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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, making things with yarn, reading, sketching badly, playing golf, walking, cooking, going to the farmers market...

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to coax all I can from my little spot of the world

You will have to go along with me on my current obsession with this year's caladiums. They might be the best one's I have ever had. The funny thing is they looked so straggly when I planted them. Then we had a super wet/coolish period, but here we are six... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at Tall Tales from Kansas

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We did. It was good. We were glad.

When Johnny and Annette were visiting Tall Tales Headquarters recently, we had Margaritas and Bloody Mary's. Not at the same time. The luxury of having your own personal bartender, who cleans up after himself, and has a wicked sense of humor, can not be overstated. The fact that he is... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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people it would be a relief to be with

Today I finished reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónón Hession. One of you recommended it a few years back, and now seemed like just the right time to settle in with it. This book is about two friends, Leonard and Hungry Paul. We never learn the story behind the... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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start holding your doughnuts using her method

This weekend I had the best time taking Johnny and Annette to "my" farmers market. It's hard to know what others will think of something so dear to me, so familiar, so part of my life. It's like anything else you share with someone, hard to know if your taste's... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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kind of like playing with your toys

Recently, a wild idea to soak all the treasures that are laid out on a tray in the living room popped into my brain. A bit of a wash to rehydrate was my thought. While proceeding to place them in a bowl in the sink, it was fun to handle... Continue reading

Posted Jun 21, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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he got a little lonely up there

This is a photo of Dad taken back in the mid 1990’s. He was on the way back home after spending 2 months up on Big Sheep mountain in Montana (or Wyoming?). He had seen an ad in “Working Sheepdog News” for a shepherd and he thought it sounded interesting.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 19, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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us Moss kids love our out of door spaces

Before leaving for the Farmers Market today, I ventured outside to check on things. See what needed my attention... you know the drill. Fan went on, candle was lit, pillow fluffed, coffee sipped. Then I started thinking about how interesting it is that ALL us Moss kids love our outdoor... Continue reading

Posted Jun 18, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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no ceilings except sky is my request

Given our current heatwave here at Tall Tales Headquarters, I am letting my mind wander in many directions. For example if I could change my present circumstances, I would be resting at this very moment on cool sheets, the exact color of these peonies, the air fragranced lightly with their... Continue reading

Posted Jun 17, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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our previous adventures there back in the day

Last week we made our way west to the Smoky Hill River Festival in Salina Kansas. The highlight of the festival for me was finding my flower pot art made by the sister of this lovely woman. She told me that she and her sister looked alike, and since she... Continue reading

Posted Jun 16, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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they demand my attention

This may be the best poppy season I have had. Ever. Maybe it's the way they look in the combination of sun/shade under the lime and gold leaves of the Rising Sun Redbud. Perhaps is is due to all the rain last month? Who can say why it is so.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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Emie! I did not know that. Thank you!

Commented Jun 13, 2022 on this mother and daughter in their hats at Tall Tales from Kansas

this mother and daughter in their hats

THIS was a first for me at the farmers market this morning! Two cat moms with a well behaved marmalade tabby in his stroller, leash on in case of emergency. I wanted to hug them, hug the kitty, hug everyone at the market... oh it made me smile. And what... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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Barbara! 4 vases in the way to do it :-) immerse yourself totally in the peony experience.

Commented Jun 10, 2022 on the glue that keeps me together some days at Tall Tales from Kansas

the glue that keeps me together some days

Last night some of the Quails went out for dinner. Let me say that the Kimchee fries at Boru (75th and Wornall in Kansas City) are insanely delicious and I am sorry I did not get a photo of them. Go there and get some if you are local. Now... Continue reading

Posted Jun 8, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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without batting an eye, she said the cookie

Flowers at the farmers market are one of my very most favorite things to buy. AND, when I get to pick each individual stem, bring them home, and arrange them in a vase myself, that is my favorite of the favorites. So, you can imagine my delight when this is... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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full on "little old lady land"

Geraniums are hands-down my favorite flower for pots on the front porch. Some would call it boring, maybe regimented, but the truth is I just know what I like and these geraniums are reliable performers. The jade plants and oxalis have also come outside. Caladiums are in their pots, under... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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I will be open to exploring more of her work

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley is my latest drive-time/commute listen. It is classified as a "suspense/thriller" and as usual I have no memory of where I heard about it. It held my interest, contained an unusual cast of characters, was set in Paris with both French and British accents... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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Michele: agreed!

Commented Jun 2, 2022 on please let this be so at Tall Tales from Kansas

it was a 1 + 1 = 5 moment

This great blue heron was just one of the fabulous things I saw at the Baker Wetlands recently. I was able to get close (which is hard) and I had the Nikon with me. It was a 1 + 1 = 5 moment. I love it when circumstances conspire for... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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Excellent brother. Maybe they will have 2 shacks next to each other, but your dogs will have to get along with cats.

Commented Jun 2, 2022 on please let this be so at Tall Tales from Kansas

please let this be so

Today, when my 8:30 Zoom meeting was unexpectedly cancelled, and I found myself all dressed up with nowhere to go, sitting in front of this computer, I decided to clean up my mailbox that contained 4,897 pieces of mail. Shameful, I know. But while doing that I came across a... Continue reading

Posted May 31, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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along with the stock arranged in a vase

Let's just start with this shall we? Last week the double chocolate extravaganza did not make it to the basket. No way was I passing up the orange creamsicle this Saturday. Nope. I don't know about you, but when we were kids a frozen fudge bar or an orange creamsicle... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2022 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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Thanks Janet.

Commented May 29, 2022 on you are so loved, already at Tall Tales from Kansas

Thanks Mary. I saw the cowl at Yarn Barn several years ago when a trunk show was there and never got it out of my mind.

Commented May 29, 2022 on you are so loved, already at Tall Tales from Kansas

Thanks Chris. I am new to batik fabrics but am already thinking about what I will make frame the leftover scraps.

Commented May 29, 2022 on you are so loved, already at Tall Tales from Kansas

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