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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 ( 3906 )
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Jimsonweed
These dramatic seed pods carry a warning -- poison! Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) is common around here -- this one showed up in our garden. Read more
Posted on 16 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Red Moon
Last night's moon made me think of a favorite poem by Garcia Lorca. . . sorry I can't manage the diacritical marks for the Spanish. Cancion de Jinete Song of th... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Daily Miracle
Posted on 14 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
I'm not sure why it took me so long to get around to reading this brilliant novel that a friend brought me months ago. It reminds of one of the reasons I love t... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Does A Puppet Show
Posted on 12 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
9/11/2001
Our painting class was quietly working away, soft music in the background from a classical music station, when an announcer broke in with the horrific news. Read more
Posted on 11 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Insisted
She just had to take pictures with my little Sony. I showed her how it worked but she insisted on bringing it up to her face as I do with my Nikon. We're going... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
When the Last Bee Has Been Poisoned . . .
When the last bee has been poisoned, When the last sweet drop of honey is gone, When precious plants are pollinated by hand (Produce too expensive for the... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
How It Happens by W.S. Merwin
The sky said I am watching to see what you can make out of nothing I was looking up and I said I thought you were supposed to be doing that the sky said Many ar... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Has the Playground All to Herself
Posted on 07 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Any Mushroom Experts Out There?
These guys showed up in my greenhouse and I'd very much like to now what they are. My little Golden Nature Guide to Non-Flowering Plants leads me to think they... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Shopping Buggy Corrals Make Me Think of Kant
Sometimes it's the littlest of little things that can make me wonder what's wrong with folks. As in, whoever returned that second buggy in such way as to block... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Falling Toward Fall
Posted on 04 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
I practically inhaled this novel, reading in bed late into the night as I remember doing with Gone With the Wind about sixty years ago. Read more
Posted on 03 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Is Back
Posted on 02 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
September Song
Photo by John Read more
Posted on 01 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Gagged
Not me. Not yet, anyway. But a friend of mine, a fellow writer, was treated to a 24-hour suspension from Facebook for posting 'hate speech' --a link to an... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The House of the Spirits
I'm not sure why it took me so long to get around to reading this remarkable book. It was published in 1985--during which time I was very busy with kids and far... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
And the New Title Is . . .
And the Crows Took Their Eyes Raw and powerful, like the book, says the editor. Well, the book is no cozy--though it has lots of warm, human moments--but the... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Metadata
I was puzzled by mention of a metadata survey I must have ready for the publisher by the end of September. he online definition-- "a set of data that gives... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY