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• How Time Flies

  

  We have lived here on the farm since 1975-- that's 47 years. I tend to forget till I seen the girth of these trees I planted--the weeping willow behind the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Embarrassment of Riches

  

  A friend came to lunch and brought copies of the New York Review of Books and The London ditto. What fun! Paging through them kinda reminded me of back when I... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Evening Skies

  

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  Posted on 13 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• February Flowers

  

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  Posted on 12 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Recent Reads

  

  Talk about a misleading cover/title! I figured this was a bit of sci-fi. Wrong--it's about an Twelth Century nun-- an abbess, therefore mother to the nuns of he... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Legitimate Political Discourse (R)

  

  Only in the bizarro/Trump world inhabited by the magahats and the Republican National Committee would these images be considered "legitimate political discourse. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie's Valentine Workshop

  

  Yesterday I made Valentines for all the kids and teachers at my school. It was a lot!Meema helped. She cut out hearts and then I painted them. I put roses on... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Klara and the Sun

  

  I really loved this book--raced through it because I'd gotten so invested in the fate of Klara. That's Ishiguro's magic--he can bring to life an Artificial... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Promises

  

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  Posted on 05 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pup Playdate

  

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  Posted on 04 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Superlative Brownie--No, Really

  

  Double chocolate brownie with lemon curd. This redefines brownie for me, lifting an ordinary kids' favorite into the stratosphere.I had some leftover lemon... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Things I Do at Meema's

  

  I brought up my special treasure box with a twirling unicorn. It is full of special treasures that I had to show Meema.I told Meema that Valentine's Day is... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ins and Outs

  

  I've been trying to set myself a daily task of cleaning/reorganizing--something I I can do in the morning and then feel free to paint or read after lunch. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Faffing About on a Very Cold Day

  

  Maybe I should be attempting snow scenes, but, dammit, I want flowers. Or leaves. Or burgeoning bulbs. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Once Again

  

  The predicted snow arrived around two yesterday and carried on for a few hours.Temperatures began to drop and the birds crowded the feeder.Beautiful feather... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Phone Close Ups

  

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  Posted on 28 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• McMullen Circle by Heather Newton

  

  Deeply satisfying, this novel in twelve linked stories explores the intertwined lives of families at a boarding school. Set in Georgia during the turbulent year... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bad Cold

  

  I have been laid low by the cold Josie and her family have been hit by. They are all right now. I slept most of yesterday and feel slightly better today. More... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Evening in the East--Reflections

  

  I continue to reflect on The Warmth of Other Suns which I recently blogged about, even I read news reports of hysterical opposition to so-called Critical Race... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Random

  

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  Posted on 24 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY