Author Archives: billybaba
OCTOBER 26, SUNDAY
31 DAYS IN MARSHALL Another short film on Marshall before the flood which I like because it includes as actors many of the people whom I have gotten to know here in Marshall. 31 DAYS IN MARSHALL is on You
OCTOBER 26, SUNDAY
31 DAYS IN MARSHALL Another short film on Marshall before the flood which I like because it includes as actors many of the people whom I have gotten to know here in Marshall. 31 DAYS IN MARSHALL is on You
OCTOBER 25, SATURDAY
KATHE’S BIRTHDAY My wife, Kathe, would have been 86 today. Susie and I thought of her when we went to the Walnut Family Bakery for rich fruit filled croissants and coffee in the bright sunshine.
OCTOBER 25, SATURDAY
KATHE’S BIRTHDAY My wife, Kathe, would have been 86 today. Susie and I thought of her when we went to the Walnut Family Bakery for rich fruit filled croissants and coffee in the bright sunshine.
OCTOBER 24, FRIDAY
PICKING UP THE PIECES Today Terri Godfrey who long, long ago went on a six week staff trip to India with me and helped build an Indian village in the old log cabin Williams Building on the Warren Wilson campus
OCTOBER 24, FRIDAY
PICKING UP THE PIECES Today Terri Godfrey who long, long ago went on a six week staff trip to India with me and helped build an Indian village in the old log cabin Williams Building on the Warren Wilson campus
OCTOBER 23, THURSDAY
WILD CHANCE LETTER Today on going.com I was offered a round trip ticket to Amsterdam from Asheville for $550. Since dropping Rome I had been looking for an adventure to fill the time while Sue Coke was staying in my
OCTOBER 23, THURSDAY
WILD CHANCE LETTER Today on going.com I was offered a round trip ticket to Amsterdam from Asheville for $550. Since dropping Rome I had been looking for an adventure to fill the time while Sue Coke was staying in my
OCTOBER 22, WEDNESDAY
JAMIE AGER FOR CONGRESS Today Jamie Ager, running for Congress, as a representative in the House of Representatives, held a fundraiser at Zadie’s restaurant. There was music and free roasted chicken and other snacks and a huge crowd. Jamie graduated
OCTOBER 22, WEDNESDAY
JAMIE AGER FOR CONGRESS Today Jamie Ager, running for Congress, as a representative in the House of Representatives, held a fundraiser at Zadie’s restaurant. There was music and free roasted chicken and other snacks and a huge crowd. Jamie graduated
OCTOBER 21, TUESDAY
SUE COKE After buying my ticket to Rome and leaving my apartment empty for a month I was quite happy to offer my apartment to Sue Coke, the mother of Primrose Coke, who has an English tea tent in the
OCTOBER 21, TUESDAY
SUE COKE After buying my ticket to Rome and leaving my apartment empty for a month I was quite happy to offer my apartment to Sue Coke, the mother of Primrose Coke, who has an English tea tent in the
OCTOBER 20, MONDAY
ROME Today was the day marked on my calendar when I was flying to Rome but I am in Marshall and not going anywhere. It is a sad and complicated story. When Rob told me almost a month ago, after
OCTOBER 20, MONDAY
ROME Today was the day marked on my calendar when I was flying to Rome but I am in Marshall and not going anywhere. It is a sad and complicated story. When Rob told me almost a month ago, after
OCTOBER 19, SUNDAY
REFLECTIONS ON NO KING’S DAY At the end of the parade around town I ached from my neck on down and and ready to collapse. It was only on Sunday that I began to reflect on what had happened. The
OCTOBER 19, SUNDAY
REFLECTIONS ON NO KING’S DAY At the end of the parade around town I ached from my neck on down and and ready to collapse. It was only on Sunday that I began to reflect on what had happened. The
OCTOBER 18, SATURDAY
NO KINGS DAY At 4 in the afternoon six of us drove from Marshall to Asheville to join the No Kings Day protest. We stopped at 828 Pizza for dinner and then parked across the expressway downtown, expecting parking to
OCTOBER 18, SATURDAY
NO KINGS DAY At 4 in the afternoon six of us drove from Marshall to Asheville to join the No Kings Day protest. We stopped at 828 Pizza for dinner and then parked across the expressway downtown, expecting parking to
OCTOBER 17, FRIDAY
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS: CAN EVERYTHING BE MENDED? In the morning I confessed to my old man’s group meeting in McDonalds that after talking about it for a month and trying three times to find someone to accompany me on
OCTOBER 17, FRIDAY
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS: CAN EVERYTHING BE MENDED? In the morning I confessed to my old man’s group meeting in McDonalds that after talking about it for a month and trying three times to find someone to accompany me on
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 