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• The LIttle Amaryllis That Could

  

  Since before Christmas, these two bulbs have been blooming mightily. Three stems have come and gone, one with an unusual six flowers instead of the usual four.... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and Hamsie Get Ready for Broadway

  

  .Hamsie and I are singing together in a video. You can see it HereAnd, I am dressing Hamsie up with a diamond star and a cape.(The cape is really my napkin but... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• If You Don't Like the Weather. . .

  

  We went from a balmy near sixty a few days ago . . .to a light snow and a day in the low thirties.Fickle, fickle weather. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Waltz Me to the End of Time --repost

  

  That? That piece of sheet music came from Miss Annie's house. After she passed away back in '65, the property went to a nephew who lived in Alabama. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bernie at the Barnard Bridge

  

  I don't know whom to credit for the picture or the photoshop but I love it. This is the old brick building across the bridge where old guys often hang out. I... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking Ahead

  

  Spring. . .garden . . .maybe a haircut . . . (vaccinated)friends to dinner . . .We won't be having our usual Easter party--can't trust that it would be safe --... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Kittehs Are Not Amused

  

  What now, Cory? There's a talking rodent on the bed, Angeline! And it jiggles!I'm outta here.Hmm. It does, indeed, jiggle and talk.All it says is... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Liberal/Progressive's Credo

  

  Yesterday on Facebook a spirited discussion broke out in the comments following one of my posts. A FB friend of mine--one of the few non-liberals-- was bemoanin... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Struggling with Technology

  

  I am on a new laptop. The old one has multiple issues but I've been babying it along, waiting for the day I could go into a store, pick out a replacement, and... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Meets Princess Sunflower and Makes Blueberry Buckle

  

  Meema and I made Blueberry Buckle. I helped a lot.First I had to grease the pan so the buckle wouldn't stick. I am good at this job. I also sneak little pieces... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Hill We Climb

  

  I thought that the inauguration hit all the right notes, and none more so than this amazing poem, beautifully delivered by Amanda Gorman. Watch it HERE. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A New Day Dawning for Our Country

  

  And the end of an error. May our new president tackle the giant mess left by his predecessor, strengthened by the knowledge that the majority of the country... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oops, It Did It Again

  

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  Posted on 19 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Were They Thinking?

  

  I discovered this little booklet tucked inside an old cookbook. Frozen puff pastry has always been something I enjoy cooking with--we had Turkey Wellington for... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mary Oliver Looks at Snow

  

  Snow was falling,so much like starsfilling the dark treesthat one could easily imagineits reason for being was nothing morethan prettiness. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Learns Stuff

  

  At breakfast I work with my letters, spelling D-O-G dog and B-O-B Bob and then I spell WFDR and ask ask Meema what that spells and she says it is not a word. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• First Shot!

  

  Madison County's Health Department is handling vaccines in an admirable fashion. When we saw on their Facebook page that they were taking appointments for... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hoarfrost

  

  The day began with beautiful hoarfrost everywhere and it only got better--the day, that is. The hoarfrost quickly melted. But the news from Congress lifted my... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hope, Like Spring Flowers

  

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  Posted on 13 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Time to Heal?

  

  I'd like to let this go and move on, as so many Republicans are suggesting now--move on and let the Biden/Harris administration deal with Covid and the toxic... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY