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• Lemon Balm Tincture

  

  I am blessed with Lemon Balm. One plant added to the herb garden years ago and now I have great wodges of it scattered about the place. It's a mint (though not... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• This and That

  

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  Posted on 26 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Covid Time

  

  Time runs slowly now Measured by the corn's tassel The sunflower's first bloom And our breath's thankful measure In, out, in, out, and again . . . Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• God's Thumbprint

  

  Heading out to fill the bird feeder a few morning ago, I saw this odd oval cloud and thought at once, "God's thumbprint!" It morphed into something else almost... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Does Art and Some Rearranging

  

  I did some art yesterday. I drew my family. I make big O's and put in eyes and nose and mouth. I used my art supplies and different colors to make pictures for... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Words! The Words!

  

  Apart from a quick trip (early morning, pre-coffee) to the garden to pick tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini (those unstoppable squashes) and some time spent... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East--Morning and Evening

  

  Morning . . . .. . . and evening. . . Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Time to Make the Pesto

  

  The basil in the garden was flowering so it was harvest time. I pretty much cut off the top two-thirds of each plant, leaving plenty of smaller bits to come on... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Making a Garden

  

  After no garden last year, I am getting a great deal of pleasure from this year's effort Yes, the blight will eventually come for the tomatoes, the cows may... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie the Ballerina

  

  On Friday I wore my ballerina dress. Meema said I looked like a fog fairy. I'm not sure there is such a thing but Meema said that on some mornings the fog... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• July, July

  

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  Posted on 17 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Domain of One's Own

  

  When I'm not spending the day with Josie or working in the garden, I'm busily generating content for the new/updated website. My web guy has created a... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Roving Eye at Home

  

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  Posted on 15 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Has So Many Things to Do

  

  After breakfast (pancakes) we went down to the garden because Meema said the zucchini needed to be picked for goodness sake before they got too big. I took Doll... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Virtual Travel ~the Cotswolds 2006

  

  In search of something other than pictures of Josie and daylilies and the garden, I decided to ramble through my archives and revisit our walking tour in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fay's Crocosmia

  

  Fay, John's sister gave us the start of the crocosmia Lucifer for my creepy garden many years ago and it has prospered. (I was going to say thriven but... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Watching and Waiting

  

  A pleasant and meditative occupation is sitting on the front porch and watching the rain dance across the landscape. Sometimes it reaches us; this time it... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Have You Ever Really LOOKED at Your Tomatoes?

  

  The cherry tomatoes on the deck are Josie's special treat. But the two rows in the garden are for me and John to tend. I spent several hours yesterday morning,... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Reward for Early Rising

  

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  Posted on 09 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Beeing Here--and a Question for the Hive Mind

  

  Down in the garden yesterday, I was delighted to see numerous wild honeybees working the white clover. A hopeful sign for this small portion of the planet, And... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY