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Backwoods philosopher, thorny but soft, watercolorist, realist.Recent Entries
Spring Again
I can't remember when I've enjoyed a spring more than this one! Yesterday I was driving to the county seat, and all along highway 98, on the verg... read more
Pepper
A visitor yesterday tells me she is driving behind a truck loaded with flats of plants headed for a commercial farm in George County. One of the flats... read more
Nice Fella
Yesterday I pulled to the side of the road to take photos of the wildflowers growing in the median. Almost immediately a highway patrolman stopped--to... read more
Six Word Novel
I heard that Ernest Hemingway was in a bar once and someone challenged him to write a six word novel. Hemingway responded "For Sale. Baby Shoes. Never... read more
Arthur C. Clarke
I read that one of my favorite sci fi authors, Arthur C. Clarke has died at the age of 90 in his adopted homeland of Sri Lanka. I thought about Clark... read more
Dollar General
About every six weeks or so I go to the nearest Dollar General store 15 miles away to buy paper towels, toilet paper, dish soap, laundry detergent and... read more
Polyester And Dried Flowers
I don't pay any attention to fashion trends, but my friend Christy says plaid is becoming popular. I never liked plaid, or paisley or gingham--we... read more
A Hem On Him
I had the Belk Dept. Store brochure from last Sunday's paper laid on the table as I ate a bowl of soup, and browsing through it came to the men's sale... read more
A Day In The Sun
Well friends; blogster cut me off for the past two days--don't know if it was this virus infected computer or blogster working on something and going ... read more
Come, Spring
This has been a long, soggy cold winter. I have never been so ready for springtime. First things to bloom are the Japanese magnolias--they are ever op... read more
