affair (dot) com

January 25, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 17 Comments

Are you crazy? You’ve never even seen him in person! I know him, and he knows me... far better than you ever could. How can you say that? You can’t be sure he’s not some pimply-faced kid goofing around with his high school friends. You couldn’t possibly understand the connection we have. It’s more than … Continue reading affair (dot) com

Left behind

January 22, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 29 Comments

A little play on words, this week's set is of discarded objects, or things left behind, or are just behinds. I also cropped each shot so that the focus was on the bottom left third of the frame... based on the 'Rule of Thirds' for photography. I know, I'm lazy brilliant. (Photos shot with a Nikon … Continue reading Left behind

Soup Swap: Easy Ranch Chili

January 22, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

The best cure for cold weather is a big, steaming bowl of soup... or stew, or chili. No matter what region of the country you live in, or what country for that matter, there is a favorite soup. For me, chili is what I crave when it's chilly outside (that was my obligatory soup joke... … Continue reading Soup Swap: Easy Ranch Chili

Ride along

January 20, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

Arriving with a deputy, we parked down the street from the apartment. I patted my pockets, double checking I had everything I needed. Nervously kneeling behind the squad car, I watched the SWAT team positioning itself around the building. The lead officer pounded on the door, barking out orders for the perp to come out, … Continue reading Ride along

Graffiti Wisdom: love is blind

January 19, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 13 Comments

“Love is blind, but desire just doesn't give a good goddamn” ~ James Thurber I'm not gonna lie, when my husband and I met, I was hot. Tall, thin, really thin, and ready for love. Even though we dated for three years before we married, I knew (he knew), after only six months that we … Continue reading Graffiti Wisdom: love is blind

Making the naughty list

January 18, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

Published last week in my small hometown paper, this article caught my eye. There have been no follow-up reports to date as to the nature of the parent's alleged bad behavior or if a letter was indeed written on the child's behalf.