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• To Sail on a Sea of Clouds

  

  Another oddly formatted phone pic--but I really like it because it looks like water (to me, anyway.) Perfect for Eugene Field's Wynken, Blynken, and... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mmmm, Gritz! And Stuff!

  

  I've always liked grits--with butter, for heaven's sake, not sugar-- for breakfast or with fried fish, but the popularity of shrimp and grits moved them into a... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Report from Dog World

  

  Wednesday night, 9:30. Jenny has not returned. She and Otter went off on a toot after supper and she's not back. I text Claui to ask if Otter's come back. Yes,... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Too Hot To Talk

  

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  Posted on 07 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sun Journey

  

  The sun is finally out of the trees and moving south on the horizon. I'm fortunate to have watched this solar journey from the comfort of our house for almost... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, Petunia!

  

  Once I spurned petunias as too ordinary. But these girls just keep on keeping on, adding their sweet fragrance to evening on the porch. Hummers and bees like... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• New Dogs in the Family

  

  Josie's folks adopted Domino last week. She's a sweet Pit mix and is happy to be here. Otter is a little miffed at no longer being an only dog but that will... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 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