Yesterday, there was a movie being filmed in Bristol (Virginia not England) on the street outside the Blackbird Bakery where I was working. One of the production assistants told me that it’s a Christmas movie called Believe and he… Read More ›
Bristol
Sixteen Tons
“You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Saint Peter, don’t you call me, ’cause I can’t go; I owe my soul to the company store.” Maybe you know these words. They were… Read More ›
The beast in the east
64 million people across 16 states are affected. Records are falling for the most snow in an hour, the heaviest daily fall, the biggest snowflake. 20.1 inches in Washington DC will make Jonas the biggest winter storm on record. A quarter of… Read More ›
It’s a snow day
There’s a storm system sweeping across the States and it hit Bristol this morning bringing the first serious snow of the year. Snow ploughs were out clearing the roads, schools were closed and there were more woolly hats in the… Read More ›
Dave’s store is magic
I’m beginning to recognize the signs of snow. The sky seems to drop towards the earth and hangs like a thick slab of concrete. From the warmth of the indoors, it’s hard to imagine how the temperature drops so quickly… Read More ›
Bristol – the real home of country music
If I asked you to name the home of country music I would lay money on your answer being Nashville. Well, I would have until a week ago when I arrived in Bristol and discovered that this small town in… Read More ›
Somebody else’s house
I’m house sitting in a house that was built in the late 1920s and renovated just 8 years ago. The current owner told me that it is an airplane bungalow. I had to look up what that meant. An airplane… Read More ›
We’re not in Kansas anymore
It’s been 7 days since I left my home at the top of New Zealand’s South Island where the lime green vines are reaching for the sky and the orchards of blueberries, plums and cherries are bursting with juicy goodness…. Read More ›
