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• Three Books - A Very Mixed Bag, Indeed

  

  My reading tastes are nothing if not eclectic and these three books should illustrate that. The Telling Room is non fiction -- the story of a writer's... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Beacause They're Cats

  

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  Posted on 13 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Clubbing

  

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  Posted on 12 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Signs of Spring

  

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  Posted on 11 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Most Obliging Plant

  

  Forsythia (called Yellow Bells by many of my neighbors) is a most obliging plant. Cut its budded branches in winter, bring them inside and give then warmth and... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Clucks

  

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  Posted on 09 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• As the Clouds Roll Eastward . . .

  

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  Posted on 08 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Your Natural Self

  

  In the wake of the Academy Awards and a great deal of on line chatter about bad plastic surgery and the (perceived) need to look young, author Laura Lippman... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La!

  

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  Posted on 06 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What's That Up There?

  

  "Come out here now!" John said and, grabbing my camera, I followed him to the front porch. He pointed to the hillside from whence came a confusion of turkey... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Winter Weather ... I Rebuke You Once More!!!!

  

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  Posted on 04 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Everyday Sacrament -A Re-Post

  

  Here's another everyday (in the sense of ordinary, rather than daily) sacrament that I observe now and then -- ironing the linen hand towels that were part of m... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Everything's Better with Kittehs

  

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  Posted on 02 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Most Proper Orgy

  

  I'm not sure when I began to read Barbara Pym -- over thirty years ago, I think, when, after a long period of obscurity, she was re-discovered by the literary... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Goodbye, February!

  

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  Posted on 28 February 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Not Your Mama's Beanie Weenie

  

  No, not Beanie Weenie but Italian Sausages with Cannellini Beans. This is an amazingly easy, incredibly tasty, one-dish meal. It fills the house with an aroma... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Taciturn Tuesday

  

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  Posted on 25 February 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Where. Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?

  

  Oh, but I am. A neighbor spotted the two bad dogs about a mile down the road yesterday morning and when John went to get them, they had disappeared. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Smell of Earth

  

  This is a repost from the early days of the blog -- and it's exactly what I hope to be doing today if it doesn't rain...On a day like today -- sunny and balmy -... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Watching . . .

  

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  Posted on 21 February 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY