Loose Leaf Notes

A Maze of Daisies A Vase of Daisies She Loves Me. She Loves Me Not. She Loves Me!

1. My favorite dust sprinkling Blue Fairy walks on clouds. 2. View of the Floyd Country Store from the newly renovated Station at Locust Street, which was celebrating their Grand Opening with tours. The building, once home of Mama Lizzardo’s Restaurant, combines studio businesses, a tasting room, restaurant, and apartments upstairs. It’s very impressive inside […]

Eye on Iris Fallen Out of Love A Petticoat of Petals Bleeding Heart

A photo shoot of the 3rd annual Tour de Floyd, with 98 riders cycling 63 miles (mostly) on the Blue Ridge Parkway to benefit the Floyd Rescue Squad. A weed walk with Thrivalist Frank Cook, who taught us what we could eat from the land surrounding the library parking lot. A story on the latest […]

1. The Vanishing 2. The Loitering 3. The latest Evidence of Spring

Tu Tu Cute Aroma Amore Come in a Little Closer

1. Screen Saver 2. Eye Opener 3. Attention Seeking Grandmother Photos: 1. At the Blacksburg Duck Pond. 2. Tulip in my yard. 3. Sunday’s Chateau Morrisette Winery Open House with Bryce and his mom and dad. The spare lips are also a kazoo and not the only thing I tried to get Bryce’s attention. See […]

1. Reason to wear gloves in April: Stinging Nettles from my neighbor’s farm. 2. On the move fast food. Look what else Bryce can do HERE. 3. Rip Van Winkle slept here.

Tofu tempura, miso soup, maki rolls, and salad were on the Easter meal menu on the last day of the Teen Meditation Retreat this weekend at Earthsong Farm. Wolf (teen who couldn’t make the full retreat but is part of this community of young meditaters) and I got lost three times driving from Floyd to […]

A Fallen Star A Close Encounter Bug-eyed An Eye Opener

Spreading the Wealth Weeping Willow The Other Side of the Fence

Grandkids Rock There’s No Place Like Om Flight or Fright A Penny for Your Thoughts