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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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Zinnias and Butterflies
Posted on 24 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Hard at Work with Josie
Posted on 23 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
There Is a Moment . . .
There is a moment in every dawn when light floats, there is the possibility of magic. Creation holds its breath. . . Douglas Adams in The Hitchhikers Guide to... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Random Bits of Nature (Snake Warning)
A very tiny toad -- less than in inch. Blacksnakes kill by constriction. This was an ex-chipmunk by the time I saw it. Read more
Posted on 21 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Widacres Reading
Some of the reading I did in my free time at Wildacres included two books by workshop participants and two by faculty members. Read more
Posted on 20 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Rocking Chair 101 with Josie
Posted on 19 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Wildacres Report
That was the week that was. About a hundred writers convene on the mountain for a week of workshops, music, partying, and quite a lot of silliness. Read more
Posted on 18 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Trying Out the New Camera
Posted on 17 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Is Learning a New Skill
Posted on 16 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
I'm Back and the New Camera Is Here!
It was waiting for me when I arrived home from Wildacres but I resisted even opening the package till I'd unpacked, done my laundry, watered some plants,... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Another Day With Josie
I'm off today to Wildacres Writer's Workshop for a week. Internet there can be dodgy -- I'll post if I can. Till then, here's Josie! Read more
Posted on 07 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Biting the Bullet
The D90 continues with its intermittent functioning problem. The above and some of yesterday's pics were taken with my little pocket camera because the D90... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie's Back
Posted on 05 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Are We Really Better Than This?
We’re better than this has been a popular response to much of what's happening in this country, especially now with the separation of immigrant families. But ar... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Good News . . . and Bad News
I have my camera back, sparkling clean and the zoom is no longer sticking! The bad news is that the folks , in testing it, said there seemed to be an... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Best Garden Ever!
Or at least, our best garden in quite a while. And me still without my camera. No matter. One squash looks much like another. Anyway, I went down early to tie u... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
N.C. Wyeth
The illustrations in my grandmother's copy of The Yearling were my introduction to the luminous work of N.C. Wyeth. I loved them because they were true to the... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Here Are Some Kittehs -- Good Medicine for Tough Times
Posted on 30 June 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Great Grand Parents
Yesterday I had a call from an Alabama cousin I'd never met -- the grandson of Lillie Belle, one of my grandfather's sisters. He has some family information to... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
No Camera -- Old Pictures -- Play Group
I feel lost without my camera -- I'm used to always looking for things to take a picture of and I can't cut it off. I see something -- the drop of water on the... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY