September 2014
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A few weeks ago when my husband was out of town, I painted our bedroom. It hadn’t been updated in nineteen years. When we first moved in, I painted it two pale shades of jade to match my Laura Ashley comforter. I stylishly divided the top green and the bottom green (covered the seam where…
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My favorite times of the year are: My Birthday Week* Holiday Season** Back to School Time*** *Admittedly, sometimes I get longer than a week. **I’m not being politically correct, “Holiday Season” is pretty much all-inclusive for me, covering Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s—although truth be told, I’m usually holidayed out by December 31. ***As…
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Wonderful Overwhelming Amazing When I was writing up the proposal for Word of Art, I kept it strikingly similar to Drawn with Words, the Art in your Eye program I had participated in the year before. Same word count, same provision of 16×20 canvas, same book format. But there was one major difference. I wanted…
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An epidemic of challenges is going around Facebook and other social media networks. It’s fun, it’s beneficial, it’s inclusive. Beneath a bucket of ice water, we’re all equal. I’m sure you’ve seen the videos– everyone from your high school English teacher to your next door neighbor to your kid’s softball coach to the White Sox…
MARY LAMPHERE AUTHOR 