1. My energy is better at night. In the morning I sometimes wake-up feeling like I have leukemia, which is why I hate going to bed because I hate waking up, and the later I stay up the more I hate waking up. 2. Taking pictures is a lot like writing. You have to have […]
A folded snip of moon opens like a swan swimming slowly solo across a paper blue morning ______Colleen Redman / Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads
Our World Tuesday
I’d never been to a Groove-off before. I grew up with Battle of the Bands at the Surf in Hull, MA but never understood what they were. This one was between Floyd’s own Spoon Fight and the Virginia/Atlanta band Sound Wave. It was MC’d by Eddie McClain, who also sang and rapped with Spoon Fight. […]
Shadow Shot Sunday
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 2, 2015. Over the March 21st weekend 24 young adults aged 18-34 attended the first in a series of Young Adult Meditation Retreats at the Floyd EcoVillage. The retreat was organized and led by Joe Klein, LPC and founder of iBme/Inward Bound Mindfulness Education, and […]
1. Driving my Honda CRV/SUV is like using my PC, the way driving Joe’s low to the ground Honda Civic/Compact car is like using my non-standard keyboarded little Netbook with no Adobe Photoshop. 2. Four-year-old Liam to me: Your car smells old. Me: That’s because the windshield leaks and the water makes it smell musty. […]
Don’t overwater Please climb Take time in the dark Some roots collide with cement and win the battle against it Some insight comes from closing a door and looking out for others Don’t underestimate The weight of a petal What we see and what we don’t are equal ___Colleen Redman / recently published at the […]
I appreciate New Orleans jazz and a big brass band sound, but I’m more of a rock and roller at heart. I grew up loving Motown, singer songwriter folksongs, psychedelic rock, Led Zeppelin and the rest. I like some funk, rhythm and blues and am a fan of all the great lead guitarists. While staying […]
A visit to the Garden District to see New Orleans mansions didn’t seem worth the long crowded trolley ride (although our trolley conductor was very entertaining), but it did get us to Lafayette Cemetery, which was a worthwhile visit. The cemetery dates back to 1833 and is known as one of New Orleans’ “cities of […]
Weddings tend to find me and I’m not too shy to crash them, whether on the beach in my hometown of Hull MA, while shopping at the Harvest Moon in Floyd or stopping at a pub in Ireland that just happened to be the set of the BBC series Ballykissangel where a real life wedding […]
1. It’s always a good idea to keep dollar bills in your pocket to tip the musicians and street performers when you’re in the French Quarter of New Orleans. 2. Eating beignets – New Orleans’ take on Native American’s fried dough – is a French Quarter rite of passage. 3. I wanted to eat a beignet on Tuesday […]
