Mrs. Swan’s Christmas cake.
Years ago, Louella’s childhood friend, Mrs. Edith Swan in Hull, Georgia, yearned for an easy-to-make version of the classic Fruitcake. Over the years, she succeeded in coming up with her…
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Brigadoon
Next time you travel down Route 60 South outside of Morganton, GA, if you look real quick, you might just catch a glance at Faded Glory Farm on the right…
Are We Not Beggars, All?
Are We Not Beggars, All? I have gotten older, and my decadent life at Faded Glory sometimes seems to catch up with me. I still engage as a younger dog…
A Voice From the Past (Part II)
In this issue: A few of our readers expressed some interest in learning more about Louella’s incredible reunion with her daughter, Jennifer Ruth. Everyone enjoys a ‘feel good’ story, and…
A Voice From The Past (Part I)
In this issue: Many of us dream about those things that ‘could be.’ If Louella ever had those dreams, she never told her friends at Faded Glory. In this issue,…
The Green Ghost
The Green Ghost Traveling on SR (State Route) 60 in Fannin County is, for some, a life-or-death proposition. For many years Route 60 has been a very popular destination for…
Living in the Bubble
Living in the Bubble You can run, but you can’t hide from the long arm of reality. We are, fortunately or unfortunately, all in this ‘catastrophe’ together. Isabel has been…
Traditions
Traditions Early each morning before Faded Glory and it’s paying guests begin to buzz with activity, a select group of Fannin County’s ‘finest’ gravitate to Louella’s kitchen door to jumpstart…
We all have our flaws.
We all have our flaws. Every once in awhile, Isabel and Micah return from church still reeling from Rev. Calvin’s ongoing assertion that they, as well as all of their human counterparts,…
I’ll Be Doggone
I’ll Be Doggone Dogs are nurtured. Dogs are adored. Some become legendary. Some are abhorred. But, at the end of the day, in the human world we are still dogs….