Some people go to the Bahamas, out to eat, or exchange gifts for their anniversary. Joe and I pick apples. The gifts we receive are the earth’s bounty, winter apple crisp, pies and sauce, as well as time spent together. Some people have stories of meeting their spouses at bars, online, at work or school. […]
My grandson Liam and I recently watched some of the movie Flubber on his dad’s Ipad. He had seen it before and I hadn’t, so he was explaining all about the green bouncy stuff that can take on any form and that was invented by a scientist played by Robin Williams. “When I’m grown up […]
1. On Sunday I had a Sundae at a Sundae Bar during a Celebration Ceremony for my friend Martha’s birthday. It was Homestead Creamery vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce and fruit compote, topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with nuts and it was my first Sundae in about 40 years. 2. I tried to […]
– The following first appeared in the summer 2014 issue of HER, a regional newspaper insert. Martha Taylor and Lester Gillespie can’t remember who first decided to walk the Camino de Santiago, a 500 mile pilgrimage that begins on the edge of northern France, runs through northern Spain, and ends at the Cathedral of Santiago […]
Fluff of milkweed Floats across night A celestial seed Sowing light _______Colleen Redman Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
Yogic Poetic Without a Net The Worldwide Web Hens and Friends Ta da! _________Sunday Shadow Shot
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on September 4, 2014 with a larger spread of photos. The 3rd annual Floyd Yoga Jam provided a full roster of workshops and entertainment, as well as a natural setting for spontaneous play and creativity. There were plenty of open grassy places to dance and do yoga. […]
1. I’ve been wanting to work ‘you need more cowbell’ into a sentence. 2. Believe it or not, the day after I wrote that, MC Yogi said that exact thing in his Saturday night show at YogaJam! Listen HERE. 3. In this case the word “wrote” really means “type,” like record album really means CD. […]
These photos were taken at the Spikenard Farm and Bee Sanctuary in Floyd during a visit last week for a story I’m working on. The title is adapted from a blessing by Emily Dickinson. More on the magic of Spikenard to come … _______Wordless Wednesday
I thought he was someone I knew, and he thought he knew me too. After we separated from our overly familiar and becoming awkward hug, we realized we didn’t know each other. He wasn’t who I thought he was, but after a good look I realized he looked like a family member, a cross between […]
