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Posted on February 28, 2014 by TommiaW

Friday Fast One –
On the last day of the Library Lover’s Month, is this something you’re seeing at your area branches?

Being Library Lovers’ Month, I thought it only proper that the kids and I should head to our local library. Seriously, to go a whole month without a library visit is unheard of for us, but moving and sickness set us back. When we walked in, our new library felt all wrong to me. For one thing, it had one of those really high ceilings with lots of columns and windows in the roof with an office section in the center like a super column. Maybe the architect was going for openness. It was certainly impressive, but I felt like an ant. There were two librarians on opposite ends of the circulation desk. There I was, at the front of that massive desk, wondering which one to walk over to.

We toured the building to get acquainted with the layout. One of my kids commented on how loud it was…

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Thursday Thought

Posted on February 27, 2014 by TommiaW

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
~George Bernard Shaw

Leslie Nan Moon is an amazing artist and wonderful instructor. Four of us gathered to play outside of our usual medium (clay, paints, collages, words) and discovered the basics of block printing. Some silliness with styrofoam before cutting into the blocks.

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Wednesday Words

Posted on February 26, 2014 by TommiaW

Beginning of a Hero came out a year ago this week. If you haven’t picked up the first volume of the Legends of Windermere trilogy, you should!

Deborah A. Du Bois’s book, Your time is Over is available now!

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Tuesday Tidbit

Posted on February 25, 2014 by TommiaW

“I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that.” ~ Linda Ellerbee

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Monday Moment

Posted on February 24, 2014 by TommiaW

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
~ William Butler Yeats

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Sunday Snapshot: Walking on the Moon

Posted on February 23, 2014 by TommiaW

Today’s belated shot is in response to the Daily Prompt: What giant step did you take where you hoped your leg wouldn’t break? Was it worth it, were you successful in walking on the moon, or did your leg break?/Photographers, artists, poets: show us RISK.

Well, this weekend’s adventure would involve ‘breaking a leg,’ so to speak.

Three amazing days of play, where one of the key rules was that there were no rules. Well, no – there was no judgement allowed. I met and enjoyed the company of a couple of dozen creative individuals with varying experiences with the improv. Some of us trying it for the first time, others playing with it for years. Disconnected from the ‘real world’ while building worlds of our own, within and without allowed for many discoveries.

How often do we keep ourselves from taking a risk because we fear we’ll fall?If that’s the case, remember:

(From Batman Begins) “Why do we fall? So we may learn to pick ourselves up.” Thomas Wayne.

(From Lifehack) “If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” Thomas Edison

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Saturday Snapshot

Posted on February 22, 2014 by TommiaW

“Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.”
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Friday Fast One – Fun

Posted on February 21, 2014 by TommiaW

Wow, this fits the Daily Prompt for today: Imagine that tomorrow, all of your duties and obligations evaporate for the day. You get the day all to yourself, to do anything you please. What types of fun activities would make your day?/Photographers, artists, poets: show us FUN.

Well, I’ll need plenty of light to carry out the day of exploration with family and friends – beginning in ice caves, trail tunnels and maybe Underground Seattle. Or maybe have several thermoses filled with tea and hot chocolate while I enjoy a walkabout with a fully charged battery and and empty digital card (or the standard Olymus/Nikon ready with their rolls of film).

Or maybe I’d continue what I have managed to enjoy these past couple of Saturdays – binge reading. Thanks to many a book-based blogger, my wishful reading list has grown (along with new releases from FreeValley Publishing).

What would you do with your day of fun?

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Thursday Thought

Posted on February 20, 2014 by TommiaW

“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.”
~Marianne Williamson