1. Sometime while working on our garden all day Sunday, I posted THIS video of Joe on Facebook. A friend commented “More Joe” so I posted the below picture. 2. Then I posted this next picture, saying, “I was there too. I was the slave driver but I managed to get my pants all dirty. […]
Every poem is a case note Every dream is sun for the soul Every love is a lifeboat Every life holds a vein of gold Poetry in my seventh decade: It all started with the idea of writing my memoir, leaving behind my story in verse. Over time, it developed as a healing art for […]
1. We have a legendary fabric store in Floyd with 3 floors of fabric for quilting, garments, bridal, formal, drapery, upholstery and etc. At one time the building was a high school, which is why the building is called Schoolhouse Fabrics and has a large blackboard on the 3rd floor. 2. Remember when we had […]
I’m always Grateful when Dead Reckoning comes to town. Dog town that is. Dead heads were bobbing and twirl girls were spinning. Everyone was singing along. Another twirl girl. Yours truly. The term Dead Reckoning is a navigation term, meaning the determination without the aid of celestial observations of the position of a ship or […]
It was a memorial celebration for the ages, held at what Lester’s daughter Barb described as his favorite place, Outer Space, Barb’s popular outdoor café and music venue. Everyone knew Lester, but some of us, like me, didn’t know him very well. We learned what a one-of-a-kind, accomplished and well-loved person he was. He even […]
I read the shortest poems first like I clipped the shortest news stories for current events class in elementary school After reading one short story about an abusive upbringing told from the perspective of the abuser I dreamt about a drone It followed a couple who tried to hide their animosity He shoved her boots […]
1. Lizzo performed on SNL wearing a t-shirt that said “Tariffied.” 2. There was a great surprise appearance in the SNL Easter Cold Open. See HERE. 3. ‘I Read the News Today, Oh Boy’ is a song stuck in my head, the way ‘What’s it all about Alfie?’ used to be. 4. I had a […]
Happy Birthday Mary Wiley!
1. I let myself feel fear. It is useful as a message that something is wrong, and it passes when I allow it. But I also have a strong foundation of knowing that adversity is sometimes an opportunity that shapes us so that we can rise up and grow from it. And, it helps to […]
About 200 marchers joined about 200 to 300 hundred sidewalk protesters at a four-corner intersection in Christiansburg, joining in the April 5th HANDS OFF protests that were happening in droves across the country. The energy was high. For two hours, there was megaphone speakers, cheering and chants and horns beeping in support. Organized by New […]
The flowers don’t know The birds haven’t heard The children have no world to compare this one to Heaven on earth? Hell too Who has cast this reality? Who has solved the sum of everything? Who cuts off their nose to spite their face when our world ends or mends by the choices we make? […]
1. We had to google the word “medallion” as it refers to steak. 2. We didn’t order bacon. 3. We saw something unexpected. 4. We didn’t swing from the chandelier. 5. But we did cut loose on the dance floor later that night. 6. It’s Spring in Rock Castle Gorge. 7. I’m into it. 8. […]
