October 2014 Features
78 How to Start a French Laundry
From the germ of a good idea and a growing furniture factory spring two busy mills. By Cynthia Adams
55 Our 1937 Ford Three-Quarter-Ton Pickup Truck Poetry by Shelby Stephenson
56 Hebrew Cemetery
A morning walk through the solitude of Greensboro’s Hebrew Cemetery By Dianne Hayter
60 The Sunny Side of the Street
The western side of South Elm is looking up. By Billy Ingram
80 A Homegrown Garden of Eden
Step inside one of Greenboro’s finest secret gardens. By Jim Dodson
87 October Almanac By Noah Salt
62 A World Apart
At the venerable Winburn Court Apartments, Elaine Dixie Hodge’s place is an oasis of history, mystery and beauty. By Cynthia Adams
70 A Thousand Shades of Greige
In High Point’s historic Emorywood neighborhood, designer Debbie Jones creates a cozy family connection and perfect home. By Cynthia Adams
Departments 11 Simple Life By Jim Dodson 14 Short Stories 17 Doodad By Ogi Overman 19 Life’s Funny By Maria Johnson 23 Omnivorous Reader By Stephen E. Smith 27 Bookshelf By Brian Lampkin 33 Lunch with a Friend By Maria Johnson 38 Artist at Work By Molly Sentell Haile 44 Best Reader Memoirs 2014 By Linda Pratt Rives
47 Birdwatch By Susan Campbell 49 O.HeartBeat By Hattie Aderholdt 51 Life of Jane By Jane Borden 90 Arts & Entertainment October Calendar 110 Worth the Drive 115 GreenScene 125 N.C. Writer’s Notebook By Sandra Redding 127 Accidental Astrologer By Astrid Stellanova 128 O.Henry Ending By Zithobile Nxumalo
Cover Photograph and Photograph this page by Hannah Sharpe
6 O.Henry
October 2014
The Art & Soul of Greensboro