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Why I save all my photos

I save (almost) all of my photos I take.  Why?  Because...I never know when they'll help a story unfold. Even the blurry ones have a story behind them.  How about you?  What do you think? Do you, as an aspiring writer, find real challenges come in when asked to write from word prompts you didn't… Continue reading Why I save all my photos

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An elf guided lesson on photographing Christmas lights

The sound of plastic and paper rustling in the other room broke the silence of my blog writing today. Grr...feeling all Grinch-like I grabbed my camera and dashed to the other room before the culprit disappeared. Those damn cats better not be in the tree... I threw on all the lights and what should appear...… Continue reading An elf guided lesson on photographing Christmas lights

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A tale of a busy tiny lichen elf

Ah, yes, it's that time of year.  Time for snow toys and lichen elves to appear.  All it takes is the magic of the first wet snow to bring out the creative process. Snow covered the ground enough for Mr. to blow the driveway for the first time this season. He always looks like a happy… Continue reading A tale of a busy tiny lichen elf

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Our artificial break-up is a success

Since November 23, we decided it was time to give it a try.  We did it, after 29 years of artificial commitment, we broke up for this holiday season.  Yep, we're done (at least, for this year we are). We're not going to put up with stiffness, years of dust, or ho-hum feelings of the… Continue reading Our artificial break-up is a success

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Mama’s climbing back on the BuJo sleigh in December

Man, o', Man, it's December 1st.  For the next 30 days, I've got SOOOOOO much to do, I think I need a new challenge for Maself to keep it all straight. Don't believe me on Ma long list of stuff to get done? Well, folks, go ahead and take a seat and settle right on into… Continue reading Mama’s climbing back on the BuJo sleigh in December