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• Inspiration

  

  ". . . A breathing in of all experience, all apprehension of beauty, all love." Mary Stewart in her novel STORMY PETREL. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Black and White

  

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  Posted on 28 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Singin' the Runny Nose, Sore Throat, Coughin' Blues

  

  The cold that has been running through our family has taken up residence in my head. It's the first cold I've had in years and it feels like a slap in the face. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Daddy Dressed Me

  

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  Posted on 26 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Few of My Favorite Things -- A (Mostly) Virtual Collection

  

  From a Facebook group called The Golden Age of Illustration As I've mentioned before, I am trying very hard to cut down on the amount of stuff in my life --... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• After the Rain

  

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  Posted on 24 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Ultimate Chocolate Cake

  

  I'm not really a fan of cake -- except my grandmother's pound cake. Every year I make the same chocolate layer cake with raspberry jam between the layers for... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sentinels

  

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  Posted on 21 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Apparitionist

  

  -National Ghost Story Competition To embrace and honor the heritage of storytelling in Western North Carolina, Tryon Arts Crafts School (TACS) is initiating... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The New Moon and the Morning Star

  

  This was such a lovely thing to see when I sat up in bed yesterday morning. By the time I got to the living room and grabbed my camera the light was growing... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Me Too?

  

  If you're on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, you've surely seen it -- the meme that urges victims of sexual assault and/or harassment to respond by posting "M... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Tree Dies . . .And Fungi Thrive

  

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  Posted on 17 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Am Five . . . Months, That Is!

  

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  Posted on 16 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Autumn Wreath

  

  Summoning my inner Elizabeth Goodweather for a spot of wreath-making. It's been a while since I did this and this is my first time using magnolia leaves. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Here and There

  

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  Posted on 14 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bingeing on Mary Srewart

  

  Mary Stewart was a favorite author of mine in my younger days. And recently I've been delving back into her quite extensive works. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Orchids -- and a Home Grown Flower

  

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  Posted on 12 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Igor

  

  This is Igor who hangs out in our bathroom. Sometimes s/he falls out of the towel I've just picked up to dry off with. Or out of my nightgown. I figure that... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tis the Season . . . For Pumpkins

  

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  Posted on 10 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rainy Day and Intimations of Mortality

  

  Yesterday I attended a memorial service for one of the old timers of our 'new people' community. Jane and her husband moved here about the time John and I did... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY