A. was invited to a Valentine's party in Bynum on Saturday. Bynum is a teeny, tiny community that was built around a now defunct mill in Chatham county. The houses are super cute. Little mill houses with tin roofs and lots of bright colors. The community revolves around a little country store that is known for its front porch music sessions. Heard of Tift Merritt? She's from Bynum. It is also known for folk artist Clyde Jones. He makes chainsaw critters, and every house in Bynum sports at least one in the yard--if not several. They're kinda a tetanus shot waiting to happen, but cool none the less.
When I first started teaching in Chatham, I kinda wanted to move to Bynum--the buzz of it being in a cancer cluster definitely kept us away. However, it's super artsy and quaint, and filled with interesting folks. I bet living there would be a blast.
A. enjoyed the party. The weather was beautiful kids all had a great time. The little girl who hosted the get together even gave my little man a little Valentine's smooch when he left. So cute.
Here are a couple of pics of Bynum and its critters.
Cute, right?
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