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Vicki Lane Mysteries
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An eclectic mix of photography and thoughts on writing, Appalachia, books, memories, cooking, gardening,country living, pets, and more from the author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 3919 )
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Busy as a Beaver
Not chewing down trees, mind you, but beginning to address the various steps I need to take to get the Birdie book and the Civil War novel into print. Read more
Posted on 05 January 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
High Water
After the rains it hurries down the mountain. Two branches join and then a third. Dashing over the rocks, the water tumbles downhill. Where it soon finds the... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Escapes the Troll
Posted on 03 January 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Still Searching . . .
So. Here’s my New Year’s news. Just before Christmas my agent told me that, as her health is bad and energy low, she’s cutting back and making plans to retire.... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Happy New Year!
What lies ahead? I'm doing my best to make 2019 go well. . . The black eyed peas for luck, cooked with hog jowl for prosperity, are ready . . . So are the... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Family
Our niece and nephew and their boys from Charlottesville came for a quick visit last night . . . bringing gumbo made with duck and chicken and sausage! Josie wa... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
A Lovely Day at Year's End
The amaryllis are in full shout AND my replacement snow globe arrived unbroken. The little cabin sits on something of a tilt but, so do many old cabins around... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Branches Are Roaring
After a morning of heavy rain, fog draped the mountain and the branches were up. Living on a steep mountainside means we don't have to worry about flooding,... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Black walnut As most of you will remember, a few months ago we had quite a few trees felled in order to reclaim our once spectacular view. We thought of it as... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Becoming Amaryllis
Posted on 27 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
An Unedited Batch of Christmas Day Pictures
Posted on 26 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Miss Birdie's Christmas Angel
Oh, my, I was jest setting here remembering and didn’t see you at the door. Come right in and git you a chair. This? Why hit's a Christmas angel, jest a... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Serious Photos
Our friend Cory is a professional photographer (see more of his work HERE) with a serious camera (Canon 6D with a Sigma art series 14- 24 mm lens.) He got... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
'S No Globe
I've always wanted a snow globe -- preferably with a little cottage and a few trees -- but I found this one with Santa at an affordable price and ordered it... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Becoming by Michelle Obama
I was enchanted by this book. For me, it was a page turner, even though I knew the ending. I read late into the night and finished up the next day, despite all... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
December Flowers
Posted on 19 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
More Christmas Josie
Posted on 18 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Is Getting Into the Christmas Thing
Posted on 17 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Dawning
I see this sequence as representing the state of our country. It's starting to get lighter, folks! The news of the past week -- starting with the resignation... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
In the Jailhouse Now . . .
Unknown photographer Yesterday I went to jail. The old Marshall Jail (the white building above right) to be exact. A group of folks have bought the building... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY