leta-blake (60)in #taste-test • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.American Candy - Taste Test Experiment Part 2 - Brach*s Fruit Cake NougatsSometimes you just have to answer the question of HOW DISGUSTING IS IT REALLY? I felt that way about a new Christmas…leta-blake (60)in #taste-test • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.American Candy - Taste Test Experiment Part 1 - Brach*s Fruit Cake NougatsSo a few weeks ago, I saw this really gross looking candy on sale in our local drug store. I knew at the time it was…leta-blake (60)in #reading • 7 years agoLeta Blake's Top Reads of 2017In January always like to blog about my favorite books of the year. Because I do a lot of editing and beta reading, I…leta-blake (60)in #lgbt • 7 years agoTaking Stock of My Year: 2017 Accomplishments & 2018 GoalsOnce again it’s time to take stock of what I’ve accomplished in the last year and what I’d like to do in the next one.…leta-blake (60)in #news • 7 years agoThe 24-Hour News Cycle's Effect on the World's Mental Health, aka It's Made Us Sick(er)Photo labeled for reuse online. There's a half dozen or more PhD degrees to be found in the title of this post. If…leta-blake (60)in #art • 7 years agoArt from Aging - Me at 15 and 43When I was fifteen years old, my then-boyfriend, now-husband ( @brianreecegreen ) took a photo of me and then…leta-blake (60)in #life • 7 years agoNew Growth in Rocky Soil - My Husband's Inspiring Life Change at 45My husband turned 45 this past May. In February, before that significant birthday, he discovered that he had one year…leta-blake (60)in #blog • 7 years agoToo Much to SayPhoto credit: @brianreecegreen Art credit: um, I don't know? This statue was in the Met in NYC and that's all I've…leta-blake (60)in #blog • 7 years agoChanging Stories Midway Through LifeAs an author I think the words we use and the stories we tell play a huge role in how our lives play out. Especially…leta-blake (60)in #colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Monday Red - Roses Are Red, This Chair Is For YouPhoto credit: me Location: Farragut, TN Camera: iPhone 6 On either side of our front door we have some very…leta-blake (60)in #colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Sunday Purple - Dreaming of a Purple ChristmasPhoto credit: me Date: December 2016 Place: Dollywood, Sevierville, TN Christmas in July is a becoming quite the…leta-blake (60)in #colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Saturday Indigo - Klimt DetailsPhoto credit: @brianreecegreen Date: July 2015 Art credit: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II by Gustav Klimt Museum:…leta-blake (60)in #art • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Friday Blue - Red On the Blue MountainPhoto credit: me Art credit: The Three Fates by @brianreecegreen (my husband) Camera: iPhone 6 Date: July 2016…leta-blake (60)in #colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge - Thursday Green: Sharing a Green UmbrellaPhoto credit: me Location: downtown Knoxville, TN Date: July 4, 2016 Camera: iPhone 6 Photo filter: Prisma App…leta-blake (60)in #yoga • 7 years agoA Tale of Garlic and Yoga Class: AKA Prioritizing My Health Over Others' ComfortYoga is weird. It illuminates all kinds of issues that you don’t anticipate when you step on the mat. Like today, for…leta-blake (60)in #photography • 7 years agoColor Challenge: Wednesday Yellow: Golden Yellow ManPhoto credit: me Location: Knoxville, TN Date: December 1998 Camera: an old point and shoot I had at the time…leta-blake (60)in #photography • 7 years agoColor Challenge: Tuesday Orange: Fire In The HillsPhoto credit: me Location: Farragut, TN Date: November, 2016 Camera: iPhone In searching for a photograph for…leta-blake (60)in #photography • 7 years agoBeachy Glow - Soothe the SoulPhoto credit: me Location: St Pete Beach, Florida Date: July 12, 2017leta-blake (60)in #personal • 7 years agoI Thought I Was Almost Done Until Life Pulled Me Back In - Spiral of Life, Cycles of LessonsBack in college, my then-boyfriend, now-husband loved to play with symbolism and to tie little pieces of life together…leta-blake (60)in #steemit-help • 7 years agoSteemit Ate My Post?I spent about an hour writing a post. I clicked Post, saw it go through, went to the New page and saw it listed there…