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• Up Close Weeding

  

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  Posted on 12 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Limping Back to the Garden

  

  A few months ago I was feeling dubious about my ability to do any gardening this year and wondering if this would be the first time in forty-some years that I... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Late Afternoon Sun

  

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  Posted on 10 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Joy of Discerning Readers

  

  I met last night with one of the best book clubs ever. It's a mystery book club that meets monthly at Malaprop's, Asheville's much lauded independent... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Divestiture...Of a Sort

  

  A few days ago I encountered this handsome black rat snake on the rocks outside the little greenhouse. I noticed how shiny he/she was and looked for a recently... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Wish

  

  May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Apple Lemon Cake

  

  Yesterday was chilly and rainy so I kept warm by cooking. Granola, meatloaf, and this really excellent Apple Lemon Cake. The recipe is from this book -- but I'l... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Overheard in the Herd

  

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  Posted on 05 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pictures from the Road Trip

  

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  Posted on 04 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The House on Raven Rock

  

  Yesterday my friend Louise and I went to visit Elizabeth in Waynesville. We took the winding scenic route through Hot Springs and Trust and Luck. I'll post... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Time for Asparagus -- and Other Spring Pleasures!

  

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  Posted on 02 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Flowers for May Day

  

  Lily of the Valley especially for my French friends -- Vagabonde, Therese, and Miss Yves. (I'm told that sending lily of the valley on May Day is traditional... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Every Day, It's A-Getting Closer . . .

  

  Despite looking as if Josie's arrival was immanent, last night Claui prepared an amazing feast for the grandparents-to-be. It was inspired by a dish at an... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Make My Day . . .

  

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  Posted on 29 April 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Irony of Dear Old Ladies

  

  In the book I just finished, a forty-something man says of young people in their twenties: "They treat me as I would treat a dear old lady, well past seventy an... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Stumbling Tthrough a Dark Wood

  

  As some of you may remember, for a while now I've been trying my hand at short stories -- feeling my way to what sounds right to me. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• One of These Things Is Not Like the Other . . .

  

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  Posted on 26 April 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ideation

  

  I recently received a batch of anonymous evaluations from a class I taught a year ago – a 15 week work shop wherein each student submits almost 60 pages of pros... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Joy Cometh in the Spring

  

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  Posted on 24 April 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• World Book Day

  

  Every day is book day here . . . the books pictured are from a post I did several years ago about 25 books that had influenced me and my writing . . . What am... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY