1. “13 Words That Need To Be Brought Back Into Fashion,” including Dandiprat, a silly, finicky person, and an anythingarian, one that holds no particular creed or dogma, are HERE. 2. How times have changed: Most of us likely associate the word “groovy” with 1960s flower children, but had you hollered out the word a […]
Oddfella’s Cantina ______________Wordless Wednesday
Watching my newly 5 year-old grandson play T-ball in a Red Sox uniform is more fun than seeing the real deal at Fenway Park. I don’t follow sports, but, being from the South Shore of Boston, the Red Sox are part of my DNA, and most everyone in my family follows them with a passion. […]
So, I spent a couple of hours on Saturday covering the 3rd annual Auto Fair & Swap Meet at Chantilly Farm in Floyd. To the tune of Mustang Sally and other classic car songs, I cruised the open meadows and graveled main drag viewing the stand-out restored and modern cars and trucks on display. I […]
~The following first appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper on May 2, 2013. It was dinner theater with a flair, with a pirouette and a spin, with veils, feathered boas and a petticoat at the second annual One Stoplight Variety Show, held at Oddfella’s Cantina on April 25th. The dramatically staged Variety Show entertainment focused […]
1. I think it’s appropriate that we have nine hens since both Joe and I are one of nine siblings. 2. Recently overheard at my house: Was it a shoe-in or just a foot in the door? 3. Sometimes I feel like the world is like a snow globe that is getting tilted upside down […]
Wordless Wednesday
“We are born in a certain time and a certain place and like vintage wines we retain the flavor of our origins.” ~ Carl Jung I am from a granite boulder seawall and cotton candy at Paragon Park I’m from blackberry stains and beach rose petals catalpa beans and bamboo I am from my father’s […]
The following are some favorite shots from the 16 Hands Spring Studio Tour. My Asheville potter son Josh Copus is a 16 Hands member and one of the tour stops is at our house, his childhood home. Tour goers taking the ride through the country enjoyed being greeted by our free roam chickens. I just […]
More shots of the 16 Hands Studio Tour at my house and featuring mugs by Josh’s guest artist Julie Covington.
Setting the Stage the day before the annual 16 Hands Spring Studio Tour on Saturday 10 – 5 and Sunday 12 – 5, featuring my Asheville Potter son Josh, his guest artist Julie Covington and all the artists on the tour. ________________Shadow Shot Sunday
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 2, 2013 The TEDxFloyd program bylines reflected the diversity of topics covered by local speakers at the EcoVillage on Saturday. There was everything from the credentials of a zoology master to “I live on a farm, I am ten years old, and my favorite […]
