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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Following My Path
If morning pages* are the threshing action to separate the chaff from the seeds of creativity, the artist date is winnowing the lighter chaff off the grain. In her book, The Artist Way, Julia Cameron gives us her basic tools … Continue reading
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Creating My Path
In her book, The Artist Way, Julia Cameron gives us basic tools for recovering creativity. Morning pages is the first one and requires writing, first thing in the morning, three pages of anything on your mind, even if your mind … Continue reading
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Living History……
The year I was born 13 parents filed a class action suit against the Topeka Board of Education in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and a young black man entered Boston University for graduate studies. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays
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River View…
This is the view out the window from one of our favorite restaurants. My husband and I sat and talked about our week. There was a baby in his mother’s arms several tables away. The baby was around three months … Continue reading
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Achieving milestones…..
Birthdays were pretty big at our house. Birth days were too, since I am the oldest of eight children. In the 1950’s there was a stereotypical belief surrounding large families. I cannot begin to tell you how many adults would … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Sisters
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Make a Difference…
In 2001-2002 a friend of mine worked to bring youth serving organizations and agencies in Reno County, Kansas together. As Director of YouthFriends, a youth mentoring program in county schools, she thought a National Mentoring Month in February was something … Continue reading
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Play it again, Sam……
Today was a Sam* day. When I arrived he smiled at me around his pacifier and ran down the hall and back before greeting me. He is all about motion these days. Sam is my youngest grandchild. He is 18 … Continue reading
Posted in Grand parenting
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Cycling Time………
We have always wanted a pond in our garden. We planned one for the garden in Kansas and moved before we could get it done. In Illinois, visiting grandchildren started digging in 2007. What with one thing and several serious health … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Grand parenting
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January…more than ice and snow….
Today, my hair tech mentioned the lengthening days and said January would be over soon, February was a short month and then spring would be here. Since one of my particular desires this year is to be present in all … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
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Farmville……
A friend and I had breakfast last week. She and her partner have been remodeling an old farmhouse. They bought the property for the land, location and the outbuildings and decided to take the house down to the frame and make … Continue reading
Posted in Friends
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