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• Sixty Years? Dang!

  

  "I give this marriage five years," said my mother in a fit of pique shortly after our wedding on November 9, 1963.Well, she was wrong. Today is our sixtieth... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Dust of Ages in a Country Kitchen

  

  Visitors to our house almost always love our funky kitchen, its baskets and pots hanging from the ceiling beams, the wood stove and cast-iron cookware, the... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie After School

  

  When Meema picked me up, I asked if we could go get ice cream. She said we only do that once a week and would I like to do it today or Wednesday. (There is no... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Good Morning

  

  Just shots from my phone. The color fades so quickly that it was gone by the time I went and got my real camera. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gumbo YaYa

  

  What a delicious Louisiana-flavored stew of friends and family, of Spanish moss-hung place, of loss and longing and redemption! I read these two books 25 years... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Dances at the Grocery Store

  

  Meema and me went to the grocery store after school. The grocery store is a great place to practice dancing.My ballet teacher says we should practice at home an... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Going to Water

  

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  Posted on 03 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Leaf Fall

  

  The trees that have been so beautiful are shedding their finery and taking on their severe winter aspect. On Tuesday, the big mulberry in the pasture was a blaz... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rabbit, Rabbit

  

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  Posted on 01 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie in the Graveyard--10 Years Ago--A Repost

  

  Why, Lizzie Beth honey, how proud I am to see you! Come on in and git you a chair. I'm just waiting on that spice cake in the oven to be done, then I'm aiming t... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Evening Looking East

  

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  Posted on 30 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• There Seems to Be an Art Critic in the House

  

  Rummaging through my painting stuff, I came across these mutilated attempts. I can't decide if Bailey chewed on them because she liked them or hated them.Which... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• If You're Tired of Autumn, Skip This Post

  

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  Posted on 28 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Painting Day

  

  My friend Louise came over again for a day of painting. I worked on Pink Plemmon's little store--I took a picture of it many years ago and always meant to get... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Shining Tree

  

  I am slightly besotted with this tree. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Past Casts Long Shadows

  

  Like my blog friend AC, I am sometimes wakeful in the wee hours. It doesn't bother me; instead, I take the opportunity to remember stuff--walking through the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Discipline in the Home is the Linchpin of Order

  

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  Posted on 24 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• To the Top of the World

  

  Sunday was heart-breakingly gorgeous, and we went with friends to see some property they were thinking about purchasing.One piece comes with two funky barns... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday

  

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  Posted on 22 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Didn't Expect This!

  

  When the bell rang for school to be out, it was hailing! I didn't expect that! I caught some in my hand and Meema took a picture of it on her car. (The hail I... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY