Monthly Archives: October 2011

Norfolk; (NOR-fk)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by yarnspinnerpress

Norfolk (NOR-fk) is delightful, what I saw of it. We landed at Colin and Julie’s house and met up with Judy Findlay, my pal from high school days, and one of the few people I can’t match when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts and Points of View on the Presidency

Posted on October 26, 2011 by yarnspinnerpress

The next day, after re-running the gauntlet, dropping off the car and stopping by for lunch and a private interview with Signe, we were off to Norfolk (pronounced, I learned, NOR-fk). All went well until we turned off I-85 onto Virginia Highway 58, … Continue reading →

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America’s Greenest

Posted on October 25, 2011 by yarnspinnerpress

Due to some chaos at Margaret’s house, I was ensconced in an impressive edifice called the Proximity Hotel, billed as America’s greenest. And it was. Instead of bottled water there was a fancy filter across the hall next to the ice machine … Continue reading →

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Onward to Margaret’s House!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by yarnspinnerpress

Atlanta is a jumble  in my mind, except for some very clear images. Sitting in Barbara and Whitt’s living room amid all the art and color, playing sweet music and singing with people just met and known forever, until the wee … Continue reading →

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Heading South, 6

Posted on October 21, 2011 by yarnspinnerpress

My first impulse, when discovering all the good and difficult work that SPLC does, was to come home, sell the house, store my stuff and come back down here and volunteer, because these guys (a figure of speech for which … Continue reading →

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Going South, day 5

Posted on October 20, 2011 by yarnspinnerpress

Before entering the Southern Poverty Law Center fortress we step across the street to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin who designed the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington. This one is equally iconic, although I doubt my photos will do it … Continue reading →

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Going South, day 4

Posted on October 19, 2011 by yarnspinnerpress

Plans change on Monday when Wanda Henson is on a desperate search for housing and can’t meet with us. We head back north to Laruel and then east toward Montgomery. Somehow I had envisioned the Southern Poverty Law Center as a little bungalow … Continue reading →

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