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LATEST ARTICLES ( 4509 )

• Lilies

  

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  Posted on 24 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Here's My Exciting News!

  

  My Civil War novel has found a home! After wandering in the wilderness for way too long, it will be published in the fall of 2020 by Regal House Publishing --... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josies Confronts Manners

  

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  Posted on 22 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East at 8 Am

  

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  Posted on 21 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Update.and Hints . .

  

  I should be getting our tax information together but instead I'm proofreading and tweaking that first (unpublished) Elizabeth Goodweather novel. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and Daddy Rough House

  

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  Posted on 19 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Yard Birds

  

  Rufous-sided Towhee Red-bellied Woodpecker Chickadee Cardinals Tufted Titmouse Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird? Where's his tail? Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• For the Grammar Nerds Among Us

  

  A look at the book cover will give you a hint of the light-hearted (oops, make that lighthearted) nature of this quite serious guide to usage and style. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tweaked . . . From the Archives

  

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  Posted on 16 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking Ahead

  

  So the Liar in Chief is going to declare a National Emergency to get his wall built, now that Mexico and Congress won't pay for it. Odd, how it suddenly became... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Happy Valentine's Day from the Pond

  

  Because nothing says romance like a pond full of amorous toads and masses of toad spawn. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Our Changing Language

  

  In the critique workshop I'm leading, I edit about sixty pages each week so my inner English teacher is on high alert these days. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Early Intimations

  

  Winter Jasmine Daffodils Tree Peony Weeping Willow Flowering Quince Autumn Joy Sedum Tree Peony Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Updates from a Besotted Grandmother

  

  At not quite two (21 months,) Josie is cracking codes left and right. She knows her basic (no puce or chartreuse yet) colors and recognizes letters (all of them... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Does Stuff

  

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  Posted on 10 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Walking in the Sunshine

  

  Thursday's weather (in the 70's, for goodness sake) required that I get out for a bit of a walk. Time to see what there is to see. A lone chair, perfect for... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Toadly Warm Day!

  

  They were singing yesterday . . . Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Gets Outside

  

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  Posted on 07 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Flora on My Table and Beyond

  

  The orchids have brightened our dark winter days, Blooming and blooming with minimal care. Before long, though, they'll have some competition. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Marrige of Opposites

  

  Another intriguing novel from a fine author. The Marriage of Opposites deals with the life of Rachel Pomie, a member of a small Jewish community on St. Thomas i... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY