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• Cookbooks Worth Reading

  

  A visiting friend and I got to talking about cooking and cookbooks. I showed him my latest darling--a Gullah-Geechee cookbook that, aside from tempting... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Almost Sunrise

  

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  Posted on 20 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More From Grumpy's Workshop

  

  Suitable for hanging on a tree or can stand alone.Tiny birdhouse ornament, figured maple and black walnut.Black walnut box with turquoise resin inset.Pencil... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Leaves a Trail of Mess

  

  There was no school Thursday, and I spent the day with Meema and Grumpy. By the end of the day when it was almost time to watch a video at five o'clock, Meema... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Tricky Subject

  

  A sad thing happened yesterday (when I'm writing this.) Justin came to pick up Josie and said there would be no school Thursday because of a death. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dark Season

  

  Cold and rainy and mostly gray. We needed the rain and maybe the cold will finally kill off the ticks which continue to show up on Jenny after her rambles.Movin... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And More Good News

  

  Democrat Katie Hobbs wins the governor's race in Arizona, defeating MAGA babe and election denier Kari Lake!Bit by bit, the madness is draining away. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• White Stuff and Heart-Warming News

  

  Yesterday morning found a bit of white stuff on our deck. But was it snow--suitable for the barefoot-walk-in-the-first, said to ensure good health? Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday

  

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  Posted on 13 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Spends the Day

  

  There was no school on Friday, so I spent the day with Meema and Grumpy. After pancakes we went upstairs to my office. Meema did some ironing and I read to... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Veterans Day

  

  A hats off to all who've served our country in the Armed Forces. May our country do better by the many who are homeless and/or suffering from disabilities... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Coulda Been Worse

  

  Feeling, if not joyful, at least relieved. Locally our current (D) sheriff was re-elected over the candidate (R) who used a hammer as a prop. The school board... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fifty-Nine Years-- A Re-post with Update

  

  November 9, 1963Fifty-nine years!?! Where does the time go?John's grandfather (with whom I am exchanging an air kiss here) and his wife had just celebrated thei... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Vote!!!

  

  Every race is important--from school board to Congress. And our future will be shaped, for better or worse, by the outcome. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Snippet

  

  Another quote from Robertson Davies that caught my attention:“One of my favorite cultural fossils,” said he, “is the garden gnome. You have observed them? Very... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Makes a Potion

  

  .This is me on Saturday. I am collecting berries for a potion.Friday after school was when I got the idea to make a potion. I took the lights out of one of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Going...Going...

  

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  Posted on 05 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Esmeralda and the Brown Brachet--Chapter 3

  

  Chapter 3 (Chapters 1 and 2 are here earlier on the blog. Key word- Esmeralda) Over bramble infested hills, through soggy, boggy valleys, with the occasional... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Snippet

  

  “Oh, this overbred passion for quiet! Totally unnatural. We are usually begotten with a certain amount of noise. and For our first nine months we are carried... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Kittehs

  

  Sweet Bast! Here she comes again.Just ignore her, Cory. I refuse to give her the satisfaction of disappearing under the big bed as usual. Besides, I'm very... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY