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• It's Never Been More Important

  

  From Congress, NC Supreme Court, State Representative, County Board of Commissioners, Board of Education-- there are no 'little' races. The Right has its... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Woodsmoke by Wayne Caldwell

  

  This lovely little book was my companion for yesterday's reading room as I waited for Josie. It was completely engrossing without a single false note. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reason and Faith and Elizabeth Goodweather and Me

  

  In my first novel, Signs in the Blood, Elizabeth visits a church that practices snake-handling."Elizabth watched, spellbound, as the snakes were passed from... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Autumn's Patina

  

  It gilds the mountains and brushes each leaf with a beautiful, if fleeting, tarnish.Its ephemeral nature makes it all the more precious.A simple trip to town ha... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Red Sky at Morning

  

  The Sunday morning sky posted a warning--as did the weatherman--a freeze is on the way.I've been moving tender plants in--though Justin will have to deal with... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• How Can We Know the Dancer from the Dance?

  

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  Posted on 16 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Up Close

  

  They're givin' (as our neighbors used to say) hard cold for Sunday night. So all the tender porch plants will make their annual pilgrimage to the greenhouse.Thi... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Praise of Patina

  

  Such a useful word when one is an aging person living in an aging house surrounded by aging stuff. The spoon above was a wedding gift 59 years ago--it's coin... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie on Wednesday

  

  I have had a cold (Not covid) and haven't been to see Meema in a Long time. But on Wednesday she picked me up from school--I showed her my Fireman's helmet. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Autumn's Stained Glass

  

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  Posted on 12 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• John Goingsnake Crosses the River

  

  The river is much lower than usual, and I stopped to take a picture of these rocks. We were told of a great drought long ago during which a man could cross the... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Moonrise in October

  

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  Posted on 10 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tampa Soul Food

  

  Arroz amarillo con pollo y camarones-- Chicken and yellow rice with shrimp. This is the signature dish of Tampa's Spanish restaurants and it appeared often on... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Still Turning

  

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  Posted on 08 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Is Amazon the AntiChrist?

  

  Or just an incredibly savvy marketer? Is there a difference?Amazon has done a mass mailing (TO CURRENT OCCUPANT) of a catalogue of kids' toys. It includes... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Praise of Angel Wings

  

  Angel Wings Begonias, that is. When we moved from Tampa in 1975, my grandmother gave me starts from several of her plants (which had very likely come from... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thoughts Like Turkeys

  

  Some days my thoughts are as random as these turkeys--They would like to take flight but instead they run away. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Even on a Dreary Day

  

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  Posted on 04 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Things Fall Apart . . .

  

  The center cannot holdMere anarchy is loosed upon the world,And the dog is on the table.Apologies to W.B. YeatsIan brought us some much-needed rain and cooler... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie's Art Show

  

  Josie loves Grumpy's study--there are lots of Post it notes and black markers for her to use. So she hung a little show of her work, right on Grumpy's computer... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY