Snow Days

Snow Days

Jan 15, 2024 | Memoir

We rarely have a real snow day, anymore. But today, one materialized. Of course it did. It’s an inconvenience because we’re trying to leave for Chicago tomorrow morning and today was a holiday, so we couldn’t get anything done in terms of going to the bank or doing a...
New Years Day

New Years Day

Jan 2, 2024 | Memoir

I spent the better part of New Year’s Day organizing. It’s a pipedream I often indulge in at the beginning of a new year. Get your life in order, Chrissie. Things are in disarray. There’s clutter. There’s no space for creating, for laying out stuff to see what’s there...
Dinner and a Movie

Dinner and a Movie

Dec 16, 2023 | Memoir

It’s that time of year again. Christmas, yes, but more specifically, time for a seasonal drama at the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre in Wytheville, Virginia. This year’s production, A Wohlfahrt Christmas Carol, runs through next Saturday. My buddy Kandy and I caught...
Holiday Showcase at The Paramount

Holiday Showcase at The Paramount

Dec 13, 2023 | Memoir, Music

For something billed as a “Holiday Showcase,” the performances last night lacked a lot of holiday cheer. Not to say they weren’t great performances, but maybe they just should have been billed as something closer to the reality that they were – a showcase of...
The Polar Express

The Polar Express

Dec 10, 2023 | Memoir

I love Christmas. Gift-giving. Decorations. Music. Movies. All of it. If not for the cold temperatures, I would say it’s my favorite time of year – it is my favorite holiday and always has been. When a local movie theater, Abingdon Cinemall, announced a holiday...
Buddy’s Music & Variety Store

Buddy’s Music & Variety Store

Oct 26, 2023 | Memoir

At the corner of Baptist Valley and Adria Road sat a place that was magical on many levels, Buddy’s Music & Variety Store, in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Buddy Hyman was the proprietor, along with his wife Louise. Buddy ran the music side of things and smoked cigars...