1. Yes! 2. The Floydfest night light shows with headliner acts were spectacular. 3. But I was mesmerized by the feet. 4. Speaking of feet. One of my favorite Floydfest pictures is of me and my sweet friend Sudha playing footsie. See HERE. 5. After events that I cover for the local paper, I like […]
Playing footsie with my sweet friend Sudha was a Saturday highlight. At one point that day the stages were shut down for a weather alert (no rain came) and people took cover under tents. We had a Nashville songwriter serenader by the name of Jon Black come by. He was very entertaining. Listen HERE. Near […]
Right off the bat, as the say. Everything clicked. We had a frolicking fun time in the VIP stage dancing to the psychedelic reggae originals from our Floyd homeboys in the Father Sun band and meeting up with friends. Zeph Allen, part of the Allen family tribe, played a country reggae song and managed to […]
1. I brake for psychedelic art. 2. I love my new bumper sticker. 3. Only two Grateful Dads showed up at the Buffalo Mountain Brewery on Sunday, but they were very entertaining and the Turner food truck fish tacos were great. 4. A country breakfast means fresh hen eggs and garden tomatoes. 5. Corn is […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 17, 2025. It was a hometown show for sister and brother Aila and Eli Wildman at The Floyd Country Store Saturday night, the place where their music started. “I first played the fiddle right up in that room,” Aila said, pointing from the stage during […]
1. Nine months after Helene hit Marshall NC hard, my son’s Old Marshall Jail hotel is back open and Zadies restaurant is up and running. 2. But there are still so many signs of the floods destruction and the emotional toll it took changes people. 3. Joe and I, Josh’s brother and two nephews went […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 10, 2025 Crowd attendances at the Floyd Small Town Summer events at the Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park, are a testament to how popular the free, family friendly summer series is. Presented by the Town of Floyd and sponsored by local organizations and businesses, the […]
1. I played Musical Chairs at a lawn party recently. It came down to two of us and I was a runner-up. I felt like I was on American Idol. 2. I still like to name the fireworks. So many this year looked like scenes from James Webb telescope. More HERE. 3. While our porch […]
After the Goldrush Paragon Park Ferris Wheels The View from the James Webb Mary Poppins’ Red Umbrella Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The following first appeared in the July 3rd issue of The Floyd Press The Old Church Gallery really knows how to throw a party. Their June 24th Musical Chairs House Party kept the fun in fundraising and provided the gallery with an opportunity to double their fundraising efforts through the Community Foundation of the New […]
1. The latter or the ladder? 2. Something’s happening here. 3. I’m happy that my 17-year-old grandson is learning building skills. He’s very fit, capable and is easy going. 4. He got his start HERE. 5. I’ve been told that construction projects look worse before they look better. 5. Through the roof or Threw the […]
