"A good parent owes it to a child to teach manners

as an interesting and useful skill,

and not as a subject that is invoked to condemn

whatever the child happens to be doing

when the adult is feeling irritable."

Judith Martin, "Miss Manners", in Guide to Raising Perfect Children

a gift from Michael O'Sheel

Miss Manners has looked into my soul. How did she know?

Sailboat Race - St. Michael's, Maryland

"When we have 

accepted 

the worst, 

we have 

nothing more 

to lose. 

And that means 

we have 

everything 

to gain." 

Dale Carnegie, taken from Patches of Godlight by Jan Karon

Weekend Wanderings

Pick Two Books. 

Open at random. 

Revel in the wisdom of the ages... 

Or just wonder why I own all these books.

New varieties for the home garden are being developed each year, and catalogs are full of them. Many of them are worth trying, but before you devote your entire garden and a pile of money to something new, try it on a small scale.

 Guide to Alabama Vegetable Gardening by Walter Reeves & Felder Rushing

The world is one action-packed, motion-filled opportunity,  and choosing the right shutter speed first and then adjusting the aperture is the order of the day for capturing motion in your images. 

Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson