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 […]
1. I went to a party where the cupcakes were topped with frosting, too rich for me. So I tasted it and then passed it to a friend like a joint. 2. My friend Phil who plays the harmonica was there. I call him Philharmonic. 3. I made up a new word: drownpour. We’ve had […]
1. I was running late for an appointment and texted to say, Sorry I’m running late. I was out in the garden squishing the Japanese Beetles that were on my green beans. 2. Colleen to Joe who uses ChatGPT while I still google: Why don’t you ask ChatGPT if this is a good day to […]
1. I lost my phone at Floydfest twice! On Friday it was returned to Lost and Found in the first 10 minutes! 2. Saturday I was home and it was midnight before I realized I couldn’t find it and it didn’t ring when I called it. 3. It spent the night on the post by […]
1. Small town with big plans. 2. Some months my calendar looks like that. 3. They say home is where you leave your hat. I left mine at the garden party I went to on Saturday. Photo by my friend Holly Marrow. 4. On Sunday I went to a campaign event for Joy Powers who […]
1. Pablo Picasso: “I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.” 2. Announce or pronounce? Avenge or revenge? 3. You can tell how I’m doing with my aging process by how many times I have to call my own phone to find it. 4. […]
