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• The Little Things

  

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  Posted on 05 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Are You Here For?

  

  The other night a friend and I were discussing the deplorable state of the world (as one does,) and she startled me with this question: "What do you think you'r... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Tale of Two Kittehs

  

  Angeline here. The Woman said Sandy wanted to see pictures of us. I obliged because I was getting my Vitamin D. Soon I shall disappear to one of my hiding place... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dress Up Play Date

  

  On Monday Meema picked me up from pre-school and I came home with her and had a sleepover, It was the first time at Meema and Grumpy's and we all did great. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rabbit, Rabbit

  

  Still practicing--trying to learn to wait for things to dry before adding the next wash.Some times I use a hairdryer to speed things along.Sometimes I work... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Ybor City Back Then

  

  Back in the late Fifties, before Ybor City, Tampa’s Latin quarter, was a tourist magnet, back when it still had cigar factories, during summers and Christmas... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Random Rambles and Rants in Late Summer

  

  The maple tree says it's time. The past few days have been our hottest of the summer so it's pleasant to think that fall is on its way. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Journey by Mary Oliver

  

  One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began,though the voices around youkept shoutingtheir bad advice—though the whole housebegan to trembleand you... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Turkey Trot

  

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  Posted on 28 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• When She Was Very Young

  

  The child rotated slowly in the well of light. She had pulled the mirrored closet door all the way open till it touched the window, forming a secret place, a... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Preschool and Playdate!

  

  I was in a hurry to tell Meema about my first day of pre-school. I go to pre-school on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesdays I stay with Meema and on... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Daves

  

  Just an assortment of pictures of Dave, Not-Dave, and the Davettes (only four now--one went missing during all the rains.) And Buck-Buck--the father of the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More from the Shop

  

  John made this lovely bench for me so I can sit in our little entryway garden. It's made of treated wood and can't be painted for about a year but the blue pain... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fibble-Fabble

  

  In my post yesterday I mentioned the story teller's maxim of never letting the facts get in the way of a good story and a Facebook friend commented that when sh... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Family Story--repost from 2010

  

  Tampa, Florida -- the early 1900's. An early autumn afternoon and C.L Knight, the family patriarch, and his sons and grandchildren are taking their ease on the... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Think Pink

  

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  Posted on 21 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Those Who Don't Study History . . .

  

  . . .are condemned to repeat it. While those who do, shake their heads as it happens again and again, an endless Groundhog Day nightmare.Actually, I'm not a rea... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• My St. Christopher

  

  When I was in high school, it became fashionable among my acquaintances to wear a St. Christopher medal. Not just any religious medal—no Sacred Hearts or... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Serious Rain

  

  Tuesday afternoon and we are having some serious all-day heavy rain--the sort that makes trees fall and banks collapse. Also, there's a tornado watch. Update--a... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Playing Dress Up with Meema

  

  I am a ballerina queen. But Meema is just Meema. I will use my magic fan to make her fancy,There! Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY