tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post4363089549183733250..comments2024-03-27T20:59:17.874-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: From Our Far-Flung Correspondents . . .Vicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-4546886038461860042010-12-30T10:41:27.298-05:002010-12-30T10:41:27.298-05:00What an interesting article. I have been to Burns...What an interesting article. I have been to Burnsville, NC, a couple of times and I think it is not too far from Marshall. It certainly is beautiful country up there. I hope we will go back to these mountains in 2011.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-12227022661780054572010-12-23T19:28:57.169-05:002010-12-23T19:28:57.169-05:00Thanks, Mel! Nice to know about the Ransom connect...Thanks, Mel! Nice to know about the Ransom connection -- I took the name from a character in C.S.Lewis's sci-fi trilogy. It's a nice little town, whatever you call it. And yes, there is music everywhere. <br /><br />It was a coming home feeling for me too, Beth -- arriving some thirty five years ago from the flat flat lands of Florida.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-55367186764121231822010-12-23T18:48:14.478-05:002010-12-23T18:48:14.478-05:00Vicki -- nice article about small town living -- a...Vicki -- nice article about small town living -- agree with what he had to say - barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-86824025433384383542010-12-23T17:48:45.746-05:002010-12-23T17:48:45.746-05:00No wonder you live there !
I'd love to spend a...No wonder you live there !<br />I'd love to spend an evening listening to the music and I wouldn't mind the lack of a bacon martini (????!) at all .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-6351103841381604402010-12-23T16:23:50.853-05:002010-12-23T16:23:50.853-05:00Now I know I want to come there. (though in these ...Now I know I want to come there. (though in these times of 5℉ I think I could like a heated toilet seat!)<br />Vicki, my best wishes to you, and to those you love, for a very happy Christmas.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-60323275278511968142010-12-23T13:25:33.694-05:002010-12-23T13:25:33.694-05:00What a great post Vicki. Thanks for the history ...What a great post Vicki. Thanks for the history lesson but leaving me with hopes that I win the lottery so I can get a heated toilet seat!!! Merry ChristmasBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-83800715319846477462010-12-23T12:04:17.000-05:002010-12-23T12:04:17.000-05:00No wonder you find enough to tell to fill whole bo...No wonder you find enough to tell to fill whole bookshelves of books.<br /><br />Merry Christmas, Vicki.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-80915228992885680572010-12-23T11:53:10.991-05:002010-12-23T11:53:10.991-05:00I grew up in the flatlands of eastern North Caroli...I grew up in the flatlands of eastern North Carolina, but when we'd come to the N.C. mountains for vacation, I always felt like I'd come home. I feel so blessed to live here now. As they say, I wasn't born here, but I got here as quick as I could. :-)<br /><br />We gave up a lot to move here, but I've never regretted it. We have found rest.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575140898505901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-63020282985149072712010-12-23T10:13:05.733-05:002010-12-23T10:13:05.733-05:00My Father worked for the railroads in the Carolina...My Father worked for the railroads in the Carolinas, during the 1920's. My goodness, almost a hundred years ago, now. I'm getting old, I guess. <br /><br />He would always talk about the beauty of the mountains, and the wonderful people who lived there. He wanted to move there, when he retired, but never got the chance.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692541935507155362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-81958872850383077812010-12-23T10:09:46.924-05:002010-12-23T10:09:46.924-05:00I had no idea
What a great article about your town...I had no idea<br />What a great article about your town...Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-30752523176977518812010-12-23T10:00:11.276-05:002010-12-23T10:00:11.276-05:00What a lovely article! The North Carolina mountain...What a lovely article! The North Carolina mountains have had a pull on my heart since I was a child, as there is a magic in the hills unlike any other I have visited. West Virginia comes close, but not quite. But it is the music that is practically a religious experience for us. There is something so pure and true in every performance we have seen there, whether at a bar, a community center or concert stage. Talent seems to ooze out pores in those hills. I can't wait to get back and look and listen some more.<br />I love that Marshall is called Ransom in your books, as that is my family name. There is a town in Pennsylvania settled in the 1700's named after my many-greats grandfather.<br />Thanks for sharing this article, which I missed in the Tribune. I agree that western North Carolina's people are authentic, the real deal. I love that you capture so much of that in your characters.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-11352691745273856012010-12-23T09:46:28.650-05:002010-12-23T09:46:28.650-05:00Marshall has pretty much already been discovered ...Marshall has pretty much already been discovered by the outside world -- many of the old buildings have been bought and renovated by people from away. But it's still small and, thank goodness, there are no Starbucks or McDonald's. <br /><br />Bobby Hicks himself is a relative newcomer -- as is the coffee house he plays in (I remember when it was Home Electric and we bought a washing machine there!)<br /><br />But it's true that the local folks -- the natives -- are welcoming and that Marshall and environs are <br />great places to find the 'real' mountains.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-12531469714627256302010-12-23T09:19:12.756-05:002010-12-23T09:19:12.756-05:00I totally agree with him!Nothing like a trip to sm...I totally agree with him!Nothing like a trip to small town Appalachia to make you aware of what is STILL right in this world! XOXOCarol Murdockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749285023748227382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-72667525829124189512010-12-23T09:05:53.134-05:002010-12-23T09:05:53.134-05:00I've never been to Marshall but I can see it t...I've never been to Marshall but I can see it through your eyes. The closest I've come is on the highway through the mountains when we went to visit the Biltmore House and on the way back from Aiken in South Carolina after Larry's dad's funeral.<br />I'm sure I have the essence of it in my mind and I hope it retains its character and culture for many years to come.<br />Over here in England I am always dismayed to see another MacDonalds or Starbucks springing up, not because I don't like these places, I do like them, but because they do not belong in England, they belong in America. When tourists come to England they don't come to see Starbucks or MacDonalds they come to see quintessential English teashops, don't they?<br />I think we are in danger of having every town and city look exactly like the last one we just passed through.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-89540490233092810502010-12-23T07:04:29.221-05:002010-12-23T07:04:29.221-05:00It couldn't have been more beautifully said ab...It couldn't have been more beautifully said about our lovely mountains that we call home. What you see is what you get. <br />SamSam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358601435867848753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-6641236149146600372010-12-23T07:03:59.838-05:002010-12-23T07:03:59.838-05:00quite the contrast...not liking the heated toilet ...quite the contrast...not liking the heated toilet seats...lot of waste ...but a slower life i do crave...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-9933887878537370372010-12-23T02:15:54.194-05:002010-12-23T02:15:54.194-05:00Your area of the world sounds like just the sort ...Your area of the world sounds like just the sort of place I would love to visit.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-42008775411554381752010-12-23T01:48:48.371-05:002010-12-23T01:48:48.371-05:00I've a feeling, as a result of this, Marshall ...I've a feeling, as a result of this, Marshall may have made it to the top of the 'places to visit' list of many people. A curse or a blessing?<br /><br />Interesting, on a cultural note, the WV is tosca!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-28517503187843657592010-12-23T00:57:01.380-05:002010-12-23T00:57:01.380-05:00LOL "Competitive Kindergarten".
You ...LOL "Competitive Kindergarten". <br /><br />You mean there is more to the mountains than Asheville? ...just kidding. I look forward to visiting these small towns!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.com