AKA: Bryce Hates Hats Bryce’s good looks have settled in and at nine months he’s taken on what I call the dreamboat look (seen HERE). He definitely has a leading man role in his household and he even does all his own stunts. He looks especially good in one of his many hats, but he [...]
There was no drinking and driving involved in the ride from Floyd down the Pig Path into Radford. And the only moonshine proof there was to be enjoyed was in the readings from the second edition of Floyd County Moonshine at the Coffee Mill on Main Street. Moonshine, in this case, refers to the “flavor” [...]
1. Today while grocery shopping I learned for the first time what a BOGO Sale was. 2. I never say yes when a grocery bagger asks me if I want to keep my gum or chocolate out of the bag and tries to hand it to me. I’m not that desperate. 3. I also cringe [...]
I was feeling overwhelmed and in a funk, looking for receipts to send to our tax accountant that would show my writing expenses. I didn’t want to pay unnecessary taxes on the modest amount I earned writing this year, which in some cases (when I match time spent against pay scale) I was underpaid for. [...]
Sitting in the wallflower chair in the far corner of the café at February’s Spoken Word night, I realized that my nerves at poetry readings are directly related to the size of the crowd that turns out. The bigger it is the bigger they are. From my corner perch I counted 45 people. This is [...]
~ The following was published in the winter issue of All About Her, a regional news insert. She’s affectionately known by some as “The Countess of Coffee,” and is the “Little Diva” in the band “Little Diva and the G-Strings.” Co-owner of Floyd’s Café del Sol and vocalist performer with a degree in Music Therapy, [...]
1. HERE’S my new paper shredder. I bet you can’t look at it and not laugh. 2. I left my wrist band from The Kind at the Pine Tavern last weekend on my wrist all weekend because it was pink, an appropriate accessory for Valentine’s Day and a reminder of going out dancing with my [...]
I write poetry by ear like a musician who doesn’t read notes can still play music. ~ Colleen Some people make quilts, stitch blocks of designed fabric together. Others mix colors and paint. The theme of my creative life has been finding my voice and using it through speech and the written word. Considering that, [...]
1. The Cold Shoulder 2. Thread Bare 3. Shop Till You Drop 4. Thanks A Lot Post note: Alternate caption for #2 is “Embarrassed,” as in “I’m bare assed.”
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on February 12, 2009. Floyd Fitness Center Manager Ellen Wright organized her first Swing Dance Class at the Winter Sun Music Hall. At that time her eldest son was a member of the Floyd County High School Band, which held yearly Jazz and Swing Dance [...]
Intimate greetings on unfolded hearts Our love is an open book At the close of the day our message is delivered Held at the binding sweet sentiments are sealed ~ Revised February 14, 2009
1. Watch Bryce and his not so imaginary friend HERE. 2. Feeding his Nana HERE. 3. A Slinky Gets Out of Hand HERE. Post Note: Happy Birthday to Bryce’s Daddy Dylan! See Dylan (or at least his ponytail) at Bryce’s age HERE.
1. I woke up early for the drive to Roanoke to baby-sit Bryce. Standing at the sink, filling the tea kettle with water, I thought my neighbor’s barn was on fire. I’m not used to seeing the sunrise. 2. Later in the week Joe went down to baby-sit. While he was there Bryce got a [...]
My intention is to immerse myself in the experience of aging in a similar way that I immersed myself in the experience of losing my brothers when they died in 2001. Aging and loss are inevitable life events that I can’t change or avoid. The best I can do is approach them with an inquiring [...]
The night after the 11 artist 300 piece opening of Faces of Floyd at the Jacksonville Center, I went to Max Charnley’s exhibit at Café del Sol. Max is the son of Rosemary Wyman, an artist, dancer, member of the Writer’s Circle I belong to, and fellow Scrabble player. Like his mom, Max – a [...]
I expose my pale skin like a virgin to the sun air it out of storage access the winter damage I warm up slowly like a bud turned over to the growing possiblity of posing nude for spring ~ Colleen Redman 2/7/09
300 works in the Floyd Figures Group Exhibit at Jacksonville Center’s Hayloft Gallery set a record. The Faces of Floyd, with so many paintings and drawings of our friends and neighbors, is a history of our community over the past 24 years and a retrospective of a longstanding and well respected group of talented artists, [...]
I had a ball on Monday babysitting my eight month old G-Whiz kid Bryce. We played for so long we got tired. His big sister Kaylee got into the act. The family dog Snoop was impressed. Post Notes: Watch Bryce show off his first soccer moves HERE. Other new eight month old accomplishments are standing [...]
