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• Salade Caprese

  

  Several varieties of sliced tomatoes. The heirloom varieties now in the grocery stores make it special.Fresh basil leaves.Creamy fresh mozzarella.Coarse sea sal... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wherefore "Pinks"?

  

  I love these hardy, kaleidoscopic, clove-fragrant flowers. They survive well for me in containers--in the ground, they tend to get crowded out after a season... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie--In Her Own Words

  

  The past two times Josie has stayed with me, she has produced what I call documents. Not my idea, she just set in to writing, calling out for help with... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Unexpected Treat

  

  It arrived in the mail some time back--a gift from Martin, my English blog/FB friend of many years. "I know how much you love the English countryside," he said. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hosta Blooms

  

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  Posted on 27 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and the Real Beauty and the Beast

  

  I went to theater camp last week! It was in Burnsville and on Friday we did a performance of Beauty and the Beast at the Parkway Playhouse. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday Flowers

  

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  Posted on 25 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Still Learning . . .

  

  Not upside down--drooping. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Drunk As a. . . Bee?

  

  On the porch yesterday morning, I discovered a bumble bee struggling in a half-finished glass of Scotch from John's pre-dinner sup. I poured it out onto the... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Great Wheel Turns and It's Summer Sosltice

  

  Summer--when I was young it meant long, lazy days in my outdoor hideout, reading books from the end- of-school book fair. Later it was trips to the swimming poo... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East

  

  It's been hazy for several days, so hazy that we can't see the Blue Ridge in the distance. I believe it's smoke dispersed from the Canadian fires, but it's not... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Went to Nature Camp

  

  I love this sign because I love this place! I was at day camp all last week and learned new stuff and made new friends. We played in the forest and did things... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• June Is for Daylilies

  

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  Posted on 18 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pork Piccata

  

  On my last trip to the store, I saw a package of beautiful little pork medallions at a ridiculously low price. So, last night I decided to try something new. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Walnut Oak

  

  Every time I go out, I see changes. Some are welcome, old buildings being refurbished, a garden planted where there were weeds. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Time of Daisies--Fifty Years Ago

  

  1973--John and I and not-quite-one Ethan are sitting in a daisy -spangled field under a Carolina blue sky. Seduced by The Whole Earth Catalog and Mother Earth... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Native Plantings

  

  This week Josie is doing a nature day camp at a nearby location, so I am taking her in the morning (9 am) and picking her up in the afternoon (2:45 pm. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Magnificent Magnolia

  

  If only I could include the intoxicating fragrance . . .From a tree I planted 25 or so years ago. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• But His Boxes!

  

  Facebook is overflowing with memes of the boxes stacked in a (tacky) bathroom at Mar a Lago. The one featuring Gollum seems especially appropriate to the... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sisters From Different Mothers

  

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  Posted on 11 June 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY