1. This is the installation designed by Luke Haynes that serves as the entryway to COHAB.SPACE, a converted factory/warehouse space and campus in High Point, NC (1547 West English Road), with curated showrooms, art galleries, studios, a bar and an outdoor music event venue. 2. It was the semi-annual (April and October) High Point Furniture […]
Who needs Cherry Blossoms? This is April in our neck of the woods. And look who has returned.
1. The weeping willow came down in a storm and crashed the clay sculpture guy apart. 2. We were visiting our son Josh’s Pottery Compound in Marshall NC. Aka: The Copus Clay Campus. The Digs. The Land. 3. It’s all an amazing art installaton. Aka: The Led Crane Pot Spot. The Carolina Clay Place. 4. […]
A special meeting was held at the Floyd County High School’s Collaboration and Career Development Center (CCDC) on April 8 to announce the approval of a $1.5 million federal grant, which will benefit Floyd County’s public utilities and future planning. Attendance included Floyd County Public School officials (FCPS), members of the Economic Development Authority of […]
“The Beer Is Chilled. The Music is Ready. The Sun is Shining.” That was the Saturday morning Facebook public invite to the 18th year anniversary celebration of Buffalo Mountain Brewery and McDaniel’s Tavern. The free event featured the Brewery’s traditional Keg Toss, led by brewmaster/brewery owner Bill (Bryant) McDaniel; corn hole games; free face painting; […]
1. “The bottom line is a circle,” says my Dharmacratic friend Will 2. Will’s late brother A’court referred to himself as a “butterfly mystic.” I called him the Lao Tzu of Floyd. See HERE. 3. I call this “Ingredients for an Enjoyable Afternoon in the Sun.” 4. Joe calls the below a “Handburger,” instead of […]
I start with a bird and wait for a song I tap a nerve and give my word I recite the alphabet give up logic open my notebook as if lifting a veil I don’t believe everything I’ve heard I write firsthand in my own words I wait for an opening let a habit drop […]
In the space of letting go, she let it all be. A small smile came over her face. A light breeze blew through her. And the sun and the moon shone forevermore… -The following was first appeared at Floyd Times on April 8, 2026. In 2016, Lila Lamanna took a self-portrait of herself with her […]
1. Aka High Five. 2. Our Easter Eggs were real. 3. Cinderella’s Lost Lady Slipper: If the shoe fits, wear it. If the song lifts, hear it. Don’t wait till midnight. 4. I was caught on April Fool’s day by this post from our local Arts and Education Center, The June Bug Center: After a […]
-The following was first published at Floyd Times on 3/1/25 Approximately 600 citizens gathered in front of the Floyd County Courthouse on Saturday, March 28th to peacefully protest the Trump Administration’s domestic and foreign policies. Protesters held home-made signs, sang songs and listened to speakers in solidarity with other No Kings demonstrations, taking place nationally […]
