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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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A Glorious Day
We have been blessed with wonderful weather recently. An inch and a half of rain followed by temperatures in the seventies, dipping below sixty at night. It's... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Old and New
Posted on 29 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Preacher Comes to Dinner
My, if that chicken don't look good. Fried chicken in a iron skillet is a dish fit fot a king . . . or a preacher. Law, that reminds me . . . Read more
Posted on 28 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Silent Sunday
Posted on 27 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
What's That Over There?
Ohmigosh! Look at that on the steps? A Luna moth? Too green. A tropical butterfly somehow displaced to western North Carolina? Let me get a closer look . . . Oh... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
No Words Today
Posted on 25 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Conundrum . . .
As I struggle with making sense of and writing about the divided loyalties (some of which remain strong today) in my region during the American Civil War, in th... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Writers' Bumper Stickers - Stroll/Poll
A stroll through the Wildacres parking lot yielded this collection of bumper stickers -- mostly political, mostly of the Liberal/Progressive persuasion. Read more
Posted on 23 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Don't Talk to Strangers
This book grabbed me and wouldn't let go. Sure, it was a rainy day but I had plans to do some writing of my own. I'd started reading it late one night -- becaus... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Sunshine and Hummers
After several days of beautiful soaking rain and blissfully cool temperatures, it was nice to see the sun again and snap a few pictures before the clouds... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
What Is It?
At Wildacres I found this mysterious arrangement at the base of a tree in the parking lot. My first thought was of the Yunwi Tsundi -- the Cherokee Little Peopl... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Wordless
Posted on 19 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Narrow Fellow
I was out back planting a hosta when this narrow fellow (as Emily Dickinson called a snake in one of her poems) came from somewhere below the house, and... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Where the Bee Sucks . . .
Posted on 17 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Accidental Birds of the Carolinas
One of the pleasures of Wildacres is hearing fellow faculty members read from their work. Marjorie Hudson's beautiful reading of "New World Testament"... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
After the Rain
Posted on 15 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Kittehs Are Excited That I'm Back!
Posted on 14 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Week at Wildacres
See that picture above? I like to think that's Inspiration pouring down on Wildacres -- the idyllic retreat just off the Blue Ridge Parkway that was the scene o... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
I'm Off...
I I'm leaving today for a week long writing workshop at Wildacres. It's a great gig -- I lead a workshop for half of each day and the rest of the time is mine t... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Pocket Plunder
What would Sherlock Holmes make of this collection that I gathered from the little bowl into which my husband empties his pockets every night? (There was loose... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY