Loose Leaf Notes

Liam likes the cake his mom made for him. Notice I have it on my chin too, not from eating but from kissing the birthday boy, who is now officially one year old!  Watch a video clip of the action HERE and the final mess HERE.

Is the grandpa keeping up with the kids or are the kids keeping up with the grandpa?

~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press on September 29, 2011 An opening reception for more than 25 visiting paper artists was held at Troika Gallery on Friday.  The artists were in Floyd for a quinquennial retreat on papermaking and to celebrate the 25th year anniversary of Hand Papermaking magazine, which all the artists [...]

1. It was a good week. I killed a poisonous snake and had more than one  date. 2. My son Josh, who has a composting outhouse on his North Carolina property, makes a good point when he says that future generations will balk when they hear that we used such a valuable resource as water [...]

________________ I shop for words as though the dictionary was a catalog of women’s clothes or shoes ________________ As though the folded over corners of favorite words on pages were the edited alliterations of hemmed skirts _______________ Browsing for the uncommon I pin down a suitable meaning unfold a matching pattern for a  custom-made fit [...]

Sunday Shadow Shots

A week after dreaming that I was pinned under a large snake that I had to struggle to get out from under, I killed a copperhead.  It took over an hour and involved a yardstick, the leg of a kitchen chair and lawn clippers.  I was home alone and, after letting out a girly scream [...]