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• A Sense of Calm

  

  "And all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be exceeding well." Julian of NorwichEvery since yesterday morning, when an NPR... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Does Crafts

  

  When I checked on my Castle People yesterday morning, there was a new lady there from Aunt Fay. She is very pretty and she is holding a mirror. Everyone had to... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reading All Over the Place

  

  My reading has been varied, of late. Which Witch? is a delightfully quirky young person's book. Not a person as young as Josie but I think she'll enjoy it in a... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Navajo Prayer

  

  Walking in Beauty: Closing Prayer from the Navajo Blessing Way CeremonyIn beauty, I walkWith beauty before me, I walkWith beauty behind me, I walkWith beauty... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Light in the Dark

  

  Thursday afternoon John turned off the main breaker so that he could replace the over-the-sink kitchen light that had died. When he completed the task and went... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Moving Story

  

  It was a cold, cold morning. Frost on the windshield.The sun was just peeking over the ridge behind our neighbors' house.It was time to move the cows from a... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Helps Make Blueberry Mango Buckle and Thee Is a Bulldozer Hand

  

  On Monday, Meema and I made Blueberry Mango Buckle. I helped very carefully.It was yumptious. That is a word we made up. It means scrumptious.There was a new... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From the Archives---November Past

  

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  Posted on 18 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reminders

  

  CROWS is getting some very nice reviews, for which I'm most grateful--reviews really help an author reach a wider audience. Of course, more would be welcome. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Kittehs Consider Tradeoffs

  

  The way I see it, Angeline, it's all a trade off. Yes, the Small Person takes up way too much of The Woman's time . . .. . . but on the other paw, we have this... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fan Fiction!!!

  

  This may be the first time I've had someone else's prose on my blog but I was so moved by Doug's piece inspired by CROWS that I asked his permission to post it... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On a Late Autumn Day

  

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  Posted on 14 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• New Online Writing Class

  

  I'm sorry to say that I won't be offering a class at John C. Campbell in late May as planned. I'm not comfortable with the risk at this time. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Busy Day with Josie

  

  Cheesy eggs and buttered toast fingers are my new favorite breakfast. And I can help!I put in the cheese and stir up the eggs Very Carefully.I love this... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 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