In December of 2016 I sang for my father’s funeral. My voice, my song was the best gift I could give to family and friends during a time of sorrow…around 45 minutes of music that, while given with extreme love,…
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Sipping tea and being cozy…learning from the past…looking toward the future…learning to be still in everyday life.
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Satisfaction…Let the Sound Soar
Tagged with: music, Personal, postaday, postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted in 2017, Uncategorized
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Resilient – Alone and Together
I’m starting 2017 with the Weekly Photo Challenge “Resilient.” There are two parts to this blog. The first part is “Alone.” The second part is “Together.” It’s a pertinent topic. December 2016 was, to say the least, a challenging month.…
Tagged with: 2017, Family, family archive, Personal, postaday, postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Posted in 2017, Uncategorized
It’s Not This Time of Year Without…
The weekly Photo challenged posed the prompt…it’s not this time of year without…Yarn! Lots of it! All colors and textures…plus the compulsion to create, and, hopefully spread some cheer. A number of years ago, I faced a lay-off. As our…
Tagged with: crafts, crochet, DIY, knit and crochet, postaday, uncategorized, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted in 2016, Uncategorized
Posted in 2016, Uncategorized
Fun at the Beach!
The Weekly Photo Challenge is “FUN!” I recalled a very small photo of my dad and my aunt at the beach. My guess is that the picture is from the late 1940’s. It’s a bit grainy because the original photo…
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Posted in 2016, Uncategorized
Posted in 2016, Uncategorized
Look Up…and Pause…
The Weekly Photo Challenge is “Look Up.” It has been a somber week. I told my husband that my mind can barely fathom all that’s occurred. Admittedly I have no answers. My deeply introverted soul is still processing this. I…
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Six, Six and Twelve (Curve)
The jumbo…the dreadnought…the grand concert… The pickguard… the body…the sound hole…the pegs…the inlay…the bridge…a handlebar (it’a classic!) The tuning pegs…the heads as they sweep to the neck… The outline, the shine, the design… It alls adds to the experience… …the…
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Posted in 2016, Uncategorized
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Spare – Saticoy
The Weekly Photo Challenge is “Spare.” I thought about a photo from the family gallery that shows a point in my father’s childhood during the 1930’s. My dad is on the left. My Uncle Lupe is in the center. My…
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Scale: The Elephant and the Turtle
The Weekly Photo Challenge is Scale. I’m excited about this challenge because I’ve got some photos that I’ve been waiting to use. I just hadn’t found the right spot for them, until now! My parent’s house often reminds me of…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist
I took a stroll in my father’s garden…peacefully appreciative of his skill… …and the care he gives his lovely charges… This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist.
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Peace Challenge: The Woman in the Mirror
Months ago our friend Kozo challenged us to post about our truest self, our grandest self, or about the self we would like to be. Who was the person each of us faced in the mirror? What did that reflection…
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