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Vicki Lane Mysteries
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An eclectic mix of photography and thoughts on writing, Appalachia, books, memories, cooking, gardening,country living, pets, and more from the author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries.
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N!ew Readings
Christmas always brings a new crop of reading material -- and not nearly enough time to read. But I have managed to gobble down Z -- a novel about the... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Frosting
GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Hiraeth
(heer-eyeth) is a wonderfully evocative Welch word I recently learned. It's defined as a homesickness for a place to which you can never return; nostalgia or... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!
GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Seven Years
After several gloomy days, the sun shone on our Christmas breakfast, making the holiday bright indeed. To add to the joy, both sons and both daughters-in-law... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Merry Christmas!
Mr. Sawyer was wearing a Santa hat when I went out Monday. Oh my way back, I stopped to give him a tin of cookies and to thank him for his Christmas displays... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Miss Birdie's Christmas Memories
Why, how proud I am to see you here on Christmas Eve! Come on in and get you a chair. Oh, my, is this some of your cranberry bread? Read more
Posted on 24 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Legal Point Clarified
Look for Miss Birdie tomorrow. . . Read more
Posted on 23 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Muhummara -- Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip
This is the great dip one of the members of my writing workshop brought to our last class meeting. I emailed her to ask for the recipe and when I didn't hear... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Season is the Reason . . . for Some of Us
Solstice! The day the sun stops its steady crawl to the south and looks northward once again. In the picture below the sun is rising at its southernmost point. Read more
Posted on 21 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Christmas at the Bridge
The fella who lives in the little trailer behind the old brick building at the bridge always puts out a quirky little Christmas display. Read more
Posted on 20 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Bringing in the Greenery
Posted on 19 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Take Time to Look . . .
Another day passed in a blur of Christmas preparations . . . the gifts are wrapped and now it's time for some advance cooking . . . Read more
Posted on 18 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Gift Wrapping Day
Posted on 17 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Persecuted and the Persecutors
Hoorah! A Very Nice Guy at North End Computers (Weaverville, NC) brought my laptop back to life -- while I waited. He says something probably shorted out and... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Through a Glass Darkly...
Well, it's been a while since I shared one of the spam messages my blog receives. I think this one takes the prize for incomprehensibility -- especially in the... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Signs of the Season
Posted on 13 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Sunshine -- An Appreciation
After several days of grayness and gloom, a clear sunshiny day was like a blessing -- especially to someone trying to take pictures. The sun set alight a few... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Re-Visiting . . .
After posting a visit with Miss Birdie back on Halloween, I found myself taking a notion to spend some more time with her and read her book -- The Day of Small... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Too Cold, Too Wet . .
"Too wet to go out . . ." "Too cold to play ball, So we sat in the house And did nothing at all." "And all we could do was to sit, sit, sit. . ." "And we did no... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY