These are scenes from Kindness Rocks, a memorial celebration of the life of Samuel A’Court Ashe Bason, a local luminary who passed away in August from a lung infection brought on by other health complications. The gathering, held at the Floyd Eco-Village, included a display of A’Court’s art and musical instruments (many of which he made), along with […]
Toasting originated in ancient Greece and developed from the practice of a host pouring and drinking wine before serving guests to show that he wasn’t trying to poison anyone. The chant that the Bratwurst Trio led Oktoberfesters to do – Eins, zwei, drei, g’suffa; Zicke-Zacke-Zicke-Zacke Hoi, Hoi, Hoi –sounded more like a frat party cheer […]
~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press in July, 2013. Because of Floydfest I missed posting it until now. Rising Sun Community School (RSCS), a new Montessori-based school in Floyd, had a successful first year. With sixteen children (ages 2 ½ to 6) enrolled in preschool for the fall, there is a waiting […]
1. My chickens brag loudly when they lay eggs, and so do I when I collect them. “Good girls! Good girls! Good girls! I shout for each one. 2. Trying to get good pictures of the hens is like photographing babies. They don’t answer to ‘say cheese,’ but crazy antics and weird sounds will usually […]
Wordless Wednesday
Morning clouds cling to its bony spine Smoke rings rise from its bowl A fire breathing yawn rolls out the sun burning a hole in the fog ___________Colleen Redman________dVerse Poets Pub
I don’t know if I’ve ever posted drunk on my blog before. There’s a first for everything. It was raining. I was hungry and the wine at Villa Appalaccia was just so good. I probably shouldn’t have done the wine tasting before I ate lunch. I’m such a lightweight when it comes to drinking. […]
– The Anonymous Floyd Sign Master Strikes Again. Another one HERE.
“I know when to go out. I know when to stay in. Get things done.” David Bowie _________Shadow Shot Sunday
1. New word learned at a recent weekend at a party: Booyah! It’s right up there with Boomshakalaka! 2. Sheryl Crow on military action in Syria: like throwing a rock in a beehive. 3. Line seen on Facebook: It’s always good to keep an open mind, but not so much that your brains fall out. […]
Poetry packs its bag It sleeps on a park bench It doesn’t post updates to Facebook It doesn’t need a GPS Poetry would never wear a crew cut It might dye its hair pink It practices what it preaches and talks to strangers on the street _________Colleen Redman________dVerse Poets Pub Read another in this series […]
Joe and I made our annual hike down to the abandoned apple orchard off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Last year the apples were puny. This year there were none. Either we were too late for the picking or the trees didn’t bear fruit this year. I couldn’t fill my backpack, so I filled my camera […]
