tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60170675993502676042024-03-13T10:29:37.013-04:00so wabi sabipictures and stories of my wabi sabi worldelizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-46972426878738845912013-01-03T19:56:00.003-05:002013-01-03T19:58:46.092-05:00faerie visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the faeries have been whispering in my ear<br />
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I keep getting requests for this little cake. Yeah...it looks small, but it delivers in a big way. This is a combination of recipes found <a href="http://foreverfit.tv/valentines-day-raw-cacao-cake/">here</a>, <a href="http://www.pure2raw.com/2012/02/raw-triple-chocolate-cheesecake-recipe/">here</a>, <a href="http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-chocolate-cake-recipe">here</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4rgk3gQowk">this video</a>. So you can check out those references for really nice photos and descriptions. Most did not include measurements, and I am not sure that exact measurements are really needed, but here are mine:<br />
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3/4 cup walnuts<br />
3/4 cup pecans<br />
3/4 cup medjool dates<br />
3 T raw cacao powder<br />
1/2 t salt<br />
1/2 t pure vanilla extract (optional...i know this will likely be an issue for some purist out there so just omit if you don't like the idea of using alcohol. i use <a href="http://www.singingdogvanilla.com/">singing dog brand</a>)<br />
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1 avocado<br />
1/2 cup medjool dates<br />
1/4 cup maple syrup<br />
3 T raw cacao powder<br />
1/2 T water<br />
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For the cake, add the walnuts, pecans, and dates to your food processor and give it a whirl until it is smooth add the salt, vanilla extract, and small amounts of raw cacao until all ingredients are processed into a smooth dough that forms into a ball. Use your hands to form into a cake like shape of your desire (hearts are cute for valentine's day or your sweetie's birthday). <br />
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For the frosting, put the avocado, dates, and maple syrup into the food processor and blend. Add small amounts of the raw cacao until it is blended smooth. Add water to get the desired consistency. <br />
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Spread the frosting on the cake and add raspberries, other fruits, or edible flowers to garnish.<br />
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<br />elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-16758402438593782642012-04-13T20:47:00.001-04:002012-04-13T22:12:23.585-04:00the rainbow baby, a new version<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQY5CkiTW-4/T4jGpHP_g6I/AAAAAAAACCo/ty3AGyHrU60/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQY5CkiTW-4/T4jGpHP_g6I/AAAAAAAACCo/ty3AGyHrU60/s640/027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>About two months ago on a whim, Jude and I decided we should head out to the woods one unseasonably warm Sunday. We picked a state park about 45 minutes from our apartment and a trail that looked challenging but doable with a promised overlook and rock garden at the summit. The trail was magical as we walked up through many distinct habitats. This hike was by far the most challenging Jude had ever experienced, and he didn't complain at all until we approached the steepest section right before the summit. <br />
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On the drive home, I first considered whether or not I would ever be able to bring another child into this world. I looked out the window and saw a giant rainbow arched across the sky. I knew without a bit of doubt that God's answer was "you shall have another child." <br />
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He was born on good Friday on the 13th of April. God revealed to me he would be a boy. And we promised to name him Jude after the saint to whom I prayed for the entire year that Bennett was treated for a brain tumor. And yeah, the Beatles song works too..."take a sad song and make it better." <br />
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At 6:00pm Jude passed through the same portal that his brother had passed 2 1/2 years earlier, and he took his first breath in the same spot that Bennett took his last. A friend stopped on her way to Good Friday service to take a photo of the double rainbow that was so beautiful it made the evening news. <br />
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He is my miracle. He tells me that "God slide me down a rainbow into your arms." And I believe him.<br />
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</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-50180801005912911692012-03-03T17:34:00.000-05:002012-03-03T17:34:37.586-05:00duct tape...a mama's best friend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fWll7LRn_hU/T1KaXEMo7eI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/FPmpupaR-O4/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fWll7LRn_hU/T1KaXEMo7eI/AAAAAAAAB_Q/FPmpupaR-O4/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it started with tears and ranting in the thrift store</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he wanted a cheap plastic boat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i dug my heels in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tried my best to explain why </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'no' was the best choice</div><br />
