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• Things Left Undone

  

  I've wrestled my workroom into a cleaner, neater, more organized place. But in doing so, I've been confronted with an embarrassing number of unfinished projects. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Animal House

  

  Cannoli helps Josie with her reading. The Babysitters Club is a big favorite.Angeline is not impressed. She prefers T.S. Eliot. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 1925 and Beyond

  

  "Rainbow Fairies" It's 1925 and my mother is seven. She's the tall one second from the right --- and I've unearthed yet another scrapbook in my workroom cleanup. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Breathing Place

  

  Find a spreading tree... Lose your Self in its branches...Breathe deeply . . . Ah, peace! Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs,

  

  The inhumane conditions in the privately run concentration camps that house the victims of ICE are a disgrace to our country. The mere fact that the USA has... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bluebells and Ramps and a Spring Galette

  

  I went to check on the bluebells behind the house. (I have visions of a bluebell wood, such as we saw in England but it's not there yet.)Still, their numbers ar... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!

  

  And now you have an ear worm . . . Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Like the Cat Ate the Grindstone

  

  Little by little I'm working my way through the repository of my past. There is so much to look at and so many memories . . . The picture above is one I'll... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, Spring! Oh, Joy!

  

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  Posted on 14 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Woo Hoo!!!

  

  What good news! The autocratic Orban and his "illiberal democracy" have been handed a huge defeat. Unlike Someone, Orban has accepted defeat and conceded. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday

  

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  Posted on 12 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Twenty-Two Years Ago . . .

  

  I continue in my purge of my workroom. After recycling the manuscripts of my Elizabeth Goodweather novels, I turned to the stack of notebooks that contained... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• They're Back!

  

  Such a delight to see the swallow-tails rioting amongst the azaleas! Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Memories . . .

  

  Fifty-some years ago when we lived on a lake in Odessa, Florida, we frequented a small country store called Fox's Corner. It was run by a grumpy feller and his... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ceasefire Or No, DJT Needs to Go!

  

  After spending a beautiful spring day worrying about Dear Leader doing something really awful that would brand our country forever as a rogue nation, I was... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  WAKE UP! Our country is well on its way to becoming a pariah nation. The madman in the Oval Office must be removed before he commits even more war crimes to... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Easter Party 2026

  

  Weather or not, the Easter Party happened. There was rain in the morning and a crew of nephews and others set up a canopy.The quilts were hung on Saturday and... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Happy Easter!

  

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  Posted on 05 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Amaryllis Again

  

  A Christmas gift from the past is putting on a show! Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  So, according to your president, our federal government is in the business of war ( a war of his choosing,) not day care, healthcare, or any of the various... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY