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• 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

  

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  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

  

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  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

  

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  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

• Old Friends. . . .

  

  Internet restored and I spent most of Monday decorating the tree. . . Claui and Justin came up Sunday and we all worked on the popcorn chain and got it and the... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What, Already?

  

  I know lots of folks put up their Christmas trees right after Thanksgiving -- even on Thanksgiving Day. I've never done that, preferring to wait, normally,... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie and the Cat's Pajamas

  

  Why, Lizzie Beth, how glad I am to see you! Lay that wet jacket there by the stove and come get you a chair. No. I ain't busy -- jest settin here feeling... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Windows

  

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  Posted on 03 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Leftover Turkey -- Curried Cottage Pie

  

  Time to deconstruct the last of the Thanksgiving turkey -- the carcass is boiling and tomorrow I'll make a turkey vegetable soup. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Here and There and Then -- from the Archives

  

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  Posted on 01 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Last of the Goodweather Dogs

  

  When I began writing the Elizabeth Goodweather books., I gave Elizabeth three dogs and based them on three of our six (at the time) canines. (Not wanting her... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thawing

  

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  Posted on 29 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Snowy, Snug Thanksgiving

  

  We awoke to a couple of inches of snow but the roads were clear and our friends from Shelton Laurel and our nephew and great-nephew from Asheville were able to... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Justice

  

  "But let justice roll down like waters; And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. . ." Amos 5:24 Like many, I've had the situation in Ferguson on my mind. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY