We come to the end of our Durham trip, and I consider the importance of small things and large friendships.

We meet Major The Bull...and I consider cigarettes, “the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization.”

We meet Major the Bull, and I discuss Durham resident super-spy.

We enjoy lunch at the excellent Cafe Ferdosa...and consider the fabulous poet after whom the restaurant is named.

More adventures in Durham, and thoughts about how much I hate Daylight Savings Time.

We meet the star of the show...the garlic Lamb.

the New England 4 finally arrive!

More on the artist Gene Dillard and his amazing Mosaic House. #MarthaAndMichaelChronicles #Durham

We meet Mr. Dillard and his amazing Mosaic House.

Silver, Soot, and Kudus. An adventure...of sorts.

We discover the Downtown Inn isn’t. Downtown, that is.

Playing Dodge-em with semis in an underpowered car...is *not* fun.

We consider the doubtful joys of airport parking. And of the (shudder) TSA checkpoints.

And we’re off to Durham, N.C. to see our friend Vincent. He’s cool...and it is a happening place.

Okay, today...believe it or not...I’m going to finish up with our trip to Durham. No. Really. I am. There was only one minor (albeit...

Picking up where I left off in Durham... Sunday was our last day in the city. It also proved to be the fullest. Forgive me, then, if I...

Okay, everyone, back to our adventures in Durham... The next day, Saturday, we slept in a little. The day before had been longish and we...

And still more about the Bennetts, plus four annoying guys, of whom (alas) I was one.

How one of the most important events in American history happened in a poor little house in North Carolina.

Meeting the Bennetts, a working class family of the rural South...in a war.