ABC Wednesday—O is for "over home"

The house on the left was my maternal
grandparents'; the one on the right
was my great-grandparents' (and where my
grandmother grew up).  It was always
referred to as "over home"—as in "Where are
you going?"  Oh, I'm just going over home."

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Skywatch Friday

"Do not expect again a phoenix hour,
The triple-towered sky, the dove complaining,
Sudden the rain of gold and heart's first ease
Traced under trees by the eldritch light of sundown."

—Cecil Day-Lewis; poet laureate of the UK, 1968–1972

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what a sweet dress!

They tend to go all out with the holiday décor
at this wonderful store in Roanoke, Va.
The skirt was made from about 20 pounds
of gummy bears and the bodice was
fashioned from jelly beans.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.]

ABC Wednesday—D is for "doorknobs"

There's a shop I love down in Virginia.
Mostly they sell beautiful clothes (and shoes
and jewelry)—but I also found these glass
doorknobs there.  Made me want to replace
every boring doorknob in my house.

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Mellow Yellow Monday

If you happen to have a few dozen spare
pairs of rubber gloves and a hot-glue
gun, you could make this fetching little
ensemble—but where would you wear it?


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outsider art

Though I'm not particularly religious, I
do love the work of Howard Finster.
Shot this at a new museum (the Taubman)
in Roanoke, VA, over New Year's.
So how do you feel about "outsider art"?