I woke up to this lovely Saturday thinking of several errands that I needed to run, and with ‘run’ being the operative word, I decided to see what I could get done on foot. While spending a few quiet moments pondering a passage in Paul’s first letter to Timothy while sipping a cup of Community New Orleans Blend coffee, I realized what a gift it is to live where I can walk to campus, the post office, the bank, a grocery store, a coffee shop, an art gallery, the cleaners, and our downtown area of stores and boutiques…nice:) It’s a lot like my hometown growing up, although Fayette was a hamlet (Pop. 1600) compared to Cleveland (Pop. 15,000). From where I sit on the Big Front Porch, the leadership of Cleveland and Bolivar County are doing a good job working to build and sustain a nice quality of life for folks here in the Delta. If you’d like to know a little more about Cleveland, here’s a link to visit: http://www.visitclevelandms.com
And since it’s a holiday weekend, I wanted to mention two great men who share January 15 as a birthdate: Martin Luther King, Jr., whose life and work made a positive difference in the lives of many, and my daddy, James Monroe (Jimmie) Walker, whose life and love made such a positive difference in mine. He left this world when I was only 18, but I believe he would have been so pleased with my musical career and all that it has brought me. I still miss him…
When I lived in Nashville, I had the privilege of hearing the multi-talented singer/songwriter Don Henry perform often at the Bluebird Cafe…I wanted to share his song, “Beautiful Fool,” with you all as we head into this holiday…I hope you take some time to sit on your Big Front Porch and ponder peace and justice…thanks for listening:)
Pax,
Tricia
Dear Sweet Tricia,
How lovely to see your blog and read your thoughts. This is a wonderfully warm design, and it was so nice to know you are doing well down there and are seemingly peaceful. Thanks for sharing with us. Miss you and your music and look forward to one day sit again in a circle and share songs. I hope, anyway. Life is good here in Nashville but never quite the same as the old days when you were here. Life is good, still…
Take good care, my friend. I’ll plan to purchase your CDs I don’t have, as well. Wanna trade
Pam
Hi, Pam:) Good to hear from you…would love to ‘sit and pick’ with you again somewhere down the road:) Are you still at Nashville State? And yes to the CD trading! TW