Reading her poetry is like splashing liniment on my right shoulder that is stiff My range is limited only improves by increments is measured by stretches and tasks out of reach by scrawling warm-ups of the best blind intentions to throw the first pitch that will lead to finished work But there is no instruction […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on January 28, 2021. “It’s cold.” That was the headlining quote of the day at Floyd’s (unheated) indoor Winter Farmers Market, located along Locust Street in the warehouse garage at the back of the Farmers Supply building. But business was good and the vendors didn’t mind the […]
Remember when masks were for winter weather? And practically no one worked from home? Remember when you only saw cardinals in bird books and now you see them every day in your yard? Remember when you knew how to drive in snow, steering into the skid, before they invented anti-lock brakes that make you feel […]
1. THIS is the music we played for our carnival. 2. THIS is the Youtube video my grandson Bryce showed me on Friday that made me roar with laughter. 3. There were magic tricks, games, an apple shack and lime shots. Someone won me a stuffed animal and I wore a basketball hoop on my […]
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I can’t drink tea on an empty stomach Can’t bring lilacs in the house because the fragrance is too strong When my husband gets bored and restless he thinks about changing jobs I just change the color of my nightgown But is has to be silk __________Colleen Redman / Poets and Storytellers United
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on January 22, 2021. In bygone years, family-owned country stores dotted the county, along with one-room school houses. Today, small farm stores are filling some of the gap that our neighborhood stores once filled. And it’s not just in Floyd, explained Adam Bresa, Farm Manager at the […]
1. “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” -Leonard Cohen 2. I swing from nostalgia to novelty, the old or the new. 3. It’s kind of sad how much novelty humans need. I think my need for novelty is part why I write poetry, to create something new, see something […]
________Our World Tuesday / Wordless Wednesday
After not playing with me for 30 years and then being mostly home for nearly a year, it was a pandemic adjustment well made. We also did a fish and chips newsprint crossword puzzle together and we got every space filled! Nod to the Parkway Grille for the food and service! I recommend the bourbon […]
-The following spread first appeared in The Floyd Press on January 14, 2021. Roberson Mill, located on Roberson Mill Road, stands strong during its first winter since the restoration that closed the building in. The group organizing the restoration efforts for the family-owned mill states that inside restorations are still needed. They hope to open […]
