As for me, I confess I never really stopped looking out the window like the young boy locked up in grammar school, gazing longingly as he dreams of adventures waiting to be leapt into. I try to be wise with my money and my time, and my thoughts sometimes travel to one Bilbo Baggins, from Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. Even with all his wonderful adventures and wandering with the fellowship, still he ambiguously warned his restless nephew. “It’s a dangerous business,” he said to a wide-eyed Frodo, “going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

In the Bible there are hundreds of admonishments from God, angels, and prophets that encourage us: “Do not be afraid,” “Do not fear,” “Be strong and courageous.” I know they are not always talking about wandering per se, but I do believe that most always they involve an adventure of sorts, even a God-ordained-adventure. I take my cue from that thought and hope to venture out myself whenever possible. Into the unknown I hope to leap – as long and far as my feet will carry me – and then after.

As author and lay theologian, C.S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity, “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. If none of my earthly pleasures satisfy it, that does not prove that the universe is a fraud. Probably earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy it, but only to arouse it, to suggest the real thing. If that is so, I must take care, on the one hand, never to despise, or to be unthankful for, these earthly blessings, and on the other, never to mistake them for the something else of which they are only a kind of copy, or echo, or mirage. I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that country and to help others to do the same.”

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by Joanna Radford

Holly, the New Boxwood

Sunday afternoon drives are something that I look forward to. These jaunts are great to connect with those around me, and they have become a time to enjoy the collage of landscape ideas that peek at me on every turn. Whether the landscape design is based on Spanish, Italian, Oriental, French, classic, formal or informal design, one thing is for certain – the right plant must be in the right place to survive and thrive.

Many of our older local homes have boxwood plantings scattered throughout their property. Boxwood gives a certain feel to the landscape. However, with the dreaded spread of boxwood blight disease, this traditional plant may not be planted as frequently nor replaced like it once was.

If you are looking for the same time appeal as the boxwood provides consider substituting the boxwood with Ilex vomitoria “Nana,” more commonly known as dwarf yaupon holly, or with Ilex crenata (Japanese holly). Unless you are an expert, these plants appear almost identical. They have small differences in the serration along the leaf margin but can be separated more by looking at the young twigs. Japanese holly twigs are always green on the young shoots. The twigs on the yaupon holly with have purplish or gray color depending on the cultivar and the time of year.

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Both hollies have some winter interest. Their fruit will hold their observer’s eye for different reasons. Both hollies are dioecious, which means an individual plant is either a male or female. The fruits on both are equally sized (1/4 inch). However, the yaupon holly fruit is gorgeous red whereas the Japanese holly fruit is vibrant, shiny black. Their flowers are small and white and appear in the spring. The yaupon holly usually flowers before the Japanese holly.

These hollies make great options in a foundation planting, as a mass planting in an island bed, or as a low filler plant in a mixed shrub border. Some good, mounded selections of Japanese holly include Compacta, Convexa, Helleri, Hoogendorn, and Soft Touch. The Helleri selection is a popular planting since it keeps its shape with little pruning. Hollies also make a good screen, windbreak, or security plant. They grow rapidly and transplant easily. They can take heavy pruning and are good for topiary.

And unlike boxwood, they have little insect or disease problems.

Japanese holly is more cold hardy, whereas the yaupon holly tends to be more heat tolerant. The Japanese holly shrub is dense, rigid, compact, and grows up to 12 feet tall. Yaupon is an evergreen shrub that is native to the eastern USA. It can get large, reaching 10-20 feet tall and 8-12 feet wide.

When selecting a site for these species, choose one with good soil drainage. This is critical. They do not do well in heavy, compacted, wet soil. Plant in sun to shade.

If you are in the market for new plants, give these two hollies some thought. They might be just what you are looking for.

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I Could Get WHAT from my pet?!

is infected. As the old adage goes, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Many (but not all) zoonotic diseases can be prevented in animals by proper use of vaccines, flea and tick preventives, and with routine deworming. Follow your veterinarian’s recommendations regarding preventive health

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine called with an animal question. A friend of hers had found some young kittens and was concerned about her children handling the kittens before they had been dewormed. She feared her children would become infected with intestinal worms by handling the kittens.

My friend said, “I’ve never heard of this in my entire life.”

I explained that yes, humans can become infected with certain internal parasites of cats, dogs, livestock, and other animals, but that the transmission usually does not occur from simply handling the animals. I further explained, however, that if the kittens happened to be infested with external parasites, those could potentially be directly transmitted to anyone who handled the kittens.

