Source: Lon Grossman CAROLINA COUNTRY, MAY 2021


I live in Texas, but you’ll notice that my bio says I carry memories of North Carolina in my heart. Those memories involve a childhood visit with my “Uncle” Walter, who had a fascination for North Carolina place names. Actually, Walter was my dad’s cousin, but he asked my brother and me to call him Uncle Walter because it was more “homey.” I took to him right away because he was so much like my dad. Both of them were curious about the world around them.

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