1. “I meant to go downstairs but came upstairs instead,” I said to Joe Sunday morning. Seems these winter days teeter between tending the woodstove in the cellar and working at the computer in the office upstairs. And sometimes I get spun around. 2. Later that day, I posted THIS poem about Winter Solstice and […]
1. Only in the country: Some estate homes have lions at either side of the entrance. Here at our humble home, we currently have two hanging deer that Joe just hunted. 2. On Saturday we woke up and asked Siri, “What are the names of Santa’s reindeer?” 3. Then we looked up the Glass-Steagall Act […]
1. Comment overheard on the unrest in Ferguson: “The problem is not so black and white. Oh. Yes it is.” 2. Is “spare” the mutant plural of “pare,” as in spare the clutter and pare it all down? 3. When does too much cuddling lead coddling? 4. “Here’s the thing. When we talk about race […]
1. Talking about the effects that wood firing has on clay pots, my Asheville Potter son Josh said, “It’s highly planned randomness.” 2. After a trip to the Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke and buying Bryce and Liam stuffed puppies that they named and used in their dramatic play as scent tracking dogs, Bryce gave […]
1. I’ve always resonated with the beatnik generation, but I’m more of a beachnik at heart. 2. I’m thankful that my recent trip to Massachusetts (it had been 2 years) went well, that I enjoyed being with and helping to care for my mother, that I saw all six of my living siblings and that […]
1. Grab and brag are the same word with letters moved around and both mean something rude. 2. Michael Grab, whether an artist or a magician, really grabs my attention. See for yourself HERE. 3. Boast and roast: to build up and then tear down. 4. ““It is said that God has created man in […]
1. On Veterans Day, while watching a PBS special on homeless vets, I became interested in the word perish, how it rhymes with cherish and doesn’t sound anything like death. 2. On a walk with my grandson Liam on Monday, we saw a big dog wearing big flowers behind each of its ears. After we […]
1. Halloween is the only time you can Boo a band and it’s not an insult. 2. Some people consider dinner and a movie the best kind of date night, but my idea of the perfect date happened Saturday night when I put on a purple wig and witch hat and went out dancing with […]
1. Adding polyester to perfectly good cotton, linen, rayon or wool clothing is like adding a pink slime filler to beef. And the fact that the polyester filled clothes cost the same as the natural fabrics adds insult to injury. 2. Years ago, a fabric artist friend told me how to test a fabric to […]
1. In October the Blue Ridge Parkway is an arcade jackpot of color. Cars, like flipper-driven pin balls, shoot up and down the ribboned road while autumn lights flash, “You’re a winner!” More HERE. 2. I once bought a whole box of fortune cookies so I could find a fortunate message I liked. 3. If […]
1. Mystery solved. On the day the latest Rolling Stone magazine came out with a story on Jackson Browne shown on the front cover, I got a generous amount of hits on my blog via searches (mostly wanting to know if he’s had plastic surgery) that landed people on THIS post. 2. It was hard […]
1. The first thing Joe said to me Monday morning was, “I just dreamt my dream house.” Duh. Of course it was a dream house because he dreamt it, we later realized. 2. I recently sent my sister Kathy the picture above of the rug she braided me and our new kitchen furniture with a […]
