by Robin | Jul 10, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Favorite things, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Personal, Photos
The other day I noticed an odd piece of black "trash" in our driveway; when I walked over to pick it up, I realized it was a beautiful–but very dead–black swallowtail butterfly. Carefully, I picked her up, a) to take a closer look...
by Robin | Jul 9, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Blog Carnivals, Kiawah Island, Photos
Come on…what are your thoughts when you see a herd of bicycles on the beach? You’ve got 40 words (or less, hence the title) to describe the scene, suggest a caption, wax poetic, or tell a VERY short story based on the photo above. Write your...
by Robin | Jun 27, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Blog Carnivals, Photos, Poetry
Even though I choose each week’s photos for Friday’s 40-or less Photo Challenge, I have no idea what my response will be until I start writing a few days later. Today’s? NOT the direction I thought this would go! I was waxing...
by Robin | Jun 25, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Blog Carnivals, Photos
This week’s Friday’s 40-or-less Photo Challenge is simple but with the potential for great fun. Salt and pepper shakers. Taken for granted and nothing trendy or glamorous about ’em, salt and pepper make THE difference in everything they...
by Robin | Jun 11, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Blog Carnivals, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Fridays 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Photos
Just thinkin’ about summertime in the South opens my salivary gland floodgates! Oh my ever-lovin’ word–watermelon and cantelopes, squash and okra, home-made ice cream and ice cold sweet tea? Until I got to those last two, you’d...
by Robin | Jun 10, 2008 | Advice, Blog Carnivals, WFMW
Check out the links at the bottom of this post, y’all!! Thanks to readers who "know" these things :). Remember when Paula Deen hijacked my blog and offered y’all 20% off everything in her online store? As a result of that, I learned...