-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 4, 2024 ‘What is a poem?’ That was the first question a Springhouse Community student asked at a class where students where gifted with copies of Artemis Journal, a Floyd-based yearly journal that features writers and artists from the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond. Artemis […]
Performed by the New River Theatre Guild at the June Bug Center, the two-weekend show run of Godspell concluded to a standing ovation on Easter Eve. Based on the 2011 Broadway revival of the 1971 off-Broadway production, the local performance of the musical, directed by Justin Linville, was an upbeat rendition with a comical modern […]
There was a Lucky Dog sale at Chateau Morrisette Winery where we had an Easter Brunch, but I was the lucky dog. I found a sparkly pink Easter egg left over from the Easter egg hunt earlier in the day. I remember hiding Easter Eggs for my kids but don’t remember ever finding one for […]
That’s a line from Mustang Sally, my favorite song that the CC Coates band does. They played the song last night at Dogtown Roadhouse and were in top form. Listen HERE. At one point, I became drawn to the lights on the floor and watching the feet of the dancers. Have feet will dance! Check […]
I had never been to Macados in Christiansburg before, but it was a St. Patrick’s Day party with our favorite all-star hometown band, Music Road Co. The party was in the lobby where Macados and Old Town Printing is located. It and the people were all decked out in green. I was on my own […]
I always forget the animal name that follows Mad in the band’s name. Walrus, Otter? It’s Iguana. All I can say is I’d love them either way. The above is a clip of dueling guitar faces with Foster Burton (left) and the other lead guitarist who bookend the band. THIS was my favorite original song […]
My Soulful Aging Tour poetry partner Katherine and I were invited by the Artemis Journal editor Jeri Rogers to read our poetry at the Taubman Museum for Roanoke Arts Pop! yesterday. Artemis is a locally-based art and literary journal that features artists and writers from the Blue Ridge and beyond, including fledging poets and artists, […]
It was a birthday celebration feast for two friends who share the same birthday. We ate and made merry and saved room for cake. The raspberry ganache bombe cake from Cocoa Mia was the bomb! Our foundational bonds of Floyd friendship go way back. It was good to catch up and remember that. Next up: […]
Bob Grubel, a musician and author of I Always Dreamed of Flying, is the reason I live in Floyd VA. I was living in Texas as a transplant from Massachusetts when Bob answered a letter I had written to Blue Mountain School, after seeing it listed in a Waldorf School directory. He, one of the […]
We put on our party dresses and tie-dye shirts. It was the 38th anniversary show with The Kind at the Parkway Brewing Company in Salem. For years the band played closer to home at The Pine Tavern for Halloween and Anniversaries, but the Pine was sold and is no longer a restaurant bar and music […]
I texted this picture from The Parkway Grille to my grandson Liam and said, “We should have invited you.” But I’m getting ahead of myself. The dessert was to-go and came after this gourmet meal, prepared by our good friend Logan Tiebout, owner of Floyd’s Parkway Grille. Both meals that Joe and I had were […]
Technology is stressful and passwords are many and so forgettable. After spending 3+ hours in Christiansburg getting my phone fixed, Joe and I needed some downtime, which we got at Floyd’s Buffalo Mountain Brewery. On the drive back to Floyd from Christiansburg, we listened to my new Spotify playlist, Best of Van Morrison, and sang […]
