Bonnie Bardos, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin - Page 29 of 47

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The many welcome colors of spring

“…The forsythia comes back, spraying its thin whips with blossom, one loud yellow shout. The robins. They come back. They pull the sun on the ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:00 pm

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Little sanity in this three-ring election circus

“…I listened to the earth-talk, the root-wrangle, the arguments of energy, the dreams lying just under the surface, then rising, becoming at the last moment ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, March 17, 2016 10:00 pm

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The flip side of getting the “black plague”

“…Flaming like the wild roses, Singing like the larks over the plowed fields, Flashing like a star out of the twilight; Youth with its insupportable ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:00 pm

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Remembering back to Saluda, 1915

“Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.” ~ George Bernanos ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, March 3, 2016 10:00 pm

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Hiding in plain sight

“Where did I get my violent passion for rustic wedding breakfasts? What ancestor bequeathed to me, via my frugal parents, a positively religious fervor for ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:00 pm

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Mother Nature reminds us who is really in charge

 “On longer evenings, Light, chill and yellow, Bathes the serene Foreheads of houses. A thrush sings, Laurel-surrounded In the deep bare garden, Its fresh-peeled voice ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, February 18, 2016 10:00 pm

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Saluda has a special little one who needs our help

“…Dinner simmers on the stove. Glass bowls wait to be filled Dinner simmers on the stove. Glass bowls wait to be filled with gold broth. ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, February 11, 2016 10:00 pm

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High taxes, rate increases, price hikes, oh my!

“…But I want to get up early one more morning, at least. And go to my place with some coffee and wait. Just wait, to ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, February 4, 2016 10:00 pm

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The glazed-eye look of the snowbound

“Snow melts into a pool of clear water; and, in this stillness, starlight behind daylight wherever you gaze.” ~ Arthur Sze, excerpt from “First Snow” ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, January 28, 2016 10:00 pm

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When things wake me up in the dead of night

In January it’s so nice, While slipping on the sliding ice, To sip hot chicken soup with rice. Sipping once, sipping twice, Sipping chicken soup ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, January 21, 2016 10:00 pm

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