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Carol

Lawrence, Kansas

Hi, my name is Carol. I live in Lawrence KS. I write Tall Tales. I tell about stuff that happened to me. Most of it is true.

Interests: globe trotting, getting my hands dirty in the garden, taking pictures, making things with yarn and fabrics, reading, sketching badly, walking, cooking, going to the farmers market...

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two hours of delightful conversation

A summary, in photos, of my sanity savers from the last few weeks. Chief amongst them being the Huff +1 lunch where Marti started us out with a joke about being hard of hearing which had us guffawing and set the tone for the two hours of delightful conversation that... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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asparagus which were so tender and fresh

It was another good week at the Farmers market. A bit on the cool side, but that never bothers us "hardcore" market goers, especially early on in the season. I brought home a full basket. She was ready for the day, decked out appropriately, as she put the signs up... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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something both Angie and I can get behind

Spring marches on. The leaves unfurl. The magic takes my breath away. No matter how many times I experience it. This is what keeps me from dwelling on all the things that are cruel, wrong, unforgivable. If Angie were writing this post she would say right now "God save us".... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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unless of course I change my mind

Tonight, in preparation for going to the market again in the morning, I am downloading photos from the camera. I like to start with a clean slate each Saturday. These are the tulips from last week. Talk about an Easter bouquet. Does it not just look like an Easter basket... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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on the list of "must-gets"

Saddle up, put on your seatbelt, here we go! This Saturday was the opening of the Lawrence Farmers market and it did NOT disappoint. There was hand-holding, girls wearing glittery red shoes carrying their baskets, and the walking farmers market breakfast. Karen Pendleton obliged me with a wave as she... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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in the woods, in the wild, the redbud is the winner

The redbud trees out in the woods, on the trails at Clinton park, are not ginormous amazing specimens. They are small and scrappy, popping up here, there and everywhere. They are native to these parts and add that unexpected pop of color right at this exact time in the Spring.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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we Moss kids have each other

This is a little montage of a recent trip out to Richmond Virginia to see Brother. We laughed, ate, explored, ate, laughed, told stories, ate, and took naps. It was a marvelous trip. Everything was bursting forth in its best spring outfit for us to enjoy. Never in my life... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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color me excited

Tonight it's the pictures I took on various walks through the last days/week. By the river, in the neighborhood, around a park. These are the things that caught my eye. All for your consideration. The first Lawrence farmers market is happening on Saturday, April 12th. Color me excited! Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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don't leave anything out

If any of you are in the midst of considering retirement, the timing of it, the changes you may experience... this may be a good read for you. I just finished listening and found many things in it worthy of consideration. I don't agree with all of it by any... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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Chris and I headed over to Topeka to the Ted Ensley Gardens by Lake Shawnee this week to inspect the tulips, and other blooming things. We were not disappointed. The wind was blowing, we held on to our hats. This is a strange year in Kansas with so many things... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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a thick, dense, damp, dark, heavy, rich, cake

Sometime around St. Patrick's day, my interest was SPARKED by a photo and recipe of Guiness Cake by Nigella Lawson. I marked it, started talking about it with my friends Peggy and Annette, and finally got around to making it. If you are a fan of a thick, dense, damp,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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a fine use of tax dollars

Because the star magnolia trees are as beautiful, if perhaps not as showy, as the "other" magnolia trees, here is my favorite cluster of 3 trees in Lawrence that I show you every single year. There used to be benches under the trees but they are gone now. I remember... Continue reading

Posted Mar 31, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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Maureen, it’s desert rose by Franciscan Ware.

Commented Mar 31, 2025 on well why not? at Tall Tales from Kansas

Diane: I did not use the inherited wooden spoon, but I did use an old fork with big fat tines!

Commented Mar 29, 2025 on well why not? at Tall Tales from Kansas

it bears repeating

Sometimes when I am out on an especially lovely walk, like this one, I am torn between "being in the moment" with it all, and wanting to share it. This day it was easy to snap a few pictures as I walked. In every direction I looked there was a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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I said I was going to make a lime poke cake a few days back. And so I did. I zhuzhed it up a bit by adding coconut flakes to the batter, toasting coconut flakes for added crunch on top, and of course green sanding sugar because... well it's spring.... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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the ominous presence of Adolph Hitler coming to power in Germany

I just finished listening to Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear on the libby app from my library. If ever there was a time to listen to a story with familiar characters, in a voice you know, in a setting you can escape to in your mind, it is certainly... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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looking up and down and all around

The flowers on the magnolia trees in front of Liberty Memorial Central Middle school on Massachusetts street are completely magnificent right NOW. This annual show of shows is short-lived, being subject to a cold snap, wind, rain, and any other sort of springtime weather phenomenon that could pop up at... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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you can read it to your cat if you have one

Here in Lawrence, we are reveling over the arrival of spring. There is little that can compare to the head clearing benefits of a good strenuous walk in the out of doors. Andrea Gibson says it better... "every natural thing in this world is invested in the peace of this... Continue reading

Posted Mar 22, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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Nothing says Happy St. Patricks day like an oxalis on your table. Especially if you missed out on the corned beef and cabbage with a loaf of hearty rye bread, spicy mustard, and a pint of your favorite brew in a freezing cold mug. Today at the store, I also... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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when your body is in tune with the cosmos

This morning, before the big winds hit full force, I took myself over to Clinton Lake for a walk in the woods. It's been awhile since I got a good long hike in. The kind where afterwards you sit and stare into the distance, unfocused, because you are caught up... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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time is a construct that really doesn't exist

Scenes from a recent walk at Loose Park, where there was sun, only a little wind, and the tantalizing smells of spring. People were smiling and walking their dogs, kids tossed crumbs to the ducks, there was green no matter which way I happened to look. I started out the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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giving yourself prizes, stars, rewards...

Recently, I concluded it was time to stop avoiding the inevitable, and got out the big folder where anything tax related is stuffed all year long. Getting the taxes together is a process for me. Step #1 is getting my mind right. Step #2 is putting the folder on the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 10, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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my wisest, most experienced, storm-weathered veteran of a friend, really got my mind right

Yesterday the Huff +1 lunch club met, and my inner storage of well-being, which had been darn near completely empty, was totally topped off. Meeting with my wisest, most experienced, storm-weathered veteran of a friend, really got my mind right. The truth is, it wasn't just about how Marti is... Continue reading

Posted Mar 8, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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... to lend some wisdom and history to these times

The Block Studies Collective has just entered month #6. Here are my month #5 squares laid out in a pattern of sorts that will likely get shifted as I make more of them. But, for now, I have put this block on hold as I get ready for the last... Continue reading

Posted Mar 3, 2025 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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