Category: Blogging

  • The four-year ritual is upon me, renewal of my Minnesota state driver’s license. I turn a whopping 56 in February (but don’t feel, or act, a day over… well– it’s all relative, I suppose :-)). As I suited up (long underwear, scarves, double mittens) and went to jam my foot in my right insulated boot,…

  • WOW! I am starting off the New Year with a bang. The results are in from the latest job entries: *In house Travel Writer: “Thank you for your interest in the Associate Travel Writer (in-house) position at D****P***G*. We have reviewed your application, and unfortunately we are unable to offer you a position at this…

  • My first post on WordPress was October 18, 2012. It didn’t get views, but the second was the first of many photo challenges and introduced me to many of you! Since that time I have tried many themes and ideas, sticking primarily with the notion of developing skills in photography. The cats, Dylan and Bagheera,…

  • A few pictures and then some words: For the last year I have been on a journey to figure out my “creative self”. I know I love to work with, and photograph, kids. I also feel really good supporting the work of local organizations and I would do just about anything for free. This is…

  • Oh boo hoo to me for previous post re: harsh. Harsh was watching the foreclosed house torn down this morning. Check it out: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/daily-prompt-harsh/

  • Frizztext always has wonderful posts…today it was http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/cats-fit-in-boxes/ I just came across old photos of Smathers, the original, beloved cat.

  • http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/hue-photo-challenge/ The “hue of me” is reflected in the people and places I encounter in my daily life. I never imagined I would be so lucky…

  • Step 1: Trespass Actually, it only took step one. But, geez, nothing BAD happened! (An aside: I emailed my city councilman- know him/ great guy- asked if I was going to be arrested if I posted my pics…he thought not- haha :). I suspect the teenager within me is not quite quelled…

  • Do the avatars we choose suggest something about us?  What if someone interprets an avatar as a negative symbol; in this case a cat’s eye? I just changed my avatar in solidarity with someone who was asked to change theirs… (You will recognize the model from a post I did on Feline Rescue. With the…

  • I recently discovered Violet Gallery on WordPress; a treasure trove of gorgeous sketches, water colors, and a cat named Malus. One of the posts referenced “Kitchen Witches”. I happen to have one and wanted to share her. She is 25 years old and came to live with me in Rhode Island. My cooking is still…