Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Love notes

Grasshopper has a huge loving heart.
She has an elaborate way of preparing for any separation. The van with Mom driving away is depicted here.


This is a note of gratitude.
I will be looking for frames next.

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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Best Friends

I was very fond of dolls made of cloth when I was a wee one. They were soft and became one with me when I hugged them.
This is Molly, Grasshopper's doll given to her by my sister. But Molly is more special to me than anyone else. She brings me back to my childhood.

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Sunday, July 05, 2009

Crescent Earth

picture by NASA
Crescent Earth

The crescent Earth rises above the lunar horizon in this spectacular photograph taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit during final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program.

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Thursday, July 02, 2009

An act of love


An act of love, a voluntary taking on oneself of some of the pain of the world, increases the courage and love and hope of all.
- Dorothy Day

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Happenings at the Capitol

We may or may not have a budget by the end of today, the last day of the fiscal year for the government.
Things were hopping at the Capitol.

The press office in the Senate.
It's thrilling to watch and be part of history in the making.


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Monday, June 29, 2009

Bravery


Sometimes, a few steps in a brand new direction is a very brave thing to do.

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Friday, June 26, 2009

A lot of sewing going on...

This is a pretty pillowcase that adds more pinkness to the room.

I am enjoying rich, full colors... pink seems to inspire creativity.

A little bit of ribbon for a layer of color.

Go see more here.

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I am

... part of the great I AM.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Dad Man

Joe Kelly writes extensively about relationships between Dads and Daughters.
He wrote this book which became important to me as an adult when I explored how to create a better relationship with my internalized father. This is all in the spirit of self parenting.

My dad was a typesetter, in the days when when newspaper content wasn't created by computers. This was his typewriter, the forbidden tool only he could touch. It is a treasure I kept now that he is gone. Grasshopper is particularly fond of it. Grandpa would have been proud yet frantically worried about his prized possession...
It's mine now Dad...!

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Monday, June 22, 2009

To the Science Center

Off to see the Lego exhibit...
It's a bit of a walk from the parking garage.

Here the nose sneezes out the balls that were placed inside the nostrils.

There were round tables set up for Lego constructions. These pieces were geared toward medieval creations. This one is Snowden's.

This one is Grasshopper's.

The chest of a taller than life size dude/guard. These were worth seeing.

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Fathers

They can build a strong foundation in a child's life.
Here's to those who do... Happy Father's Day.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

The actress

Grasshopper loves to put on a show...

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Oppressed people are frequently very oppressive when first liberated. And why wouldn't they be? They know best two positions. Somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's neck.
- Florynce R. Kennedy,lawyer and civil rights activist (1916-2000)

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

St. Augustine

Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are anger and courage. Anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
- St. Augustine

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Communities by deliberate design


M. Scott Peck believes that communities can be created starting with the basic principal of communication. Platitudes and generalizations need to be challenged. Individual differences must be allowed.


I am having so much fun reading this book.

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