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• Remembering . . .

  

  Remembering those who served, who put their country before themselves. They were not suckers or losers, no matter what the Loser in the White House says. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• If You've Read And the Crows Took Their Eyes, You'll Note...

  

  If you've read And the Crows Took Their Eyes, you'll note some discrepancies. As I said in the afterword, even the primary sources don't always agree. Makes... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Four Years Later--and Fifty-Seven Years On

  

  Four years ago, John brought a celebratory meal he'd cooked to the nursing home where I was recovering from multiple injuries. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Here Comes the Sun!

  

  I was out pulling weeds and getting rid of dead branches when the election was called and didn't find out till half an hour later. But I like to think there... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Comfort Cooking--Soul Food, Part 2

  

  The book I blogged about a few days back (The Best Cook in the World by Rick Bragg,) turned my mind to the food of my youth and last night we had fried pork... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Soul Food

  

  By good chance, this was the book I picked up to get me through election night and beyond. I could not have made a better choice. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Seen in Marshall

  

  I doubt I'll stay awake long enough for a definitive look at the matter before us and a post about winning or losing or waiting.Josie will be here tomorrow and ... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• So Here We Are on Election Day

  

  Josie had a wonderful time yesterday, playing with some nifty little critters yet another 'aunt' sent her. (Thank you, Nancy M.! Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• At the Walnut Graveyard

  

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  Posted on 02 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And There Was Trick Or Treating

  

  A family of dragons came trick-or-treating.They roared as they came.The smallest was the loudest.They carried bags to haul away their plunder.The little one... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie

  

  Oh, my, will you look at them leaves a-flying. And how nice it is to be up here, setting on your porch, even if we have to holler at one another from a safe... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Witch in the Woods (and Other Pictures)

  

  Look for Miss Birdie tomorrow . . . Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie is Construction Girl!

  

  Yesterday there were clues to follow! At the end was a new lady for my Castle People. She was from Aunt Fay and Meema said she is a Spanish Dancer and her name... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Good Morning! (Builders, That Is)

  

  I can't say enough good things about Alastair Aylward and his Good Morning Builders crew--Gilberto, Justin, and Doug. And our neighbor Mark. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• With a Little Help from My Friends

  

  I am so grateful for all of you who've purchased my new book and for those who've let me know they've enjoyed it. And most especially for those who've left... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fall Color and Turkeys

  

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  Posted on 26 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East as Evening Creeps Across the Land

  

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  Posted on 25 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Says Let's Get Cooking!

  

  Yesterday was very beautiful outside but Meema and I had a lot of work to do inside, fixing lunch for the boys working on the shop and getting ready for Grumpy'... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And There Was Siding!

  

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  Posted on 23 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More On CROWS

  

  For those of you reading or about to read And the Crows Took Their Eyes, I came across this picture on a genealogy page-- that's Judy Shelton in the spotted... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY