tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989034679143839382024-03-06T00:32:21.319-05:00My Gentle Threads. . .Welcome to My Gentle Threads! Life is all about the journey we walk each and every day and the lessons we learn from our experiences. I love sharing my artistic moments, thoughts and adventures with you here! I wish you peace and light in your life!
Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-53965886777979320972017-12-20T13:17:00.001-05:002018-01-06T13:52:02.041-05:00My End of the Year Post!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The Christmas Season is</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Less than a week to go and I'm still</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">scampering to finish it all!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The tree is decorated,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">most of the presents are wrapped,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">the Christmas cards were mailed</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and yet I feel so unfinished!</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>Let's not even mention</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>NO holiday baking yet!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The holiday season can zap us of</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">all positive energies if we allow it to.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I'm afraid I got in that rut a few days back.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The quiet time disappeared,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">the list kept growing longer and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">there was always </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>"one more thing to do"</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am a creature of habit,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">a fault of mine I know ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I need my quiet time,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">my creative time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">my weaving time!</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Boy do I crave an afternoon nap!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I don't like the feeling of being</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">out of sorts.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I feel unsettled when life keeps doing life,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">and I can barely keep up,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">especially with a holiday</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">right around the corner!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I was able to complete my holiday ornament,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">it is a keepsake reminder of our </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">OBX Thanksgiving vacation this year.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I spun the flax,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">wove the small tapestry,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I mounted it to a small piece of driftwood I found along the beach,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">and finished it off with a keepsake shell,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I look forward to pulling it out every year in the future,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">a sweet reminder of time with my precious family,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>all under one roof!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So I am slowing myself down, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">enjoying this last week before the holiday</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">flies into our home!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I can't wait to share the holiday</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">with family,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and this year we have a new name</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">under the tree,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">our Zoey will turn 7 months old on</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Christmas Eve!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So there is another stocking on the mantle,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and more presents under the tree!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.zentangle.com/">Zentangle®</a> has been my creative choice lately,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">it is portable, calming and reminds me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to slow down and breathe,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">during a most busy time of year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am especially proud of this little</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">3T tile, full of Paradox tangles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">As I was finishing the very last space,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I decided to leave it blank</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and entitle it</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Because Life is Unfinished"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I look forward to 2018</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and sharing more Zentangle classes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">with others.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I'm working on a day long retreat soon!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Not sure of any details yet, but it looks promising!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am excited to warp my empty<a href="https://www.mirrixlooms.com/"> Mirrix </a>Tapestry Loom</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">with a Tapestry Diary Project,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">it will be a form of weaving discipline for me.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Weaving a small section of something,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">each and every day in 2018!</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I will be re-visiting my online weaving courses</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">with the amazing<a href="http://www.rebeccamezoff.com/online-learning/"> Rebecca Mezoff</a>,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">and deepening my weaving practice. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So for now I am taking a break on the blog,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">2018 promises to be new and refreshing</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">as I enter my Eighth Blog Year!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I love sharing what creative</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">moments are happening in my life!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Till then,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Happiest of Holidays</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to you and your family!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Embrace the warmth and love of family,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">reach out to long lost friends,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">take care of your own self</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and contemplate the true</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">spiritual meaning of the </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Christmas Holiday,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">(hint ... it's not about the presents under the tree!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Love to you all,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">you have my heart</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Donna Lee</span></div>
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Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-27405268522690106172017-11-29T13:52:00.002-05:002017-11-29T13:53:24.429-05:00A Season of Gratitude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Created by my daughter n law Lauren)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I've just returned from a wonderful stay in the</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Outer Banks of North Carolina</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">with my family</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">for the Thanksgiving Holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">How fun it is to all be under the same roof,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">loving each other, playing, laughing,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">sharing and exploring together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Many of you know, I have four precious grandchildren,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Annabelle 4</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Grayson 3</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Dylan 2</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Zoey 6 months</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So needless to say, our lives are filled right now!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Getting away from our normal routines</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">allows us to re-focus on what is important.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Letting go of junk in our minds and hearts,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">can be a freeing experience.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I had gotten to a burn out stage</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">before I arrived at our cottage</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and needed renewal for sure!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Every time I walk by the sea,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">listen to the waves </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and breathe in deep breaths of sea air,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am renewed beyond any measure.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>So today the thoughts pour out,</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>of all the things I am thankful for . . .</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">My family and their health</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Our love and precious times together</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">For moments I will continue to treasure</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">For the time to slow my body down</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">For naps in the hammock</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Delicious shrimp tacos at my favorite Bad Bean</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Bookstores and watching our kids pick out books to take home</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Walks on the beach with our whole crew,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Time to create my own art</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Reconnection with an artistic friend,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Hallmark Christmas movies in the cottage</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Time to hold my Jimmy's hand along the beach</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">For hugs from my mother n law</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and watching her play with her</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">great grand babies</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The smell of a 20 pound turkey roasting in the cottage</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Our Thanksgiving meal together</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">For words spoken of admiration towards each other</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Two nights alone in the quiet,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The gift of every day</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Here are just a few of my favorite pictures,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I can't share all the ones I took,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">it would make the this post way too long!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">You can always click on my Instagram and see more</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(We tried for that last family portrait)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Jimmy and his Josie</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sweet Cousin Love</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My Wynn Girls</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Every night we enjoyed a sunset view</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Heather always searching for that perfect shot</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I will never grow tired of this view</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Tried for that Mommy and Sons selfie</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">So glad Mom came to be with us</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Time out for some Zentangle® at the Whalehead Club</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Another try at our family pic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Love this one! Sunset at the beach</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">After baths and pj's ... story time with Grand mommy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A little art time while parents were packing up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Saying goodbye to the kids was the hardest</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Last morning of quiet and meditation before leaving</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Always be happy and grateful for the moments in your life,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">treasure every day and the times spent with</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Know who you are and what you stand for,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">don't let the busy season swallow you whole,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">take time to breathe and enjoy it all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Donna Lee</span></div>
Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-61748744677979345442017-11-08T20:38:00.000-05:002017-11-08T22:37:28.429-05:00Journaled Thoughts . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am a Journaler ... how I love this tender and safe place</div>
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I am a Writer ... recording my thoughts and dreams</div>
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I am a Poet ... sharing my words with others</div>
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I am a Seeker ... always searching for growth and deeper understanding</div>
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I am a Dreamer ... thinking of "What If's"</div>
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Writing comes so naturally to me,</div>
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it's as natural as breathing.<br />
I love to go back through my journals<br />
and re-read my thoughts from time to time.<br />
It says a lot about me and where I was<br />
in that moment in time.<br />
<b><i>Words are powerful</i></b><br />
<b><i>Words are sincere</i></b><br />
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Here's my most recent journal entry,</div>
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writing about what I love so very much . . .</div>
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<b><i>Tapestry Weaving</i></b><br />
happy to share my heartfelt words with you!</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>I am a Weaver</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>I am a Dreamer</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Seeking quiet amidst the storms</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>My Spirit is Meditative</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>I am calmed and soothed</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>With each thread that is passed</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Over, Under and Over again</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Seeking deeper into a state of contentment</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Weaving, Creating, </i></span></div>
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As always I wish you peace and love,<br />
strength during those tough times,<br />
faith to get you through,<br />
friendships that are everlasting,<br />
and creative moments<br />
to allow your heart to soar!<br />
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Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-60270250034193227332017-10-26T09:08:00.002-04:002017-10-26T09:10:15.579-04:00I wish you ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Fall is truly here</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and all of the colors of nature</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Fall is always a time of year</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">where I slow myself down a bit,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">sip that cup of hot tea a little longer,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">read some good books,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">breathe in fresh air,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">rock in my rocking chairs in the evening,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">pay attention to the sounds of nature around me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I love this time of year so much.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I look around at all the nature around me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and it astounds me to see Nature's palette</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Here in Virginia Beach,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">the leaves are just beginning to turn colors,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and fall to the ground.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I try, but I can't paint, color, or come close</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to the beauty I see right now!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and give them to you as a gift,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">as a reminder to slow down,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">don't miss the beauty of the season!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Just remember you are Worthy of great things!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">You are important each and everyday!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Happiness is yours for the taking!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">You are special!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So today, this 26th of October 2017</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Peace</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Understanding</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Contentment</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Security</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Joy</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Love for yourself and others</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Creativity</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Fulfillment</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Rest for your soul</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Happiness</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">all good things to come</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">your way!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I also wish my sister n law Lori</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">a wonderful happy birthday,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">for this is her special day!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Love always,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Donna Lee (and Josie girl)</span></div>
Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-53901516904803457572017-10-10T10:46:00.000-04:002017-10-10T10:46:36.010-04:00Sometimes . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><i>Sometimes . . .</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>I just want to shut myself off from the world</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Stay in my pajamas ... all the day long</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Take a nap in the middle of the afternoon</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Not talk to anyone for hours and hours</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Read a scrumptious book from cover to cover</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Stitch for hours uninterrupted</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>and watch what unfolds on the linen piece</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Sit at my beloved Tapestry Loom</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>and weave and weave and weave</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>while watching the image come alive</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>onto the warp</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Sometimes</b> I just don't want to think</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Sometimes</b> all I want is to just sit </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>quietly </i></span><i style="color: #cc0000;">alone</i></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Breathing in all the thoughts</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>that pass me by</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>(For they are all life nuggets of knowledge)</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Trying to absorb life as it touches me</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Sitting quietly in prayer and meditation</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>listening to what God has in store for me</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Sometimes</b> life is just moving</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>too quickly</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>It is hard to grasp all that is thrown at me</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>I'm trying to get this life thing right</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>I want to never turn on the television</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>and hear all the heart breaking </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>turn of events.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>I turn the ringer off my phone ...</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>just to grab a moment of quiet</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>for social media can drown me </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>only if I allow it to</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Sometimes</b> I want to take long walks</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>in the outdoors,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>breathing in the beauty that surrounds me;</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>forgetting the "stuff" that is furiously chasing me.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>It feels good to be outdoors</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>for nature is God's true gift to us all</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>it is where I truly slow down</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>to pause and listen.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Nature is free and a gift to us all</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Sometimes</b> seems like a heavy word </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>at times</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>then at other times it is the </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>gift of hope and possibility</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>How are you feeling today?</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Do you take the time to slow down,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>to listen to your heart soul</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>and what it is saying to you?</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Sometimes</b> I wish we could meet face to face</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>and share a cup of hot tea together,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>sharing our thoughts and desires</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>with one another.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Feel free to leave them here in the</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>comments if you like,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>I'll be here.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Donna Lee</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-77180561139844388222017-09-18T14:21:00.003-04:002017-09-18T20:04:16.770-04:00Weaving Is . . . . . . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>A New Woven Beginning</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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I was recently asked by a friend,</div>
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<i>"How do you find time to do all that you do?"</i></div>
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I honestly answered her by saying,</div>
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<i>"I find the time to do what fulfills me!"</i></div>
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Whether it is spending time with my family,</div>
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my FOUR grandchildren, working as an Optician,</div>
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Tapestry weaving, creating my art or journal writing, finding time to be</div>
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with friends or just taking care of home, hubby and puppy.</div>
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Life is extremely full these days.</div>
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I certainly am leaving the TV off as much as possible,</div>
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and try not to get distracted by social media.</div>
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Listening to good music is a must!</div>
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Honestly, that is a very hard question for me,</div>
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and I have thought about it a lot lately!</div>
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Time is a precious thing, and I don't </div>
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want to waste a minute of it.</div>
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When I look at statements I have made to describe myself</div>
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on my Instagram, Facebook or Twitter</div>
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it usually says ... <i>"Finding moments to be creative,</i></div>
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<i>each and every day!"</i></div>
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I truly believe that I do that!</div>
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I entitled this blog post "Weaving Is ..."</div>
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because outside of family love and commitment,</div>
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Weaving is the one thing that calls to me,</div>
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over and over again.</div>
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Sometimes it is the one thing I want to spend time on</div>
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the most, yet I get to spend the least amount of time on!!!!</div>
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(does that make sense?)</div>
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So I ask my own self, Why is that?</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>My "Weaving as Meditation" piece</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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As I was creating this woven piece just for</div>
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<i>the sheer joy of weaving,</i></div>
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I spent time thinking about my life directions.</div>
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With each row I wove in affirmations,</div>
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it was such a beautiful experience!</div>
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With every fiber that was woven in,</div>
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I reminded myself what was important to me.<br />
Now that sweet little weaving<br />
hangs in my studio, among the happy lights,<br />
attached to a most magical twig I brought home from Squam last year!<br />
<i>(I knew I would do something special with that twig one day!)</i><br />
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My own weaving journey has been long,</div>
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but with no direction.</div>
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(I have shared my story in the past)</div>
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It wasn't until I sold my Leclerc floor loom</div>
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and found this treasure of a Tapestry Loom,</div>
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that I truly found my Weaving Self.</div>
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I had come full circle 34 years later,</div>
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after being introduced to Tapestry for the first time.</div>
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Tapestry weaving has taught me the gentle</div>
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art of patience and quiet <b><i>"What if" </i></b>thinking.</div>
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My time spent at the loom</div>
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is always a gift.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Felicity Grace aka "My Gracie"</i></b></span></div>
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So if I were asked "What Weaving Is"</div>
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I would answer this way . . .</div>
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My creative way of life</div>
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A favorite pass time of mine</div>
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A learning tool</div>
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Comfort to my soul</div>
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A sweet friendship</div>
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Fellowship with like minded artists</div>
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Calming</div>
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An amazing way to spend your time</div>
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Gives you permission to just be</div>
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Here are just a few pictures</div>
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Blessings to you this week,</div>
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find time to be good to yourself,</div>
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and be quiet whenever possible.</div>
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Soak in the beauty around you!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My Traveler notebook</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">When I ask myself</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">"Why do I Write?"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The answer always seems to be,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">"<b><i>Because it is a part of me"</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I can remember as a little girl</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">having diaries, and writing in them,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">filling them with drawings and little stories</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">or whatever treasure I wanted to remember.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I also thought that little tiny key that locked it,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">kept my thoughts a secret</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and no one else would ever read it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">That was pretty true for me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I don't have any memories of my brother or sister,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">or even my parents reading my personal thoughts</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and teasing me! I was lucky!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Writing to me each day is like</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">food for the soul.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Anything might be on my mind, and I </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">feel the need to write about it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I want to remember the small</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">thought nuggets that pass through my mind,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I don't want to forget their importance!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am especially pleased with my Midori Traveler</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">lately,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">YES it does seem to be all the craze on Instagram lately,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I love mine, truly</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and with each passing day,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">it grows and grows with</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">words, sketches, thoughts, dreams, poems</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and so much more.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071GHZFFD?psc=1">HERE</a> is a link if you are interested in one!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I carry it everywhere I go,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and whenever there is a free moment,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">it is usually open ... being written into.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Turning 60 entry!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Words are important,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>thoughts are life ...</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">How I love to go back through my written posts</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and see where I was in the past,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">see how I was feeling on a particular day,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I wonder do you keep a journal of any kind?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Is writing important to you?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Do you have a daily writing practice?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I would love to hear how having a</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">writing practice impacts your own life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I guess that is why I continue with my blog,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>it is more for me than anyone else!</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I started my Blog March of 2010,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">WOW over seven years of sharing</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">my life's journey.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are times spaces of time</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">pass by and I feel I need a break from writing,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">or that I have nothing to share,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">but here I am today</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">going strong!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I encourage you to begin a journal,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">write your heart thoughts down onto the page.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Your mind and heart definitely have</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">something to say,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">take the time to listen ... you will hear!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">This is the last week of summer,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">it all flew by so quickly.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I must admit, I love Fall ...</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">it is my favorite time of the year.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Time to get into a routine,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">create some woven tapestry</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">and write a few poems!</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Love always</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">donna Lee</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>A window view in Washington, NC</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Summer is such an amazing time,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">there is so much to do,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">a relaxed feeling each day,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">beautiful sunshine,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">vacations and mini getaways,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">hot temperatures</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and an awakening of the spirit.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">People seem happier</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">more relaxed to me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">There are gatherings with family,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">vacations and times to slow down from the norm.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">More books are read for sure</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">many more naps in hammocks, right?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">It is already mid August</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and I find myself wanting to step gently</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">for the rest of the summer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">My tapestry camp is over</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">(and I looked so forward to that!),</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">we were able to sneak in a day trip to the OBX,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">it was our first trip this summer :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Finding time for a little play at the ocean</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">We have had so much going on</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">with our family this summer,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and we are learning to appreciate</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">each and every day and moment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Stepping gently has taught me so much.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I look at the wonder around me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and appreciate all that I am seeing!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Here are just a few of my favorites:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">My birthday is fast approaching and I will be <span style="font-size: x-large;">60</span> years old!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">It will be on August 21st</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and I must say it is a very special day this year,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">there is a full eclipse!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I call that pretty special don't you?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">So in the meantime,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I will continue to look at my surroundings</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">with a keen eye of appreciation</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">for all that I see,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I will step gently and quietly,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">calming my heart and my spirit each day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">It is so important!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I am totally smitten with my new</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Midori Traveler's Notebook,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and am recording my thoughts,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">dreams and desires inside the pages.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I'm sketching, writing poetry,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">collecting quotes and so much more!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">It goes everywhere with me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and it feels so good in my hands.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Have you heard about them?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">They are all the rage for journalers these days.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G42QEHK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Here</a> is a link to the one I purchased!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><i>(There is something yummy about red leather!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Last, but NEVER least ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I am weaving a little bit each day,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">making my time at the loom special.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I have committed to weaving something each morning,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and I must say it starts my day off perfectly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Weaving always calms my spirit</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and I can get so easily lost in the process.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I am still trying to finish up</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">my woven sampler I started</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">at Tapestry Camp a few weeks ago,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I'm not rushing at all,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">just trying new techniques</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and working them out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">My new Lani 8" loom is portable,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">and I am enjoying weaving time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">outside on the deck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Weaving row by row and learning along the way</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Dear friend stop and pause,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">if only for a moment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Enjoy this season of fun and play,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">relax your spirit,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">find time to step gently . . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Look at the beauty around you</span></div>
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<br />Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-23186632028691535002017-07-31T10:35:00.000-04:002017-08-04T14:41:37.403-04:00Tapestry Camp ... How I spent my summer vacation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How lucky I was to spend five days this past week,</div>
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July 22-26, 2017</div>
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at Tapestry Weaving Camp</div>
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with <a href="http://www.rebeccamezoff.com/">Rebecca Mezoff</a>,</div>
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an amazing tapestry artist and teacher!</div>
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It was held at the Colorado State University,</div>
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Mountain Campus,</div>
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in Pingree Park.</div>
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(Elevation 9000 feet!!!!)</div>
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I left home at 4:00 am on a Saturday,</div>
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and returned at 2:00 am on Thursday morning.</div>
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<b><i>It was so worth the travel journey to get there!</i></b></div>
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You see studying with my online teacher in person </div>
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has been on my bucket list for quite some time,</div>
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and the journey I walked before the workshop,</div>
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well ... let's just say I was having my doubts</div>
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as to whether I would actually get there!</div>
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But I did and it was a dream come true for me!</div>
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I bought a special woven journal for the experience</div>
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and began writing in it right away,</div>
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at a beautiful Starbucks in Fort Collins,</div>
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waiting for Rebecca to pick me up!</div>
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<i>(By the time I returned home, the pages were</i></div>
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<i>I didn't want to forget!)</i></div>
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Our days were full for sure...</div>
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First day was traveling and settling in,</div>
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and getting my body adjusted to the high elevation.</div>
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We gathered after dinner at the lodge where our classroom would be,</div>
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getting to know each another,</div>
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sharing who we were, our tapestry journies</div>
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and what brought us to the retreat.</div>
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We were all so happy to be there at that moment.</div>
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The first thing we saw when we entered</div>
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the classroom were tables of yarns,</div>
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full of colors and arranged by weights,</div>
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different brands ... </div>
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what a feast for the eyes!</div>
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We were free to try whatever we wanted,</div>
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<i><b>it was a candy store for weavers!</b></i></div>
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We settled into our places for the duration</div>
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and began class the next morning!</div>
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Each morning we woke early,</div>
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and breakfast was served at 7:00.</div>
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The walk to the dining hall was always</div>
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full of laughter and great conversation!</div>
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Each day we had time to weave,</div>
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Rebecca gave incredible lectures and slide shows,</div>
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Rebecca gave demos of weaving techniques,</div>
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we laughed, encouraged each other, shared our work,</div>
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Then there were times you could hear a pin drop it was so quiet,</div>
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There was no cell service, limited wi-fi and no email.</div>
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Here is a pic collage of each full day I was there,</div>
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you can see glimpses of my experiences each day</div>
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that I created for my <a href="http://instagram.com/yogiknitgirl">Instagram</a>:</div>
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(I didn't get to post till I came down off the mountain)</div>
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We took time to stop, enjoy the beauty,</div>
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drink water, take pictures</div>
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until we reached the top!</div>
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We were constantly on the search</div>
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There is so much beauty around us,</div>
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each and every moment of my Tapestry Camp.</div>
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Rebecca put so much effort into</div>
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She never held back and shared freely;</div>
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how I appreciate that in a teacher.</div>
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You can also learn from her with her online courses,</div>
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and just invite her into your home,</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rebecca wearing the Tapestry Cuff I brought to her!</b></span></div>
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So much I experienced,</div>
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Now I am home and remembering it all,</div>
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trying to put it into words just doesn't do it justice!</div>
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Whether it was taking my loom outside to weave,</div>
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gathering with an amazing group of weavers,</div>
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spending time with Rebecca,</div>
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creating a tiny little tapestry,</div>
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that took hours to create,</div>
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it was all so worth it!</div>
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there was just so much to share!</div>
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Hoping your summer vacations are wonderful too!</div>
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Him and Me Always!</div>
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Here it is July and it's already three quarters over!</div>
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I honestly don't even know where it went!</div>
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It has certainly been a summer of adjustment and sorrow</div>
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after losing my precious father-n-law.</div>
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As you know, I pride myself on living the creative life,</div>
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however, not much creativity has been happening</div>
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around my studio lately.</div>
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I miss just playing around with my paints and yarns.</div>
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I can't even tell you the last time I art journaled</div>
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or just read a book.</div>
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All is good!</div>
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I will be headed to Colorado in just a few days</div>
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to a Tapestry Weaving Workshop</div>
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with my online teacher and mentor</div>
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<a href="http://www.rebeccamezoff.com/">Rebecca Mezoff</a></div>
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and I am super excited!</div>
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I will be staying at the</div>
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Colorado State University</div>
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Mountain Campus</div>
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and soaking up as much</div>
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inspiration as I can.</div>
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I can't imagine five days</div>
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of beautiful mountains, fellowship with weavers,</div>
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hiking, sketching and tapestry weaving for days</div>
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<b><i>UNINTERUPTED</i></b></div>
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Pinch me now please!</div>
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I am sure I will have lots</div>
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For now I am taking</div>
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a blogging hiatus ...</div>
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time to restore the writing soul,</div>
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rest my heart</div>
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and</div>
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refresh my spirit.</div>
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See you again soon,</div>
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I'm anxious to see all the good that comes from </div>
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and listening to my heart.</div>
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Donna Lee</div>
Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-85087289087744145102017-06-21T10:37:00.000-04:002017-06-22T07:21:18.837-04:00Living the Woven Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have just finished a one year position</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">as part of the <a href="http://www.mirrixlooms.com/">Mirrix Looms</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Social Marketing team.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I must say it was quite an honor to work</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">with Claudia and Elena.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">An extroidinary Mother and Daughter team.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I learned a lot about marketing,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">social media and how to even use a new</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Everything in life is a learning experience,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">is it not?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I wanted my last blog post for them</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I believe I accomplished that ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I entitled the post</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and I spoke about how it is to be</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">a Tapestry Weaver today,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">what it involves</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and how it is to live a life</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">creatively each and every day.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">How to slow down and</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">For me, it is a gift to have returned</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Rather than state it all here</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I would love for you to visit their site</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">even if you aren't a Tapestry Weaver,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I do believe you will enjoy the read</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and apply the thoughts to other parts of your life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">You can find the post <a href="http://blog.mirrixlooms.com/blog">HERE . . .</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I wanted to do something special for Mirrix Looms</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and I created this handwoven pouch necklace</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">full of love and inspiration tucked inside.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">In a previous blog post of mine,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I wrote about the joy of giving to others ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">you can read <span id="goog_99098763"></span><a href="http://gentlethreads.blogspot.com/2017/06/creating-something-for-someone-else.html">HERE ...</a><span id="goog_99098764"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It's certainly been a heartfelt week for my family and I.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I lost my precious Father n Law,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">who suffered from ALS with strength and dignity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Emotions are flying right now,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">How important it is to live your life well,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">to be content with where you are at this moment,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">to treat others with consideration, love and respect.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I promise you can't go wrong if you do.</span></div>
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Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-13067705421466575932017-06-14T09:05:00.000-04:002017-06-14T09:05:21.556-04:00Getting things Accomplished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Small tapestry finished from my Hokett Loom</b></span></div>
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Looking at the calendar,</div>
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marking it with dates and obligations,</div>
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I truly can't believe it is mid June already!</div>
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The calendar is filling,</div>
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My youngest son turns 34 tomorrow!</div>
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Vacation is coming soon</div>
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and travel plans are being made.</div>
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I am so excited to also be</div>
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taking my Weaving Mentor </div>
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<a href="http://www.rebeccamezoff.com/colorado-2017/">Rebecca Mezoff's</a></div>
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workshop </div>
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in Colorado this summer!</div>
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Four days of fellowship, inspiration and weaving!</div>
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I get goose bumps just thinking about</div>
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how the trip just fell into place.</div>
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I have had a lot of creative projects</div>
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going on at the same time</div>
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and I must say ...</div>
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<b><i>it sure feels good to be finishing them up!</i></b></div>
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I have finished many needlework projects </div>
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and I love each one of them!</div>
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For those of you who follow me on Instagram,</div>
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you can find them all there!</div>
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The quietness of holding my needle</div>
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compares to nothing else!</div>
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I want my summer to be free and easy,</div>
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so I had a to do list of what I wanted to accomplish!</div>
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I was extremely busy creating a handwoven pouch</div>
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for Mirrix Looms,</div>
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it was a two month blog project</div>
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and now a giveaway for one special weaver!</div>
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You can read all the details <a href="http://blog.mirrixlooms.com/blog/creating-my-tapestry-woven-pouch-...-part-two">here ...</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My finished Pouch woven with hand dyed silks</b></span></div>
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I have just finished a year long commitment</div>
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as a Social Marketing representative</div>
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for Mirrix,</div>
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and I must say it was a wonderful experience.</div>
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I wrote my last blog post for them this week,</div>
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and hope my final message will be a good one!</div>
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In the midst of a busy life,</div>
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our Wynn family had an amazing surprise</div>
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of our fourth grandchild being born,</div>
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3.5 weeks early!!!!!</div>
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Her beautiful name is Zoey Brett Wynn.</div>
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She was in the NICU for a week,</div>
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allowing her lungs to get stronger,</div>
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she is home now and doing amazing!</div>
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I have to say how full and blessed </div>
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my life is right now!</div>
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it feels really good.</div>
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I am one who doesn't like things undone.</div>
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All of my projects were fun,</div>
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but I must admit I was in over my head</div>
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I have my projects finished now,</div>
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books read, blog posts written</div>
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and now I want summer to just roll in.</div>
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I have returned to my Zentangle® practice,</div>
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it had been awhile!</div>
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I can't remember the last time</div>
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It felt really good to have my pen in hand!</div>
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I need to pick and choose what grabs my</div>
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Lesson learned ... step lightly,</div>
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do less and enjoy every moment!</div>
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Summer is a time that we naturally slow down.</div>
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What are your summer plans?</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My finished woven pouch</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have been working on this Handwoven Pouch</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">for a few months as a fun blog post/giveaway</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">for <a href="http://www.mirrixlooms.com/">Mirrix Looms</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have had the pleasure of being a part</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">of their Social Marketing Team this past year,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and I wanted to finish my commitment with a fun weaving project.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">A year flew by and I enjoyed being a part of the</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Mirrix Team immensely.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I had such a fun time working on it,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and as I was creating the piece,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I was learning new weaving techniques along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Tapestry Weaving is all about learning</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and growing in this art form.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">From the beginning design and planning stage, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">to choosing the correct sett and fibers,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">learning to fix and reason out my mistakes along the way, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">visualizing a finished product,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and learning to take some weaving shortcuts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have learned so much from being a Tapestry Weaver,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">so any time that I can spend at my looms</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I am a Seeker,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">always looking for ways to learn something new,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">experience new things</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and share my knowledge along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Tapestry Weaving is a gift to the soul,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">a quiet path taken with myself.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">As I finished the project I had designed,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I wanted to do something for Mirrix Looms,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">as a way of saying thanks for the past year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Thanks for choosing me among all the applicants,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">for trusting my written word on their Blog each month,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and for supporting my efforts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I decided to give the pouch away to one lucky winner!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Claudia and Elena (Mother and Daughter team of Mirrix)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> were thrilled with the idea!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">So they decided during the month of June,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">to give a discount for Spencer Treadle sales,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and at the end of the month,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">they would draw a name of one PERSON who had purchased</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">a treadle during the month of June ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>honestly I can't wait to see who wins!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Sometimes we need to give to others,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Pay it forward ... It just feels right!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">That's what I wanted to do with this fun project!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">So inside I tucked a message ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">"Weave Tapestry"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I included a pink quartz stone ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">extending a gift of calmness and clarity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">There was a lot of love tucked inside.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I learned a lot from this project:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">*How wonderful it is to design something</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">from start to finish</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">*To work out design ideas on my own</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">*I know I love weaving fine settings</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">with beautiful silk threads</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">*How good it is to share your work with others</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">*Sharing your knowledge, weaving and talents</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">*Creating something for someone else feels down right awesome</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I look forward to the end of June,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">may the recipient love the pouch when they receive it,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">as much as I loved creating it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">When you are given the chance to share,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Giving is a good thing;</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">not for the recipient but for YOU!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Growth comes when we extend ourselves,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">give it a try, you won't be disappointed.</span></div>
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Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-51440380007680599282017-05-17T10:59:00.002-04:002017-05-17T10:59:31.067-04:00Much Needed Simplicity . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I feel the extreme need at this time in my life</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to live with a more simplistic pace.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I have been in a major pursuit these past few weeks</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to purge out my studio, clean, simplify,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">get rid of unneeded "stuff"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and simply concentrate on what</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">gives me a sense of pleasure,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">a sense of peace</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and a calming of my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Our lives can get so complicated</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">with saying "yes" to more than we should,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">working, family demands, "television",</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">time wasters (social media for one!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">difficult relationships</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and so much more.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So for me,<b><i> and I only speak for me,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I choose to say change needs to happen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I started in my studio . . . donated books to the library</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">that I no longer interested me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">gave away art supplies I no longer wanted,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">threw away clutter and yes even old art projects!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I asked myself the tough question . . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>"What do I really want to do with the little free tim</i>e <i>that I have??????"</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I only kept what would make me happy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I now enter my art studio with a sense of</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I have scaled down my art supplies,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">looked at my "talents"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and decided just what it is that makes me happy,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and concentrate on those arts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Let's face it, we all want to do everything, right??</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">We can't ... art adventures cost a lot,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">require a lot,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and we just can't do everything that we see out there.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I do believe social media has made it harder for us,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">we are seeing what everyone is doing on a daily basis</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and we want to jump in and tackle it too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I fell into the trap too, believe me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So for me I want to continue my passion</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">for watercolor painting and sketching,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">tapestry weaving and my needlework.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There will always be a Zentangle® pen in my hand.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>Trust me, there still isn't enough time to do even that!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I actually have three or four needlework projects</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I love the stillness that holding the linen and needle gives me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My current needlework palette</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">My life is full and as I am reaching for 60 years young</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">this summer,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I want my life to be rich, rested, fully engaged</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and loving what each day brings my way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">As you know I have three grand babies (right now)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and soon number four will be here!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Annabelle and Grayson are old enough now</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to come into their Grandmommy's studio</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and play,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">all the while I hope I am instilling in them</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">a love for being creative.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">My little Dylan will get there shortly!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I want to enjoy every minute of their little lives!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Grayson creating a masterpiece in my art journal</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So for now I choose to slow down,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">enjoy life as it comes each day,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">never dreading or wasting a moment!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">In order to do that ... I need Simplicity</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">in all that I do and in all that I AM!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Summer is here,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">my fourth grandchild will be here in a matter of weeks,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">my n-laws are aging and need my help,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">demands are everywhere I turn.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Finding those quiet moments will be difficult,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">but oh life is so rich right now!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I truly believe that not having as much,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">or doing as much</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">This week I ask you to take a look at your own life,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">what can you purge away?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Look for moments to live simply,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">it may just be cutting off the awful news everyday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>Think of just one thing you can do</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>to simplify your life.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Choose only the things that satisfy your heart,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">calm your spirit</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">let you just breathe.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I promise you won't regret it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My three munchkins and hubby,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>life doesn't get any better than this!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">May your life be full of joy and grace,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">may you walk with a lighter step this week,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">may your find ways in your own life</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to live simply!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Donna Lee</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>A Small Portion of the Sampler we were stitching</b></span></div>
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Oh my goodness this past weekend was</div>
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a wonderful experience for all who attended</div>
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The Needlework Seminar</div>
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<a href="http://dyeing2stitch.com/">Dyeing to Stitch</a>,</div>
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here in Virginia Beach, VA.</div>
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They featured the Sampler Designs </div>
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from Beth Twist,</div>
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of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeartstringSamplery">Heartstring Samplery</a></div>
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She is a talented designer who came all the way from </div>
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to lead us during the weekend!</div>
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You can follow her sweet blog <a href="http://thetwistfamily.blogspot.com/">HERE</a></div>
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It started Friday afternoon with an Open House</div>
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at Dyeing to Stitch,</div>
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our premiere needlework store</div>
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<b><i>(don't be jealous ... it's just five minutes from my house!)</i></b></div>
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I had the sincere pleasure of greeting the attendees,</div>
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giving them their name tags and first kit giveaway of the weekend.</div>
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These ladies came from all over the country to attend.</div>
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Shopping, browsing, laughing, getting to know each other,</div>
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inspiration, delicious food and so much more</div>
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was going on all afternoon.</div>
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Many bags were filled with stitching goodies</div>
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on Friday afternoon!</div>
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I must say we are so fortunate to have such a</div>
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beautiful stitch shop in our area,</div>
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Ann Robbins and Pat Ryan are the owners,</div>
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and they do everything possible to keep us</div>
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fully stocked with the latest and greatest</div>
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needlework supplies.</div>
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<b><i>I don't ever want to take that for granted!</i></b></div>
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Beth is the designer of</div>
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"His Eye is on the Sparrow",</div>
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the original of hers was on proud display in the shop</div>
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for all of us to oooooh and awwww over!<br />
Stitched on 28 count dyed linen, one thread over two,<br />
it was so inspiring and so beautiful!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Beth's original sampler she shipped for the Retreat</b></span></div>
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<b><i>(It has been on my "want to stitch" list for awhile now)</i></b></div>
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My sister completed hers this year and had it framed.</div>
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Several ladies who were attending the retreat,</div>
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brought their finished works to share with Beth.</div>
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They had worked on a "stitch along" together</div>
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for 20 months to finish the sampler before Beth got here for the retreat</div>
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Here is their photo with Beth . . .</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Amazing completed works!</b></span></div>
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Later in the evening,</div>
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over 60 women gathered at the Hyatt Hotel,</div>
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around tables with their needlework projects.</div>
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<b><i>WOW</i></b> these women are amazingly talented!</div>
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Everyone was sharing their current projects,</div>
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show and tells, laughter and a sincere love of the needle together.</div>
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I loved seeing everyone's supplies, lights, magnifiers,</div>
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stitching bags, linens and thread color choices.</div>
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I stayed till 9:30pm and was wiped out,</div>
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Day One was a success!</div>
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I was so excited about the next day,<br />
I could hardly sleep!<br />
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On Saturday, my sister and I started with a quiet breakfast</div>
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at Baker's Crust (a local favorite) before heading to the retreat.</div>
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<b><i>Gotta get that coffee in the system!!!!</i></b></div>
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I took the morning session,</div>
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it was held at the beautiful Greenbrier Country Club.</div>
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As we settled into our seats at the tables,</div>
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we pulled out our supplies, lights,</div>
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magnifiers, needles, scissors, eyeglasses and everything we needed.</div>
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We were so ready to get our "stitching on"</div>
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We got to see the original sampler we would be working on,<br />
take pictures and just socialize with each other.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My stitching mates for the day!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Norma, Stasi and my sis Angel</b></span></div>
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How delightful all of the women were who attended!<br />
We were happy to be together sharing what we loved.<br />
<b><i>I enjoyed every minute of the day!</i></b></div>
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On our name tags was a place for us to put our "Instagram" names,<br />
<b><i>(This was such a great idea)</i></b></div>
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and everyone was finally able to put a face with a name.</div>
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Some of us had been following each other for a long time, </div>
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admiring each other's stitching projects</div>
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and now we were all under one roof,</div>
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it was fun connecting!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Our name tags designed by Donna Rae Barrow</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Just one table of women,<i> very special women for sure!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My Instagram Collage of friends!</b></span></div>
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Beth Twist is such a beautiful soul and I immediately connected with her.<br />
She lives a life of joy, peace and love of family.<br />
In her spare time, she creates beautiful needlework patterns,<br />
for others to create and enjoy for their homes.<br />
She is a soft, loving and oh so very talented needlewoman.<br />
Some people you just know are good folk,<br />
<i><b>she is definitely one.</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Grabbing a selfie with Beth on Friday at the Open House</b></span><br />
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She had a beautiful slide show of her life in Oregon</div>
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with her precious family.</div>
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Her kit was handed out to all attendees</div>
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and OH MY GOODNESS</div>
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we were all so excited with what was inside!</div>
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Her sampler design is beautiful,</div>
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the colored threads were vibrant,</div>
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and there was more goodies inside.</div>
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Presentation was everything</div>
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and she hit a home run!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>"I could use a little more stitching in my life"</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Thread Colors for our project</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The Sampler Kit we were given on Saturday</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Here is Beth's Original to inspire us</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Friday's Kit Surprise at Check-In</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>How adorable is this!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>"Stitch or Die"</b></span></div>
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I was so thrilled to meet her and spend time</div>
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getting to know her.</div>
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I have stitched other designs from Beth,</div>
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and I love her designs.<br />
I recently completed her<br />
Needlework Roll ... Pat Ryan and I did our own "stitch along"<br />
and we finished just in time for the Retreat!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My completed Needle Roll</b></span><br />
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I was even able to spend time with Beth Friday evening,<br />
She was stitching at our table on her own piece and I<br />
noticed she was stitching so effortlessly!<br />
I showed an interest in the way she was stitching<br />
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me how to stitch with the "sewing method".</div>
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I am still practicing and getting used to it this week!<br />
I am going at a slow and deliberate pace,<br />
it is so worth it.<br />
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Needle women are beautiful, caring,</div>
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and so willing to share their ideas,</div>
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designs, supplies and smiles with each other.</div>
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I made new friends, re-connected with old friends,</div>
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and deepened current friendships.</div>
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How blessed I am to know Ann and Pat so well,</div>
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spend time with them and call them friends.</div>
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Their love of the needle shows in everything they do!</div>
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Thank you so much for such a beautiful weekend!</div>
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We were given amazing gift keepsakes</div>
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that I know we all will cherish!</div>
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I was overwhelmed by their generosity.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Pat and Ann ... How I love these true needlewomen! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Blessed by their friendship and love for sure</b></span><br />
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I have returned to everyday life this week,</div>
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and in my quiet moments I continue to stitch on my retreat sampler.</div>
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With each stitch I am reminded of such a special gathering</div>
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of women this past weekend,</div>
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it was kinda hard to say goodbye!</div>
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I hope I don't forget this wonderful experience</div>
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for a very long time.<br />
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I am fortunate to gather with my local stitching sisters,</div>
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whenever I can, on Thursday Evenings,</div>
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around the table, at Dyeing to Stitch.</div>
