by Robin | Aug 10, 2008 | Chattanooga, Personal, Photos, Thematic Photographic
Chattanooga is a beautiful Southern city and one of its crowning gems is the Bluff View Arts District. Every time we visit–and trust me, it demands a walking tour–I discover something new. Long-time friends were in town over the weekend and they were...
by Robin | Aug 10, 2008 | friendship, Personal, Poetry
There is a comfort among old friends irreplaceable by the new. A common history, shared life, growing up and old, stories worn ragged by telling and re-telling (but welcome every time). Successes and failures and challenges, applauded, encouraged and met–so much...
by Robin | Aug 7, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Personal, Photos
Do you know which is the truth: Granddaddy Long Legs have such tiny mouths, they can’t sink their blood sucking fangs bite you well enough to inject their venomous poison, or they aren’t poisonous to begin with? Either? Neither? We...
by Robin | Aug 6, 2008 | Nostalgia, Personal
My concern wasn’t that we’d get caught or I’d do it wrong or that I’d freeze from an Arctic December night– I was worried our braces would lock. Surely that lunacy is perpetuated by parents who hope to dissuade their teens from ...
by Robin | Aug 5, 2008 | Books, Personal
After the 34th time my daughter said, "I L O V E THIS BOOK!" it occurred to me I might enjoy reading it myself. Even if it was about mythical creatures. In spite of its intended "young adult" audience (I hardly qualify–I’m...
by Robin | Aug 5, 2008 | Personal
Theirs is a siren’s call and I find them irresistible. Unexpectedly so. They’re making me lose sleep. They’re stirring imagination and speculation and infatuation and the more I’ve tasted the more I want to devour. A n y idea what...