standing in the kitchen looking confused, trying to figure out what to have for lunch. tomato soup was an option as was some chef Boyardee something in a can. (it doesn’t matter which variety, they all taste pretty much the same). and then as I peeked into the fridge one more time I realized I…
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Christmas is over…
by Tara Jo •
Well, Christmas is over, although i am still enjoying some vacation days. Christmas to me is all about being with family and the friends you consider family. but of course the presents are nice too 🙂 This year as we unwrapped gifts on Christmas Eve, i got everything i wanted, including the warmest fuzziest slipper boots I have…
friday fictioneers, memories
a memory of a fence, post
by Tara Jo •
I remember this as a gate to be opened and closed if you wanted to go past our barn. More often than not it was just climbed over, unless we were hauling trash to the dump. Funny now that taking the trash out means rolling the bins to the street, it is a hated chore.…
family, photography, quilting
#photoadayapril 4/25/2012 – Looking Down
by Tara Jo •
not very mind blowing, but nevertheless Looking Down… hmm maybe i should go back and do Stairs too… is that cheating? anyway… this is a photo looking down the stairs in my house and hanging there on the railing is a quilt, my mom made that for my grandma and when we lost my grandma…
photography
#photoadayapril 4/10/2012 – cold
by Tara Jo •
i live in southern california so cold is a happily distant memory from when i lived in the northeastern part of the US. however, i was visiting family in February, and the weather was lovely the whole time i was there, a bit chilly but nothing crazy, then we woke up one morning to this,…
memories, photography
#photoadayapril 4/7/2012 – shadows (of the past)
by Tara Jo •
the prompt from today’s photo challenge was shadows, i dug through some pictures and even wandered outside a bit trying to find the picture i wanted capture, and then when i was looking through some other non shadow pictures, i stumbled up on this one. i can remember when this was a functioning gate that…
family, photography
#photoadayapril 4/6/2012 – Lunch
by Tara Jo •
i didn’t actually eat lunch today, i wasn’t feeling well, so i skipped lunch and worked through. nothing sounded tasty so i didn’t bother. so without a lunch to take a photograph of, i delved back into my photo archives for something appropriate. this is a delicious piece of pie from the Orange Blossom in Ellington, where i had…
photography
#marchphotoaday 3/15/2012 – Car
by Tara Jo •
i love this car.. many many years ago my dad and i were driving down the road, i think we were going fishing, but i don’t remember for sure (and it isn’t really relevant to this story) and we drove past an apartment complex with a 1969 Ford Bronco parked out front, it was a…
photography
#marchphotoaday 3/13/2012 – Sign
by Tara Jo •
this is the speed limit sign on my mom’s rural dirt road… cracks me up…