1. My grandsons have Joe and I (happily) eating out of their hands, as the saying goes. 2. It only took my grandson Bryce 12 years to be taller than me. 3. THIS strangely appeals to my sense of humor. 4. “That clench in your throat, the knot in your gut, the tightness in your […]
___________Wordless Wednesday/ Our World Tuesday Snow White #I HERE
It was a bucket list hike. We didn’t even know we were looking for it. An orchid. In the wild. I’d never seen a native one before, although I was aware they could be found in the woods of the Blue Ridge mountains where we live. Joe spotted it, and I said, “I think it’s […]
–The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 23, 2010 Katherine Chantal has been offering life passage ceremonies for over 30 years, including blessingways for women and newborns, coming of age celebrations, weddings and memorial services. What began as a service for friends and family grew to include the wider community. After becoming […]
She writes only four and five star poems that give me goosebumps and make me laugh out loud She takes me places that are new but feel familiar Sometimes my eyes fill with salty water and I miss my hometown peninsula While she flits through fiddleheads on the sides of mountains and washes her feet […]
1. My dogwood and redbud trees seem to have long lasting blooms this year, but it’s really that I’ve been home every day, and going out now means to the porch to enjoy them. 2. Drive-thru haircuts, anyone? 3. Some say ‘keep the faith’ while others say ‘don’t believe the hype.’ 4. Who do you […]
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If you drove down the Blue Ridge Parkway in my neighborhood today, you might think it was Fall. With all the wind pollinated catkins and tree blooms and leaves unfolding in pastel shades of rust, salmon and gold, it could be October. But then there is this! ____________Our World Tuesday
Joe and I have been hiking for wildflowers along the Rock Castle Gorge loop in Floyd and Patrick County throughout the Coronavirus stay-at-home order. Just when I think that one of our wildflower hikes can’t be topped, we do another one and it is. For this hike, along the Rocky Knob section of the Rock […]
The moon’s star rose to a standing ovation of bright constellation in symbiotic play The moon bowed low at the last curtain call The lights went out on cue as it slipped backstage _________Colleen Redman / Poets and Storytellers United
My grandsons love a good story, especially oral history, the legendary stories about the good old days and of their dad growing up. For a while now, they’ve been wanting to see the historic Tuggles Gap Restaurant and Motel, where both their dad and their uncle had their first jobs, washing dishes as teenagers. In […]
1. Every time I look at this picture I think of Van Gogh’s ear. 2. Confession: I regularly pilfer NYT articles by rapidly cutting and pasting them into a document before the fire wall goes into effect. 3. And Facebook is on to me. It keeps sending me ads for great toys that I can’t […]
