ETSY

I have an Etsy shop :) It's a bit sparse.  I'll add stuff as I have more time...

The Former Grand Dragon

Now that everything's set, I feel more able to share the fantastic potential story that Mindy and I will share in our historical short doc.  Gorrell Pierce was the Grand Dragon of the area KKK during the Greensboro Massacre which occurred in 1979.  He was not present for the killing of the five Communist Workers Party members, and even told us that he told his klanmembers not to attend the "Death to the Klan" rally that the CWP was putting on that fateful day.  KKK members still went, and after having their cars beat on they stepped out, removed their guns and fired for 88 seconds.  Incredibly, news cameras caught it all on tape, but fails to identify the actual shooters of the victims.  No one was convicted.  It's an interesting story...surf the web to learn more.  

Pierce has led an unimaginable life, and has gone through a sort of transformation over the years.  At 60 years old, he certainly is not what you'd expect from a former leader of the KKK.

Tomorrow we are spending the day interviewing him, on camera this time.  I'm giddy with anticipation, eager to see what stories he will bring. 

Do What You Love

Forgot how much I enjoy drawing...found these on my external.  Excuse poor image quality.

Chellah

Diptych of the Chellah ruins

Rabat, Morocco

Privacy

I will not reveal the subject.  But, we spent some time with our interview subject for our historical doc today.  This could be good.

Christine Was Here

My fellow coffee-drinking, travel enthusiast, wine-loving, owner of an untamed heart, jazz-adoring friend visited.  We ate good food, watched good films (Jane Eyre, twice), and shared our worlds with each other.  It was fun...and needed.  Much thanks to you Christine for making the trip :)

Autumn Walks

A beautiful little creek I cross on my walks with Milo.  Unfortunately, it was taken with my phone camera.  Next time I'll bring my real camera.

Relax

Two things that make me happy...yoga & muffins.  Mmmm.

I finally made a bag for my yoga mat with fabric I've had laying around.  It's always nice to make something that you need rather than purchasing it.  I always have these DIY project ideas, but don't often take action.  Hopefully this success will encourage me to continue to make things...to give, to keep, to sell.

And, since it's a rainy, cold, Autumn day and Jessie's driving down to visit me in Winston, I made some Pumpkin Ginger Muffins :)

From the Eiffel Tower to the Hagia Sofia

Come May, one of my closest & dearest friends, Christine, and I will be flying across the pond to take on Zurich, Paris, Nice, Cannes, Rome, (perhaps Naples or another southern Italian city), Athens, Crete, and Istanbul over two weeks.  As we plan our trip we have already noted some stops we know we want to make: the Cannes Film Festival, mass in Rome, wine-tasting in Crete, the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul....

I am BEYOND excited.  It's about time for another adventure.  Recommendations are welcome (and begged for)!

Passion

Tonight I got paid to combine two of my passions: basketball & photography :)  I love my new lens.

In With Peace

I have a yoga instructor who suggests that when concentrating on breath, focus on breathing in peace, and breathing out love.  How beautiful is that?

Playing with my lens in low light because.....I may be shooting a basketball game tomorrow :)