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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.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 4099 )
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Autumn Light
Posted on 10 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Goldfish and Pickerel Weed
Posted on 09 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Tellie and Marion and the Supremes
r When I read the news that the Supreme Court had declined to review various gay-marriage cases, in effect making gay marriage legal in a number of additional... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Where Do Clouds Come From?
Posted on 07 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Something Tells Me . . .
Your footsteps rang on the tile of the empty passageway as you strode toward the door at the other end. You had traversed this hall many times but today,... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Freeze Warning!
There's a freeze warning for Sunday morning so I head for the garden to pick the last of the green peppers. Good bye to the nasturtiums that have been so... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Fall Garden Cleanup
What a dump! Time to put away the shade cloth and pull some weeds . . . "I was toad to pose for a picture." The basil is still flourishing but I have so much... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Animal, Vegetable, Or Mineral?
A sea creature of some sort? The interior of a geode? No, it's a giant radish -- white outside with this lovely pinkish-purple interior. Read more
Posted on 03 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Autumn Tiptoes In . . .
Posted on 02 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Keeping the Faith
Why in the world would someone spend the better part of a beautiful fall day to make eight small jars of jelly? I like to think that it was, in some way, a nod... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
September Song
Posted on 30 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
This is Your Cat on 'Nip
Posted on 29 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Keats' Ode to Autumn - and Vicki's Ode to Applesauce
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Cloudy in the East
Posted on 27 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Kitchen Nostalgia
A few days ago, while rummaging under our kitchen benches in search of my applesauce strainer, I realized that it had been a long time, a very long time since... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
There's Still Time
to sign up for an amazing writing workshop experience next month (Oct. 10 - 25) here in the mountains of North Carolina!! Vicki’s workshop — Jump Start Your... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Garden Walk
Posted on 25 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Under the Mercy Trees
I've been aware of this book for a while -- it won the prestigious Thomas Wolfe Prize back in 2011. But somehow I didn't get around to reading it till just now. Read more
Posted on 24 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Harvest and Harvester
Posted on 23 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Cousins . . .
A family visit this past weekend and we enjoyed getting to see these two cousins having fun together. Launching paper planes from the loft overlooking the livin... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY