It’s all about me
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Dating Myself: For some reason, Colorforms popped into my head the other day. Do you remember Colorforms? This is not my photo, but I did have this set! I had several sets. Because I loved them. I remember playing for hours with my Colorforms. Creating scenes, making up stories, moving them around, and replacing the…
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It’s time for another Travel Weird List! You know, when you’re out and about and experiencing a new location and find yourself saying, “Whoa, that was weird!” Because it’s a holiday and you probably have big plans, I’ll keep the list to 5 even though I could easily come up with a few more. I…
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Newton’s third law of motion states, “A body in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.” But also– A body not in motion tends to stay there, too. Lethargy begets hebetude begets apathy begets slothfulness. Talk to me in February after a long, dark, dreary winter. Or, you know, after too…
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I’m very excited to announce we have a new member to our family! We welcomed Janne, a German exchange student, to America this weekend. My daughter, her husband, and their two sons will be hosting Janne (pronounced Ya-na) for the school year. When they committed to this program nearly a year ago, it seemed so…
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Telling a friend about my quick trip to Boston, I commented, “If you haven’t been, you should go!” And she said, “Why?” At first I was floored. I mean, WHY NOT? Boston is really cool. Then I told her why I thought it was worth a visit. Now I’m telling you. 5 Best Things about Boston 5.…
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*sigh* So, I lent two original pieces to a gallery for a Recycling Show. Very cool, right? I mean, I haven’t been focusing on the creation of art-art lately, but instead have been trying to work through the details of book 2 in my Pandora series. It was an honor to participate in an exhibition…
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I had a d’piphany this morning. You know, a duh epiphany. Duh (ˈdə), interjection – used to express actual or feigned ignorance or stupidity Epiphany (i-ˈpi-fə-nē), noun – an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure When something comes to you in a moment of brilliance and you are wowed by your flash of vivid insight… then shamed…
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2019 is a year worthy of notation. Whoo-hoo, right?! Where’s the party? No party, my friends. A year worthy of notoriety. This is the year I officially feel old. It kind of sucks. Six months into 2019 and I’ve lost three aunts and an uncle. Special people in my life. I carry the loss like a…
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A blog told in photos. First, there was a very fat momma… who had a very hard time with the delivery. (story here) But then… after eight puppies and several days of supplemental feedings, she felt better. And the babies were better, too. (story here) We kept them in a kiddie pool. Until one day…
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About ten years ago, I had an idea for a project that I hoped to gift to several of my friends who were dealing with deep and personal emotional trauma. Using the package design skills I’d picked up at NIU, I created a box to fit the travel packs of tissues. It was printed with…
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