Loose Leaf Notes

Blushing bowl of crimson flushed with steaming fragrance Mulled leaves swell to peak potential ______________________ Note: More tea poems HERE.

~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press on January 6, 2011 “He’s creating quite a buzz around here,” said Floyd Country Store owner Woody Crenshaw about renowned author and beekeeper Gunther Hauk. Hauk, who heads up the Spikenard Farm and Honeybee Sanctuary in Floyd, spoke to a group of about 100 people at the […]

1. My friend Louise wrote this on Facebook: Damn. Thousands of birds falling out of the sky worldwide, Tampa airport shutting down for a week because the earth’s poles are shifting, politicians encouraging violence and then denying responsibility when some maniac takes them up on it…. that’s it, I’ve had enough for one day. It’s […]

More Wordless on Wednesday shots are HERE and HERE.

As jarring as it can be for the subject of one of my profile stories to see their life printed out on a billboard, it’s just as jarring for me to see my name attached to it. Writing stories about other people’s lives is a privilege but can also be a daunting undertaking that comes […]

Despite the frigid temperatures and wintry mix of weather, our weekend was full of the fun and the famous coming to Floyd, including a mid-week sing-a-long concert at the Zion Lutheran Church with songwriting folk singers Jim Scott (of the Paul Winter Concert fame) and James Durst. I hadn’t heard Jim sing Common Ground since […]

Part I of the following, which was published in The Floyd Press, December 30, 2010, can be found HERE. It takes a lot of manpower and dollars to run the Jacksonville Center without the benefit of a large endowment, something that other art organizations often have.  Like other non-profits, as well as many small businesses […]

The following was published in The Floyd Press newspaper on December 30, 2010. We see education as the active preservation and expansion of the heart and soul of our community. Therefore, we strive to create renewing and inspiring educational experiences in an intimate environment that sustains creative culture, community and individual growth.  ~ The Jacksonville […]

1. When it comes to New Year’s I’ve been a “bah humbug” this year. Only this line, posted by my brother on Facebook, gave me some relief: Every new year people make resolutions to change aspects of themselves they believe are negative. A majority of people revert back to how they were before and feel […]

More Wordless Wednesday posts HERE and  HERE.

The mysterious malady I was struck with last week that seemed to have both physical and emotional components has passed without aspirin, anti-depressants, or surgery.    It was treated with one part poetry, one part private dance party (compliments of Jack Johnson and Dave Matthews), and an exceptionally dynamic monthly women’s dialogue. I didn’t want to […]