Welcome

It is a delight to see new friends and followers here. This blog rarely gets more than fifty views per month. Yes, it’s a rate day when more than a solitary visitor comes by. This blog is a bit out of the way, it isn’t publicized, few know about it. Yet it is just a…… Continue reading Welcome

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Brunswick Stew and Cornbread

With the ongoing pandemic our routines have really changed. I limit my visits to grocery stores and try to get through as fast as possible. Although stores seemed to be stocked fairly well these days, there are still shortages. My shopping list is rarely completed and so I pick up what I can find. That…… Continue reading Brunswick Stew and Cornbread

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Face Masks

It had to come to this … Having to endure the lock-down of the pandemic isn’t enough. Every day another story of some huckster trying to take advantage of the situation. They saying goes, “when you have lemons, make lemonade”. So what is an artist to do? Hiding in the studio is not enough. So,…… Continue reading Face Masks

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Photo to Cafe Art

One journey from camera to cafe art As my friends here know, I love creating “cafe art” from photos. It occurred to me that the journey of an image from the camera to my gallery site may make an interesting story. Sometimes I have nothing special in mind and just start playing around. The results…… Continue reading Photo to Cafe Art

Changes are Coming

Here They Come

Changes – they are a coming! Here They Come Yep, the new decade is here and it is time to re-organize, redo, improve, simplify and whatever it takes to remake Cafe Ludwig into a new experience. It will take some time to adapt to the new tools, requirements, and expectations. Bear with me, it may…… Continue reading Changes are Coming

Buried Treasure

After weeks of hot weather the air felt pleasant. We had just finished lunch and the suggestion came up to visit Mills Creek Nature Center. The AJC had a story about it, and we had heard about this gem of a nature park before. It seemed like a fine place for a “serene”, to use…… Continue reading Buried Treasure

Ramble – June 2019

The dictionary says: ramble – noun – a leisurely excursion for pleasure. synonyms: walk · hike · trek · wander · stroll · saunter · amble · roam · traipse · jaunt Photo by James Stone, Tytan Pictures This, then, should be a pleasurable stroll through some interesting topics. It didn’t work out that way…… Continue reading Ramble – June 2019

On This Date

On this date, January 12, 2014 It used to be that Google Photos prepared “reminiscences”, putting together a little album of images uploaded on a day years prior. Those albums could be shared. The sharing does not seem to work any more, hence this post. It was a cold, wintry, but bright day at McDaniel…… Continue reading On This Date

Once Upon a Time

A long, long, time ago there was a tool for preparing blog posts called “Windows Live Writer”. It had some fabulous features. You could do something like this: Demo-1 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Or this: Demo-1 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Alas, those days are long forgotten. No longer can these things be done.…… Continue reading Once Upon a Time

An Era Ends

Here, at the end of 2018, we are “blessed” with a revolutionary change from WordPress. Along with WordPress 5 comes the new “block” editor. The fanfares have sounded for many months. The unveiling shows an astonishing lack of understanding of the needs of users. The many superlative adjectives of ease and speed are empty promises.…… Continue reading An Era Ends

Interview

Aircraft Engine

Interview by Our Arts Magazine Thrill, oh rapture, Fame! I have been interviewed by Our Arts Magazine. The article was published July 27, 2017. Interview Article Below here are the images used in the article – just for fun here. Go read the article.  

Holiday Boutique

Holiday Shop For the shopping pleasure of my friends I have “rented” a site over on my CloudLadder.net business for a holiday boutique. It is just a temporary shop, here for the holidays.  The CloudLadder.net site is one that I use for demonstrating ideas to customers and prospective customers, so it is only used for…… Continue reading Holiday Boutique

Gumbo

You-Name-It Gumbo I call it that because it uses just about every ingredient you can name Ingredients 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup flour 1 large onion 5 stalks celery (+/- depending on size) 5 – 6 cloves garlic 1 green pepper 2 large carrots 1 can tomatoes (Italian style with basil, oregano, garlic) 1…… Continue reading Gumbo

Change Happens

It started here, in this out-of-the way, hard-to-get-to corner of the internet. A bit more than a year ago my curiosity led me to sign up for Blogging 101 at the WordPress Blogging University. You can see the badge and link in the sidebar at the right. That in turn led me to participate in…… Continue reading Change Happens

First Impression

The First Impression of a Photograph There is that saying that “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression” and we are all aware of the importance of making a good first impression. In social encounters our future relationships are shaped by those first impressions. In our world, where everything and everybody…… Continue reading First Impression

Photo Walk

A Photo Walk in Midtown Atlanta Saturday, August 27, 2016, presented a rare treat. I had a chance to meet a blogging friend, Norm Frampton. We had only exchanged online messages and emails before. This was a first time in-person meeting. A short photo walk and dinner with Norm and a local friend, David, was…… Continue reading Photo Walk