~ The following first appeared in Natural Awakenings of Southwest Virginia. The first annual Floyd Yoga Jam is coming to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia on Labor Day Weekend, 2012. The three day yoga and music festival, the first of its kind in the state, will be located along the waters of Greasy […]
1. Seen on Facebook: One day you’ll just be a memory to someone. Do your best to be a good one. 2. “You can’t win all the contests and then lose at one contest and say, ‘Why am I not winning this contest as well?’ It’s random. So truthfully, again, do I wish it weren’t […]
Wordless Wednesday
Rainbow castles of sudsy clouds flirt on water flatten and float cover my legs in marbleized paisley like sheer pantyhose of creamy silk lace _________________ ~ Colleen Redman 1994 For the dVerse Poet’s Pub
It was standing (or dancing) room only at the Floyd Country Store for the visit of Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, Friday night. Some Friday Night Jamboree attendees wore stickers, announcing their support for the former Virginia governor and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. Others weren’t aware that Kaine was scheduled to […]
Former Virginia Governor, past DNC Chairman, and one-time possible running mate of Barack Obama, Tim Kaine is currently a candidate for the U.S. Senate. He and his wife, Anne Holton, attended the Jamboree at the Floyd Country Store Friday night. Holton, a former Richmond judge and daughter of a governor, is the dancer in the […]
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 9, 2012. At 3:00 on Saturday, at Floydfest’s Virginia Folklife Porch, staffers set the stage for the wedding of Drew White and Jessica Smotrel, the first couple to take advantage of the music festival’s inaugural VIP wedding package. Friends and family of the couple, […]
1. I like that the words diverse and universe have the word verse right in them, calling to mind a sense of poetry. 2. And I’ll never get over that the word good has god right in it. 3. Since poetry is a per-verbal language, the most a poet can hope for is to speak […]
The Floydfest dust has settled. It’s too overcast to go the pool. I don’t feel like doing much because I didn’t get enough sleep last night after a storm knocked the power out, causing me to remember the movie Wait Until Dark and imagine that a prowler knew I was home alone, cut my electric […]
A couple of the anonymous signs that have been showing up in Floyd recently. Another one on the north side of Route 8 read, “You are Beautiful!”
A Little Monkey Business just opened downtown in the front spot at the Station. The shop features imported clothing, home décor and jewelry from around the world and is run by Chris Cole, and old friend and former owner of Native Cotton in Blacksburg, and Pam Helm. Stop by and say hello. Straight Out of […]
Shadow Shot Sunday
