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• Twenty-Two Years Ago . . .

  

  I continue in my purge of my workroom. After recycling the manuscripts of my Elizabeth Goodweather novels, I turned to the stack of notebooks that contained... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• They're Back!

  

  Such a delight to see the swallow-tails rioting amongst the azaleas! Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Memories . . .

  

  Fifty-some years ago when we lived on a lake in Odessa, Florida, we frequented a small country store called Fox's Corner. It was run by a grumpy feller and his... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ceasefire Or No, DJT Needs to Go!

  

  After spending a beautiful spring day worrying about Dear Leader doing something really awful that would brand our country forever as a rogue nation, I was... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  WAKE UP! Our country is well on its way to becoming a pariah nation. The madman in the Oval Office must be removed before he commits even more war crimes to... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Easter Party 2026

  

  Weather or not, the Easter Party happened. There was rain in the morning and a crew of nephews and others set up a canopy.The quilts were hung on Saturday and... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Happy Easter!

  

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  Posted on 05 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Amaryllis Again

  

  A Christmas gift from the past is putting on a show! Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  So, according to your president, our federal government is in the business of war ( a war of his choosing,) not day care, healthcare, or any of the various... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Puns Entirely About Dogs

  

  Years ago my friend Kathy (another dog lover) and I played a game, daring each other to guess the answer using the name of a dog breed. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• April Fool (Rabbit, Rabbit )

  

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  Posted on 01 April 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Latin Trivia

  

  Minutas cantorum, minutas balorum,Minutas carbonatum descendus pantorum.A little song, a little dance,A little seltzer in your pants.I'm not sure who shared thi... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Buried in Paper

  

  So it was time to tackle my workroom. It's cold up there in winter and hot in summer so this is my grace period. It 's where my quilting stuff is, and it's wher... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dog Knows

  

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  Posted on 29 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More De-Accessioning

  

  I spent hours yesterday rummaging through my past and making some hard decisions. Up in my workroom, where I wrote most of my novels, are ten shelves stuffed... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And Butterflies!

  

  We're beginning to see butterflies, but they are the very devil to photograph for an old lady who's not quick on her feet. This was one of two who looked... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Springing Into Spring

  

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  Posted on 26 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  The corruption of your president and his administration is unbounded. He has started a war, partly to deflect attention from the Epstein Files (we haven't... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Herself

  

  Our girl had two nice achievements last week. On Friday at her school's Awards Day, she received recognition for being on the A Honor Roll. And then on Saturday... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie and the Story of High Rock-- a Repost

  

  She had to knock several times to get Miss Birdie’s attention over the loud drone of the special news program. But at last, the little woman heard her, picked u... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY