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Manual Photography: PENTAX K1000
Many months ago I acquired a manual camera from a neighbor who was moving. I used a 35mm black and white film and finally received my prints back. The prints processed by Fuji in a plant in South Carolina, came with a note that said that I had light leak (fog) and that I should…
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The FOCACCIA edit
I checked out this cookbook from the library so many times, before I realized that, you know, I could just buy it! I mostly don’t like cooking because my audience is tough and I am just sick of it all on most days. I sure hope there is a time in the future when I…
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Lisboa
In my continued effort to carve out time just for myself, I picked Lisbon, Portugal as my destination of choice for 2025’s solo travel exploits.. “Solo” is loosely defined here not as completely alone, but rather sans husband and children that make up my nucleus family. It is remarkable to try and function without them…
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A Haiku { Tiny Creatures }
Combine all the wonders of this world, and they still fall short Of tiny humans now grown A haiku, inspired by three very lovely family pictures. 1. Rainbow over green pastures in Hawaii (circa 2024)2. Pregant with Ari (circa 2021)3. Three stoogies in the grocery cart (circa 2019)
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Snow + Poetry
It snowed here in Raleigh after almost 3-years. Naturally all the kids were excited about it. Mostly though, such little snowfall is just a pain in de derrière because the time spent in getting the kids dressed and ready for fun is exactly 10 times more than the time spent doing the said activity. Nonetheless,…





