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• Three Pears

  

  This is just to say:I have laid delicate slices of those fragrant pearsOn tender green leaves of lettuce and arugula,Sent a drift of gorgonzola over their... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie at Work

  

  This was Josie's own idea. She asked me a bunch of questions about what I liked and then wrote down the answers. Her spelling is a tad idiosyncratic, and she... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Trip to Russka

  

  This has been on our shelf, next to LONDON and SARUM, both of which I'd read and enjoyed, being an Anglophile of long standing. But RUSSKA. . . Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• WIth a Thankful Sigh of Relief

  

  It was a grand day from the starters to the desserts, including a rather special cake made by Josie, Grandma Nancy serving a sous chef. Alas, I didn't take any... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  

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  Posted on 23 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Game On!

  

  Yesterday I braved the grocery store for more Thanksgiving provisions and as I was pushing the buggy out to my car, a cheerful woman with her own buggy loaded... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thinking of Duns Scotus

  

  2 something am. Jenny jumps on the bed, waking me up. She doesn't seem to want to go out, and she snuggles down next to me. As I lie there waiting to go back... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• One More Sunrise ( by a Real Photographer)

  

  Our friend Cory paid us a brief visit and grabbed this gorgeous sunrise shot. He's a professional photographer and a very old friend of the family--twenty-some... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Eastern Sky at Eventide

  

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  Posted on 19 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Praise of Pomegranates

  

  I really love pomegranates. Their color is my favorite shade of red. I love the little crown they wear, containing the remnants of their once spectacular flower. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Talismans

  

  I found the lost post! Not Blogger's fault but mine. I'd carelessly posted it to last Friday. So here it is. Cleaning out a drawer of seldom used kitchen... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blogger Ate My Post

  

  It wasn't especially important. But I'd spent a bit of time on it and (I thought) scheduled it to post at 2 am this morning. Not there. Not even a draft.Try... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Beauty of Bare Trees

  

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  Posted on 16 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Like the Cat Ate the Grindstone

  

  Little by little, that is. I'm slowly making my way through the kitchen, taking stuff out of cabinets, making decisions, washing, recycling, tossing.I've been a... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Sweet Surprise

  

  This arrived in the mail--a book by a past student. And she credits an assignment in my class at John C. Campbell as being the catalyst for this novel. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Lingering Color

  

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  Posted on 13 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• For the Castle People

  

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  Posted on 12 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Go Vets!

  

  Josie's class learned about Veteran's Day and when I told her that Grumpy was a vet, she decided to decorate for the holiday.With thanks to all who chose to... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• William Morris, Marie Kondo, and Swedish Death Cleaning

  

  William Morris famously said, "Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." That would be a good guideline but it's... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Talismans

  

  Cleaning out a drawer of seldom used kitchen implements, I found a little trove of nostalgia--my maternal grandmother's biscuit cutters, hard-boiled egg... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY