Just The Bill, Please: Figs, Flexibility and Fresh Tomatoes Posted by Bill Smith | Aug 26, 2021 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square It’s August. Does anyone else feel like we’re perched on the proverbial razor’s edge again? At... Read More
Just The Bill, Please: What’s Out There Posted by Bill Smith | Jul 29, 2021 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square All clear, or no? This morning, the news is full of alarm about the newest surge of COVID among... Read More
Just The Bill, Please: Summer Months, Changing Times and Local Gems Posted by Bill Smith | Jul 8, 2021 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square I guess people will expect me to spend a lot of this month’s column on Crook’s Corner. I don’t... Read More
Just The Bill, Please: Venturing Out and Eating Well Posted by Bill Smith | May 28, 2021 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square It suddenly seems that we are in one of the few countries in the world where it’s OK to peer over... Read More
Just The Bill, Please: Making Progress And Making Soup Posted by Bill Smith | Apr 29, 2021 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square Our snap back seems to be moving at a snail’s pace some days, but the medical statistics here are... Read More
Just The Bill, Please: Equinox Egg and Easter Ham Posted by Bill Smith | Mar 25, 2021 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square They say it’s spring, but a cool gloominess has persisted here. I did my usual egg balancing trick... Read More
Just The Bill, Please: Finding Comfort Posted by Bill Smith | Feb 25, 2021 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square Tulips and anemones have appeared at the Carrboro Farmers Market, but the food selections remain... Read More
Just The Bill, Please: Mardi Gras and Gumbo Z’herbes Posted by Bill Smith | Jan 28, 2021 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square Things can certainly change quickly, can’t they? Unhappily, the pandemic is still with us, but the... Read More
Just The Bill, Please: A Sentimental Season and Toaster Oven Ginger Snaps Posted by Bill Smith | Dec 18, 2020 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square My goodness. It’s almost over. Some of 2020’s craziness will spill over for a while into next... Read More
Just the Bill, Please: Second Summer & Rose Petals Posted by Bill Smith | Oct 30, 2020 | Columns, Just The Bill Please, Town Square It’s the end of October almost, and still no frost. Years ago, the frost date around here was... Read More