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Finding New Things in the Familiar Ones

Finding New Things in the Familiar Ones

The things we learn from others about our own world can be amazing.  Recently, I took someone on a trip to meet my family, on a route I’ve traveled so many times that I could do it blindfolded. However, on this trip I was determined to make sure my companion found it interesting. So as […]

Just For Fun Friday 05/09/2014

Just For Fun Friday 05/09/2014

Happy Mothers’ Day – Past and Present  Four Generations – Gracie Corn Westmoreland ( Great Grandmother), Flora Westmoreland Johnson ( Grandmother), Irene Johnson Glass ( Mom) and Gayle Glass ( ahem…..) Bottom Photo – Irene Glass and Gayle Glass  

Taking a drive 'through' the mountains....

Just For Fun Friday 03/21/2014

Sharing from a trip to North Carolina – driving the Blue Ridge Parkway. (Lots of waterfalls, but this was the only one you could see ON the road…)        

The Opinions of Experts

The Opinions of Experts

Years ago my son, Andrew, did a pencil study of his favorite place for his high school art class. He captured his fishing spot at his grandfather’s, where he sat under the willow that leaned out over the pond and caught bream and catfish, as clearly as any black and white photograph. The drawing was stunning.  We […]

Savoring Life

Savoring Life

Please welcome Dorothy Johnson as my guest blogger this week.  I met Dorothy a few years ago at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer writers’ retreat in Piggott, Arkansas, and we have been friends ever since.  Her poetry and insights into human nature are delightful. Find Dorothy at http://reflectionsfromdorothy.blogspot.com/   SAVORING LIFE             Chocolate has always been my comfort […]