Yesterday, I drove 250 miles round-trip to visit a Maine Coon cattery in Georgia. My impression was that cattery cats are sold primarily on the basis of conformity to breed standards and secondarily on the basis of ribbons won by the parents. Personality seems a tertiary consideration, which might be just as well since three […]
As a friend sometimes reminds me, the less social we are, the less social we become, and that’s exactly why it’s good that I didn’t spend yesterday morning out of town. Brunch was served at the James House, you see, and I was there … being well-adjusted, for a change. So picture if you will […]
To date in Southern Pines, I’ve found a proper Bistro (Chef Warren’s), as well as a proper coffee shop (Flynne’s Coffee Bar) and a proper breakfast cafe (Betsy’s Crepes). And get this … the crepes at Betsy’s are optionally gluten-free! Southern Pines feels to me like a mini-Asheville, only with retirees instead of hippies, and […]
