I Did It! Thirty Posts in Thirty Days!

I did it! I posted every day this month as a member of NaBloPoMo... on to April!

Happy Birthday Grayson and Junebug

Grayson and Junebug are one year old today. Happy Birthday to our youngest cats.

Gazing at the Stargazers

The bouquet of lilies on the table is still dazzling! Stargazer lilies got their name because their big, beautiful blooms are turned up as though th…

Easing Into Gardening

One way I ease into the gardening season is by immersing myself in garden reading. Between magazines, books, and online sources there are more refer…

Summer in a Jar: Salsa Five Months Later and a Keeper from the Recipe Box

When things get busy in the fall and we had more ripe tomatoes than we could take care of at the time, I just threw the ripe ones in ziplock bags and…

Gathering Around the Table: Sibling Assignment #150

This week I assigned Sibling Assignment #150. One hundred and fifty posts is a feat in itself. Creating one hundred and fifty different topics to wr…

In a Word: Close-Ups

For my photography walk today I did close ups. I walked around the yard and captured the flowers inside the house  also. I found lots of subjects to…

In A Word: Spring

Spring has danced around me all week. I realize on the calendar it was the first day of spring, but we had freezing weather, sunshine, rain, freezin…

In a Word: Cats

"I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." - Hippolyte Taine

Ask Me

Ask Me by William Stafford Some time when the river is ice ask me mistakes I have made. Ask me whether what I have done is my life. Others have come in…

Everything Exists in the Word

One of my favorite passages by Neruda on words: You can say anything you want, yessir, but it's the words that sing, they soar and d…

In A Word: Morning

I want to enjoy early morning again. The cold, dark winter mornings made me want to sleep in and enjoy the warmth of the covers, two dogs, and a cat…

Three Words: Mac and Cheese

I have continued this week-end to experiment with food photos. As I read ways to photograph food I was amazed at the tips photographers suggested to…

SIbling Assignment #149: Vases

I gave the third of our sibling assignments with photography. " Create a collection...choose something that is easily accessible: soup bowls,cel…

Two Words: Strawberry Photos

I have been studying food photography recently trying new things and experimenting with light, styling, and composition. Here is a series of food p…

Faceless St. Patrick's Day Photos

As I captured the wearing of the green today with my camera, not too many students even wanted to show their faces. It made the pictures much more in…