Loose Leaf Notes

_________Shadow Shot Sunday

1. I’ve crossed the bridge of song from the good old days to the older ones HERE. 2. As a day care teacher throughout the ‘70s, I used to help kids string macaroni into necklaces.  Now they are using apps to do things like THIS. 3. We wore purple wrist bands at the Donna the […]

___Our World Tuesday / Wordless Wednesday

We wore purple wrist bands at the Donna the Buffalo Show in honor of Prince.  There was also a Purple Rain inspired instrumental playing over the loud speaker as the band set up.  It was the band’s third time playing at the Dogtown Roadhouse in Floyd, and much more in Floyd if you count Floydfest. […]

These are the days soon to be “the good old days” even though I considered them old when I lived them With my sons grown and life’s commitments slowed I blink through clouds of golden pollen bringing post nasal drip and fuzzy thoughts that don’t feel like mine These are the spring days of no […]

Read the signs.  Shadow Shot Sunday

Who knew the cello could sound like a violin, guitar, drum or voice and sometimes at the same time?  I guess Community Cello Works cellist Lisa Liske-Doorandish, who organized Wednesday’s “Celebrating the Cello” Give Big fundraiser for Springhouse Community School, did her job showcasing the unaccompanied cello as a concert instrument in its own right, […]

1. The Elephant in the Room: “No one sees the elephant in the room for good reason. The elephant is no more. Effective 2018, Barnum and Bailey have announced that their circus will be elephant-free. The lovable Babars will go the way of the eight-track tape.    I’m not certain why this is bothersome. Three, four, […]

Last year I pulled over while driving on Route 221 to capture this view that now graces the cover of the latest Floyd County Moonshine.   I can’t wait to see what the rest of the literary magazine holds. Two more of my photos are included inside, I’ve been told.  HERE is another cover photo […]

It was my first time at the Phoenix, the music venue club that holds Battle of the Bands contests for Floydfest’s fan-voted On the Rise band competition. It was a breath of fresh air to feel transported back into the 60s, where I saw bands like Led Zepplin before they were famous in an old […]

Shadow Shot Sunday

1. Best line of last week was by Morning Joe  Scarborough who was describing Sarah Palin’s nonsensical endorsement of Donald Trump: “Was that more White Rabbit or Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds?” 2. Best Bucket List Find:  An all blue city in Morocco.  It was settled by Jewish refugees in 1930 who painted everything blue […]