Loose Leaf Notes

Ready or not the moon won’t give up It turns on its side and slips down behind clouds drawn like drapes in a hide-and-seek sky ____Colleen Redman / Poets United  / Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads

Love to my sweetheart and Happy Birthday to my son Dylan! 

-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 11, 2016 with a larger spread of  photos. The yearly party that so many look forward to lived up to its reputation again. The 7th annual Mardi Gras Costume Ball, a fundraiser for Blue Mountain School (BMS), took place at Dogtown Roadhouse Saturday night, February […]

1. No matter what masquerade costume I put on, there’s always one or two people who don’t bat an eye, walk right up to me and say, “Hi Colleen.” 2. Then – because of the pink wig – there are some I’ve known for years that didn’t even recognize me when I took off my […]

I think about all the milk being sold at the grocery store so that the kids who won’t have school tomorrow can eat cereal in the morning. And that’s what you’d get if you let a poet report the weather.  Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads

I’m pretty sure it’s real! The fire that Barb Gillespie danced with was easier to notice. Gyroscopic Belly Dancers are a trio of Floyd women — currently Shannon DiPietro, Barb Gillespie and Emily Williamson — who are “known for their unique choreography of fusion bellydance, combining Tribal, Caberet and Egyptian styles and a flair for […]

Wall Flower World Traveler Swinging without a Partner   /   Shadow Shot Sunday

Dress rehearsal for the 7th annual Mardi Gras Costume Ball fundraiser for Blue Mountain School.   It’s at Dogtown Roadhouse Saturday night and I hear they are serving Mardi Gras pizza.  Check out the schedule on Facebook.  Great bands and dancing in store.

1. Sometimes when my grandsons want me to play I tell them I’m tired but if they come give me a big hug it might give me energy to play, and it works! 2. I’ve been tired a lot so I don’t think I can handle being retired. 3. The stink bugs are back. When […]

Wordless Wednesday 

-The following first appeared in the winter 2016 issue of About HER, a regional magazine news insert. Since the Floyd Event Center opened its doors a few years ago, it has been host to a high school prom, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, a dance recital, a Mardi Gras Ball, speaking engagements, Earth Day celebrations, corporate […]