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Vicki Lane Mysteries
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An eclectic mix of photography and thoughts on writing, Appalachia, books, memories, cooking, gardening,country living, pets, and more from the author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 3918 )
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What! Monday Already?
Posted on 17 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
More Summertime Easy Livin'
Too many too-ripe bananas so it was time for banana bread--my grandmother's recipe and my grandmother's cooling rack. Once it was in the oven, I realized I'd... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
It Must Be Late Summer
When the Joe Pye Weed flaunts its mauve blooms . . . And the Milkweed pods ripen. . . And the wild Virgin's Bower clematis twinkles like a flowery galaxy . . .... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
.. . . and the Livin' is Easy
A.M.--pick corn, tomatoes, cukes, and zucchini. Shuck, sort, and wash. This lunker is an Amish Paste tomato. The plant was passed on by Ginny Koranek and I am... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Down the Road
Our late neighbor Mearl used to say dismissively of some folks that they were "bad to go down the road." In other words, they were running around rather than... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
What Elegant Fowl!
I still get excited at seeing wild turkeys. These photos were all taken through the not very clean windshield, of my car, alas, but what a joy to have captured... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Has Some Surprises
Hey, it's me Josie. I have an Upstairs Snugglepuppy and a Downstairs one. I brought the Downstairs one Up so they could play together. They liked being together... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Randomly
Posted on 10 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
There is So Much I Would Like to Say . . .
. . . about the state of the world, the state of the country, and the machinations of the current regime to hold on to power no matter what . . . . . . Read more
Posted on 09 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
First Corn!
Some of the top tier of corn is beginning to mature, tassels drying to black. The tier below it was planted a couple of weeks later, a strategic decision to... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Wordplay and Defenestration
Along with make-believe and play dough and reading books and Highlights magazines, Josie and I do some learning games. We've been doing a lot of 'What letter... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Stubborn Snake
I was giving the greenhouse plants a quick watering when I found myself eye to eye with a young blacksnake enjoying the sun. I always know that there may be a... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
This Blessed Land
Even when you know the science behind rainbows, they still feel like a magical blessing. Read more
Posted on 05 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Milestones-Josie Has Braids and Draws Stuff
I have two braids (and a topknot.) I like braids. My little chair is handy for checking out my top shelf. The other shelves that are higher are where Meema... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Great Smokies Fall Writing Workshops--All Online
Beginning August 27 on Thursdays from 6 to 8:30, I'll be leading a 15 week workshop for writers of creative fiction who have up to sixty pages in need of... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Intimations of Fall and a New Beginning
Not falling leaves, not cooler weather, but something as utterly mundane as putting the yearly inspection sticker on my car suddenly made me think of Getting... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Package for Josie
My aunt Fay sent a package full of stuff for me, Josie! There are kings and queens! There is a little striped house and the roof comes off. Meema says it is a... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
What Are You Reading?
These hot days have sucked the will power right out of me. I manage to get down to the garden every other day to pick stuff but that's about it for me. But... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
July Showers and Flowers
Posted on 30 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Little Sazon
When the head guy of Goya Foods announced his whole-hearted support for 45*, many folks called for a boycott. I've always liked Goya's products but I had to... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY