Vickilane

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• Moonrise

  

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  Posted on 03 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Re-posting Re-reading

  

  A post from a few years back of this. I miss Elizabeth and Birdie and the gang . . . but have no intention of writing another one. Sometimes it's good to know... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Goodbye, August

  

  Waiting for pick upComing attraction Purple pickerelweed Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Serendipitous Misplacement and Discovery

  

  Oh, my! I recently discovered three unread paperbacks that have been languishing out of sight in my workroom. I remember buying them back in 2009 when I was... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Family Ephemera

  

  What a surprise! The daughter of my (late) mother's (late) longtime friend sent me this mixed bag of clippings and photos from the Thirties and Forties. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Turkish Boek

  

  A bit like spanakopita, Turkish Borek is really tasty and fairly simple to assemble. We had it warm for supper, accompanied by a tomato cucumber, pepper salad. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Morningsong

  

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  Posted on 27 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Outdated Words

  

  Saw this on Facebook yesterday and thought, Yep, I'm at least that old. Then I remembered when I referred to my cell phone as a telephone and Josie corrected me. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On a Hot Summer Day

  

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  Posted on 25 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Puzzling with Josie

  

  Yesterday after school. Meema had a jigsaw puzzle she wanted me to help her with. I have not done puzzles before except for the wooden ones for little kids. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Incorrigible Rogue

  

  For years my friend, the writer Cynn Chadwick, had heard stories of her family's origin in the UK, as well as the interesting fact that her great grandmother... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Amazing!

  

  First day of first grade. When I was waiting to pick her up, I saw her walking to the pickup spot, hand in hand with another little girl. In the car, I asked ho... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Little Things

  

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  Posted on 21 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Barnett Mountain Jesus

  

  Sol Gentry wasn’t drunk yet but he was working on it. He had just eased his pickup around a sharp curve on the narrow gravel road and was heading into the pull... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East

  

  67 beautiful degrees F this morning---bliss! Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Porch Time with Josie

  

  Yesterday when I went up to stay with Meema, I was nervexcited. That means I was nervous and excited. Do you know why?FIRST GRADE starts Monday. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Intimations of Change

  

  After a lengthy series of thunderstorms in the early morning hours of Tuesday, by Tuesday evening the weather had become cool and dry--a most welcome... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Teenager Birds

  

  The products of a second or third hatch are learning more about their world and how the birdfeeder works. They all look a little scruffy yet. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Old Soul

  

  Many years ago, a mystically inclined friend of a friend, told me (after a few hours acquaintance) that I was an Old Soul and had obviously lived many... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• It's What's for Supper

  

  One of those meals that happens when the fridge needs clearing out. I had some corn and some collards and kale that needed using up, as well as some potato sala... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY