The last thing you said to me came in a dream ‘Where have you been?’ you asked When I lost you in Paris we were both naïve not to have made a plan Now there are secrets I’m not in on And sometimes you don’t say a word I see you but you don’t see […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 11, 2019. After 19 years, Floydfest organizers have the festival down to an art, and art is what they spotlight, whether through music, performance arts, installations, woodsy ambiance or artisan food, crafts and libations. Floyd-festers come to the festival’s 80-acre mountain for the music, but […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press with a smaller selection of photos. The 2019 annual Independence Day Celebration went off without a hitch or a drop of rain. Organized by the Floyd Merchants’ and Businessmen’s Association, the festivities were held at the high school grounds and parking lot, beginning at 6: p.m. with […]
1. My 8-year-old grandson Liam made a board game that says: “Choose to be good or bad. The bad take over the world. The good save it.” 2. “We do not care for what we do not know, and on the whole we do not know what we cannot name. Do we want an alphabet […]
Cool dip Ladle of light Illustrious toast to the good night _____________Colleen Redman / Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 27, 2019. OuterSpace – the collaborative Locust Street venue of John Beegle’s Bootleg BBQ, Erika Johnson’s Revolution Juice Yurt and Barbara Gillespie’s Grateful Bread Blue Bus – had its soft opening last weekend. “For me it’s about the vibe of Tulum, Mexico mixed with the […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 3, 2019. The Buffalo Hemp Company (BHC) is up and running. With a focus on CBD (Cannabidiol) products, the company’s partners – Kerry Underwood, Patrick Sisk, Daniel Sowers and Derek Wall – are growing their first crop of premium organic hemp and planning for a […]
Aka: When fireworks are flowers and boom is thunder. ________Our World Tuesda / Wordless Wednesday
1. Did you hear the pin drop? Listen HERE. 2. I sew in black and white, thread that is. 3. Keep the path through needles open / Don’t thread them in the dark / Don’t worry about the knots / They hold the seams together / They tie the worthy bonds / And mark the […]
Did you hear the pin drop? Did you see how she embodies the music she makes? Who knew what a harp could do? _____________Look for a story and photos in an upcoming Floyd Press.
What could be more summer than watermelon, Frisbee and a neighborhood baseball game in the yard? !*##&&? Liam’s first base ace. Ryder’s fast ball. Bryce’s Boom! Joe bowled us over with his pitching. Kaitlin’s kick off! Waah! I wanna play more baseball. Best seat in the house. Or maybe this is. Luna was everyone’s best […]
