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• From the Archives

  

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  Posted on 29 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Virtue Rewarded with a German Apple Pancake

  

  Thursday was devoted to installing a new refrigerator to replace the old one that kept frosting up. John did the hard part -- muscling the unwieldy things in an... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2017 CREATIVITY

• In the Glass

  

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  Posted on 27 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Loyal Opposition

  

  The new president is wreaking havoc at a rate that is hard to keep up with. Go-ahead to the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline; away with funding for the... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Layers

  

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  Posted on 25 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Wee Free Men

  

  "A witch pays attention to everything that's going on. "A witch uses her head. A witch is sure of herself. A witch always has a piece of string. . . . "A witch... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blooming in Dark Times

  

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  Posted on 23 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• To You Who Walked in Beauty

  

  This Navajo blessing is for all my friends and sisters around the country and around the world who marched yesterday in support of equality and in opposition... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Marching On . . .

  

  Today it's the turn of those who fought against DT and all that he represents. Thousands of people, not just women, marching -- in DC and in many other cities a... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Honor of . . .

  

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  Posted on 20 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Out Comes the Red Pen Again

  

  I've got a little list . . . Cliche (and I know there should be an accent mark on the e but I can't figure out how to do that) is a noun, not an adjective.... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Continued Wet with a Chance of Mushrooms

  

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  Posted on 18 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A History and a Story

  

  Schama's ambitious tracing of Judaism from its beginnings (about 1000 BCE ) to 1492 is a marvel -- full of incident and specifics that make the past lively. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Martin Luther King Day -- Words for a Dark Time

  

  "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ask-a-Cat

  

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  Posted on 15 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Evening Light

  

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  Posted on 14 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bonafide!

  

  Bonafide, certified, fortified, certified, satisfied, maybe even sanctified! I had my last visit from the very nice physical therapist who has been working... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Blast from the Mythological Past

  

  All this talk of Golden Showers, whether fake news or something much more serious, has me thinking of the legend of Danae who was impregnated by Zeus in the for... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Snow on the Mountain

  

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  Posted on 11 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Two Rather Different Workshops

  

  This summer I'll be teaching in two residential workshops -- both quite good but very, very different. I'll be at John C. Campbell Folk School, June 25 - July 1... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY