Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Spring Beauty

The yellow tulips are open, the red ones beginning, wild violets and yellow lamium profuse, and blue bugleweed about to wake up with reveille.

The re-designed Escape Into Life is up and running, but running slower than I remember. Sigh...

And, though designed to be easier to navigate, I'm still having a little trouble finding my way around. But that's me. With technology. Or directions. Sigh...

But here's a new poetry blog entry: a mini-review as appetizer for Charles Rafferty's digital chapbook, Appetites. Art there and here by Brian Oldham.

Last night's history- and letter-based poetry reading went well, with museum director Greg Koos reading a couple poems, too!

Afterwards, a drink with my mom and dad at the historic Lucca Grill, where we were treated to impromptu singing by a band of random barbershoppers. Or maybe not so random. I think they come after practice, and, if they sing, they get a free pizza!

Ah, what lovely blended voices. I love my town.

10 comments:

Hannah Stephenson said...

EIL is looking beautiful, and excellent review there.

Happy spring!

Kathleen said...

Thank you, Hannah.

Andrea (Andee) Beltran said...

Sounds like a lovely evening! Happy all went well.

Kathleen said...

Thanks, Andee.

Maureen said...

Enjoyed reading your review (I tweeted it) and checking out the redesign of EIL.

Kathleen said...

Thanks for everything, Maureen.

Collagemama said...

Craving free pizza, and singing Lida Rose... I love how you can walk all over your town.

Cathy said...

I love barbershop (and beautyshop) quartets! They deserve all the pizza they could ever want.

Ruth said...

Your evening with the reading and other activities sounds very civilized. Sometimes living in the country makes me feel deprived. :-)

Kathleen said...

Thanks to all for stopping by my town, virtually! I can walk into the smaller of the twin cities, but we did drive into the larger one for the museum reading. My folks drove in from the country, Ruth!! I loved growing up in the country, and now I love being able to walk to library or post office, etc. And, other than the constant danger (!!), I loved living in the big city, too, and getting everywhere on public transportation. I've had a good, varied life, I see.