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• Yuletide Cards

  

  I decided to indulge my passion for watercolor by making our own Christmas/Yule cards. I came up with a design and made a rough template to speed the process.... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Holiday Color

  

  Yesterday was my day for finishing the Christmas decorations and, by gosh and golly, they are done.They are somewhat reduced from past years: a smaller tree,... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Black and White

  

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  Posted on 17 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Sleepover, Another Playdate

  

  Meema picked me up at pre-school on Monday and we hurried home so I could finish decorating the tree. There are lots of ornaments that look like stuffies and I... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Undaunted by Freezing Weather, the Snapdragon Persists

  

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  Posted on 15 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Gets Everything She Ever Wanted

  

  She and Blue Elephant had an emotional reunion and then there was a gift and a Christmas card from her Fairy Godmother Sandy.A magical box . . .When she opened... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Decking the Halls--A Beginning

  

  Christmas around here evokes waves of nostalgia--generally pleasant. There's the Carolina Lily pillow I made probably thirty years ago. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday Sunrise

  

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  Posted on 12 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• All I Want for Christmas . . .

  

  World peace, serious action addressing climate change, homelessness, and poverty, the disappearance of Covid in all its manifestations (along with the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Playdate for Pups

  

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  Posted on 10 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Other News

  

  On Monday, Mr. Blue Elephant, faithful companion to Josie, suffered multiple wounds and lacerations as the result of an unprovoked attack by a playful young... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Has Braids and Learns About Sewing

  

  Hey, it's me Josie. Meema picked me up from preschool Monday afternoon and I had a sleepover and spent all day Tuesday with Meema and Grumpy. She really wanted... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blessed Rain

  

  It's been disturbingly dry, enough that we begin to worry about forest fires. So the rain today (Monday) was welcome--not as much as we'd like but at least it... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Comfort Cooking

  

  A taste of home with black beans and rice, Tampa-style and Conecuh sausage from my paternal grandfather's county of birth in Alabama. (Also, a big salad with... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Carpe Diem

  

  Seize the day--something that's easier when there's a young hound who feels that her breakfast time is at first light. Admittedly, I often/usually crawl back... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Squeeze Me--for Great Fun

  

  A book pusher friend recently left a large sack of reading material for me--most of it on the serious side. But I grabbed the Hiassen, feeling ready for a bit o... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• It's a Dog's World

  

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  Posted on 03 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Hate It When That Happens

  

  I saw it on Facebook: Anti-Vaccine Televangelist Marcus Lamb Dies of Covid-19 at 64.And I must admit that my first reaction was to hit the laughing emoji. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rabbit, Rabbit

  

  Having a difficult time getting a decent picture of the watercolor . . . but happy December anyway. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bare Trees, Red Sky

  

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  Posted on 30 November 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY