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• Whelmed

  

  Yes, whelmed, only because I refuse to admit to being overwhelmed by the concatenation of news, social media, and books I'm currently reading. So here goes. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• It Was a Full Day

  

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  Posted on 09 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Kittehs Are Back

  

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  Posted on 08 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Summertime . . .and the Livin' Is Easy

  

  In the past week, I've seen an adult bear and (a few days later) a coyote from my bedroom window. Both times they were moving too fast for me to get to my... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Podcast Link...and the Replacement Camera is Here!

  

  HERE is a link to a podcast that I and Marlin Barton, a fellow Regal House author, did about our novels. And my replacement camera arrived and I've been... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wait Fot It... . . .

  

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  Posted on 05 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Josie--Tiny Blocks and Dress Up and Bubbles

  

  Me, Josie again. Meema and I are working on color theory. The blocks are tiny and I have to be careful. Meema gets fussy when they go on the floor and she... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Notes From the Bubble

  

  The day dawns clear and peaceful. Mourning doves call; I hear a Barred Owl's Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?; a dog barks frantically Danger! Danger! ... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Sees About Stuff

  

  Guess who! It's me Josie in my rainbow shirt from Aunt Nancy and Uncle Peter. It is sparkly. I started my day by checking out the greenhouse. Meema says a... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Japanese Iris

  

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  Posted on 01 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking at My Corning Ware

  

  As I was putting away the dishes and came to this venerable Coringware casserole, my thoughts went in two directions. First I remembered my Aunt Mildred--one... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Simple Pleasures

  

  Little treasures along our driveway . . . I love the delicate maidenhair fern And this shy mushroom. A nice clump of Blue-Eyed Grass--our smallest wild iris... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Old Dog--New Tricks

  

  I spent much of yesterday getting set up to participate in an upcoming podcast on historical fiction from my publisher. This entailed cleaning up my... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Life in the Bubble

  

  Today will be the first time I've left the farm since back in March--even then, it's just to follow John to the garage (15 minutes away) where he'l leave his... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie's Holiday

  

  Monday was a holiday and Mama got to stay home! We wore our straw hats and walked up to see Meema and Grumpy. There was a box turtle! Meema said maybe she was... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blue and Pink

  

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  Posted on 26 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blue Marlin by Lee Smith -- Autobiographical Fiction

  

  Many years ago, a good friend put a copy of Lee Smith's Fair and Tender Ladies in my hands and I was hooked. I've read and loved all her books--novels, short... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Praying--Mary Oliver

  

  Praying It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Got to Get Back to the Garden

  

  After our beautiful 2018 garden was wiped out by deer, we didn't plant one in 2019--just pots on the porch. Then a weird disease wiped out most of the deer.... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Appalachian Book of the Dead by Dale Neal

  

  The ancient Tibetan Buddhist text and the ancient mountains of Appalachia and their denizens turn out to be a surprisingly good pairing. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY