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• Silent Sunday

  

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  Posted on 30 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tergiversation

  

  As I was falling asleep a few nights ago, the word tergiversation floated into my semi-consciousness. I have no idea why--just some of the random debris that... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie in the Attic

  

  I am in the attic! It is a bedroom over the living room and it has FOUR beds and lots of books. When I am older, it will be my own room. But the stairs are... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fauna and Flora

  

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  Posted on 27 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Anchorites, Contented Slaves, and Florida Crackers

  

  My recent reading is, as usual, all over the place. New to me was Illuminations by Mary Sharratt, a novel about Hildegard von Bingen--the famous mystic. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• As the Sunrise Creeps Northwards

  

  About a month to go till Summer Solstice when the sunrise will begin its journey back to the right(southwards.)For reference, below is a pre-sunrise picture fro... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Playdate!

  

  I had a playdate yesterday! Some friends of Meema's brought their little girl over. She is only two and a half but we had fun together.The grownups sat around... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Little Pond

  

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  Posted on 23 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Magic Numbers 6 and 10?

  

  Authors are advised not to obsess over book reviews and ratings--i.e. stop checking the numbers on Amazon and Goodreads all the time. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Flowers (I May Need an Intervention)

  

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  Posted on 21 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie at the Library Again!

  

  Hey! Guess what! The library playground is open and all the toys are back!Now that I am four, this is how I go up the slide.And down!After story time, I saw som... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Is Normal Anyway?

  

  Sneaking back into life. I'm catching up with long deferred routine maintenance (hair cut twice, teeth cleaned, yearly general checkup, x-rays of my failing... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Flower Time

  

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  Posted on 18 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And Lo, It Came to Pass

  

  Three years ago I blogged (see post HERE) about planting Siberian Iris alongside some stone steps and envisioning a future spring when they would provide a... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Birthday Party!

  

  It was a very small party but the highlight was some actual kids! A two and a half year old little girl was there and after come initial shyness (her first... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blast from the Past

  

  This little "book" isn't as old as the geography I posted a few days ago--not by a hundred years. The geography was from 1846--this is from 1946--give or take... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• May Flowers

  

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  Posted on 14 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Gets a Present from Her Fairy Godmother

  

  I stayed home with Mama on Wednesday because there was no gas and she couldn't go to work. But we all went up to Meema and Grumpy's for Family Dinner Up. And... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Patriotic Education

  

  I came across this little geography text from 1846 and was reminded how students have always been at the mercy of the textbooks they are issued and that just... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Always the Same--Always Different

  

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  Posted on 11 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY