Thursday Thought- the Jelly Edition

Posted on September 19, 2013 by TommiaW

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“The Internet is like a giant jellyfish. You can’t step on it. You can’t go around it. You’ve got to get through it.” ~ John Evans

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“Those who admire the massive, rigid bone structures of dinosaurs should remember that jellyfish still enjoy their very secure ecological niche” ~ Beau Sheil

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“The true color of life is the color of the body, the color of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest color of the unpublished blood.” ~ Alice Meynell

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Wednesday Words – Block Party/Poetry Edition

Posted on September 18, 2013 by TommiaW

FreeValley Publishing will be joining the fun at Snoqualmie’s Block Party! Meet some of the authors of the SnoValley Writes! Group on Saturday from 10am-4pm. Find some enjoyable books to read as the seasons change -fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, humor, romance, poetry and more!

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If you enjoy poetry, Y.I. Washington’s collection, “Freedom Poetry from a Life” is available for ordering.

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And then there’s “Reflections on Water” (autographed editions available at the block party!)

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Tuesday Tunes Day – All that Jazz

Posted on September 17, 2013 by TommiaW

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You know your community fully supports the arts when fifteen different businesses open their doors to host an event. The second annual North Bend Jazz Walk this past Saturday was just as enjoyable as the first!

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The ticket fees and music splurges go to support the music program.

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Whether in duos, trios or quartets…

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musicians young and old shared their talents with cellos, pianos, flutes, horns and more for six hours of ongoing music.

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And when you get a number of musicians with a common passion and recording label – the big band sound wraps up the night just swell!

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What musical festivals are in your hometown?

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Monday Moment – On Track

Posted on September 16, 2013 by TommiaW
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Last Run by Tommia Wright

“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.”  ~Henry Ward Beecher

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Sunday Snapshot – from the Tracks

Posted on September 15, 2013 by TommiaW

A great midday escape is hopping a train for the final tour, from one depot to another, then the Snoqualmie Falls and back.

Falls from the Train by Tommia Wright

Falls from the Train by Tommia Wright

River from the Train by Tommia Wright

River from the Train by Tommia Wright

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Words, Words, Words…

Posted on September 14, 2013 by TommiaW

In response to today’s Daily Prompt: Photographers, artists, poets: show us BOOKS.

Wired Repose by Tommia Wright

Wired Repose by Tommia Wright

Books? What books?

Kit/Kat's Corner by Tommia Wright

Kit/Kat’s Corner by Tommia Wright

“We come from beyond, and we go from whence we came,courting the hands of time.
We are bound by nothing so much as our imagination.” ~Scott Mutter

Haven't Been to the Library by Tommia Wright

Haven’t Been to the Library by Tommia Wright

“Libraries:  The medicine chest of the soul.”  ~Library at Thebes, inscription over the door

Kit/Kat Owner's Corner (part-time) by Tommia Wright

Kit/Kat Owner’s Corner (part-time) by Tommia Wright

“I  find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into  the other room and read a book.” ~ Groucho Marx

Corners

Give me my room of four corners,

where three bookcases, two cats and a chair sit

Oh, and that pesky door, that should be about it.

Better yet, give me walls of bookcases – ceiling to floor!

I’ll gladly be lost in the world of wordy,

imaginative, inspirational, informational pages forevermore!

Trackbacks & Pingbacks from other Bookworms!

Well, Well. | Godrick Gnomish

My very own Land’s End | A Teacher’s Blog from Land’s End

Gone | Daily Prompt: Bookworms | likereadingontrains

Daily Prompt: Bookworms in a Bookish Home | SERENDIPITY

Daily Prompt: Books | Books, Music, Photography & Movies : my best friends

Found on Road Side Dead [Fix or Repair Daily] « RPMAS

Thoth: Daily Prompt | alienorajt

Daily Prompt: Bookworms « Vicariously Poetic

The tenth word. | Crossroads

I | thoughtsofrkh

S. Thomas Summers | Why I Visit Books

Daily Prompt: Bookworms | Uncle Spike’s Adventures

Daily Prompt: Bookworms | lena de almeida

Perched on the branch of life | mostlytrueramblings

Floating | Motherhood and Beyond

Look Before You Jump . . . To Conclusions | meanderedwanderings

Through Big Thompson Canyon | Conversations

Daily Prompt: Bookworms « Mama Bear Musings

Daily Prompt: Bookworms « Mama Bear Musings

A Pile of (Old) Books | Shilpa Sharma Online

Daily Prompt: Bookworms “Conversation” | Let There be Peace on Earth

My nearest book | Life & Times

Wanted: Help | To Pursue Happiness

What have we here then? | dawnyhosking

Confessions of a Former Bookworm | It’s a wonderful F’N life

Penguin | Mara Eastern’s Personal Blog

Scholarship | crookedeyebrows

Why is everyone gettin’ jiggy with Will? | The Unthemed Nook

Buzz Light-Year | The Jittery Goat

thanks for letting me autograph your cat

Bookworms and summer | Frankenasian.com

Morning | STAIN

I can’t believe I’m writing this! | Neva Samaki

Daily Prompt; Bookworms/ The Daily Post | terry1954

BEAT IT | Romelga writes

Daily Prompt: Bookworms | Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss

Break Those Chains | Tony’s Texts

Assume | the many facets of donna

Daily Prompt: Enclosed, But Not Trapped | Creative Mysteries

The Tenth Word is Doorway | Virginia Views

Riches | Better Than Reality

Daily Prompt: Bookworms – The Last Out | IF I ONLY HAD A TIME MACHINE

Spinning dust | shame

The Butcher | Flowers and Breezes

Red Lake | Going New Places!

Speaking volumes | Sue’s Trifles

Comedy….the tenth word. (wp daily prompt) | Daily Observations

•◦ ђave, ђave ภot ◦• | The RunningFather Blog

Love Letter to Fanny Brawne | In Harmony

Daily Prompt: Intended | Personal Sentiments

Oh Pithy Me

Terror Within Her | Oh Pithy Me

Daily Prompt: Reader | lifebeinggirly

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Saturday Snapshot – Flight Edition

Posted on September 14, 2013 by TommiaW
Towards the top of Smith Tower by Tommia Wright

Towards the top of Smith Tower by Tommia Wright

Heights

Oh the heights one could climb,

A shingle at a time

After laying each brick just so

No barriers there

Not a fear or a care

Until gravity says ‘let go.’

*Other gallery photos may be found here.

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Friday Fast One

Posted on September 13, 2013 by TommiaW

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Step, Missed Step, Misstepped

Sometimes the first steps are the hardest.

Be it a journey towards a destination, new or unknown

Or retracing a path detoured, forgone.

To go forward or go back –

The decision made without fear of attack

Of the inner voice or the outer crowd

Whichever way you go, remember mistakes are allowed.

–For a bit of a longer read–

The Friday Ficlet may be found here.

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Thursday Thought – Taking Flight

Posted on September 12, 2013 by TommiaW

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“The  man who has no imagination has no wings.” ~  Muhammad  Ali
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“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.”~  – Lauren Bacall ???????????????????????????????

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Wise Words for Writers: Steve Martin on Writer’s Block

Posted on September 11, 2013 by TommiaW

Part two of “Wednesday Words” – what happens when you don’t have them…

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