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 […]
Like loved but abandoned children too many to remember their names Like too many clothes in a closet without places to go to wear them What is my quota? How is one not like another? What are they for? Strewn or stored Fuel for fire Enough to wallpaper rooms But how do I explain an […]
1. Or is it a Tidal Basin surrounded by Cherry Blossoms, which happens once a year in D.C. and is referred to as The Cherry Blossom Festival. 2. In 1912, over 3,000 cherry trees were gifted as a good will gesture to our State Capitol by Japan. These are those same trees. 3. I had […]
There are communal bathhouse pools with jets, fountains, jacuzzies, a salt room, saunas and cold pools. This is Joe in the Amethyst Room. It was hot! We went from there to the Blue Onyx Room which was filled with ice! You’ve heard of a water bed. I want a read clay ball bed. The balls […]
1. Last year at this time, I wrote: The forsythia surrounds me like warm bowls of sun. 2. This year, we have a young male cardinal in the yard that has been repeatedly banging into our living room window. 3. The fact that he likes to bang against our windows is worrisome and bothersome, but […]
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 […]
Flowers are fragile They’re pretty and they mean well But they don’t last long in vases Uprooted from their roots they can’t be put back after being picked from the places they grow Their petals droop like forlorn faces The tender ties of their lives are cut short Flowers don’t last long on kitchen tables […]
1. Some universities are redesigning their courses and requiring that assignments be handwritten rather than typed due to the prevalence and use of AI to get around assignments, according to the NYT. 2. Posted on Facebook by my friend Michael: Tantra is like squeezing a tube of toothpaste. Comment reply: Karma is trying to put […]
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 […]
1. Lately, writing poetry feels like putting meat on bones. 2. The framework built over the years is in place and now I’m getting to the meat of the matter. 3. Happiness is what you make it / An easy fix that’s worth it / It’s a promise you can’t keep / that’s closer than […]
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, […]
