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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 ( 4137 )
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Looking Kinda Like Spring . . .
Posted on 11 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Preparations
Down at Justin and Claui's house they're getting ready for gardening season . . . and their wedding . . . Claui is planting seeds . . .And Justin is making... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Yes, Sometimes I Spend the Day Just Looking at the View
Posted on 09 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Book Questions
Just for Fun -- Answer in the comments1. What's your favorite book from your childhood ?2. What book you would choose to read to a child?3. What book did you... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Harbingers
Almost overnight,Bare branches burst with silkenBuds --pussy willows! Pearl-decked slender limbsDance before sky's blue backdrop --Soon...soon... they whisper. Read more
Posted on 07 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Good Grief!
Just finished reading a very scary book -- Inside Scientology Being a serious skeptic --one of my New Age-type friends once said, "Vicki's so conservative"... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Still More Birds
Posted on 05 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Snowy Morning Breakfast
I think it's a survival mechanism -- cold and snowing? Time for calories and comfort food!These are Sour Milk Pancakes from my Gasparilla Cookbook -- I've been... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Showdown
Posted on 03 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
On Friday we awoke to snow -- two inches and a bit...Enough to be pretty without being troublesome... I spent a lot of time taking pictures of birds -- through... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Pink Blue Ridge
Yesterday morning's snow was quickly gone -- here at least. On the distant (and much higher) Blue Ridge, the snow stayed . . . Read more
Posted on 01 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Everybody Needs Someone
Posted on 31 January 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Chickens in the Grass. . . Alas . . .
Seeing the yard birds out wandering around yesterday made me think of Gertrude Stein and her famous "Pigeons in the grass, alas.. Read more
Posted on 30 January 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Out
Posted on 29 January 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Listening to NIGHTWOODS
I read really fast. Sometime I say that I read a book fast so I know if I'll want to read it again -- slower. When I encounter a novel as rich in description an... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Drip
Posted on 27 January 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Now It Can Be Told!
... Darth Vader's humble beginnings as a chicken farmer in rural North Carolina... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY