Snakes and Ghosts in Cave Spring

 I had a great time showing off a corn snake and telling stories to the kids at the Cave Spring Learning Center as they celebrated a Fall Festival day at Rolater Park. Hear are some pictures.

The kids sat in the grass and ...

...I stood under the shelter by a picnic table where I could display our snake poster.

I showed off our corn snake, Punkin.

I started the stories with the old standby: Dark Dark Night.

Then I changed my plans altogether. 

With a very mixed age group I decided I could tell my favorite ghost story: The Lieutenant's Jacket.

I finished up with a quick recitation of Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll.

To Cedartown and Cave Spring with Tess & Ali

We are blessed at Arrowhead to have the assistance of two wonderful Berry College Bonner Scholars, Ali and Tess. Today I got to spend a couple of hours with them on a ride to Cedartown and Cave Spring and back. Since neither had visited those places before we took a short break to visit the cave and spring at Cave Spring. Back at Arrowhead we met up with Vivian and got a picture of our entire "staff". 

Tess & Ali

Tess, Ali, Terrell, & Vivian

Gleaning Facebook: Hewing Logs!

From Michael Burton's Facebook:

SteveCraw has been the chairman of the cabin committee for some time. He has been dedicated to the reconstruction of the building and quite eloquent in his invoking the heritage of native Americans and African Americans as well as the early settlers. He has contributed more hours than anyone to the most physically demanding work. Go Steve hew some logs with that adze. 

 

Gleaning Facebook: Stories at Cave Spring

Come on down to Cave Spring today! The Arts Festival is on. 

AND storytelling is on -- starting at eleven and going till about four. Christie Davis has a tale about something called "The Wog". Mike Ragland and Bill Barker will also be telling. I'm scheduled to tell at noon, one, and three-twenty. Right now I'm thinking of telling three or more of these tales:

Ma Wilkerson's Fox-fur Coat

Hiccoughs

The Biggest Hickory Log in Adams County

Sody Saleratus

The Tailor

Pigtails

Y'all come!

Comments

Gary Greene WIsh I could be there...

Tersi Bendiburg Me too!

Christy Davis We missed you, Gary!

Gary Greene I had to work sorry.. I missed you all too.

Terrell Shaw A great day of storytelling. I had a ball, Christie, Thanks for putting it together. I ended up telling four stories. The first two sets had audiences that included little kids so I told Pigtails (twice), The Tailor, and Sody Saleratus... three that work well with a big range of folks but especially with the early grades. The last set was all adults. I told my version of Donald Davis tall tale (Rainy Weather) that I call Ma Wilkerson's Fox-fur Coat. Christie told about several of the Wog's escapades in (little) Buckhead. Mike told the Cherokee story of Forever Boy. And Bill told us about a leprechaun. Great weather, mouth-watering food, dozens of arts and crafts booths, big crowds, and enthusiastic audiences.

Christy Davis I also told Jack and the Magic Stones, my favorite story to tell.

Terrell Shaw Sorry I missed it today, Christy, but I've heard you tell it before.

Gleaning Facebook: Cave Spring Festival

Y'all come! I'll be telling tales at Cave Spring on Saturday. I am tentatively scheduled at 1 and 3:20. Other tellers include: Bill Barker, Mike Ragland, and Christy Davis. This album of snapshots from the 2012 festival will give you an idea of what a great event this is!