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• A Favorite Old Story

  

  This is a re-post, inspired by a recent email from Lynn, the heroine of the story.The Diaz family had fled Castro's Cuba (this was 1962) and were now settled... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Inspiration Is Where You Find It

  

  And no, he isn't missing a leg. The one on the right is his left hind, the right is (presumably) hidden behind a front leg. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• January Treat

  

  I couldn't resist these lovely heirloom tomatoes at the grocery store. When I got home, they seemed to be telling me I needed to make a tomato galette--never... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Random Snow Pictures

  

  From last week . . . no snow now. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Morning Stillness

  

  The fog comes on little cat feet.It sits lookingOver harbor and cityOn silent haunchesAnd then moves on.Carl SandburgThe fog comeson little cat feet.Wrapping... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• "Boys . . ."

  

  As I was fixing my breakfast, I was reminded of a (possibly apocryphal) story about Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass. Some years ago, Monroe and his band The... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Writes Thank You Notes

  

  It was Martin Luther King Junior Day and there was no school. My kindergarten teacher Ms. V told us about Martin Luther King Junior and why his day is important. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Disney Vs. Clasics

  

  Posting Pooh's hum yesterday got me to thinking about old favorite children's books I love--and wondering if the magic could be the same for Josie, considering... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• One of Pooh's Hums

  

  The more it snows,(Tiddley pom)The more it goes,(Tiddley pom) The more it goes, (Tiddley pom)On snowing. And no one knows,(Tiddley pom)How cold my... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Snow, and the Birds Aren't Thrilled

  

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  Posted on 14 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Moongarden

  

  The Secret Garden was one of my very favorites when I was growing up. So, when I was perusing books at the library on Wednesday, Moongarden, a sci-fi/YA... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fun at the LIbrary

  

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  Posted on 12 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Poco the Movie Star

  

  This was Poco, the Jersey cow that wanted to be a star.Our Movie Star Cow- a re-post from 2010. The friend to whom we eventually sold Poco recently posted a... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Josie Afternoon

  

  It was too cold for an ice cream cone when Meema picked me up from school today, so we went home and made chocolate chip pancakes.The Castle People all wanted... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Back At It

  

  Justin and Claui gave me a new watercolor how-to book for Christmas and I'm really enjoying it!I'm using notecards to do the exercises on--now I have to start... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Terry Pratchett's HOGFATHER

  

  Oh, my goodness, where to begin. I’ve just finished Hogfather, by the marvelous and lamentedly late Sir Terry Pratchett-- is a wonderful book for those of a... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• There Must Be a Theme

  

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  Posted on 07 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Ongoing Circus in the House . . .

  

  As the eighth ninth tenth wherever-it-stands-now vote fails to bring Trump's 'my Kevin' any closer to the Speakership, I admit to being caught up in this... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Big Reveal

  

  As the buds began to swell, I began to suspect that Lady Amaryllis was not the usual red . . .Surely that's a deep blush . . . Shyly, she drew aside a single... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Weather Alert (Tuesday Morning)

  

  What a glorious sky! And how lucky I am to wake up to such beauty!The above was the last shot of the series. Below they are in order from first to next to last. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY