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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 ( 3910 )
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Orchids, Eight Ladybugs, and an Angel
Posted on 10 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
First Snow - Mary Oliver
The snow began here this morning and all day continued, its white rhetoric everywhere calling us back to why, how, whence such beauty and what the meaning;... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Cooking and Stuff with Josie
The box the clementines came in makes a good bed for my chimpanzee. It is too small for Snugglepuppy. But I have an idea. It can also be a table. I make... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Raining Like One Thing (as Miss Birdie Would Say)
Posted on 07 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Sarah Vowell and the Marquis De Lafayette
Growing up in Tampa, I was aware of Lafayette Street and the Lafayette Street Bridge and eventually in one social studies class or another learned that Lafayett... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
At Random
Posted on 05 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Is Immortalized
I am going to put a hand print in the wet cement! Cory is taking pictures while Mama and Daddy help. (Cory is a professional photographer-- check out his amazin... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
On 02-02-2020--Also Groundhog Day Also Super Bowl Sunday
Posted on 03 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
With a Little Help from Our Friends . . .
It was cold and drizzly yesterday but that didn't stop Cory and Doug from helping Justin with digging and pouring footers so that the new block could be laid... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie the Whirlwind
On Friday Meema said I was a whirlwind. But not all the time. This is me sitting quietly and reading my medium-sized poop book. (This is what she calls Puzo's... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Oh, Dear!
Really? I thought. Who 'sneaks a taste' of raw flour? In our ever litigious society, companies have to be prepared -- warning you that coffee is hot, that lawn... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Yet Another Sunrise--Thank Goodness!
Posted on 30 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A New Look
Thanks to Justin, the basement has been cleared and he and John have been hauling off the debris. And plans are afoot. The arch (part of an old feed ring) is... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie and Her Telephone
Ring, ring -- I'll get it. Hello. Yes, this is me, Josie. Uh huh. . .uh huh . . . No, Blue Elephant can't come to the phone. He's taking a nap now. I have to... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Birdie, Birdie, Birdie -- But Not Miss Birdie
I keep trying to catch this little woodpecker (Hairy or Downy, I'm not sure which) but the light is dodgy and he/she is shy. And quick-moving. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Afterlife by Billy Collins
While you are preparing for sleep, brushing your teeth, or rifling through a magazine in bed, The dead of the day are setting out on their journey. Read more
Posted on 26 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Cooking with Josie
My mama and daddy both have birthdays soon. Yesterday we had a birthday celebration at Meema and Grumpy's. I helped cook. Meema and I made a chocolate dessert.... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Spring Futures
Primrose . . . and daffodils and perennial Bachelors Button (centaura montana) are on the way . . . the eternal promise. Read more
Posted on 24 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Baby Steps
A few weeks ago, after asking for recommendations from Facebook friends, I ordered a bar shampoo and refillable deodorant. It's all in pursuit of reducing the... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Backwards Sunset
No sunsets for us --the mountain we back up to blocks any display. But sometimes we do get the reflected glory. . . Clouds alight with the last beams of the... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY