The featured lion certainly is not North American wildlife. I, however, love this lion. Freddie Mercury I love this carving because it seems to capture Freddie’s essence. Freddie, lead singer of the rock band Queen rose to the top of the charts in the seventies and eighties. A versatile and engaging star, he enjoyed […]
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INTRODUCTION For too long we humans have dominated the reporting of interactions between ourselves and members of the “animal kingdom.” For this reason I included the thoughts and comments of the horses in a photo essay about events at a Tucson rodeo. Having been around horses for more than three quarters of a century, I
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Dave wrote FETCH, ROOK for a chapter in his memoir, BONDED BY WATER but the chapter about Rook wasn’t included in the published book. Now, I have the opportunity to publish in the blog this wonderfully descriptive, humorous, and poignant chapter in the life of Dave & Rook, an extraordinary dog!
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INTRODUCTION A most welcome and timely poem arrived this morning from Cathy Ross, a poet with three previously published poems for us. Six inches of snow fell yesterday to add a brilliant white to the final days of autumn red in our row of sumacs. Cathy gave us our first sumac that doesn’t miss
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Much of my writing these days is based in memories, often randomly strung together as they come to me. Citronella visited me one night when I couldn’t sleep. I have no idea where she came from. She is certainly not a memory, but I found her amusing and I hope you do, too.
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My Dad was a carpenter and when he came home from work he smelled like wood and I got to love that smell. Then when we moved up to the mountains and I had a rustic cabin on the property I had to cut up wood to heat it in the winter. It was my
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Olivia, Spirit’s special furry friend, tells us all about Spirit’s 2nd birthday party
Dave’s memoir, “Victory Biking” about his first bike is a delight to read and motivates us to look back into our lives and understand ourselves more fully.
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MARY BUNNEY FEATURED QUILTER Mary is a long time member of Quilters Anonymous and Plain Lazy Quilters. She started quilting just before retirement, taking lessons at the Calico Basket in Edmonds from well known quilting teacher and historian Nancyann Twelker. Mary has continued to be inspired by quilting retreats, quilt shows, and classes. She is
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“In autumn, above every other season, it is possible to have a great harmony between the garden and the larger landscape of fields and meadows and roadsides.” Allen Lacy – THE GARDEN IN AUTUMN “Karl Forster” tall grass Sedge, “Karl Forster” by Maple & Pond Close up of Sedge Lacy’s photographs of autumn gardens featured
