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• A Perfect Spring Meal

  

  So simple! Chicken thighs, potatoes, asparagus, and scallions all on a sheet pan and dinner is ready in less than an hour.You start with a mix of salt,... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Glory in the Morning

  

  I am so very fortunate to awake (with Jenny's help,) to this glorious view.As I sit on the chest at the foot of the bed and put on my socks and shoes, I watch... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Octopus Ex Machina

  

  As with many very popular books, I resisted reading Remarkably Bright Creatures, expecting that it would be a tad too sweet and predictable for my taste. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  Your president has demanded an "election integrity army" -- partisan forces deployed to polling places in every state. Armed? Masked? As brutal as ICE? Do you... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Random

  

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  Posted on 11 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Mother of Us All

  

  Mother Earth's bounty, so beautiful, so generous . . .May her children honor her every day . . .And may they always remember that, without her, there is nothing. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Putting Away Childish Things

  

  In the ongoing attempt to rid the house of excess baggage, I attacked Josie's art cupboard and a closet and a chest with lots of her toys stored therein. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Too Much Text Begging!

  

  I have, in the past, donated to various candidates and progressive/liberal political groups. As they say, no good deed goes unpunished and now I am the recipien... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reading Mary Stewart

  

  In my ongoing book purge, I occasionally have to read a book to decide if it goes or stays. Such is the case with Mary Stewart, whose gentle mystery/romances I... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wordless Wednesday

  

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  Posted on 06 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  You and your party are behaving like the over-indulgent parents of a spoiled toddler--parents that are afraid of said toddler and turn a blind eye to his... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Morning Light

  

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  Posted on 04 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Test Your Vision!

  

  I believe that the more we post these numbers (8647)that mean to throw the Orange One out of office, the more ridiculous his lawsuit against Comey becomes.... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Goes Around . . .

  

  A quarter of a century ago, when the quilting book a friend and I had written was published and being written up here and there, a woman I didn't know... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie and the Mysterious Jake Aaron (a Re-post)

  

  She slowed at the sight of a shiny black car coming across Miss Birdie’s bridge. The driver, a dark-haired man who looked irritatingly familiar though she... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wordless Wednesday

  

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  Posted on 29 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Flame in the Woods

  

  The wild flame azalea in the woods above our road is putting on a magnificent show this year. Over the years I've bought and planted and lost half a dozen "tame... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  Of course the attempted attack on the various government officials should be condemned. We are already sliding into third world status, but we should certainly... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Much Needed Rain

  

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  Posted on 26 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• At the Pond

  

  We took a bottle of bubbly and some herbed brie and crackers down to enjoy the early evening at the pond. The scent of the wisteria was intoxicating.Along with... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY