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• Attempted Home Invasion

  

  I've been putting out food for this feral cat for several weeks now. It runs away if it sees me. It growls at Cory and Angeline. I think that it hangs out in th... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• That Barefoot Walk

  

  We awakened this morning to a serious first snow . . . and you know what Miss Birdie says . . . Walk barefoot in the first snow and you'll be healthy all year... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie's Spice Cake

  

  2 1/2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. each, ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg 1... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie's Halloween Visit

  

  Why, Lizzie Beth honey, I didn’t think to see you this evening. Yes, I’m on my way up to the graveyard. You went up there with me this time last year . . . and... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Halloweeneen

  

  Look for Miss Birdie tomorrow. . . Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• As the Crow Flies

  

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  Posted on 29 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Does It Take?

  

  I'm reading the opening of a novel (that shall remain nameless) and I hate everyone in it. Well, except for one minor (so far) character to whom I am pretty muc... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Cathredral of Late Afternoon Light

  

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  Posted on 27 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oops, I Did It Again

  

  We had a second celebration for John's birthday last night. Ethan made a quick trip up from Atlanta; I made a chocolate cake. (One of the best and moistest ever... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Everywhere I Look . . .

  

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  Posted on 25 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Woman Is Out of Commission

  

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  Posted on 24 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Yes, I'm That Lady Taking Pictures From Her Car Window . . .

  

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  Posted on 23 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Mountain of Words

  

  Dear Folks, Please Sponsor Me! I am participating in the 2nd annual Mountain of Words Write-A- Thon to support the work of Asheville Writers in the Schools and... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunrise Sequence

  

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  Posted on 21 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Still in the Garden

  

  What's left of the garden was still untouched by frost on Saturday when I took these pictures.. I went looking for greens to have for supper . . . Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday Silence

  

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  Posted on 19 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mid October

  

  October is half gone . . . Time to plant some pansies . . . The saffron crocus is blooming . . . The broiler chickens are growing apace . . . And now that the... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pour Prendre Conge

  

  In a more leisurely time, when ladies and gentlemen had calling cards and social obligations could be fulfilled merely by leaving a calling card at an... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Love, Hate, and Facebook -- It's Complicated

  

  I blame it all on the Publicity Department at Random House. Some years back, they encouraged me to do a newsletter for readers of my books. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• De Colores

  

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  Posted on 14 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY