It all started with the arrivial of the boys and grandboys. There was the traditional family Christmas photo-shoot. And the exchange of gifts. At one point the tree fell over but was rescued before it hit the floor. The Open House Neighborhood Kaluah and Cookies Christmas Eve party was smaller than it had been in […]
Juneteenth was celebrated in Floyd the same day as the No Kings peaceful protest (story and photos coming soon). Hosted by Floyd Care with a mission to inspire Community Action for Racial Equity in Floyd County, Virginia, the celebration commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. The music of Jerome Claytor and Touch […]
I love to hear our Floyd homegirl rock (listen HERE), but her performance at The Harvester showed her softer side. I’ve heard Morgan play at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, at The Grey Eagle in Asheville and in her hometown here in Floyd at Floydfest, The Floyd Country Store, Epperly Mill, Floyd Yoga Jam and […]
Driving to Dogtown to celebrate my friend Susanna’s birthday, I found myself singing the Oh, Susanna song and then imagining that all the people I saw parking or walking near Dogtown were also going to Susanna’s birthday celebration. Later, our party moved to Outer Space. “Look at all the people who came to celebrate your […]
Every poem is a case note Every dream is sun for the soul Every love is a lifeboat Every life holds a vein of gold Poetry in my seventh decade: It all started with the idea of writing my memoir, leaving behind my story in verse. Over time, it developed as a healing art for […]
I’m always Grateful when Dead Reckoning comes to town. Dog town that is. Dead heads were bobbing and twirl girls were spinning. Everyone was singing along. Another twirl girl. Yours truly. The term Dead Reckoning is a navigation term, meaning the determination without the aid of celestial observations of the position of a ship or […]
It was a memorial celebration for the ages, held at what Lester’s daughter Barb described as his favorite place, Outer Space, Barb’s popular outdoor café and music venue. Everyone knew Lester, but some of us, like me, didn’t know him very well. We learned what a one-of-a-kind, accomplished and well-loved person he was. He even […]
About 200 marchers joined about 200 to 300 hundred sidewalk protesters at a four-corner intersection in Christiansburg, joining in the April 5th HANDS OFF protests that were happening in droves across the country. The energy was high. For two hours, there was megaphone speakers, cheering and chants and horns beeping in support. Organized by New […]
“I want Morgan Griffith to put his principles before party. I want him to put people before politics. I want the Republicans to stop trying to take away everything our tax payer dollars is going for that are used for us… our roads, our schools, everything. They’re trying to privatize the entire government so our […]
I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day Eve in my shamrock scarf with a front row seat to a Virginia Blue Ridge Music Festival Celtic Celebration concert. It featured accomplished violinist and fiddler Katherine Wiley on fiddle, David Scheim on harp and piano, Geoffrey Saur on small pipes and bagpipes and Ash Devine singing vocals. It was […]
The gold of age is a rich harvest that’s born in darkness and brought to light. Mining the gold of the inner life is a living practice with a guiding seam and a deepening to forge. And what will you spend your gold on? Your time, your life? Every person’s inner gold accrues interest when […]
It was The Kind’s 39th anniversary show and all the current and past band members mixed it up. Dancing to The Kind at South Main Café in Blacksburg was some of Joe’s and my first dates, and the band’s 39th anniversary nearly coincides with Joe’s and my anniversary of meeting, which was 38 years ago. […]
