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| Ready for Trunk ‘r Treat —- the Sorting Stick will speak |
Keith Padgett: I'm going to a Harry Potter themed Halloween Ball tonight. Repping my house colors
When I went by my mother's house tonight I told her about seeing Emily, Alyssa, and Aaron and showed her the picture. She asked me to send her the picture. I suggested I might just post it on Facebook. Mother said yes, and tell everyone she told me to do it! So here it is.
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| Rushed home from work to try to make it to hear Stacey Abrams at Schroeder’s. I walked from home and actually passed Stacey’s bus at the Fifth Avenue intersection with Broad Street and made it on time. |
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| What an amazing, articulate, sincere, brilliant , priincipled but pragmatic governor she will make. There will be few on the other side who will vote for their nominee with anything approaching the enthusiasm that I feel for my nominee. No lesser-of-two-evils vote for me. I am thrilled to have such an awesome candidate to support. And that goes for almost the whole Democratic ticket. Charlie Bailey, who also spoke this afternoon, is a prime example. He would be head and shoulders above the opposition for Attorney General on experience alone! |
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| Though I was at the back, I was not far from the other door, where soon our magnificent nominee waited for her introduction. |
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| Sheila was much closer to the stage and snapped this one. What an inspiring leader. If we can elect her, she will not only be a great leader for Georgia, she will represent the Empire State of the South on the national and world stage with an articulate and principled voice. And I think especially of all the beloved little Georgia girls I have taught since 1971! What an inspiration to all of them and especially to the ones of color! We can elect, not only an outstanding intellect and principled leader, but as a bonus she will be the first Georgia Governor who is a woman and the first Georgia governor who is black! |
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| There were two or three from the opposition in the crowd and one interrupted with a shouted accusatory question about Stacey's financial difficulties --- I will be happy to have a governor who has experience with the kinds of financial difficulties I and many other citizens have faced!. Stacey handled the confrontation with grace and answered frankly and completely. |
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| After the Stacey Abrams rally, Sheila and walked over to the courthouse and voted for the entire Democratic ticket --- especially proud to cast votes for Sarah Riggs Amico, John Barrow, Charlie Bailey, Evan Ross, John Burnette, and, of course, Stacey Abrams! |
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| I am very glad I made it when I did. Had aI been a minute later I don't believe I would have gotten in. I sqeezed about three feet into the courtyard. I do not know how many were behind me in the long hallway or out on the street. I doubt there has ever been a larger crowd at Schroeder's Courtyard! |
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| We asked Marsha Yancey Atkins to snap a pic of us before the Stacey Abrams/ Sarah Riggs Amico banner. |
I’ve had a great time telling stories this week: Sunday at a neighborhood party in Maplewood; for a homeschool group at Chieftains Museum early this afternoon; and with preschoolers at a Special RESA program at Anna K. Davie Elementary late this afternoon. At Chieftains I was pleased to see my high school friend Alice Jeffries Keel in the audience with her grandchild. Alice and I were the West Rome High co-hosts for the Highlighters (?) radio show on WIYN back in 1964-65!
For my family: this screenshot from a video in the NYTimes is the clearest picture I’ve seen of the ruins of the Windsong condos where we vacationed so many times. It is the rubble just above the word “landfall”.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018 AT 10 AM EDT – 12 PM EDT
No, Lillian did not use stage make up on me. This is a real shiner. No it wasn’t Sheila. I know after 47 years when to duck. Turns out, despite my reputation, my noggin is not harder’n pavement. It was my second losing altercation with asphalt of 2018. And no, not a drop of demon rum was involved. I just need to watch out what I do with my feet.
Here's a bit of the progression of a black eye...
Donald was in prime form as he took us Back to School and included parts of some of his greatest hits... including Miss Daisy! A wonderful performance.
Corinne Stavish introduces Donald Davis in the first event of the 46th annual National Storytelling Festival.
Clare Lacey Gilliland:
We had a marvelous time today biking on the Virginia Creeper National Trail. 17 miles almost all downhill.
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| Lillian Shaw: Mom, you look gorgeous! Dad...well. Sheila Shaw:Wide-eyed? Or wild-eyed? |
Back at Storybrook Farm for a fifth year of gorgeous scenery and scrumptious breakfasts, and at Jonesborough for a tenth year of great storytelling.
) Enjoy to the fullest and stay safe!
