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• Reading BIG, Reading Small . . .

  

  "I think that's the longest I've seen you take to read a book," said John the other day. I've been pecking away at this weighty (in both senses of the word) tom... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Snow Day

  

  Kids all over western North Carolina were thrilled yesterday when snow closed the schools. And I was a bit surprised to find myself doing a little happy dance... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Toadly Great Expectations

  

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  Posted on 20 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Search of Meaning

  

  On a day when the person in the White House is commuting the well-deserved sentences of a gaggle of white collar criminals, it seems reasonable to wonder about... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Update on Reconstruction

  

  Work continues, somewhat slowed by lots of rain, not to mention other obligations. Justin is having fun on the exterior . . . while continuing with the mundane... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Quilt for Chase

  

  A new nephew meant it was time to put together a baby quilt. Twelve little squares embroidered with simple chain stitch images -- dog, cat, tree, house, car,... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sicilian Ricotta Pie

  

  I made this as dessert for Valentine's Day. I really love it -- lighter and not as sweet as standard cheesecake, with a nice lemony flavor, it's a recipe I'll... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Flowers That Bloom in the Winter, Tra La . . .

  

  ... are likely to be hit by a freeze. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie the Photographer

  

  Library day! I am in a hurry. I can get in by myself. And I will help Meema with the buckles. I pat her arm and tell her, "I'm here for you," when she has... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Sunrise Sequence

  

  This is about a third of the pictures I took yesterday morning. I tried to edit ruthlessly but there were so many subtle differences moment to moment . . . the... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Where Are They Now?

  

  After writing a blog post at Christmas about Miss Birdie and Dorothy, I began to wonder what was going on with the rest of the gang. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mrs. Miniver

  

  It's the book I'm talking about, not the movie (which was instrumental in persuading the US to come to England's defense in WWII. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Orchids, Eight Ladybugs, and an Angel

  

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  Posted on 10 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• First Snow - Mary Oliver

  

  The snow began here this morning and all day continued, its white rhetoric everywhere calling us back to why, how, whence such beauty and what the meaning;... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cooking and Stuff with Josie

  

  The box the clementines came in makes a good bed for my chimpanzee. It is too small for Snugglepuppy. But I have an idea. It can also be a table. I make... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Raining Like One Thing (as Miss Birdie Would Say)

  

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  Posted on 07 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sarah Vowell and the Marquis De Lafayette

  

  Growing up in Tampa, I was aware of Lafayette Street and the Lafayette Street Bridge and eventually in one social studies class or another learned that Lafayett... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• At Random

  

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  Posted on 05 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Is Immortalized

  

  I am going to put a hand print in the wet cement! Cory is taking pictures while Mama and Daddy help. (Cory is a professional photographer-- check out his amazin... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On 02-02-2020--Also Groundhog Day Also Super Bowl Sunday

  

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  Posted on 03 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY