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. […]
1. And I didn’t take pictures. Well, maybe a couple. 2. It was Nyo Allen’s 18 birthday celebration and as a member of Music Road Co and Father Sun family, there was lots of good music on stage. 3. A touching highlight was when Nyo sang this original song, dedicated to his Aunt Lila who […]
1. We named our road Morning Dew after the Jerry Garcia song, but we should have called it Rhododendron Road. 2. I think of the below as wallpaper 3. Off the grid or off the wall? 4. Oh, Obama. 5. This (on the right) is my 18 year-old grandson Bryce pointing at Bryce Canyon […]
1. After three days of the high energy at the Floyd Little River Poetry Festival, that was preceded by a blockbuster first Floyd Small Town Summer, I went home to live a solo life, since Joe is on a month-long cross-country road trip with our grandsons. 2. After a few days of being home alone, […]
1. Hat’s off to my grandson Bryce who graduated from high school last week. It was the highlight of the month of May for our family. Watch HERE. 2. Last Thursday, I was fangirling these Epperly ladies (pictured below), renowned quilters who make a quilt together each year to benefit the American Cancer Society … […]
1. I’ve been scrolling for weeds in my garden. 2. My scarecrow has seen better days. 3. Time to weed the poem / to plant a row of words / to turn the phrases / that bloom the colors / to follow the root / to the source of truth / sustenance for the soul […]
1. I blew out the candles on my birthday cake and made a wish that Trump would be removed from office and held accountable. 2. This year, I celebrated with Joe, a few friends and the Grateful Dad’s at the Buffalo Mountain Brewery. 3. It happens every year. I have my cake and eat it […]
1. We went on a tour of the farm where our grandson Bryce works, and I got a Mother’s Day piggyback ride to see the piggies because I didn’t want to get a tick from the tall grass. 2. First, I was afraid of the ticks in the tall grass and then I was afraid […]
