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Say No to Straight Lines
They're over rated. There's a free flow state that I can get into with my art. With some paintings, I know I did the best I could at the...
Jul 26, 20232 min read
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Current Project Status: Catch-up
Be forgiving – a note to self... Here's the state of the union at the card shop. First of all, I am late by a day getting this blog...
Jul 19, 20233 min read
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Best Hamburger Buns Ever
For me, this is true. My buns 've never looked so good! Really– you should have seen the last batch I attempted. My favorite part about...
Jul 11, 20232 min read
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Nostalgia: Kitschy in a Great Way
Where is Kingsport, Tennessee? Look at the top right hand side of the state. No, not the infamous Bristol of Nascar fame and the...
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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Iced Tea: Are You Team Sweet?
I've been threatened. "This recipe better be good." they said. Sweet tea is serious business in the South. Methods have been passed down...
Jun 27, 20233 min read
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Happy __________
Happy Birthday! Happy Graduation! Happy Anniversary! Happy Easter! Happy Father's Day! Happy Friday! Happy Monday! (Why not???) You fill...
Jun 20, 20232 min read
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Gotcha!
We had a pup with a 'gotcha day'. I remember it clearly because it was the day of the Boston Bombing. Not funny at all. We had chosen...
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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Middle of Somewhere
It's Tuesday all right. It's been awhile since I have hung out with this group. Every Tuesday, there's a location chosen, for whomever...
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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AI Likes Flowers, Too
And you thought this was going to be only about flowers.... My blog initially started like this: Can you say Physalis Alkekengi? How...
May 30, 20233 min read
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Island View Schoolhouse
It's funny how a building/landmark can hold so much nostalgia. The Island View Schoolhouse in Sevierville, Tennessee is one of my...
May 23, 20234 min read
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Instagram Numbers and Post 1000
My Instagram Post 1000 has certainly opened my eyes to what I need to be prioritizing. It definitely adds up.
May 16, 20233 min read
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Honey, It's Bread Time
I've had to make this bread at the most random, inopportune times. It is a process and needs to be made ahead of time. I go to bed early...
May 9, 20232 min read
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Newfangled Days
April showers bring May flowers. Hello, May! How many times will May the 4th Jedis be heard in the next 2 days? Heck, some people are...
May 2, 20232 min read
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Healthy Cake?
I just watched That Sugar Film (2014) on Netflix or one of those channels. Maybe Prime? Does't matter. But it was an artsy, interesting...
Apr 25, 20233 min read
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Scratch-made Imperfections
One fine, random day, I cut a bunch of my watercolor paper into squares. Equally trimmed to a small 4"x4". The motivation was to practice...
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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Why Be So Serious?
My parents were all about plants when I was growing up. There wasn't a hike that wasn't slowed down to a crawl-like pace just so we could...
Apr 11, 20232 min read
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Things Are Looking Up
I've had a few photos in my phone of the Sunsphere here in Knoxville. Everyday like clutter, I am reminding myself that I need to create...
Apr 4, 20232 min read
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Let's Be Honest
No one is perfect. I wrote the first and last line of this blog post already. Is that the way you are supposed to write? Maybe not, but...
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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It's a Win-Win-Win
It all started at a cheese farm. You can call it a dairy farm if you like. The fact is, this dairy farm makes some of our best local...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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Try New Things, Like a Quilt Square
Not the material/fabric kind. I'm talking huge, barn decoration kind. They are seen throughout my area of East Tennessee and I think it's...
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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