Vickilane

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4369 )

• Choosing a Title (Re-post)

  

  The title of a book, along with its cover, is the writer's first chance to grab a reader's attention and tempt him to pick up the book. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie's School for Dogs

  

  I made a school for the dogs to teach them how to read and other important stuff. Bailey was the best student. Bob was good for a little while, then he wanted t... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  Where are the adults in the GOP? The president is acting up like a demented toddler--bombing foreign boats without ascertaining their status--before or after th... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Misty Autumn

  

  Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wandering in the Victorian Age

  

  After I finished listening to the very excellent Vanity Fair, I was looking for another nice lengthy book to listen to and decided to get the Audible recording... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Her Father's Daughter

  

  Today, after ice cream and some reading and decorating a canvas bag with fabric markers, Josie asked if it was time for videos.Five o' clock is the ordained tim... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On a Day in Autumn

  

  Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hope

  

  Looking at pictures of the multitudes at the NO KINGS rallies yesterday fills me with hope. Hope for the preservation of our democracy. Hope for a return to... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• It Starts Small

  

  It begins with those mostly unregarded local offices--board of education, county clerk, board of elections, etc.And for many years it didn't seem to matter... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Old Hay Rake

  

  For many years it's been just a nostalgic and photogenic piece of outmoded farm equipment, gently rusting away by our driveway. But there was a... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tick Bite--Lyme Disease?

  

  After almost a month of no ticks on the dogs, I woke up Tuesday morning to discover a small tick, embedded in my thigh. Pulled it off and reminded myself to... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Stereotypes? (a Re-post)

  

  Q:Many readers come to your books with preconceived notions of what life/people are like in the south. Do you feel you have to spend more time with character... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Morning Light

  

  Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Honoring the Indigenous Peoples

  

  The decision to reinstate Columbus Day, honoring the man who blundered into a land already occupied and claimed it for Spain, is not surprising for our current... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• This and That

  

  Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

  

  While I'm not a fan of stuffed animals or mounted heads, I've always been intrigued by the beauty of bones. This first (and third) is a cat skull, discovered... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  Dear Representative Edwards:Why is a lawfully elected representative not being seated? (I believe I know why but would be happy to hear your excuses. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Look Down

  

  Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Afternoon with Josie

  

  Time is flying by and Josie is moving so fast (and I so slow) that it's difficult to keep up with her many interests (soccer! gymnastics! Barbies!) and social... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunrise Sequence Sans Sun

  

  Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY