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• My Very Portable Library

  

  Thanks to my trusty Kindle, I've been roaming our world and beyond during the past seven weeks. A few years ago I began paying attention to sites like Book... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Missing the View from Home

  

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  Posted on 21 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From My Window

  

  Beyond my window A corps de ballet of trees Sways in the cold wind. And thank goodness for the window! My roommate in the other bed seems to enjoy looking out... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Time for Some Kitteh Posts from 3013

  

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  Posted on 18 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Healing

  

  John brings me lunch most days, and a can of hard cider (shhh!) It's a welcome treat and a chance for us to eat a meal together. Sub sandwiches, an occasional... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What's in a Name?

  

  So, of course, now that we know the Expected One is a girl, we're asking Justin and Claui what names they have in mind. They aren't exactly saying but they are... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Good News for These Times

  

  Claui's blood work is back and everything looks good. And now we know the baby's gender. I'm excited. Having raised two boys, this will be something a little... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pictures from Another Autumn

  

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  Posted on 13 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bedlam

  

  The word bedlam (a place of uproar and confusion) derives from Bethlem Royal Hospital in London -- originally an insane asylum where outsiders could visit and... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Day . . .Another Trip to the Wound Care Doctor

  

  My chariot awaits . . . This was on Tuesday and the air was smoky from the many forest fires burning in western NC. Still, an outing is an outing. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• For Better Or Worse

  

  Yesterday was John's and my 53rd anniversary and though neither of us felt much like celebrating, we celebrated anyway, dammit! Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Who Decides?

  

  I saw these on Facebook and a chill ran over me. Is this what we want? And if so, who says what kind of holy? (Definition:dedicated or consecrated to God or a... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Roof Lines

  

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  Posted on 06 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In My Window . . .

  

  I think it's pretty adorable that my two sons, without knowledge of each other's choice, brought me almost identical orchids, Fiddling with the new camera some... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Best News Ever!

  

  No, nothing about the book -- far better! Justin and Claui are having a baby! Claui is 12 weeks along and said baby is the size of a passion fruit (how... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• New Camera Therapy

  

  My beloved Nikon D90 was in the truck when it rolled down the hill but, according to John, it seems to have escaped unharmed. Nonetheless, it's too unwieldy to... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Busy, Busy . . .

  

  My second visit to the wound care center on Monday went well. New tissue is forming and still no infection. When I asked the doctor how long healing was likely... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie in the Graveyard -- Amory and the Wild Girl

  

  Why, Lizzie Beth, how good it is to see you. I was just lamenting that you and me couldn't go up to the grave yard this year. I've made that trip every Hallowee... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In My Mind . . .

  

  Down at the pond -- another year . . . Look for Miss Birdie tomorrow . . . Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Wright Girls of Troy, Alabama

  

  My grandmother and her sisters in the very early 1900s... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY