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• Josie Meets a Cousin

  

  Guess what! I have a new cousin. She and her boyfriend have just moved to Asheville from far away, upstate New York, Meema said. I never saw her before. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Old Favorite from the Fifties with Not So Much Mushroom Soup

  

  Back in the Fifties, Campbell's cream of mushroom soup was a kitchen staple as a shortcut for folks unwilling to make a cream/white sauce. You couldn't hardly... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On Every Side

  

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  Posted on 02 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rabbit, Rabbit

  

  And more autumnal fooling around with watercolor. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Saffron Crocus and Hardy Begonias

  

  They always catch me by surprise, these fall blooming crocus I planted years ago. They're in our little entry garden, under a crepe myrtle and surrounded by... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and a Somewhat Disappointing Day

  

  Meema picked me up at pre-school on Monday and I had a sleepover at her house. I did some more flow painting. By accident I got four blue spots on my face--one... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• That Je Ne Sais Quoi

  

  Now, while good tomatoes and fresh basil are available, this sandwich is a lunchtime favorite around here. Homemade pimento cheese on seeded bread with... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Available for Long Term Rental in December

  

  The Gran House was built in 1987 and is nestled amid the fields and woods of our hundred acre family farm. The house boasts a spacious kitchen and dining area... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• All Things Considered

  

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  Posted on 27 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie's Visitor

  

  She slowed at the sight of a shiny black car coming across Miss Birdie’s bridge. The driver, a dark-haired man who looked irritatingly familiar though she... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Down by the Riverside

  

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  Posted on 25 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Corycat Enjoys the Sunrise

  

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  Posted on 24 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Eats Reading and a Fantasy

  

  Alice, Let's Eat was a Christmas gift back in 1980. As I recall, once the formalities of the day were past--present-opening, dinner, dishes-- I spent the... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Autumnal Equinox

  

  To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Memory: John and Vicki Go to Buy Some Pigs

  

  For years we raised pigs—not breeding them but buying two young pigs in the spring, feeding them through the summer and fall, and butchering them when the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?

  

  There have been fewer butterflies this summer than I ever remember. Climate change? Insecticides? Loss of habitat?I was thrilled, however, to see a... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dancing Through the Apocalypse

  

  Dance class at the Y. The required (yay!) mask does not slow her down or diminish her joy.(Photos by Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Clear View

  

  Getting ready for Fall. Time to wash the windows.That's better--but it's better still to step out onto the porch for the last of the reflected sunset. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• My First Trip

  

  When I was five or six, I had my tonsils out--a routine procedure in those days for kids who got a lot of sore throats aka tonsillitis. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cherishable

  

  The air is cooler and leaves are beginning to drift down. Now, as the summer flowers fade, I find myself cherishing the ones that remain--the Gergera daisy... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY