Paul Reid
@pepper99.bsky.social
Reporter, author (The Last Lion-Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm 1940-1965), Boston native and lifelong Red Sox sucker, Proud owner of a 1960 Martin D-28, Dog lover. Former restaurant critic. Live in the North Carolina Blue Ridge. Dog lover
Here in the Blue Ridge, too.
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Here in the Blue Ridge, too.
Mine certainly loved each other.
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mine certainly loved each other.
Happy 151st Birthday to Sir Winston!
And if I may allowed to shill, this makes a perfect gift for the history lover in your family.
And if I may allowed to shill, this makes a perfect gift for the history lover in your family.
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Happy 151st Birthday to Sir Winston!
And if I may allowed to shill, this makes a perfect gift for the history lover in your family.
And if I may allowed to shill, this makes a perfect gift for the history lover in your family.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Blue Ridge!
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Happy Thanksgiving from the Blue Ridge!
Here's our lace hydrangea. . .
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Here's our lace hydrangea. . .
I'm hungry. Thus: Scottish smoked salmon with all the accouterments.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I'm hungry. Thus: Scottish smoked salmon with all the accouterments.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Daisy sends her best . . .
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Daisy sends her best . . .
My user name is my old Dalmatian, Pepper. It seems I could not use my own name. Pepper is the dog on the . . . well, you can deduce which one he is.
September 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My user name is my old Dalmatian, Pepper. It seems I could not use my own name. Pepper is the dog on the . . . well, you can deduce which one he is.
My toad is writing his memoir.
September 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My toad is writing his memoir.
Kristi Noem has ordered Homeland Security to train 1,000 new guard dogs in order to assure she has an ample supply of puppies to shoot.
Also, she has auditioned for a Big part in the remake of "They Shoot Horses. Don't They?" She thinks it's a documentary.
Also, she has auditioned for a Big part in the remake of "They Shoot Horses. Don't They?" She thinks it's a documentary.
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Kristi Noem has ordered Homeland Security to train 1,000 new guard dogs in order to assure she has an ample supply of puppies to shoot.
Also, she has auditioned for a Big part in the remake of "They Shoot Horses. Don't They?" She thinks it's a documentary.
Also, she has auditioned for a Big part in the remake of "They Shoot Horses. Don't They?" She thinks it's a documentary.
Good night from the Blue Ridge on this helluva swell equinox. Well, except for the Tylenol insanity lunatic morons.
September 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Good night from the Blue Ridge on this helluva swell equinox. Well, except for the Tylenol insanity lunatic morons.
Happy equinox to you, Sir, from the Blue Ridge. And Sa!!ie! too.
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Happy equinox to you, Sir, from the Blue Ridge. And Sa!!ie! too.
This guy said the same to me. But then his wife bit his head off.
September 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This guy said the same to me. But then his wife bit his head off.
Thank you; it's my refuge . . . And as you can see, it's way out in the countryside!
September 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thank you; it's my refuge . . . And as you can see, it's way out in the countryside!
True. And I'm about as deep in the countryside as one can get here in the Blue Ridge.
September 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
True. And I'm about as deep in the countryside as one can get here in the Blue Ridge.
Good afternoon from the aptly named Blue Ridge of North Carolina, with the first blushes of fall's russets and yellows..
September 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Good afternoon from the aptly named Blue Ridge of North Carolina, with the first blushes of fall's russets and yellows..
Met this fella at my local wine and taco bar after my walk . . .
September 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Met this fella at my local wine and taco bar after my walk . . .
Geez! Hope you get back in it soon. I've got pals who want one!
September 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Geez! Hope you get back in it soon. I've got pals who want one!
This was my entire harvest a few years ago. Deers, and one bear.
September 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This was my entire harvest a few years ago. Deers, and one bear.
Nice. Got one just a few days ago. . .
August 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Nice. Got one just a few days ago. . .
Today's butterfly in the Blue Ridge
August 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Today's butterfly in the Blue Ridge
Good afternoon from the flutterby . . .
August 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Good afternoon from the flutterby . . .
Yup, this one was surveilling the herb garden . . .
August 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Yup, this one was surveilling the herb garden . . .
Here also in the Blue Ridge
August 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Here also in the Blue Ridge