On Wednesday night, I went to the weekly After Work Mingle at Loafer's Beach Club in Raleigh. It's their night for "Beach, Boogie, and Blues" and the floor was packed. Most of the dancers were doing the Carolina Shag dance, that 6 count, 8 step partner swing dance to Beach music. In the Carolinas "shag" … Continue reading The Healing Power of Soul Music and Dance
music as a healing balm
Eye on the Sparrow
I sit at the dining room table and write, occasionally looking up at the window where there’s an attached bird feeder. It’s the first one I’ve ever had so close for my viewing and since the word’s gotten out, we’re attracting lots of small birds and an occasional cardinal. Now that I’m home a lot … Continue reading Eye on the Sparrow
Connie Rosser Riddle 