Category Archives: obsession

watching the sea

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

My writing group just finished reading Colm Toibin’s collection, The Empty Family. Although some people in the group loved it, I didn’t. I’ve started giving away the books I know I won’t read again, and this one will be sent … Continue reading →

Posted in novels, obsession, reading, stories, writing group | Tagged | 9 Comments

I give, from 10-29-09

Posted on October 29, 2011 by
Posted in accumulation, catching moments, Columbus GA, fall, family, leaves, life, obsession, photo stories | Tagged | 13 Comments

busy being alive

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

from the archives: july 28, 2010 Ellen Gilchrist‘s first book was not published until she was in her forties. In “A Reading Group Guide” at the back of Nora Jane: A Life in Stories, she is asked about this: “I … Continue reading →

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VCFA visuals #7: which is your favorite?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by
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it’s late

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

and I should turn off the light, but I wanted to share these photos from today:

Posted in obsession, perspective, photo stories, the day | Tagged | 2 Comments

it pulls me and grounds me

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

After seeing my photos of the ocean, a friend wrote that she could tell the ocean pulls me and grounds me at the same time. What an amazing thing to know from a photo. Seven days the first week of … Continue reading →

Posted in catching moments, life, obsession, place, the day, time | Tagged | 10 Comments

oh the ocean

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

It’s so quiet now, without the waves pounding in the background. The first week in April we had our own wonderful steps to the beach. I went to the grocery before I left, and after I arrived on Friday, the first, I … Continue reading →

Posted in journeys, life, obsession, place, the day, time | Tagged | 6 Comments

catching moments: sunsets santa rosa beach

Posted on April 21, 2011 by
Posted in catching moments, obsession, photo stories, place, the day | Tagged | 4 Comments

new york march 2011

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

In New York last weekend, Cal and I saw Memphis, the 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical. It was GREAT! Saturday, we ate breakfast outside (despite the cold weather) at Sarabeth’s on the park. At The Museum of Modern Art, … Continue reading →

Posted in art, catching moments, journeys, obsession, place | Tagged | 6 Comments

obsessions

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Pine trees that are all wiry and taller than the other trees so they stick out, different textures coming together, abandoned things and places, stairs and thresholds, rainy days and fog, sunrises and sunsets, doors and windows, trains and tracks, … Continue reading →

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