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- December 27th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Sixty One
There's Always A Stray. Or Two.I was sure I had Christmas all tucked away in the attic today. But it just never fails. No matter how many times I scour the house to make sure I got them all, I always…
- December 26th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Sixty
Rockin' With The Beatles Rock BandI wish I had brought my camera with me to my sister Jane's house this afternoon. Jane, her daughters Sarah and Julia, my daughter Kelly and son in law Kerry played Th…
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty Nine
Merry Christmas!Here's our Mom surrounded by her kids, grand kids, and great grand kids at our annual family Christmas at sister Ann and brother in law Terry Sissom's home. We enjoyed a delicious turk…
- December 25th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty Eight
We're Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time!Neil Ranft, Jerry Myers, Shelby Myers, Holly Myers, Elijah Myers, Kay Ranft, Kelly Kimbrough, and Kerry Kimbrough. We all enjoyed one of the most fun Ch…
- December 23rd, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty Seven
Stick A Fork In Me; I'm Done.This is me tonight, doing nothing. Ahhh....
- December 22nd, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
- December 21st, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty Five
I made some spiced tea mix on this first day of Winter. The kitchen smelled like oranges, cinnamon, and cloves. The scent of oranges conjures up favorite memories of childhood Christmases, because San…
- December 20th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty Four
Baby, It's Cold Outside!We don't get to see much snow any more in middle Tennessee, so what little we did get Saturday night and Sunday morning was welcome--the kind that coats the wind shield of the…
- December 19th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty Three
Holiday This And That Hope everyone who got snow is snug and warm tonight.
- December 18th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty Two
Let's Get RandomSaw these cool vintage boots while browsing at the Nashville Flea Market today. I'd love to have them, but they were too narrow for my big feet. Maybe they were Cinderella's boots.Wher…
- December 17th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty One
Christmas Party At MorningsideShelby, Santa, and Elijah share some smiles and candy canes.Julia, Sarah, and Holly add some bling to the tree.These people have had too much sweet tea to drink. Holly, S…
- December 16th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Fifty
Happy 31st Birthday, Holly!Our daughter, Holly Elizabeth Ranft (Myers), was born December 16, 1978, a mild and rainy Saturday night around 10:00 P.M. She was two weeks early, which was okay with me. H…
- December 15th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty Nine
Christmastime Is Here Headless self-portrait in a silver ball Christmas glowElijah deer needs some Crazy GlueShelby the red-nosed grand daughter deerEddie Kitty likes to sleep under the treeHe also l…
- December 14th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty Eight
Simply The BestMy dad made the best spaghetti sauce in the universe. He passed away ten years ago, but his sauce lives on in the recipe he left behind. I'm so thankful he wrote it down! I can always t…
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Positively Negative
- December 13th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty Six
'Curious Testament'Ian Mabry's BFA Senior Exhibition in ClayAppalachian Center for CraftSmithville, TennesseeMy nephew Ian Mabry with one of his amazing clay sculptures. I've always known he is a tale…
- December 11th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty Five
Time To Cut The TreeOn our way out to the tree farm at lunch time today, I was taking pictures of the beautiful sky with my cell phone. This one was particularly neat with the reflections in the wind…
- December 10th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Positively Negative
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty Four
ToastySmokin'! Our ugly old chimney works hard on December days when the temperature stays in the 30's--like today.I'm so thankful for our wood stove which keeps us toasty in the winter. It can be a p…
- December 9th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty Three
December SkyAn extremely blustery day today made for some interesting clouds this afternoon and a gorgeous sunset.
- December 8th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty Two
Rainy Day Invasion Of The NutcrackersRainy, windy day today. Wonder how long these rain drops stayed suspended before they fell. I didn't stick around to find out.They came from the attic! Invasion of…
- December 7th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Positively Negative
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty One
Postcard From The PastI'm posting this one because I didn't take any pictures today. And it's just so darned cute. Grand son Elijah on this date, three years ago. He wasn't quite four months old, all…
- December 6th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Forty
Rob Mabry Memorial Jam IIMy cousin Tony has now put together two memorial concerts in honor of my late brother, Rob Mabry, whose passion for music and drumming drew him together with other talented mu…
- December 5th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty Nine
SaturdayWoke up to snow on the ground this morning. This was Eddie Kitty's first snow. He didn't seem to mind it. The sun came out, and the snow melted quickly, but the temperature stayed in the thirt…
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty Eight
Happy 95th Birthday, Aunt Joy Brown!About half the town of Gainesboro, Tennessee, and assorted relatives from near and far gathered at Helen's Restaurant to celebrate my Aunt Joy Brown's 95th birthday…
- December 3rd, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty Seven
Please Don't Eat The CandlesMy candy cane candles look good enough to eat--except maybe for the wicks sticking out the ends. They sort of look like fancy firecrackers. It's s-l-o-w-l-y starting to l…
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- December 2nd, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty Six
'Tis The SeasonI'll be the first to admit that Christmas is not one of my favorite holidays, so I have to warm up to the idea of decorating and ease into it. Today I took down the Thanksgiving flag an…
- December 1st, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty Five
Never Ignore Anything In The Shape Of A HeartImpossible to ignore this perfectly heart-shaped leaf. It caught my eye as I was pulling out of the driveway at lunch time today. Since the leaf isn't much…
- November 30th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty Four
Sweet!Grand daughter Shelby's third grade teacher picked up on the fact that Shelby loves the whole 'Twilight Saga' stories. Of course, Shelby has made no secret of it. When Shelby got in from school…
- November 29th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty Three
Christmas Tree ShoppingIt's our family tradition to head out to Savage Christmas Tree Farm near Baxter, Tennessee, the weekend after Thanksgiving to pick out our Christmas tree. Just follow the sign .…
- November 28th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty Two
Postcards From Poet's On The SquareThe gang's all here around the tables at Poet's coffee shop this afternoon where we gathered to hang out, enjoy some tasty drinks, make a lot of noise, and play 'App…
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty One
New Moon!Sister Ann, niece Julia, niece Sarah, sister Jane, daughter Kelly, and hubby Neil in the lobby of our local theater waiting to see 'New Moon'. Some of us saw it last Friday when the movie ope…
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Positively Negative
- November 26th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Thirty
Good Food, Great Time, Wonderful Family ~~ Happy Thanksgiving!May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey be plump, May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious and your pie…
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- November 25th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty Nine
Little ThingsThere are so many things I'm thankful for in my life. Today I was especially thankful for Mrs. Smith's pies, ready to bake and tasting just as good or better than anything I could make fr…
- November 24th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty Eight
This Cat's A Real SwingerI was walking around the back yard just as the sun was going down and came upon Eddie on the tree swing. I thought it was funny, but I wish I'd caught him in better light. I'v…
- November 23rd, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Positively Negative
Do You Have Splinters In The Windmills Of Your Mind?
That's a joke from the old Carol Burnett show when they were doing the Eunice and Momma characters. This picture was taken in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, a while back at the Cannonsburgh Village. The sky…
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty Seven
Shake It Up!Elijah Man + Arby's Vanilla Shake = Smiley Face! We don't usually get to hang out on a Monday, but due to a family emergency, he landed at Granny's house this morning. (His cousin had to h…
- November 22nd, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty Six
A Little Heavy ReadingI just started reading Stephen King's new novel, 'Under The Dome'. It's the longest novel he's written since 'The Stand' and maybe 'The Green Mile'. As you can see, it's nearly t…
- November 21st, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty Four
'New Moon'! And Happy Birthday, Cynthia!Daughter Kelly, son in law Kerry, sister in law and birthday lady Cynthia, sister Ann, Cynthia's sister Christina, and hubby Neil (and I) arrived at Providence…
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty Five
My Big Back Yard (And Front Yard) MeanderingsWhere have all the flowers gone? Dead Dahlias tell no lies.I was surprised to find this one tiny little yellow rosebud blooming among the shriveled up brow…
- November 19th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty Three
RandomnessLook who was waiting for me at Burger King for lunch today. Mr. Edward Cullen (a.k.a. Robert Pattinson), my favorite vampire boyfriend. Looking forward to seeing 'New Moon' Friday morning (I…
- November 18th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty Two
Elijah ManSelf Portrait Rice, noodles, and spicy chicken is Elijah's favorite lunch at Ocha Deli, our fave Thai restaurant. He gets his own tray and orders what he wants. He is one cool dude. Love him…
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- November 17th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty One
Postcards From A Chilly Gray November Day"It's colder now. The trees are bare and the nights are long." (lyrics from a Barry Manilow song--yes, I like Barry Manilow. So shoot me.)Little stone birdie m…
- November 16th, 2009
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kayranft has posted a new entry on: Three Sixty Five
Day Three Hundred Twenty
November DayLooked more like an October sky today, except the trees are bare now. This is a daily ritual with these two. Shelby always asks where Eddie is. Eddie always hides in the bushes along the…