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Laughing, sharing, talking about everything and anything,</div>
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just being together,</div>
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because there will always be <b><i>"fellowship of the needle"</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I am in love with this time of year!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">There is so much beauty all around,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">my camera has been very busy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I have been flower pressing for awhile now,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">everywhere I go I love to collect fresh flowers,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">take their pictures and then into the press they go!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I got mine from<a href="https://www.etsy.com/"> Etsy </a>years ago,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">all you have to do is visit Etsy</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">and search "Flower Presses"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Watercolor sketching is a way of life for me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">and I love having lots of new things</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">So here is a little inspiration for you,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">flowers I have collected</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">along my way in just the past few weeks!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I love pressing flowers! I encourage you </span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">You can use them for so many things!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">It's always wonderful to learn something new.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Whenever I travel, I love collecting</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Here is my most recent treat . . . It's what's on my nightstand.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">"Plants are Magic"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I found her on Instagram a long time ago</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">and she helps you fall in love with Botanicals.</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">I fell in love with her first book</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">"Botanical Colour at Your Fingertips"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">you can find her <a href="http://www.rebeccadesnos.com/">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I hope that your week is filled with</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">beauty, love and all good things.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Take time to observe Nature,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">certainly in all of it's beauty right now!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Donna Lee</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>A treasure found while visiting Edenton, NC</b></span><br />
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Well I certainly let a whole week go by without posting!</div>
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I told myself in January I would try to post</div>
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I made to March 29th, 2017!<br />
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One thing I have learned for sure,<br />
is that life is full of unpredictable moments!<br />
Moments that take your breath away,<br />
Moments that occupy your time in ways you never dreamed of,<br />
Moments that just fly by.<br />
Moments that keep you from accomplishing<br />
all that you want and need to!<br />
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I have been weaving a lot lately,<br />
I am currently weaving on my beloved Mirrix loom<br />
and creating a Tapestry Woven Pouch Necklace.<br />
I am blogging from start to finish<br />
for the Mirrix Loom Blog,<br />
this project is amazing<br />
and the hand painted silks are beautiful<br />
to work with,<br />
I am having a wonderful and creative time.<br />
The first post is posted on the Mirrix Loom Blog,<br />
you can follow my journey <a href="http://blog.mirrixlooms.com/blog/my-tapestry-dream-pouch">HERE . . .</a><br />
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I have been reading a lot of blog posts<br />
about building your own pipe loom,<br />
either from copper or galvanized pipe!<br />
The weaving community is so generous<br />
and always sharing knowledge with each other,<br />
for that I am truly grateful!<br />
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My weaving mentor, teacher and friend<br />
Rebecca Mezoff<br />
wrote a great post<a href="http://www.rebeccamezoff.com/blog/2016/03/the-cutest-little-loom-you-ever-did-see.html"> HERE ...</a><br />
So I went to the hardware store<br />
and bought what I needed ...<br />
if you want to know exactly what to buy,<br />
<a href="http://tapestryshare.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-small-galvanized-pipe-loom-with-nods.html">HERE is the link</a> that Tommye Scanlin so generously shared!<br />
I actually bought the pipe pieces about a month ago,<br />
and have just gotten around to building it on my day off today!<br />
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I thought it was going to be overwhelming,<br />
but opening the pipe pieces<br />
actually took longer than building the loom itself!!!<br />
Cleaning the scanner price tags<br />
took longer than building the loom!<br />
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So here is the finished product!</div>
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Tightened up with my hubby's strong hands</div>
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and a really good wrench!!!</div>
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In order to do anything well, we must spend time with it.</div>
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Sometimes I spread myself too thing,</div>
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doing way too many things.</div>
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This morning was quiet, the birds were singing,</div>
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the breeze was blowing through the window</div>
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and I was weaving before work.</div>
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Thoughts often come to me while weaving,</div>
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this morning in honor of National Poetry Month,</div>
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I wrote a poem on Tapestry!</div>
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<b><i>It was a very good morning indeed!</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>What is currently on my floor loom</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Every moment I enter my studio,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">my loom Welcomes me ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I sometimes run in for a paintbrush,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">a quick sketch,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">look for a certain book or journal,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and I wish I had more time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to sit and weave ... just weave more!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I have been weaving on my Mirrix loom</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and my Hokett looms for smaller projects,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">but I haven't spent a lot of time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">on my larger floor loom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I have owned it almost a year now</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and I'm not getting very far!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I created this current weaving project </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">almost seven months ago,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and I ask myself <i>"Where has the time has gone?"</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I created a watercolor cartoon,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>(from a watercolor original of mine)</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">set up the warp</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and my weaving is slowly</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Progress has been so slow it sometimes disturbs me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">How I admire current day</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">tapestry weavers that accomplish so much!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I now realize they devote their time to their art,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">not spread out their time in so many different avenues!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">In order to do something well we must spend quality time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">devoted to it ... learning, experimenting and discovering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>inspired from Jeanne Carbonetti</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">When we are allowing ourselves growth and progress with our passions,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">we must first realize how important it is</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to devote time to our art or endeavors.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I don't want to spread myself too thin</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">in an already full life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Tapestry weaving is important to me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I have been distracted with knitting,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">sketching, playing, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">working, needlework and writing . . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">all wonderful pursuits for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Yet each pursuit has pulled me away</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">from my Tapestry Weaving,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">what I truly love the most.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I do realize that in order to show progression</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">in my Tapestry Weaving,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I need to devote more solid time with it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Progression in our work </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">comes when we concentrate;</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">when we devote time to a certain thing,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">when we set aside moments to grow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My current work</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I find myself saying <b><i>yes yes yes</i></b> to what I am writing</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and agreeing with every word I have written here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">When we are passionate about something,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">whatever it is for you and for me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">we <b>must </b>devote time to it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I want to grow in my knowledge of weaving,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I want to see progression in this beautiful work</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I currentlyhave on my loom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I don't want to waste any more time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So I ask you my friend ... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">What is it that you need to show more progression in your life?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Are you spending quality time doing what you love and need to do?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Are you spreading yourself too thin</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and not getting much done anywhere in your life?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I think it is a question we have to ask ourselves</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">from time to time for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Spring is a season of new beginnings,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">at least it is for me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">My new beginning is carving out time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to just sit and weave,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">quietly and meditatively in my studio,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">my private and very special place.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">My loom is calling me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">what is calling to you?</span></div>
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Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-73832204730246221402017-03-22T11:56:00.001-04:002017-03-22T12:08:46.052-04:00Creating My Own Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Created this morning</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have been on an Art Journey for quite some time now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">With each new day I grow as an Artist.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I am inspired by so many others,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">their techniques, style, color choices,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">designs and their own personal journeys.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have taken some wonderful classes,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">in person and online</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>with some pretty spectacular teachers!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have learned one technique here,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">one there</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and all the while I was developing</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">my own personal style of art.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Implementing the skills and techniques I had picked up along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I am grateful that there are so many artists</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">out there willing to share their style of art,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">write books along the way</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and teach creatives like me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I myself have taught many classes,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have loved sharing my process to others.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I feel I now have something to share.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I think it is important to learn from others.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We are all together on this artistic walk of life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Fellowship with other creatives is a must!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Whether just getting together as friends,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">going on retreats, taking a workshop ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">certainly whatever works for you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We need to be with like minded souls.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It fills our vessels for those times we can't be together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have learned a strong lesson along the way ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>I needed to take what I had learned and </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>create my very own style.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I don't want to copy someone else's work or style,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I want to create my very own.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>I do believe I have ...</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I finally am comfortable in my own creative skin!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I create only what I want to create now,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>and that is such an important lesson to learn.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">My wonderful hubby reminds me all the time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">that my work is unique,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">my colors choices are great</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and he loves my work above others!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">(It is nice to have your own personal art cheerleader)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I created this small watercolor journal to play in</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and created the cover work this morning</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Early morning play on the art table</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I began with a small sketch,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">added watercolors,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">then ink, then splatter, some oil pastel,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">than pen and just kept going!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I wanted to just play and see what I came up with</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">for my blog post this morning.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It is all about the process for me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">not always the end result.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have learned to create from Intention.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>I needed the process to speak to me ... and it did!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Art is a way of life for me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">whether I am creating with inks, paints, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">or even my palette of threads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>A peek at my Tapestry table in progress</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I create my art for ME,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">(sometimes as a gift of love)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">no longer for sale.