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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 ( 4049 )
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Love Your Neighbors
This is a nice thing: folks from my county -- some natives, some longtime residents, and some who just got here are coming together to raise funds to help... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 CREATIVITY -
Looking Up
Posted on 15 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Impossible Dream?
Ever since I became a 'published author' back in 2005, I've been amazed at how many folks out there have that same dream. Whenever I speak at a bookstore or a... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY -
Longing for Yellow. . .
Posted on 13 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
History of the World in Two Minutes
In case you missed it the first time around . . .Here's an amazing little video -- http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/history.htmlThanks to my friend Robin for... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Do These Elastic Waisted Pants Make Me Look Older?
There's a fun little quiz over HERE -- 10 Things You Do That Make You Look 10 Years Older. Of course I took it . . . I plead guilty to the elastic waist pants... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Cats Are Indignant
It's opening!Such a mid-winter miracle. . . I love watching it unfurl . . .Angeline is not impressed. Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
No Snow, No Words -- Just Orchids
Posted on 09 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Yggdrasil Ice Medallion
It appeared on a dining room window yesterday morning... A frost patch that made me think of Yggdrasil, the World Tree of Old Norse mythology...Yggdrasil, a hug... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Posted on 07 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY
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Bread Pudding Nostalgia
I had one of these little toy electric ovens back at the end of the Forties -- before litigation took the fun out of toys. No wimpy light bulb cooking and... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Still More Snow Pictures
Posted on 05 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
It WAS the First Snow of the Year...
Alas for the Florida cousins who'd hoped to see snow during their visit -- they left just a tad too soonNot an especially heavy snow but pretty, as always.And... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Little Night Snow
Posted on 03 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Christmas Books!
This gorgeous picture of a blooming artichoke is one of 365 plates in The Flower Garden -- based on original hand-colored copper plate engravings in the Hortus... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Not a Resolution but a Question ...
That question has been echoing in my mind for some time. It comes from Mary Oliver's beautiful poem "The Summer Day"...Who made the world?Who made the swan,... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Goodbye to 2013...
Today is breaking up Christmas at our house -- or at least, undecorating the tree so it can get hauled out of the house thereby helping us avoid bad luck in... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Stylin'
Posted on 30 December 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Old Barn
Posted on 29 December 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Back on the Horse
Christmas was tough for my older son and his wife. They had to cancel their trip to the farm as their beloved Lyca had unresolvable issues with walking. Read more
Posted on 28 December 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY