1. Who ever thought at my age that I’d be researching the Top Ten Mortal Kombat fighters (with my grandson)? 2. My son Josh had a birthday last week, which made me think of this nursery rhyme that I wrote for him when he was little boy: Joshua Johnny loved him mommy more than apricots […]
The following is a selection from a spread of photos that first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 9, 2015. — Tara Hollandsworth sang the National Anthem after an Opening Prayer and Flag Presentation at Floyd’s 2015 July 4th Celebration. The Lady Buffs Allstar softball team (The Ponytails) got some help selling baked goods […]
Along the parkway in flip flops, lured to pull over by wildflowers, I hope I didn’t get any ticks while trudging through the grass to capture these beauties. I tried to zero in on a bee and not think about the Lyme Disease story I was working on back at home. I thought about the […]
The first time I visited Charleston, SC, was about 12 years ago when Joe and I were on our way to camp on the beach of St. Augustine, Florida. It was raining pretty hard and we only stayed about an hour. We visited Battery Park and the historic City Market and vowed to come back. […]
1. I like to name the fireworks. In years past, I’ve named them Bling Bling, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Electric Koolaid Acid Blot Test, Mary Poppin’s Umbrella and Tinkerbell’s Migraine. This year’s series included Short Circuit Circus, Christmas on Mars, An Octopus’s Garden, Ferris Bueller’s Ferris Wheel, New Year’s Eve Fairy Party and […]
Short Circuit Circus Christmas on Mars A Fairy’s New Year’s Eve Party Urgent Sea Urchin Ferris Bueller’s Ferris Wheel An Octopus’s Garden Blue Lagoon Boom Your DNA on Fireworks Thanks to everyone who helps make the Floyd County Fireworks possible. Look for a photo spread of the celebration in this week’s Floyd Press. _______Our World Tuesday
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A Phoenix Battle of the Bands winner, Bigmama Joy made it to the Floydfest’s pre-festival Showdown Throwdown. She was the only Floyd performer of 4 acts competing in the final battle of local bands, which took place at the Floydfest site Saturday June 20th. On back-up are others from Floyd: Tree Gigante and Emily […]
1. So the car air conditioning quit and the heat was brutal on the drive to Asheville from Charleston via Folly Beach. We stopped at a gas station to cool down and got cold drinks in the adjacent McDonalds. That’s where Joe and I watched Obama on TV sing Amazing Grace at the Charleston funeral […]
