Bonnie Bardos, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin

Opinion

April brought her garden basket

“How can we ever lose interest in life? Spring has come again And cherry trees bloom in the mountains.” ~ Ryokan April has brought ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, April 12, 2024 12:08 pm

Opinion

Easter memories and a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed guest

The bird has come to give us light: from each of its trills water is born. Between water and light, air unfolds. Now the spring’s ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, March 29, 2024 12:06 pm

Opinion

Who has never heard of Elvis?

Kindness can transform someone’s dark moment with a blaze of light. You’ll never know how much your caring matters. ~ Amy Leigh Mercree ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, March 15, 2024 11:57 am

Opinion

March arrives

The world… is indeed a strange and deeply mysterious place, forever changing and remaking itself anew. But this is not a novel condition, our world ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, March 1, 2024 11:20 am

Saluda News & Notations - Bonnie J. Bardos

Some thoughts on Saluda’s historic houses and buildings

Year after year after year I have come to love slowly how old houses hold themselves— before November’s drizzled rain or the refreshing light of ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, February 16, 2024 11:48 am

Opinion

February stirs up sweet memories

It could happen any time, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen. Or sunshine, love, salvation. It could, you know. That’s why we wake and look ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, February 8, 2024 12:06 pm

Opinion

Hope is a sweet word

“Some nights were so overcast, I wondered if there had ever been stars. Other nights, lying on my back, I could see so many stars, ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, January 26, 2024 12:40 pm

Opinion

Weather events, popcorn and Elvis

“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle. . . a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, January 11, 2024 1:16 pm

Opinion

The new year ahead

“Trust me, this is going to come out well in the end. It looks bad now but tomorrow is a new day and the story ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, December 29, 2023 11:07 am

Opinion

A gift of sound advice

“One person can change a world.” ~ a sign in Cheri Guy’s classroom Last week, no matter how good intentions were, I could not for ... Read more