World Zoonoses Day is observed on July 6 every year. This date is the anniversary of the administration of the first vaccine ever given to protect against a zoonotic disease. It was a rabies vaccine given by Louis Pasteur in 1885. Zoonoses are diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans. There are many different diseases which fall into this category and they may be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or internal or external parasites.

Fortunately many of the few hundred zoonotic diseases are rare, but there are several which can occur fairly commonly in our companion animals and livestock.

We are all familiar, on some level, with rabies. As mentioned above, it is a zoonotic disease which is caused by a virus that infects mammals, including humans. Because of the public health risk associated with rabies, all dogs, cats, and ferrets are required by law to be vaccinated to protect against it.

Another common zoonotic disease is ringworm. The name is a bit misleading as it is not a worm at all, but is instead a fungal infection. It can affect companion animals, livestock, or wildlife and can easily be spread to humans who have contact with an infected animal or the environment it frequents. I once contracted ringworm from a patient that I was treating. Other zoonotic diseases include toxoplasmosis (commonly discussed with pregnant women), Lyme disease (transmitted by ticks), round worm infection and salmonellosis (food poisoning, anyone?). This list is far from exhaustive.

So, what does all this mean? Who is at risk? How do we minimize the chance that we will get sick from our animals? While young children, the elderly, and individuals with a compromised immune system are at higher risk than the general population, everyone who has contact with animals or their environment is potentially at risk of contracting zoonotic diseases if the animal

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James Vincent Carrol

James Vincent Carrol is a local, guitar-playing, singer-songwriter who performs extensively throughout NC. He pegs his sound as acoustic classic rock. He offers his songwriting skills for hire. If you want a song about your dog, your motorcycle, or your love, hire him, and he will write it.

Guitar is James’s primary instrument. He owns a Burchette Custom, handcrafted by Elkin luthier, Gray Burchette; a really neat new Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster; and a Takamine.

a passion, much like his music. He says he will ride until his body won’t allow him to. He is passionate about all he does.

You can feel that in his music sets.

His music and his sound are all rich with life. His raspy voice carries you down the backroads in his songs. One of my favorite tunes you can find online is 421 Take Me Home; it’s a song of travel, home, and his life story. I have it on my Spotify playlist. You can find his many originals on Spotify, Band Camp, YouTube, iTunes, and Amazon, but the best way is to go see a show and buy one of his many albums. He has seven albums plus several single releases to be exact. He recently started work on a vinyl album. His favorite covers are anything by the Eagles and Pink Floyd.

James says what he loves about his job is seeing strangers become friends and watching people come together. He is big on supporting local. He goes out of his way to show support to the venues who support him. You can find his shows on his website, but you really want to follow him on Facebook. He loves interacting with his fans and he loves telling you about the wonderful venues he plays for.

You can find James Vincent Carroll everywhere from downtown Elkin and the fields of Dobson to downtown Winston Salem! Support him. Buy an album, go to one of his shows. Tell him I sent ya! www.jvcmusic.info Happy Trails!

James is a self-taught musician who does not read sheet music.

He says he has learned a lot the hard way – through trial and error and a lot of footwork. James has been playing for 30 years, and in 2013, he became a full-time musician. His life is music. He eats, breathes, and (I’m pretty sure) sleeps music.

Originally from Wilkes County, James moved to Elkin in 2001, then to Forsyth County in 2007, where he built his following as a musician. He is playing in Dobson at Shelton Vineyards on August 1 and at Skull Camp Brewing in Elkin on August 2.

Other venues he plays include Westbend Winery in Lewisville, NC, and Piccione Vineyards in Ronda, NC. He is a frequent entertainer at the Quiet Pint Tavern in Winston Salem, NC. He says, “I mainly stay on the East Coast, but I have been and will go everywhere.” Sometimes he performs at the beach or you might see him perform at a private party.

While James tours around the area in a custom wrapped van with his music logo on it, his passion hobby is motorcycles. Like most passions, you love it wholeheartedly, both good and bad. He was injured in a motorcycle accident several years ago, but still rides because it’s 16 • SURRY LIVING July 2020 Issue

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“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Newsome to our specialty physician staff,” said Chris A. Lumsden, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Regional Hospital, in announcing the appointment. “Dr. Newsome’s advanced clinical knowledge of urological conditions, his extensive experience in diagnosing and treating patients effectively, and his enthusiastic approach to community-based care make him a valuable addition to our hospital’s team of clinical specialists.”

For Dr. Newsome, moving to the dedicated Northern Urology outpatient office in Mount Airy is a bit like a homecoming – since he is already familiar with his two physician colleagues at that practice site (urologists Dr. John Davis and Dr. David Werle) as well as many other Northern Regional Hospital physicians. “I am excited to re-acquaint myself with several familiar faces at Northern, and also meet and interact with many new individuals – to include patients and professional colleagues,” said Dr. Newsome. During a recent visit to Northern Regional, he said he was very impressed with its state-of-the-art technologies and facility. “I was also positively influenced by the collective energy and commitment of the physicians and staff who provide nationally-recognized quality care to patients,” he added.

As part of Northern’s Urology Department, Dr. Newsome will treat patients who present with all forms of minor or major general urologic problems – including stone diseases (affecting the kidneys, bladder, and/or urethra), voiding problems, urinary tract infections, incontinence issues, sexual problems, enlarged prostate, and cancers of the prostate, bladder and kidneys.

Dr. Newsome says his initial interest in urology was largely due to the “hybrid” nature of the specialty – in that it’s part surgery, part medicine – which permits him to apply immediate procedural “fixes” to some problems and then continue to see his patients on a regular basis. Dr. Newsome believes his patients appreciate his “old school” one-on-one approach to This is a paid advertorial for Northern Regional Hospital, Mount Airy, NC.

care – which enables him to spend a sufficient amount of time to get to know them, their family, and their unique medical issues. “My patients know that I’ll take the time needed so that I don’t have to review their medical chart to know who they are and My patients know why they’re coming to see me,” that I’ll take the he says. “When I enter an exam time needed so room, I look at and listen to my that I don’t have patient – not just stare at a bright to review their computer screen.” medical chart to Outside the exam room, though, know who they are Dr. Newsome eagerly embraces and why they’re today’s advanced technologies coming to see me” such as enhanced imaging modalities that improve patient care. “Today’s ultra-sophisticated diagnostic modalities – such as Northern Regional Hospital’s new, state-of-the-art MRI system – enhance a physician’s ability to render a detailed diagnosis and develop a treatment plan that will work best for each patient,” he says.

Dr. Newsome’s interest in becoming a physician was ignited early on by his father, a general internist/cardiologist who practiced in Winston-Salem for more than 30 years. Following in his father’s footsteps, the young Newsome enrolled in Wake Forest University School of Medicine to launch his educational journey to become a physician. After earning his medical degree in 1989, he went on to complete his general surgery and urology residency programs at Shands Hospital / Veterans Administration Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida.

When not helping patients, Dr. Newsome enjoys spending time with his family – which includes his wife Jody, a medical assistant; their blended four daughters; and Cooper, the much-spoiled family pet. “Cooper, my male dog companion and confidante, helps me counter all the estrogen in the house!” jokes Dr. Newsome. An avid golfer since medical school, Dr. Newsome also likes to play the sport competitively.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Wynn Newsome, call 336-786-5144 or visit the Northern Urology outpatient office at 423 S. South Street, in Mount Airy, NC.

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Fisher River Park Surry County enjoys an exemplary reputation for offering quality recreation for our residents, visitors, and guests. Our County Commissioners, Parks and Recreation Staff, and Recreation Advisory Committee are committed to providing incomparable facilities and venues. In the words of stellar Parks Director Daniel White, “Fisher River Park is a gift from God and a portion of His grace. It is a special place deeply loved and cherished. We are blessed to be its stewards.”

The park is a 135-acre parcel of a 400-acre tract purchased

by Surry County for $1,000 on October 8, 1872, for the benefit of the poor of the county. It lies to the west of Prison Camp Road, two miles north of Dobson. Notable contiguous landmarks are the Hope Valley Rehabilitation Center, formerly the County Home for the indigent and infirmed, which was built in 1908.

Surry County’s “Field of Dreams” started to take shape with the revitalization of the Surry County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and the official groundbreaking on November 14, 1997. Chair Eddie Wilmoth stated, “We thank the individuals and groups whose commitment and determination allowed us to get the program running.

Our motto is ‘Together we can make a difference’ and today we see the fruits of our labors and dreams. We recognize Commissioners Jim Miller and Jim Harrell, Jr., Slim Reynolds, Public Works Director Jerry Snow (late), and Park Director Catrina Alexander. After the grading started, Jim Miller EddieWilmoth was on site all day every day.”

