I got my hair done yesterday. I let my hairdresser experiment. She sprayed, straightened, twisted, pinned, and tied I told her to fix me up like I was going to the Academy Awards Now all we need are a couple of gowns. Meanwhile Kaylee’s little brother Bryce and his Opa Joe were having their own […]
~ The following year review was done by excerpting the first line in one post of each month from last year. You can click on the name of the month for a full accounting. January: Only in Floyd can you be out helping a friend with disabilities collect litter and run into a neighbor who […]
If you wait long enough styles come back, so do blog posts. It seems that yesterday’s meme “One of These Things is Not Like the Other” was called “Liar Liar Pants on Fire” when I played it back in October and November 2005, and was called “Truth or Lies” when I played it in January […]
A Meme about me, first seen at The Chrysalis Stage: All of the below statements are true, except for one. You’re job is to tell me in a comment which ones you have in common with me and which one you think I didn’t do. 1. I have had a job as a night watchman […]
~ The summer in review, taken from first lines in past posts. Click on the last word in each line if you want to read more. 1. By the end of June the Parkway rhododendrons are weeping petals and roadside lilies are looking sassy. ‘Fireworks For Sale’ signs have become evident and everyone seems to […]
It’s only a matter of time before I spill tea on my new white shirt. Before my one-year-old grandson is old enough to sleep over. Before I teach my step-granddaughter jump rope songs from the 60’s. Before I forget and leave the house without makeup on my one white eyebrow Before I write a poem […]
My Grandmother came to America to be a servant … and then have 11 children for the Catholic Church … “Jesus, Mary and Joseph!” ~ From a 2007 Poetry Reading where I make use of an Irish brogue while reading my poem, titled “My Grandmother’s Brouge.” Hear it HERE. Although writing language down can […]
~ The following year review was done by excerpting the first line in one post of each month. You can click on the name of the month for a full accounting. January – Warming up for a game with my poet friend, Mara, I put the Scrabble box by the woodstove after it sat in […]
Purple haze all in my brain Lately things just don’t seem the same Actin funny, but I don’t know why scuse me while I kiss the sky Purple haze all around Don’t know if I’m comin’ up or down Am I happy or in misery? What ever it is, that girl put a spell on […]
I enjoy the distillation of words. I believe less is best, and when writing I try to leave out the parts that most people skip (as recommended by novelist Elmore Leonard). I love the one line poem, the picture that’s worth a thousand words, and cutting back the rose so more blooms will grow. But […]
The following is by no means an exclusive list of my loves and hates, just the ones that came to me in the moment, after Deana passed on the following meme questions to me. I love to eat: My farm fresh egg man Ed is number one on my speed dial, so that should tell […]
A glance at 2007 in review can be done by taking the first line (or two) from the first blog post of every month in the year. Read the whole post by clicking on the link embedded in the months, or read the lines together like stanzas in a found poem. January It seems I […]