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I went down the Etsy Shop journey years ago,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">and found great success; but I wasn't happy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I was creating just to refill the shop.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I was even part owner in an Art Gallery,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">again I found myself creating to fill my little area ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Art wasn't fun anymore, it had become work.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>Now I create mainly for me.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>I need to create ... it certainly calls to me.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Handpainted silks by Mirrix Looms</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>for my next Tapestry Project</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I create because I need to.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Because I am called to it</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Rather than filling my mind with</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">mindless television and wasted time,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I return to my studio ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">over and over again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Each time might not be perfect,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">or I may not create a beautiful work;</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">but I am there</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">granting myself the gift of peace,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">quiet and serenity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">That my friend is worth it's weight in gold!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I don't want to copy anyone else,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">trust me with social media these days</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #a64d79;">it would be easy to just imitate what I see.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">There would be no originality in that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I create my own art</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">because I love it,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I am finding my own true voice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">through my work.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It has taken me years to like my work,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">trust me ... there were times I did not!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">What inspires you?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">What is your creative process?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">What does your Art mean to you?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We had a beautiful 62 degree day here yesterday</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">in Virginia Beach,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">today is very windy and dropping to 30 degrees!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I feel my studio is calling me ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">wonder what else I will create today?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Donna Lee</span></div>
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Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-37464134048028399792017-03-15T14:21:00.000-04:002017-03-15T18:26:33.838-04:00 A peek inside my sketchbook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>My latest sketchbook</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">While visiting in Providence, Rhode Island</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">at Squam in the City a few years ago,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I visited the amazing <a href="http://risdmuseum.org/">RISD Museum</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">(Rhode Island School of Design)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Oh my goodness their gift shop</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">and Art Supply Store was out of this world!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I purchased several accordion watercolor journals</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">and brought them home!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I have been in love with these little journals,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">and am on my last one!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I haven't been able to find them since,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">so guess I will try to online shop with the museum</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">to stock up on a few more!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I am in love with the accordion journals,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">they are portable, and you can draw on both sides!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I decided to share it with you today,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">and let you have a peek inside.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I love to carry a small travel bag at all times,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I only carry this small journal,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">a portable watercolor palette,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">pencils, micron pens, eraser</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">and of course a water brush.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I never want to find myself without supplies,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">there is so much inspiration out there in the world,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">a quick sketch is just a moment away.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I am practicing my sketching skills,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I'm not always good with perspective!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><i>I guess I didn't pay attention enough in art class!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Just sketching what I see</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Drawing and Sketching are used in so many</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">parts of my life ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">sometimes it is nice to step away from Zentangle®</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">which is a very focused and meditative way of drawing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Even in my Tapestry Weaving journey ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">drawing my cartoons are important,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">which then become a woven cloth.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I've been playing with all my watercolors</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">in a different journal I created</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">for my friend </span><span style="color: #134f5c;">Mindy Lacefield's</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://www.mindylacefieldart.com/p/online-workshops_4.html">Watercolor Journal Course </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">(she is amazing and I'm just relaxing and playing)</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">I'm learning to just enhance my painting and design skills</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">That's it for today ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">just a peek inside my sketches.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Wishing you warmth, love, creativity</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">and above all</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">peace in your daily walk!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Donna Lee</span></div>
Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-46420027565251262792017-03-08T11:02:00.000-05:002017-03-08T11:02:15.041-05:00Spiritual Renewal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>I was in for an amazing gathering of women!</b></span></div>
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This past weekend I was able to attend</div>
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the Women's Retreat (IF Gathering)</div>
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with my Trinity Church.</div>
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It was held at the beautiful Westin Hotel</div>
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in Virginia Beach</div>
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and I spent the night with my longtime</div>
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spiritual sisters and friends</div>
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Debbie Bailey and Donna Irwin.</div>
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What is a retreat if you don't get a night away</div>
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of fellowship, laughter and jambes?</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>The gift of long time Sistership</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Our 13th floor window view over Town Center</b></span></div>
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The experience was filled with</div>
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laughter, tears, worship music,</div>
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guest speakers, delicious food,</div>
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testimonies and sharing.</div>
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It was so good to fill my spirit,</div>
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renew my heart once again,</div>
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and be with like minded women.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>My Spiritual Peeps for the experience ... such beautiful women and life stories here!</b></span></div>
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Life has been so full of busy "stuff",</div>
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family illness and the death of my aunt for me.</div>
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I've been working, trying to meet deadlines,</div>
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feeling overload and over commitment lately.</div>
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I haven't had much time to do my writing,</div>
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and very little time to do my art!</div>
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You know we all get to that point, </div>
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over and over again.</div>
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For me this retreat just allowed me to PAUSE ...</div>
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for just a short time and focus of my spiritual walk.</div>
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It was just what I needed at this moment.</div>
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<a href="http://www.trinitychurchvb.com/">Trinity Church</a> came to my life several years ago,</div>
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when I was leaving a church that hurt me,</div>
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disappointed me and did things I didn't agree with,</div>
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they rocked my spiritual steadiness a bit.</div>
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I am so grateful to be in a place </div>
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where I feel safe again,</div>
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safe to worship,</div>
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safe to share my talents and my life.</div>
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It is good to feel healthy again!</div>
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Thank you Trinity Church,</div>
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you have my heart!</div>
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I came home restored, renewed and focused.</div>
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Something I was certainly needing</div>
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and I am sure I can say that about all the women</div>
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that were in that gathering with me!</div>
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As women we need to come together,</div>
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re-focus, share, laugh, dance and sing!</div>
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It is good for the soul!</div>
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Life isn't always easy </div>
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and it is so good to hear from other women</div>
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their life experiences.</div>
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If you get the chance to attend an <a href="https://ifgathering.com/">IF Gathering</a>,</div>
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I urge you to do this!</div>
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It was my first time and I can't wait</div>
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to attend again next year.</div>
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What an amazing team and organization</div>
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of faithful and insightful leaders.</div>
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Their lessons, testimonies and stories were powerful.</div>
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Thank you IF for your amazing presentation.</div>
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My friends</div>
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I do hope you will live the rest of your week</div>
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in love and in peace.</div>
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Know there is a loving God in this life,</div>
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who cares about your every moment,</div>
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your precious heart</div>
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and all that is about you!</div>
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<b><u><i>You are amazing just the way you are!</i></u></b></div>
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I am truly grateful we are friends</div>
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and we are here together!</div>
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Donna Lee</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Yearning for some sweetness these days!</b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Wow it has certainly been a whirlwind of emotions</span></div>
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on Social Media ever since this political season began! </div>
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I am not sure how I feel about it all just yet.</div>
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When I first came onto Facebook,</div>
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it was a way to reach out to my artistic friends</div>
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I had met at art retreats I had attended,</div>
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That was many years ago for sure.</div>
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I love being able to communicate long after</div>
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the retreat had ended.</div>
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<b><i>It really was when Facebook was something special!</i></b><br />
I still enjoy connecting in special groups<br />
with my FB friends<br />
and being able to see what is happening in their lives.</div>
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That part is still fun!</div>
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Instagram came along and I was hooked (I still am!)</div>
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It truly was the reason purchased my first iPhone;</div>
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because back then it was the only way to get the Instagram App!</div>
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Photography is something I love,</div>
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and Instagram was a way to share a photo</div>
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and a quick description of what</div>
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I was walking through in my life at the time.</div>
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Now there are so many users,</div>
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and Instagram has definitely changed.</div>
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I believe it has become even more commercial</div>
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and that saddens me.</div>
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Facebook has become a political nightmare!</div>
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It is where anyone can say whatever they want,</div>
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at any time, with no regard,</div>
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I don't enjoy it anymore,</div>
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and frankly ... it scares me a bit.</div>
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I find myself staying away each and every day.</div>
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Too many outspoken opinions,</div>
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our world is in unrest.</div>
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There seems to be so much anger</div>
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and discontent in our nation presently</div>
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and it sure doesn't seem to be calming down at all.</div>
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<b><i>I want my old Facebook back ...</i></b></div>
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a place where I could see what my friends were up to,</div>
