Today’s word is…

remote

Don’t forget to add your entries for the Vogon Poetry Slam!

Multiple entries will be accepted. Whether I want to or not.

At about 7:10 Sunday night, as I was pulling the last batch of cookies from the oven, I looked at the refrigerator and noticed the Kathy Mattea tickets.

For 7:30.

Luckily, we live very close to the CAC, so we weren’t even late.

For those of you who don’t know who Kathy Mattea is, she’s a singer-songwriter-guitarist from West Virginia (Cross Lanes) who went to Nashville to make a name for herself.

As a WVU native, and as someone who went to WVU, she was very excited to be playing in Morgantown, and had stories about her time at WVU (she was here when some students added the “flush handle” to the CAC one night).

But of course it was mostly about the music. She has a fabulous voice. I mean really. She did a couple of acapella pieces (including one by Hazel Dickens) that were marvelous.

She’s out touring for her latest album, Coal, which she started to put together after the Sago Mine disaster in 2006, and as she joked, it made for a somewhat melancholy set, so she did play other pieces. The last piece they played sounded like an Irish reel and may have been my favorite piece of the night.

I’m not sure how widely she’s touring, but if she comes to your area, I highly recommend you go see her.

Brandon Elliot
10 October 2009
8 pounds, 11 ounces

Congratulations Heather and Andy!

It’s a beautiful day here right now. Morning looked stormy, but then it cleared up. Temperatures are in the upper 50s and low 60s, which are pretty much perfect as far as I’m concerned.

Even better, today at the Farmer’s Market, we put down a deposit for our Thanksgiving turkey. And checked with another farmer about getting tongue for Grandmom (she is SO cooking that herself).

I’ve got pumpkins to cook down, and apples to make into pies…. I love fall.

Today’s word is…

pink

OK, almost everyone I know has been feeling crappy and miserable recently. So I propose a challenge: A Vogon Poetry Slam.

That’s right, give me your worst poetry. And the winner… loser… poem receiving the most acclaim will win… something. No idea what, but something. With a value of a LEAST ONE DOLLAR! ($1.00)

Here’s something to get you started.

For Jeri—

Arky-Sue
Don’t be blue
I’ll stick to you
Like Elmer’s glue
Or gum on your shoe

As mentioned previously, I’ve been struggling to write blog posts. So… What would you like me to write about?

Anyone?

Please?

And this weeks word is…

harbor

It’s Wednesday!

Today’s word: sausage

Yup. It’s Wednesday.

Today’s word is: tongue

Happy Birthday Susan!!!!!

Today’s word is:

fur

Caught part of the WVU game, but slept through more of it I think. Ah well, napping is good for me.

Kat is doing very well, and aside from really not wanting antibiotic shot down his throat, seems to be doing far better than I would have expected. He’s even come around for attention and petting, which is very unlike him.

Otherwise? I see reading and napping in my future.