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Posted by: Ed Foster Jr.
Two days after my sister’s soul took flight, I received an email advising me that I won the Grand Prize in the “Membership Brings Its Rewards Sweepstakes” sponsored by C. F. Martin & Co. At first, I thought it was a prank, but after speaking … Continue Reading →
Posted by: Ed Foster Jr.
I don’t fancy myself as an accomplished nature photographer, yet I have always admired the beauty of nature that’s all around us. I am working at slowing down a bit to stop and smell the flowers, so to speak, and perhaps, at the same time … Continue Reading →
Posted by: Ed Foster Jr.
I’m drinking less coffee nowadays. But, I am enjoying it much more. For a fully caffeinated coffee hound, that’s saying something. Nearly one year ago I began a quest for a more flavorful brew. (See related post) It seemed as though I was drinking coffee … Continue Reading →
Posted by: Ed Foster Jr.
It was not until I broke the glass carafe of our automatic coffee maker one Saturday morning that I discovered there was a better way to brew coffee. With that discovery also came the quest for a more flavorful cup of coffee. Someone had given … Continue Reading →
Posted by: Ed Foster Jr.
I labored in the skin-burning Florida sun during the summer of 1964 to save enough money to purchase my first professional camera. I was preparing to start my junior year of high school making photographs for the Teen Section of the St. Petersburg Evening Independent. … Continue Reading →
Posted by: Ed Foster Jr.
My older sister took a shine to her nutcrackers. Not the really useful ones for revealing the meat of a nut, but carved and painted blocks of wood with spine controlled mandibles. It was mere hours before Christmas of 1985 when her precocious five-year-old spotted … Continue Reading →