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• Miss Birdie Everlasting

  

  The little house was all but empty now. Odds and ends had been distributed to friends—Elizabeth had been speechless when Dor’thy had handed her Birdie’s... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sneak Preview

  

  Friday was Halloween costume day at school and Josie was a Witch Kitty. She and her mama made a song which she sang for me. Witch, kitty, witch kitty, witch... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Please, Make It Stop

  

  For several days now I've been dealing with a muscle spasm in my back--not too bad during the day but utterly hellish at night. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Going, Going . . .

  

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  Posted on 27 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie, the Stay At Home Scholar

  

  I had a cold on Saturday and Sunday and Mommy and I had to miss Grumpy's birthday dinner. On Monday my nose was still runny, so I got to spend the day with... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thai-ish Pumpkin Soup

  

  Marked free of pumpkin spice. A creamy, delicious soup that I served with rosemary focaccia and a salad of kale and spinach and chard, topped with pear,... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Answers

  

  Since at least two of you have been waiting with bated breath, here are the answers to yesterday's puzzler.A Korean from the hill country, known as Highland... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Birthday Puzzles

  

  Yikes! I put off posting for Sunday till I was already awash in bubbly and chocolate cake. Today is John's 80th birthday (OMG) and we celebrated last night... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fleeting Fall

  

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  Posted on 22 October 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 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