The park opened on May 5, 2001. Phase I development included two Little League fields, a softball and soccer field, restroom and concession facilities, canoe and kayak access, and picnic shelters. Enhancements are positive works in process. In 2003, legendary Surry Central High School track, field, and cross-country coach Rex Mitchell, in conjunction with Park officials, established a three-mile cross-county course at Fisher River Park and over 2,500 harriers annually utilize the challenging course. Fisher River Park also offers seven miles of mountain bike trails. Director White recently shared, “People from far and wide frequent 18 • SURRY LIVING July 2020 Issue

our park. A few days ago, I saw a family of six from Maine in a SUV with bikes and kayaks on the roof ready to enjoy our countless gifts.”

In 2006, the Recreation Advisory Committee established the Surry County Sports Hall of Fame. Its trademark is a thirteen-ton NC Granite Monument Memorial that accents the epicenter of our park. Each October we honor the inductees with a ceremony at the monument to reveal the inductees’ names and induction year etched in the memorial. When the monument is revealed there’s a sacred pause and hush that stops time.

We honor our Parks and Recreation staff Daniel White, Chrystal Whitt, Bradley Key, Sean Cheek, Timothy Gates, and Nicholas Filter; and Surry County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Members Donna Collins, Eddie Wilmoth, Mark Tucker, Rusty York, Mark Marion, Scott Reynolds, Mike Branch, Joe Mickey, Jay Yopp, and Timothy Welch.

Fisher River Park’s staff concluded, “It begins with a pristine river and, with our love and nurturing, it’s amazing and breathtaking. We’ll soon celebrate 20 years and the park becomes more appealing, functional, and endearing every day.

We create a footprint for blessing our guests for generations to come. Our visitors deserve excellence and we live to serve Fisher River Park.” Contact the park at 336-366-8235.

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oastal trips, with sparkling sunlit water and homes that hug a little too close to the shoreline, offer many treasures to explore. On one such trip, our wanderlust had our car jogging along the coastline on a scenic route, fast enough to keep the traffic moving, yet slow enough to take in the details. We rode in and out of small towns with red, white, and blue buntings hung in anticipation of July fourth celebrations. Along the way, we found a multicolored restaurant with a second-level entrance with over sixty steps! Although weary from a long day of traveling, we braved the steps and arrived at a restaurant with tight wooden booths, kitschy seashell décor, and a lobby full of logo printed t-shirts that were as colorful as the outside of the building.

1/3 cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded 1/3 cup mild cheddar cheese, shredded 1 medium Roma tomato, chopped and seeded 2 green onions, chopped 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped 1/4 cup sour cream Parchment paper

Directions for Crab Nachos 1. Cut each flour tortilla into 6 pie-shaped pieces. Then in a heavy pan, heat 1/2 inch of cooking oil to 350 degrees F. Drop a few tortillas into the cooking oil and turn them after a few seconds. They brown quickly so work fast. Drain on paper towels. Repeat until all are cooked.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 3. In a skillet, melt the butter. Add the onions and jalapenos and sauté until soft. Add the garlic and cook about 30 seconds or until fragrant.

4. Add 1 cup of salsa and the cream cheese cubes and stir until the cheese melts. Fold in the crabmeat and heat until bubbly.

5. Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet and place the tortilla chips in a flat layer on top. Spoon the crab mixture evenly over the tortilla chips and then sprinkle with the cheeses. Next add the tomato.

6. Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts. Remove from the oven and drizzle with sour cream. Sprinkle the green onions and cilantro over the top and serve immediately with salsa.

This eclectic brightly colored restaurant on extra tall stilts had an extensive menu, a faithful following, and delicious food! I ordered a crab entrée that later inspired my recipe for these crab nachos. Similar to a baked crab dip, these nachos have a full cup of salsa in the mix and are baked on fried flour tortillas. The salsa is surprisingly subtle and compliments the cheese ingredients.

CRAB NACHOS Servings: (6) 4-piece servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes

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Ingredients for Crab Nachos • (4) 9-inch flour tortillas, each cut into 6 pie-shaped pieces • Cooking oil • 2 tablespoons butter • ½ sweet onion, chopped • 2 medium-sized jalapenos, seeded and minced • 1 clove garlic, minced (or 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic from a jar) • 1 cup mild salsa (plus extra for garnish) • 4 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes • 8 ounces lump crab meat, picked clean

You can substitute bagged corn tortilla chips if you don't have time to cook the flour tortillas. It does change the taste, but it is a good substitute.

A squeeze bottle works best to drizzle the sour cream; however, other options for sour cream drizzling include using a pastry bag or plastic zipped sandwich bag with a small hole cut in the corner. Thin the sour cream if necessary with milk or cream.

Roma tomatoes (also called plum) have less liquid than other tomatoes and work well for these nachos.

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From The Mountains To The Sea

I love living where we can go from the mountains to the beach all in one day. How fortunate that we can enjoy the beautiful scenery in both environments. Maybe since I didn’t grow up in NC, I appreciate the beauty even more. Indiana is flat and not coastal. Visiting NC on childhood vacations was one of those trips that really made you feel like you had “been someplace” since the landscape was so different than my daily surroundings.

My most memorable NC mountain experience as a child was to Beech Mountain and the Land of Oz. Getting to the top of the mountain was an adventure in itself. Our mini motor home reminded us of “the little engine that could,” requiring a chant of “I think I can, I think I can” to make it. A fan of the Wizard of Oz, I was transformed into the story as my family and I walked with Dorothy and Toto on the yellow brick road. From a child’s perspective, the tornado at Auntie Em’s was realistic as the house swirled around. It was comforting to know the Wicked Witch of the West was no longer a threat after the tornado. All that remained were her legs and feet with the ruby slippers sticking out from under the house. From the adventures of the lion, scarecrow, and tin man to the hot air balloon ride at the end, the story was brought to life.

A trip to the Outer Banks was my favorite NC beach trip. We loved running in the ocean, playing in sand, hunting shark teeth, and seeing all the historical sites the area has to offer.

From hiking up the enormous sand dunes and seeing the kites and hang gliders at Jockey’s Ridge, learning about the Wright Brother’s First Flight to experiencing the Lost Colony drama. I have been back to this part of our state several times since then, taking my own children, and still love the experience.

One of my favorite parts of going to the beach is eating seafood. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait for a beach trip to enjoy delicious fish. We recently tried this Grilled Teriyaki Salmon recipe as part of a Cook Smart, Eat Smart class and were pleased the with results. Fish cooks quickly, which is a positive for those busy summer nights. This recipe can be grilled outside or on a portable indoor grill. It can be cooked in the oven at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes, but grilling keeps your kitchen cooler by not having to turn on the stove. Remember, recipes are just guides. You can adjust to suit your taste preferences. Give it a try and bring the taste of the coast to your home today.

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GRILLED TERIYAKI SALMON

Serves 4 Ingredients • Teriyaki marinade, recipe below • 1 - pound salmon, cut into steaks or fillets • Non-stick cooking spray Directions 1. Make Teriyaki marinade in a resealable gallon-sized plastic bag (see marinade ingredients below).

2. Take out 2 to 3 Tablespoons of the marinade and put in a separate container to use on fish while cooking.

3. Add fish to the bag and marinate for 10-15 minutes.

Drain and discard excess marinade.

4. Coat fillets with nonstick cooking spray.

5. Grill fish on a hot grill for 3 minutes. Turn.

6. Baste with reserved marinade.

7. Grill 4-5 minutes on the other side.

Teriyaki Marinade • ½ cup white wine, broth or water • ¼ cup brown sugar • 3 tablespoons lite soy sauce • 4 cloves of garlic, minced or ½ teaspoon of garlic powder • ½ teaspoon of ground ginger or 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root, grated.

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Blood. There was blood everywhere.

Blood on Gus’s face. Blood on the floor. Blood on her hands. She saw Bob Schneider’s face, clearly, and he was looking at her in horror, and then blood splattered his face, her face, blood was in her eyes.

Suddenly, she was underwater, choking, dying, trying to scream with screams in her ears . . .

Miki wrenched herself from the dream, gasping for breath, choking on her own sobs, trying not to awaken Jack. Reaching beside the bed, she opened a compartment. Her hand came up empty.

“They’re gone,” said Jack. “I’ve dumped every last one of your damn pills.”

“You don’t understand, Jack. I can’t sleep. I’m crazy from not sleeping.”

“Tell me why you can’t sleep.”

“Dreams. Horrible dreams. There’s blood, and it’s all my fault.

Gus—you said if I hadn’t been there, you might have saved him. And that Schneider man. You made me trick him, and the next morning he was dead. And I can’t get away from the blood and the guilt and . . .”

“Hush. You did absolutely nothing wrong. And no one besides me knows of your connection to either victim. I was surprised when the SBI didn’t pull you in with Kittrell, but . . .”

“What?” Miki sat up and switched on a nightlight. “I thought they questioned Hunter about that tourist.”

“Right.” Jack’s voice was smooth, his eyes narrow in the dim light.

“What would I know about that?” she demanded “And I once thought you were so sharp. My mistake.”

“Jack! Tell me.” She grabbed his arm, fear in her voice.

He sat up in bed and took his time to light a cigarette. When he finally looked at her, arms folded across his bare chest, his face was smug. “What were you doing with Hunter Kittrell’s gun?” he asked.

She stood up and backed away from the bed.

“It’s in the reports,” Jack continued. “You went to his apartment . . .”

“I wanted to explain to him that I had left him for good . . .” “. . . And you took his gun. You must have. Kittrell reported a gun stolen, and no one else had been in his apartment alone.” He took 24 • SURRY LIVING July 2020 Issue

a drag on the cigarette, his eyes contemptuous in its orange glow.

“Either he’s lying or you took the gun.” Jack waited for the truth to surface in her brain.

“I was afraid,” she said. She turned her back on him and slid on a robe. The thin barrier of silk seemed to give her courage. “A man kept following me.”

“Didn’t you think I could protect you?”

“Not every minute.” Miki lifted her chin defensively. “Why are you asking me these questions?”

“Where is the gun now?” His eyes dared her to lie.

“I don’t know.” She hugged the robe around her body.

“How could you not know?”

“My purse. I don’t know where . . . I’ve kept trying to remember if I had it the last night I went to the beach with Hunter. Jack, please, what are you getting at?” She backed away from him.

“The tourist who died was the man who was following you.”

She took one more step away, her back against a storage compartment.

“It’s hard to tell the exact caliber of the weapon, unless you have the bullet, but Kittrell’s missing gun would make a hole about the size of the wound. Very close.”

She was moving away from him, edging along the wall.

“You have nowhere to go.” There was triumph in his eyes as he stood up. “We’re watching Kittrell. Grayson Tucker is watching you. Why do you think he sits day after day fifty feet from our boat? And who do you think has stopped Tucker and the SBI from arresting you?”

She couldn’t move.

“Are you sure the gun is lost? If they come in with a search warrant, not even I can stop them from tearing this place apart. And any stash of pot you have . . . well, they’ll know it’s not mine.”

He came toward her, touched her hair. “You have a choice, Miki.”

His lips possessed hers, and she was choking on his tongue, choking on her sobs. “You are my diamond. Brilliant. Flawless. A diamond is only made brilliant through pain, at the hands of the master jeweler.”

He released her and began to dress. She watched, not asking where he was going. He did not look at her again. “It’s your choice. You can be my diamond. A work of art.” He stopped at the door, his back to her. “Or you can let this blood you never touched dull your brilliance. If that’s your choice, be gone before I get back.”

She watched him go, darkness taking him. In the dim light, she caught her reflection in the mirror, and she made her choice quickly. * * * Hunter sat beside Granny Jen in church and tried to keep his eyes open. The mood among the congregation was tense. From the few words Hunter had caught, the minister was relating his sermon to the murders. As was his custom when he accompanied his grandmother to church, Hunter made use of the time to redesign

all the rest coming and going.”

For the first time, Hunter looked up at the speaker.

“The world can throw the worst it has at you.” The minister was speaking in a soothing voice. “Certainly Beaufort has experienced the worst that could happen this summer. But as we read a few minutes ago, the Lord will not let your foot slip. No matter how treacherous the path or how dangerous your enemies, he will not let go of you.”

Hunter did not look away. The minister seemed to be speaking directly to him. He really wanted to know what this had to do with his window.

“There is a door which leads to trust. You can choose to walk in peace knowing that he cares about every single thing that happens to you, trusting that, in the end, he will work it all out for your good. Or you can choose to walk without him in fear and darkness, not sure that there is anybody there who will catch you when you stumble.”

The minister looked around at the congregation and smiled kindly.

“The Lord has promised to watch over you, but he won’t make you walk through that door. The choice is entirely up to you.”

Any further words the minister may have spoken were lost to Hunter.

He sat very still, picturing his window with the mountains and water beyond the door. When he felt Granny Jen’s elbow nudging him, he grinned at her and winked as he always did when she thought she had caught him napping. * * * Late the same night, Granny Jen was wide awake, although she was very tired from her trip to church that morning. She sat in the darkness, not daring to reach for the light and disturb Winnie just across the hallway. one of Beaufort’s old homes into a comfortable showplace, open floor plan, very livable. Built in 1824, redesigned for the twenty-first century by H. Kittrell. Over the past three summers, an entire block of Beaufort’s historic district had been transformed in Hunter’s mind. This was easy for Hunter. The hard part was keeping his eyes open while he worked out the details. He preferred to avoid Granny Jen’s elbow in his ribs whenever possible.

A little kid in the pew in front of Hunter squirmed to his knees in the seat and turned around to stare solemnly at Hunter, chin on the bench back, little fingers waving. His mama firmly pulled him back to a sitting position. Hunter wanted to rumple the kid’s hair just so the kid would know somebody else wished he were somewhere besides here.

The distraction brought Hunter’s attention to his surroundings for a moment, and he realized the minister was wrapping up his message.

Good. That should give him just enough time to turn the two front bedrooms into a master suite, complete with a nicely appointed bath.

“The Lord sets before each of us an open door,” the minister said.

That sentence caught Hunter’s attention. It made him think of the ivy-twined door in his blue window.

The minister continued, “He has promised to watch over your

Jen had some thinking to do, some worrying, some praying. Hunter’s birthday was coming up soon, his twenty-first.

Beatrice Jen Kittrell had a secret, an awful secret, which she had kept eighteen years.

Only a mother would understand her secret, or so she guessed.

Her husband had not understood, and neither had her older son.

Both her husband and Donald had died and left behind wills with very strange terms, each involving her grandson, Hunter, each man apparently trying to fix what she had done. Winnie, surprisingly, prissy as she was, had understood.

And Karen—Hunter’s mother—the one most affected. She never had spoken of it, but she had let Jen have Hunter every summer.

That said it all.

Rob had been a difficult son. He had been rebellious, stubborn, arrogant, and charming all at the same time, and Jen had loved him fiercely. Yet there came a time when she knew something was terribly wrong. She guessed drugs, but she didn’t know. She suspected that Karen knew.

One evening, while Karen was at work and Hunter was in Rob’s care, Jen went for a stroll. She was not young and moved slowly even then.

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all the rest and Karen lived.

The scene she came upon had haunted her for the past eighteen years. There, across the street, was her grandson, walking slowly, looking back over his shoulder toward his home. He was carrying a paper bag in one small hand, and he stopped, looking bewildered as only a three-year-old could. His father was not in sight.

Just then, a man in a parked car rolled down his window and spoke to the boy, and a look of recognition spread over the child’s face. He took one step toward the car.

“Hunter!” Jen called. Her grandson grinned at her in delight and started toward her from behind the car. “Stop!” she screamed. A car honked. Traffic separated her from the boy. “Stay there.” She made it across one lane. In the time it took for two more cars to pass, the man jumped from the car, grabbed the bag from Hunter, and was back in his car as she scooped up her grandson. Once they were safely on the sidewalk, the car sped away, and Hunter scrambled to get down.

“Daddy!” he yelled to the figure walking toward them, and he nearly broke away from her grasp.

She had Hunter by the neck of his T-shirt, struggling to hang on, watching as her son came closer to his son.

“Hunter, come here,” Rob called. There was a challenge in his eyes, an arrogant look that said, You’ll never turn me in. And there was something else. There was a cold calculation to his features, and she knew that if she let go of Hunter, Rob would run with him. She knew it.

She grabbed the squirming boy into her arms and held on. “Don’t come one step further, Rob,” she said firmly. “Not another step.”

“Let go of my son.”

doing. Maybe he’ll take you fishing. ‘Bye-bye. Go on with Granny Jen.” That day, she had turned and carried the squirming boy down the street, her eyes so full of tears that she could barely see to walk. He had called, “‘Bye, Daddy,” and waved over her shoulder, but she had never looked back. And she never saw her son again.

In the morning, Rob’s friend was arrested and on his way to prison for heroin possession, but Rob was gone.

But Hunter wasn’t a boy any longer. Very soon, he would be twentyone. And Rob, through his brother, Donald, knew the strange terms of his father’s will. The police had been looking for Rob in Beaufort all summer, but Jen had been fairly certain that if he showed up at all, it would be on Hunter’s twenty-first birthday. * * * On the water, Jack Franklin lit a cigarette and watched Hunter’s apartment. He had been doing his job all summer, watching for Rob Kittrell. It was what he was paid to do. But Jack, too, knew about the will, and like Jen Kittrell, he had been fairly certain Rob would not surface before the kid’s birthday. Unlike Jen, however, he was damn sure Rob would show up then.

Sheri Wren Haymore lives near Mt. Airy with her husband, Clyde, and has been scribbling her entire life. A DEEPER CUT is her second novel. To read the next installment in the book, pick up the latest issue of Surry Living Magazine. You can find A DEEPER CUT at Pages in Mt. Airy, Chapters in Galax or at your favorite online bookseller.

