Root and Branch

It is now officially ten days until Christmas arrives.  Each year, the day after Thanksgiving, I begin to plan holiday decorations.  I bring...

So today I awoke early, around 5:30 a.m.   Sleepily, I found my way downstairs to the coffee maker and started a cup.  While the coffee was ...

Yes, it is absolutely my favorite time of the year.  The transition from hot, humid summer air to cool, crisp breezes, pumpkin patches and a...

While I was browsing the interwebs one morning, I came across a very intriguing website: Atlas Obscura .  Basically it seems to document any...

Many of you may have heard of a type of print called a "cyanotype" or "sunprint".   Basically it is specially treated pa...

Yes, I know it's been AGES since I've posted, but since I'm pretty sure I only have about four readers, I didn't think it wa...

I apologize for my absence.   Seems that, for me, writing in a blog is much like writing in a journal - I know I'd like to do it, but so...