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Day 1397:  A Photo A Day

5/21/2022

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"Lily of the Valley" was Mom's favorite perfume. We planted these at the end of last season and are thrilled to see them bloom!
I was searching for a poem about lilies of the valley and found this lovely one by
​Lorraine @ Grateful Prayer | Thankful Heart
Lily of the Valley and Christ Is Poem
by Lorraine @ Grateful Prayer | Thankful Heart

I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 2:1


To the ARTIST He is the One Altogether Lovely.
To the ARCHITECT He is the Chief Corner Stone.
To the BAKER He is the Living Bread.
To the BANKER He is the Hidden Treasure.
To the BIOLOGIST He is the Life.
To the BUILDER He is the Sure Foundation.
To the CARPENTER He is the Door.
To the DOCTOR He is the Great Physician.
To the EDUCATOR He is the Great Teacher.
To the ENGINEER He is the New and Living Way.
To the FLORIST He is the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley.
To the GEOLOGIST He is the Rock of Ages.
To the HORTICULTURIST He is the True Vine.
To the JUDGE He is the Righteous Judge, Judge of All Men.
To the JEWELER He is the Pearl of Great Price.
To the LAWYER He is the Counselor, the Lawgiver, the Advocate.
To the NEWS REPORTER He is the Good Tidings of Great Joy.
To the OCULIST He is the Light of the Eyes.
To the PHILANTHROPIST He is the Unspeakable Gift.
To the PHILOSOPHER He is the Wisdom of God.
To the PREACHER He is the Word of God.
To the SCULPTOR He is the Living Stone.
To the SERVANT He is the Good Master.
To the STATESMAN He is the Desire of All Nations.
To the STUDENT He is the Incarnate Truth.
To the THEOLOGIAN He is the Author and Finisher of our Faith.
To the TOILER He is the Giver of Rest.
To the SINNER He is the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the World.
To the CHRISTIAN He is the Son of the Living God, the Savior, the Redeemer and the Lord!
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Day 1390:  A Photo A Day • Mac Monday!

4/4/2022

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and Happy National Poetry Month!​

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"And then my heart with pleasure fills ​and dances with the daffodils."

William Wordsworth​
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Wishing you a daffodil, friend, or poem
​with whom to enjoy this spring!

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Day 1382:  A Photo A Day

1/6/2022

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Variations of frost on our walkway this morning... getting ready for tonight's snow!
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"The frost makes a flower, the dew makes a star."
Sylvia Plath
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December 2021:  Our Year in Photos - Part 2

12/31/2021

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NOVEMBER
​After 6 1/2 years of keeping them separate, we opened the borders between Mac-- our bunny, and Purr-Tater and Hobbs-- our cats. They both sneak in and out of their spaces so much, one day we decided to let them stay together and see what happened. We watched them for days, and pretty soon it became clear they all liked the arrangement! We'll continue to monitor, but so far so good-- They are non-stop entertainment!
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Purr-Tater and Mac-- friends at last!
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Mac and Hobbs aren't as cozy, but they have an understanding, lol
DECEMBER
I'm fortunate to be a part of an amazing small group of local artists, The Springboarders. We had a show this month at the Glen Rock Public Library in Glen Rock, NJ. It was my first in-person show since 2019, and great to be showing work with these other fabulous artists and friends! I've been developing a studio habit and have enjoyed more studio time this past year than any other year. We plan to have another, larger show at The Stable Art Gallery in Ridgewood, NJ next November. Stay tuned.. :-) (Not pictured Joy Yoo.)
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Artist Lydia Baldassarre
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Artist Elizabeth Robles
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Artist Emily Gilman Beezley
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Artist Vicky Katzman
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Artist Jennifer Merz
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Me holding glossy metal print, "Land of Milk and Honey"
[Reminiscing Throwback!] New Year's Eve 2021 ​is the 15th Anniversary of Evan's proposal and our engagement. Here's a photo of us young-uns back on New Year's Day 2007!
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Lastly, I wanted to share a daily email resource that I LOVE. Morgan Harper Nichols is an incredibly gifted singer/songwriter/poet/artist/writer. She's inspiring in so many ways and her words encourage me daily! You can receive her material through her app (Storyteller). That's how I began receiving her "daily reminders". Or if  you'd like to subscribe to her email list, you can send it to yourself by clicking here. 
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A portion of one of Morgan's "Daily Reminder" emails
Thanks for reading my blog! 
Any big plans for 2022?
​Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy New Year!  :-)
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Digital Artist Hal Lasko

5/5/2020

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As my pursuit of creating art digitally is expanding I googled, "Top Digital Artists" today. This guy came up!  If you have time, it's a beautiful, short, multiple-award winning film about this 97 year-old artist, his life and art. Enjoy!
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The lovely poem Hal mentions (below) is by New Jerseyan, Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

​TREES (1913)

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
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Day 1323:  A Photo A Day • My First Paid Gig for Poetry!

7/12/2019

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My poem "Your Love Heals Me" was published in the Churches of God General Conference weekly publication, "The Gem"!
Early last year my dear friend Carolyn told me she thought some of my writing would be perfect for the weekly inspirational handout she got at church, "The Gem" a publication produced by Churches of God General Conference. I finally submitted a few pieces in March. Two were rejected, but I just received confirmation that this one made it in! I received some copies and a check for $10.00 yesterday!  What an honor--  Praise you, Jesus!

For my writing friends, here's a link to their submission guidelines. They are always looking for new work.
​Check it out!
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Is There Christmas In Heaven?

12/5/2018

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Day 1230:  A Photo A Day

4/24/2018

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Hobbs overseeing the spring-ery in our yard!
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(A room with a kitty!)
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The crocuses were an especially happy sight after our long winter
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We have daffodils from bulbs transplanted from my father's garden in Annapolis, MD
​by way of my former home in DE.  ​They're a friendly reminder of my Dad each year!
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Hyacinths just make me smile
“The earth laughs in flowers.” 
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Day 1221:  A Photo A Day

4/3/2018

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Beautiful memories of a sweet day visiting our family in Connecticut!
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Thoughtful Easter blooms from Jennifer and Susan...
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Thanks, gals!

"The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with an April day.
When the sun is out and the wind is still,
You're one month on in the middle of May.
But if you so much as dare to speak,
a cloud come over the sunlit arch,
And wind comes off a frozen peak,
And you're two months back in the middle of March."

-  Robert Frost
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"The Gift Wrap & The Jewel" by Wanda B. Goines

11/16/2017

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A friend recently asked me if I'd read Ann Voskamp's book "1000 Gifts". She said it wad a great blessing to her during a difficult time in her life. I went to Ann's website and came across this page with the video below.
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B E A U T I F U L ... 
 This is Wanda B. Goines. At the time this video was filmed she was 92 years old.
​She calls this poem “The Gift Wrap & The Jewel“.
The words are printed below. 
I looked in the mirror and what did I see?
But a little old lady peering back at me.
With bags and sags and wrinkles and wispy white hair
And I asked my reflection, "How did you get there?


You once were straight and vigorous
And now you’re stooped and weak.
When I tried so hard to keep you from becoming an antique!"
My reflection’s eyes twinkled and she solemnly replied,

"You’re looking at the gift wrap and not the jewel inside,
A living gem and precious of unimagined worth,
Unique and true, the real you, the only you on earth.
The years that spoil your gift wrap with other things more cruel
Should purify and strengthen and polish up that jewel.
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So focus your attention on the inside, not the out,
On being kinder, wiser, more content and more devout.
Then when your gift wrap’s stripped away
Your jewel will be set free, to radiate God’s glory throughout eternity."
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