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“Don’t you think I know what just went down here?”

“Yeah? And what are you gonna do about it? Come on, Hunter.”

She held the child even as he wriggled and kicked to get down. “If you touch this child, I will call the police,” she said.

He stopped barely an arm’s length away.

“I mean it, Rob. You get out of this town, away from this boy, and I won’t turn you in. But the minute you come close to this child, I will call the police. And you’d better be leaving now. I’ll give you a day’s head start before I tell your father what you did. I can guarantee he’ll turn you in without hesitation.”

“I don’t believe you.”

“Rob, I love you, but I love Hunter even more. And I will do it, for him. Do you not understand the terrible thing you made him do today, the danger he was in? When you’re ready to turn yourself in, you can come back. But don’t even think you’ll see this child again until then.”

Rob wavered. He could have taken the boy from her right there on the street, and she could not have stopped him. But he didn’t.

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SURRY COUNTY UPCOMING EVENTS JULY 4 (STATE ROAD): Celebrate Our Nation’s Birthday with Will Jones & Grassy Creek. WILL JONES will be back at Grassy Creek Vineyard & Winery Saturday, July 4! Make plans now to join us for an afternoon of celebrating freedom, friends, food, music, wine, and beer! Southern on Wheels will be onsite 12:00 - 6:00 pm serving up some of Elkin's best down home family favorites. Will Jones will be sharing his original songs 2:00 - 4:30 pm.

Make plans now to join us for an afternoon of togetherness outdoors! Chairs and blankets welcome! Located at 235 Chatham Cottage Ln, State Road, NC JULY 4 (MOUNT AIRY): 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS CELEBRATION! Veterans Memorial Park. In cooperation with the Sunrise and Mount Airy Rotary Clubs and The American Legion Post 123, these organizations are proud to present the annual fireworks celebration! Sponsored by Eagle Carports. More information and details soon at www.visitmayberry.com JULY 10 (JONESVILLE): Grand Opening Celebration of RiverWalk RV Park. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, RiverWalk RV Park on the Yadkin River (315 RiverWalk Trail, Jonesville, NC 28642). The park officially opens on Thursday, June 11. Our Grand Opening Celebration is scheduled the weekend of July 10. Make sure to book your reservation now. Relax in the Riverfront retreat, have fun with the family in the Whispering Woods Recreation area, explore nature on one of the many nearby scenic trails, take a ride down the river in a Kayak, and so much more to enjoy! For more information and to make reservations, visit www.riverwalkrv.com JULY 17-19 (MOUNT AIRY): CHASING CARS SWAP MEET/CAR SHOW (rescheduled from April). April fools in June! Huge 3 Day Automotive Swap Meet. Saturday: Huge Car/Truck/Bike Show. Cruise In, Vendors From All over the East Cost Selling Vintage Parts and New Parts, Tools, Antiques, Vintage Signs, Vintage Toys, Other Cool Automotive Stuff, Cruise in on Friday: Great Food Fri & Sat, RV Camping. Shower for Vendors. Vendor Spots Only $30 for all 3 days, 8-5 Fri, Sat (Sun 8-2) Admission $5 Fri $7 Sat, Kids under 12 Free, More Info at www.chasingsscars.com or call Erik 540-577-9672. Veteran's Park, 691 W. Lebanon St., Mount Airy, NC FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS IN JULY (MOUNT AIRY): GHOST TOURS 8:00 pm, Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. See ad on Page 27 of this months' Surry Living Magazine. Join us for an exciting 90 minute, lantern-lit walking tour through Mount Airy's streets and it's historic past. You will hear about 13 of our "less mortal" friends and some of Mount Airy's resting places. Tours begin at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, 301 N. Main Street. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your camera and umbrella, if needed. Tickets are $15 (tax included) and pre-paid reservations are required! Only 20 spots available which will be broken into 2 groups of no more than 10 each. First come. First served. Social Distancing standards will be followed. Pre-paid reservations ONLY. No walk ups will be accepted until restrictions change. Reservations can be made online from the Museum's web page at www.northcarolinamuseum.org or by calling the Museum Monday-Friday 10-5. Masks are required for guides and guests. The stories blend entertainment and history but remember that ghosts are sometimes associated with traumatic circumstances.

THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS IN JULY (MOUNT AIRY): WEEKLY JAM SESSIONS Every Thursday from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm & Saturdays from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Loftis Plaza in Downtown Mount Airy (across from Snappy Lunch, where public restrooms are located). Come out for a good time and jam session! All pickers and spectators are welcome!

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