Because of the truck incident (see Wake Up Call) we didn’t get to go to the Hamilton family reunion this year. Levon worked that day and I felt rather mopey so I called Grandmother on the hill to hear about what food she was bringing. My Aunt Gail answered and we talked about the karaoke [...] Continue Reading »
all a flutter in here. and what about this rain?
2practicing our nomadic living
10Little Addair and his Auntie Zoe. We’ve found ourselves in Bealeton, Virginia visiting Graces Acres. We thought we were on a little 3 hour journey to a dinner theatre with family and 10 days later we’re still not home. Here’s a picture roll documenting our lovely stops. [...] Continue Reading »
i dream about her often
3[ from a. addair who is listening to Dolly Parton (Ultimate Dolly Parton) ] My Aunt Bobbie Ann is compiling a collection of stories remembering Dana, this is my contribution: I think of Dana as a cousin/aunt. She feels like an aunt because she so often took care of me and like a cousin because [...] Continue Reading »
the beginning of a long letter to my unborn child
6There wasn’t a clear moment when I decided I was ready to be a parent, as if it were something I needed to do, and “today is the day.” Instead, it happened more like this: your mother and I (which feels weird to say considering we only passed a pregnancy test yesterday) had made a [...] Continue Reading »
pictures i like: because i read a clockwork orange and i needed to be reminded that some humans (and charlie the pup) are very cute
2[ from a. addair who is listening to McCoy Tyner (Quartet) ]
a poem: because i’m thinking about how i’d like to paint tazewell
2[ from a. addair who is listening to Roger Whittaker (Christmas Collection) ] Tazewell, Virginia sunset happens hours before its due the other side of the mountain basks while the valley cools my aunt sits on her rotting porch freshly painted semi-gloss white in a too-late attempt to save it she lights up [...] Continue Reading »
scenes from an italian restaurant
0(by Levon who is listening to Josh Ritter “So Runs the World Away”) With the Wired Ride Shop open, we’ve got to get going. In the morning we head to the hill in Tazewell, VA to stay awhile and see Grandmother. She lives alone in the house where she raised 9 kids and Ashley grew [...] Continue Reading »
Modifying the plan
2After a disapointing afternoon in the emergency room yesterday I am doing what I feel anyone would do. Trying not to second guess. I was ready to go when it was adventure and leaving life up to chance. Now I feel like chance is laughing at me. And how many wedding rings do I have to [...] Continue Reading »