If I complained to William Stafford that I haven’t written a poem in weeks he’d say, “Lower your standards.” Natalie Goldberg would say, “Keep your hand moving.” Kerouac says dig deep within your soul and blow freestyle like a jazz artist But my notes are flat and motivation is flagging so I […]
This was what my friend Katie and I looked like before we ate our Mad Hatter Tea Party strawberry tarts. And this was what we looked like after. Look for photos and a story on the Madcap Adventures in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party at the Black Water Loft (a fundraiser for the Young Actors […]
The pot model above was made by my son, Clayspace Coop founder and 16 Hands Studio Tour member Josh Copus. This is a good place to remind regional readers about the spring Studio Tour May 5 – 6. One of the stops is at my house, where my Josh’s work will be on display. ~ […]
The following appeared in The Floyd Press on April 12, 2012 A first annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt was hosted by Oddfella’s Cantina and Bell Gallery at the Bell Gallery Garden behind the shop on Sunday. Among the flowering pots, yard ornaments and the Gallery’s wrought iron gazebo, children were delighted to fill their baskets […]
1. I regret that I didn’t take a picture of me in my purple pants and black patent shoes at Easter Brunch on Sunday. I did get a picture of my friend Rowan on his scooter. 2. Did you know that “Dammit I’m Mad” is spelled backwards is “Dammit I’m Mad.” 3. Facebook comment to […]
Aka: The Photo Shoot Showdown Wordless Wednesday
______________________ Pressed like a petal in a page of paper sky a pale rose moon marks the morning _____________________ dVerse poets posting poetry HERE.
I don’t know how I missed reading To Kill and Mockingbird in high school or why I never saw more than clips of the Academy Award winning movie, but I recently watched the PBS documentary on the Pulitzer Prize winning book and the life of its author, Harper Lee, and was enthralled. It wasn’t just […]
… creeping and peeping, popping and hopping, singing and swinging with my grandsons and Kari Kovick’s at the Kid’s Jamboree at the Floyd Country Store. See a video HERE and HERE. Straight out of the Camera Sunday
Aka: The reason I haven’t been taking calls or answering emails.
1. When it’s Monday morning and my bra is in the kitchen, a dish towel is the bedroom, potatoes are in the living room (waiting to be planted) and my farm eggs are at the Harvest Moon drop off box in town because I forgot to pick them up the day before, you know I […]