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a place where I could post ...</div>
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"Hey my blog post is up"</div>
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"Hey look at this picture"<br />
"Hey this is how I am feeling today ..."<br />
"Hey this is what I want to share today!"</div>
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We are running so fast these days,</div>
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we aren't taking the time to be considerate of one another,</div>
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slow down on the highways,</div>
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be kind to each other in the grocery store,<br />
we are forgetting common courtesy </div>
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and I could certainly list so many other ways.</div>
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We are too busy looking down at our phones</div>
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in our hands</div>
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not paying attention to the beautiful world </div>
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happening around us.</div>
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I'm pretty close to saying bye bye to Facebook,</div>
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not Instagram, just yet.</div>
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I want a slower pace of life,</div>
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I want to a kinder and gentler nation,</div>
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I want to respect my President,</div>
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yet I am having a time even liking him.</div>
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I want people to slow down,</div>
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look at me in the eye with a smile</div>
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and just say good morning.</div>
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I want to hear myself think.</div>
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How about you?</div>
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Social Media can be a good thing</div>
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and it can also be very dangerous.</div>
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Think carefully how you are using it,</div>
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how it is affecting your well being.</div>
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Perhaps we all need to lay off of it a bit</div>
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and just return to the simpler things in life.</div>
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Today I wish you a day filled with love for your fellow man,</div>
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Peace in your heart and soul,</div>
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Quietness and Rest whenever you can grab it.</div>
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Thanks for being here and reading my thoughts,</div>
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it means the world to me!</div>
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Donna Lee</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>My latest journal keeping my attention</b></span></div>
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I have been Art Journaling for eight years or more</div>
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and I totally love the process!</div>
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It is where I can be myself,</div>
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record my thoughts and dreams and experiences,</div>
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it is mine and no one else's!</div>
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I do see that my techniques have changed over the years,</div>
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and my journals are becoming</div>
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even more personal, refined and fine-tuned.</div>
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I purchased the sweetest journal (pictured above) </div>
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from Anthropologie <b><i>(my favorite store ever!)</i></b> last year,</div>
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and I have been working in it recently like crazy!</div>
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When I was at Squam 2015, two years ago, I had the pleasure</div>
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of taking an all day journal class with the amazing</div>
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<a href="https://www.colleenattara.com/">Colleen Attara</a>,</div>
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it was entitled <b><i>"Turn the Page"</i></b></div>
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and my journaling changed from there on out!</div>
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We were to bring a book, any book and we would learn</div>
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that day to transform it into a magical place of the heart.</div>
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I warn you ... it is a truly addictive art!</div>
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I completed that book recently,</div>
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carried it back to Squam 2016</div>
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to show it to Colleen and let her know</div>
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how much her guidance meant to me.</div>
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It is filled with moments, ideas, love and so much more.</div>
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<b><i>I was truly saddened when I filled the last page!</i></b></div>
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What a treasure I now have!</div>
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It is filled with my life's journey!</div>
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I began working in my Anthropologie journal last year</div>
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when I traveled to Providence, RI</div>
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and spent sweet time with an amazing group</div>
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of creative sisters.</div>
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I have been working in that journal ever since.</div>
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These journals take time to fill and work within,</div>
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I am in no rush to fill them, I want them to</div>
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grow and grow.</div>
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Each day I write a poem, an idea, personal thoughts</div>
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and so much more.</div>
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In fact just today, my little Grandson Grayson</div>
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drew a page of art for me to cherish forever!</div>
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With each page, my heart is attached to the journal</div>
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even more.</div>
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The pages begin to fill with all kinds of wonderfulness!</div>
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I sew, glue, use washi tape, draw, watercolor,</div>
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tear magazine images, transform pages, build pockets, Zentangle® borders,</div>
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draw Mandalas, record my hopes and dreams ...</div>
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When someone sends me a love note in the mail,</div>
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I save it.</div>
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If someone quotes something amazing I don't want to forget,</div>
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I save it</div>
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If I attend an amazing workshop or retreat, </div>
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I always bring it with me,</div>
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filling the pages with ideas and notes I never want to forget.</div>
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I've learned to play with my art, collect pictures,</div>
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change the pages,</div>
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add "stuff"</div>
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making the pages a wonderland of my own little world.</div>
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Here are a few pages I would like to share with you ...</div>
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So if you haven't had the pleasure of working on a personal journal,</div>
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I encourage you to just begin.</div>
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Go find a journal that speaks to you ...</div>
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literally jumps into your hands,</div>
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or buy an old book and convert the pages,</div>
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just find one and begin.</div>
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Make it personal, make it yours ...</div>
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don't forget to write things that are important to you!</div>
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Moments you don't want to forget,</div>
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Record your heart feelings,</div>
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do some sketching,</div>
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save special mementos,</div>
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<b><i>just begin!!!!</i></b></div>
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I promise you it will be worth it</div>
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and as the years pass you will have recorded</div>
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your life ... your amazing life.</div>
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What a treasure it will become, I promise you!</div>
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Donna Lee</div>
Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-22083404339166985852017-02-15T16:21:00.000-05:002017-02-17T17:24:28.242-05:00Random Donna Lee thoughts . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I promised myself in 2017</div>
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that I was going to create</div>
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only the things that spoke to my heart</div>
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whether in painting, weaving, drawing or writing.</div>
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It seems that Tapestry Weaving</div>
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has been taking most of my time lately.</div>
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Time seems to be such a precious commodity,</div>
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so I am trying to manage it wisely,</div>
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create beautiful projects that speak to my heart</div>
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and slow myself down a bit!</div>
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Here it is mid February</div>
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and it just feels like things are going at such a fast pace.</div>
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I've been caring for family needs; they always come first.</div>
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So if there is ever time leftover to play it is a gift for sure.</div>
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I haven't taught any Zentangle® classes yet this year,</div>
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I needed to take a small hiatus after the holidays!</div>
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I feel as though teachers need to fill their personal well,</div>
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in order to give to students what they need</div>
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don't you agree?</div>
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I know I am a day late, but here is</div>
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a small heart creation for you to enjoy!</div>
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I have just had a micron pen in hand</div>
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and creating and drawing for the love of it.<br />
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My Beaded Tapestry Cuff is coming along,</div>
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I can't wait to put it all together,</div>
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promise to show you at another date!</div>
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<i><b>I am in love with weaving with beads!</b></i><br />
I wrote a blog post for Mirrix Looms<br />
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you can find right <a href="http://blog.mirrixlooms.com/blog">here</a>!</div>
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This weekend I went to the hardware store</div>
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and I bought a lot of galvanized piping</div>
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to create a new loom,</div>
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I found the link <a href="http://tapestryshare.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-small-galvanized-pipe-loom-with-nods.html">here</a> . . .</div>
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and so wanted to try it,</div>
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<b><i>one can always use an extra loom right?</i></b></div>
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I plan to blog about it later,</div>
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when it's all put together!</div>
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Tapestry weavers are amazing</div>
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and willing to share with each other.</div>
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I wanted to share this Mandala painting</div>
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I was able to create for my co-worker Janel</div>
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for her new home ... for her Harp Room.</div>
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It came together beautifully,</div>
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the entire time I painted it I listened</div>
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to Harp Concertos!</div>
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I really love the way it turned out!</div>
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I am always grateful for taking Louise Gale's<br />
<a href="http://louisegale.com/workshops/mixed-media-mandala-online-class/">Mandala Painting Course</a> years ago,<br />
I learned so much and still use all of her techniques.<br />
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Donna Wynn (Yogiknitgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06588649429365605720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898903467914383938.post-48620332932293198782017-02-08T08:43:00.001-05:002017-02-08T08:43:16.375-05:00Poetry ... Words in Motion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>Woven Meanings . . .</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are threads of many colors</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">woven to a certain beat ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">over, under, over, under.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">They are gently combing in the woven fiber,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">to create a beautiful and intricate design.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Simple rhythms become life's gentle beating</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am a Tapestry Weaver</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">taking the time to weave</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">each and everyday;</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">coming full circle after many years away.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Inching slowly up the warp of the loom</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">A beautiful fabric is forming before me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Tapestry weaving is teaching me daily,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">guiding me to a slower pace of life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">My fingers guide the weft fibers</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I have returned home here . . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">here just sitting at my loom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">This loom in my studio is a hundred years old.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"> I often wonder where she has been,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">and who wove here before me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">It might be something I will never know.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">So for now I will channel it's weavers before me,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">cherishing each and every woven row.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Woven Meanings</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">applied to my daily life journey ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The sturdy Warp I weave upon</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">is the foundation I walk with each day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The Threads of many colors and textures</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">are the experiences and people along my life's way</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Donna Lee</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>always searching for creative wonder!</i></span></div>
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