1. And some call us ScRABBLE Rousers. 2. The Thinkers (as in Rodin). 3. Did someone cheat? 4. The highlight of last week was brunch with our grandson. He’s working as a hospital ER Tech and told us all about it. We’re so proud of him. 5. Everybody loves a parade. Veterans Parade story and […]
1. I was still convalescing from pneumonia and wasn’t sure I was going to make it to our yearly Dogtown Halloween Party, so I kept these costumes and masks on my dresser to give me incentive. 2. I learned a new word. Dogtown (our local live music venue) summoned all cryptids for a (grateful) Dead […]
1. It all comes down to a clothesline / to black and white thread / you can stitch anything with / It’s all about the lyrics / about the comfort and color / about words that go together / and pants that fit. 2. I got the title of this post from the ending of […]
1. Moon Positions – Laid-back moon / Lounging crescent / Adjusts to upright / Luminescence 2. I don’t like the sound / of water flooding / or a faucet dripping / like thoughtless talk / I don’t have a platitude / or a rehearsed answer / I don’t want a finish line / or to […]
1. Some people use mountain scenes or flower gardens as a backdrop for a photo-op. I like to use OuterSpace. 2. I made THIS video for my grandsons because it was a favorite song we used to sing at Halloween when they were little. 3. When they were little and we first discovered the Spooky […]
1. This is the picture of Joe that I texted to my grandson Liam because Liam likes this kind of crazy stuff. 2. On the porch at Dogtown where we were dancing to Freak Rangers, I thought I saw a sculpture of the virgin Mary from a distance, but upon looking closer, I saw it […]
1. I was covering three Floyd Plein Air festival events over the weekend but called it the Plein Faire by mistake. Maybe the Plein Air Faire would be a good name for it. Story at Floyd Times. 2. Reality as we have collectively named it / can be viewed like a dream / prisms seen […]
1. Because of a camping weekend followed by Yoga Jam weekend and a beach vacation after that, I was away from news gathering for a couple of weeks, but having a break from it didn’t make me feel better. I felt unaware and unprepared. I like to know. All of it. No matter how bad. […]
1. Floyd Yoga Jam wants you to know that the annual Labor Day weekend festival is an immersive wellness experience designed to inspire connection, healing, creativity, and presence through yoga, music, and community. 2. This is how I feel after a weekend of Yoga Jam. Aka: My kind of yoga. 3. I actually skipped Friday, […]
1. Over the weekend Joe and I, our grandson Liam and his friend Isiah camped at Breaks Interstate Park, 4500 acres of land that borders southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky in the Appalachian Mountains. 2. Breaks Canyon is called The Grand Canyon of the South. 3. Kudzu, which is very prevalent in parts of the […]
1. The zinnias were worth the price of admission at the Hahn Garden in Blacksburg (even though the gardens were free to the public). The shades of rose, orange, peach, lemon, and lime made me so happy that I laughed out loud. 2. Then I called Joe over. 3. Who said they don’t grow on […]
1. I call the photo below: “I found Mitch McConnell.” When I pointed him out to a friend, he said ‘he doesn’t look dead enough.’ 2. I got a great picture of our Small Town Summer crowd last Thursday but had to crop out a dad changing his baby’s diaper… 3. I think the American […]
