1. I often have no idea what I’m going to write for my 13 Thursday weekly round-up, but for me, every blog post starts with a good picture, like a meal starts with olive oil and an onion, and I go from there. 2. New Year’s Resolutions – I don’t want to announce them, hold […]
-The following was first published at Floyd Times on December 24, 2025. Floyd native Morgan Wade was welcomed like a rock star to her Saturday night Home for the Holidays concert at Dogtown, the local venue where she had her first show in 2015. Tickets for the show sold out within five hours. The Dogtown […]
“I got a new nephew for Christmas. I got a new niece too!,” I heard my son Josh say to someone on the phone driving home from The Hotel Roanoke where we just had an epic lunch and a heartfilled family reunion. Seeing a blockbuster movie at Christmastime is a tradition started by Josh, Star […]
It all started with the arrivial of the boys and grandboys. There was the traditional family Christmas photo-shoot. And the exchange of gifts. At one point the tree fell over but was rescued before it hit the floor. The Open House Neighborhood Kaluah and Cookies Christmas Eve party was smaller than it had been in […]
1. This could also be called The Gravity of the Grave. 2. One day my body / will fall like a star / I’ll burn like a poem on paper / I’ll radiate ember / and scatter like ash / Someone will make a wish. – From A Ticket Home 3. Like a bee buzzing […]
– The following was first published at Floyd Times on December 17, 2025. Drawn from the World’s wisdom traditions, the Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative circle dances that use sacred phrases, chants, music and movement to cultivate inner joy and peace. The dances, originally called “Sufi Dances,” were first introduced to the world […]
-The following first appeared at Floyd Times on December 16, 2025. Saturday’s annual Holiday Market at the Floyd Farmers Market took place under sunny skies with temperatures reaching near 50 degrees, which resulted in a bustling crowd around the Community Pavilion on south Locust Street. Market Manager Jasmina Janjic said, “We open the market space […]
1. When I meditate I either see, hear or feel my TM mantra. It’s up or down, left or right, in or out. Sometimes it’s right there and other times I have to find it. 2. I’m a mandala in your eye / a sunflower dancing / on a black scrying mirror / where the […]
-The following was first published at Floyd Times on December 10, 2025. There were lots of people in red Santa hats and a few Grinches at the Small Town Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 7. The town lit up with holiday spirit as families and friends gathered downtown, lining the streets for the beloved annual […]
-The following first appeared in Floyd Times on December 9, 2025 A few inches of snow that fell the day before Winterfest – December 6 and 7 – didn’t stop shoppers from participating in the Floyd Center for the Arts holiday shopping tradition. With roads plowed, general parking areas at the Center scraped and salted and […]
1. It was a Double Header. We got 3-4 inches of snow and then 4+ more a couple of days later. 2. Some might call it Double Trouble. 3. A Double Header could also refer to the fact that I covered two stories this weekend for the Floyd Times. One was the 31st annual Winterfest, […]
The following was first published at Floyd Times on December 1, 2025. Billed as a heartwarming evening of food, friendship, and celebration, the eighth annual Community Thanksgiving Potluck at Dogtown Roadhouse lived up to its description. More than 100 individuals, including families, attended this year’s event last Tuesday, Nov. 25. The holiday tradition dates back […]
