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• Fun Guys

  

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  Posted on 20 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Winternight Trilogy

  

  On these cold days, I've been wandering through a fantasy world set in 14th century Russia -- a land torn between Christianity and the older pagan ways that... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Only a Few Christmases Ago

  

  2017 (no teeth)2018 (meeting Dolly)2019 (doing the decorating)2019 Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Zuppa of the Evening, Beautiful Zuppa

  

  A cold and rainy day calls for soup. After seeing a friend's post about the Caldo Gallego he'd made, I went to the kitchen, prepared to make some myself. I... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• No Words

  

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  Posted on 16 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Good Reading from Western North Carolina

  

  It's always nice to make a list of this sort-- especially when there are so many authors I admire--Ron Rash, Annette Saunook Clapsaddle,, and Leah Hampton, to... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Decking Those Halls

  

  Cutting evergreens to spread around inside and out. . .And trying to remember what I once knew about making wreaths.I think the kindest adjective for my two... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Deep Sigh of Relief

  

  I was all set to write about the outrageous attempt perpetrated by Texas and a large number of Republican congresspersons to nullify votes in several state... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Writers Write

  

  Last night was the 15th and final meeting of my creative prose writing workshop. Six talented writers and thoughtful givers of critique--and I feel like I got t... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Funky Christmas--from the Archives

  

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  Posted on 10 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Work in Progreaa

  

  Like this amaryllis, my Christmas preparations are underway. Packages mailed, overseas cards ditto, lights strung, Christmas doodads and pictures and quilts in... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Makes Pumpkin Bread with a Secret

  

  Look what I made! It is Pumpkin Bread with a Secret.I stirred up the eggs and oil and vanilla and spices and apple sauce.(Meema made the applesauce. She boiled ... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reading to Josie

  

  Some books that have delighted us recently; all are fun to read and look at. Highly recommended for any 3-5 year old's in your life. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Time is Here

  

  The first snow and the first Christmas cards have arrived and it was time. I spent yesterday stripping off the autumn pillow covers and taking down seasonal... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking Through Branches

  

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  Posted on 05 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• After the Snow

  

  It made me so happy to see this little guy sitting on a bench in downtown Marshall and it made me think of the haiku about a one foot waterfall also being... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and Elsa

  

  Do you know who Elsa is? She is in the show "Frozen" and she likes ice and snow. Grumpy brought in a bowl of snow and she jumped in it!Then I did a science... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Quest for Corn Pone

  

  My grandmother Ba's corn pone--crunchy outside, gooey inside, a perfect vehicle for butter when hot--is something I've never had anywhere else and have not... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• First Snow!

  

  Walk barefoot in the first snow for good health in the year. I do so, cautiously, aware of the irony were I to slip and break something. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Holiday Gift Suggestions?

  

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  Posted on 30 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY