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• In a Crystal Ball

  

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  Posted on 16 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Four Brown Hounds

  

  Jenny is the latest incarnation of my favorite sort of dog--a reddish-brown, flop-eared hound. Her long legs have a good bit of white on them and she's quite a... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Does Art and Other Stuff

  

  When I spend the day with Meema, the first thing I like to do (after pancakes) is to paint.I tried some new things--a purple outline with purple lines across it... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Taciturn Thursday

  

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  Posted on 13 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bloody Bread

  

  When a friend of mine from high school days posted this on Facebook, I was intrigued. And since I had a half a bottle of Bloody Mary mix left over from... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hamnet

  

  This was meant to be Tuesday's post, but I clicked the wrong thing. So it goes.A wonderfully imagined and beautifully written account of Shakespeare's... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On A Rainy Day

  

  Sunday was cold and rainy--very rainy. And we got word that Josie had been exposed to Covid at her school on Wednesday and we had been exposed to Josie on... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Remembering NC Mountainwoman

  

  As I sat at the dining room table, taking pictures of the winter birds at the feeder, I was reminded of a long-time and sadly missed blog friend, Carolyn Powell... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie's Snow Day

  

  There was no pre-school on Friday because it snowed so I spent the day with Meema.Do you know what a geode is? It is a rock like a hollow ball and when you brea... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Winter Color

  

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  Posted on 07 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Writing to Picture Prompts

  

  Back in 2010 there was an ongoing series in the blogosphere called Magpie Tales, the brainchild of Tess Kincaid and her blog Willow Manor. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blue Sky, White Snow

  

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  Posted on 05 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The First Snow

  

  So, of course, I walked it it. Barefoot, per the tradition that promises good health for this undertaking. I don't walk far--not wanting to fall and break a... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mountain Moods

  

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  Posted on 02 January 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Breaking Up Christmas Again

  

  When I went out to fill the birdfeeder yesterday morning, the balmy air and the budding quince made the red bows and Christmas greenery on the porch look sad an... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Me Josie Again

  

  There is no preschool this week. Which is a good thing because I have So Much Christmas stuff to play with. These are finger paints and you can make little... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Recent Reading

  

  My friend Byron's latest book is a delight and a joy. As a traditional and hereditary witch, she studies and practices Appalachian folk magic, or Hillfolks'... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Very Good Girl Mostly--The Shoes Were a Mistake

  

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  Posted on 28 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Malcolm Owen Remembered.

  

  I learned yesterday of the passing of an old friend. Malcolm Owen and his late wife Vicky, a college friend of mine, were our introduction to Madison County.... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Family . . .

  

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  Posted on 26 December 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY