by Carolyn Bass | Dec 14, 2015 | Photos
I have had the privilege of traveling to some of the most beautiful locations on earth. The pages below contain favorite shots from my travels, as well as images from the wondrous world I call home. All photos in this online gallery are copyright © Carolyn Burns Bass...
by Carolyn Bass | Oct 23, 2015 | Ovations
Earlier this morning I caught the whisper of a song my mother used to play and sing on the piano. She had a voice to rival the divas of her time (and ours), but shared it only in private “concerts” for family and friends. Whenever people came to visit us,...
by Carolyn Bass | Jul 30, 2015 | Ovations, Recipes
What do you do when you miss a couple of days at the vegetable garden and your cucumbers look like this? And when your tomatoes have not yet ripened to make gazpacho with those cucumbers? I have that problem right now. Because of the late frosts in our region of North...
by Carolyn Bass | Jul 28, 2015 | Recipes
I posted this photo on Facebook last week and several of my family and friends asked for the recipe. I couldn’t post it right away because my recipe is a conglomeration of family and online sources. My grandmother used to make a variety of these pickles which we...
by Carolyn Bass | May 10, 2015 | Ovations
If you have a heart, thank your mother. No matter where she is, or who you are, she gave you birth in an age of choice. (Verse and photo: mine.)