I hit a big sale on paperbacks a few weeks ago and picked up a few titles that I never got around to reading when they were in hardback. On the one hand, I'm glad they were such a bargain. O...
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I have been wanting to talk about these books for weeks, but am way behind because for some reason Blogger keeps rejecting my "book talk" html coding format. I personally like my form...
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I think I have established many times that I hate cold weather. I hate cold even if it comes from an air conditioner. Perhaps that is because I have the body temperature of a turtle. (C...
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Photo taken while visiting Riverbanks Zoo-Columbia, SC Wrinkles are an inevitable part of life. They are rarely welcomed. Sometimes they get smoothed out and sometim...
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I have always loved black and white photography. It was actually the motivation behind giving up my point-and-shoot and buying a good camera. You can see details in a black and wh...
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Yesterday I found this photograph that I had taken in the Gaslight District of San Diego while on vacation. This is the actual thought progression that went through my head: "T...
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Normally I steer away from fixing anything that remotely resembles chili because Moonpie has a very opinionated palate when it comes to how he thinks it should taste. Knowing how much...
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It seems like I have been running on full-speed since Thanksgiving and at the end of each day have little to show for my efforts. As Christmas Day nears, my first waking moments have been...
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I didn't realize I had read so many books this month until I pulled together the pictures for this post. If you are reading this blog for the first time, I hope you will check out other book...
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Have you been inspired by all the beautiful Christmas decorations in blogland? I was ready to decorate the day after Halloween when the early-bird bloggers first began...
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We have flowers blooming that remind us that the calendar says it is still autumn, but they probably bit the dust last night. Even though I begged the Canadians to shut their windows i...
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We once loved taking Sunday drives. Moonpie and I would head out with our cameras and no destination. (He called them our "Safaris".) We would just pick a direction out of town, drive...
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A long time ago in a far off land before computers, cell phones, and Celiac my friend, Kathy, gave me a loaf of sourdough "friendship" bread, a cup of starter, and typed instruction...
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This is an open letter to Jodi Picoult regarding her new book Leaving Time. My only advice is that if you read it, drink a shot each time the phrase temporal secretions is used. It w...
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Have you ever had someone ask for your recipe and you are embarrassed to give it to them? That happens to me when someone asks for my spaghetti sauce recipe. It's so easy a monkey co...
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I took this photograph of a neighbor's child from Halloween Past. She, her twin brother, and two other neighbors' children dressed up as the rock band Kiss. It was back in the day when MoonPie...
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Before a new season of Top Chef and Housewives of Somewhere I Can't Afford suck me in I decided to review the books I've read in the past few weeks. These aren't new books so you may have...
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I was looking through photos that I had taken, but never posted. One of those was of Sylvan's Jewelers at 1500 Main Street in Columbia, SC. In 1890, brothers Gustaf (Gus) Jonso...
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Recently I saw a recipe circulating on Facebook for a Butterfinger Pie with the above photo. It made my mouth water. I have no idea where the recipe or the photo originated because t...
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Appetizers have always befuddled me. I could never figure out what to take to parties that would be easy to fix, gluten-free, and not require keeping warm. I also want an app...
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See that little one up there? She's five. She doesn't read fashion magazines, watch television reality shows, keep up with celebrities, have teen idols, or try to be like anyone other ...
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So far October is still looking pretty green around here. The only thing I can find with fall color are random leaves that have already dropped off the tree. I'm hoping we don't have a repea...
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Recently on Facebook there was a post circulating asking people to share ten favorite books. The challenge instructed that you weren't to think too deeply about it, but just go with the boo...
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I was loading the dishwasher when I got the phone call from MoonPie. He was walking Yoohoo and happened to notice there was a spectacular sunset. "Quick!" he said. "Grab your camera and go o...
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This was a photograph I took in 2010 at Harbison Lake in Irmo, SC. It still remains one of my favorites. Since our leaves haven't changed yet, but the weather has certainly been feeling like...
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