Painted in 2018 by Toobz Muir to honor local poet Maurice Ferguson.
A few lines from his poem titled “Sailing For East Indies”
“All their creativity began
In fascination and error
Like mistaking a meadow stone
For a mockingbird “
Probably the most written about mural in Roanoke so it’s very easy to find info on this one…makes me sad for the others though that don’t get all the media attention…anyway…I can’t help to think of the song by Tom Petty, Free Falling…which also reminds me of a few years back being at a high school football game and finding out that Tom Petty just died and I was sitting by Dalton’s old girlfriend and I remember saying “Oh how sad, Tom Petty just died” and she said “Who?, Pom Petty?” So he will forever be Pom Petty to me haha…
Anyways, back to the mural…this awesome piece of work was painted by James Bullough back in 2018…US born, Berlin resident came all the way out to little old Roanoke to create this and we thank him!
To read more about the mural and Bullough Click Here
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How in the world is it August already?! Summer has been flying by…I feel like I always get a little depressed at the end of summer…when I was a sahm I always hated the end of summer and my kids returning to school since I absolutely loved having them all at home for the summer…I have never been one of those moms who couldn’t wait for school to start!
The boys start back up soon but Braden’s classes are all online and most of Dalton’s are but he has an in person lab once a week…hope everyone has a great school year!
For Michelle’s Thankful Thursday I am thankful for kind hearted people…recently while at work I was helping this elderly veteran up to the register as he rode along in his electric cart…the man in front of him was paying with a Lowe’s gift card and told the cashier to use the balance for my sweet customer…we can sure use more of these kind gestures in the world!!
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Just out driving around last week we spotted this little mural! You can check out the before and after HERE
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Have a great week!
Last month I started to show you some pics from the Great Dismal Swamp on the Virginia side…the next day we went to the North Carolina side and visited the State Park…
Once we cross the bridge here we can head over to the visitors center or jump on a trail…we chose the trail…
Recently Nick and I were out driving around and stopped at a little convenience store for some ice cream. While we sat in the truck eating we were reading this sign which was in front of us…”if we can’t fix it, we’ll make your radio louder so you won’t hear it” haha we thought that was funny!
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Earlier this week I went to work and when I showed up this little Weeping Willow tree was waiting for me! A customer had dropped it off for me…it is my favorite tree and I guess I had mentioned it to them! So thankful for kind and thoughtful people who make your day a little brighter!
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