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</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-84355773905289772642012-02-12T22:03:00.000-05:002012-02-12T22:03:24.154-05:00repurposed sweater quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kn43AXnpQe4/Tzh7YiUg6JI/AAAAAAAAB_I/Y1kgok1NhQU/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kn43AXnpQe4/Tzh7YiUg6JI/AAAAAAAAB_I/Y1kgok1NhQU/s640/086.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well...I figured it was time for my quarterly post </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is a repurposed sweater quilt that I made for my little guy for Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he loves it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that makes me love it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he says its full of mama love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">happy 2.12.2012</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-81721082576385211422011-11-23T21:45:00.000-05:002011-11-23T21:45:30.229-05:00thankful for raw pizza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8YrgcjkpC0/Ts2mI5vG4SI/AAAAAAAAB-k/cxG0oEFqjFk/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8YrgcjkpC0/Ts2mI5vG4SI/AAAAAAAAB-k/cxG0oEFqjFk/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>Pesto sans cheese</strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2 cups basil leaves</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2/3 cups olive oil</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1/4 cup walnuts</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3 cloves of garlic</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1 tsp. sea salt </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>Assembling the pizza</strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Additional ingredients:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">avocado</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">kalmatra olives</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">spinach</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">a little red pepper looks quite nice too</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">love</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Spread a thin layer of pesto on the crust.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cover with a generous layer of cashew cheese.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Place thinly sliced avocado on top of the cheese.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Arrange olives, marinated mushrooms over the avocado.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Top with baby spinach or other greens.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Enjoy!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">:::</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Life has twisted and turned in the most unexpected ways this year. Everytime I think its time to say goodbye to so wabi sabi, something says, "not just yet." Thank you for those who still take the time to read. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I started teaching full-time at a Friends School this year and my little guy started Kindergarten. We've moved into an apartment, though we still visit our special place along the creek that I've shared here over the last couple of years. I'm now experiencing life as a single working mother instead of a stay at home mom...but life is good! Blessed be~ </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">pulling a splinter out of</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">he is in agony</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i am in agony</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i know i have to continue</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">he is begging me to stop</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">i know in order to get it out</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">he will scream louder</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">he will be in more pain</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it will require even more </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">determination </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">she is agonizing too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">agonizing over</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">agonizing over</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">all the suffering </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">she is enduring</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">yet resolved to </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-43902258319860950532011-07-26T12:05:00.000-04:002011-07-26T12:05:13.581-04:00happy new year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ULhyUwreeBk/Ti7ihF_enVI/AAAAAAAAB-I/jyqzGjxqxKg/s1600/turtle%2Btime%2Bcollage%2Bcalendar%2Blo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ULhyUwreeBk/Ti7ihF_enVI/AAAAAAAAB-I/jyqzGjxqxKg/s640/turtle%2Btime%2Bcollage%2Bcalendar%2Blo.jpg" width="489" /></a></div><br />
Happy new year according to the 13 Moon Calendar! I spent the most amazing time in peaceburg (pittsburgh) this weekend meeting up with the <a href="http://www.13moonwalk4peace.com/">13 Moon Walk 4 Peace</a> team and walking 2 different labyrinths in one day on the Day Out of Time. Amazingly, the second labyrinth was a Skywalker labyrinth and according to the Dreamspell calendar (a particular kind of 13 moon calendar) the day a was Red Overtone Skywalker...such synchronicities...wow! And that was how the whole weekend was. Lots of synchronicities, love, peace...a few miracles too! <br />
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I completed the calendar above right before the end of the year, and it will be available hopefully today or tomorrow in my etsy shop. Until then, my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78346285/so-wabi-sabi-13-moon-calendar">wall calendars</a> featuring my photography are available there. You can also download my <a href="http://www.sowabisabi.com/2011/06/13-moon-calendar-for-you.html">free calendar</a> or better yet...visit <a href="http://rhythmofthehome.com/summer-2011/turtle-time-creating-using-13-moon-calendar-activity-children/">rhythm of the home</a> to make one with your children. Get one, make one and get into rhythm! Blessings and peace~ Elizabethelizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-74202596251755446222011-06-18T12:19:00.002-04:002011-06-18T12:22:31.765-04:00moment of mindfulness: walls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oq4gsj5Sbys/TfzNcnRsySI/AAAAAAAAB94/VxlHBP_xp4w/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" i$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oq4gsj5Sbys/TfzNcnRsySI/AAAAAAAAB94/VxlHBP_xp4w/s640/017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Recently, I received wise council from a dear friend. She said, “Elizabeth, put down your guard.” At the time, the words seemed foolish. But over the next couple of weeks, I kept hearing them over and over again. Once I took the advice hardily, an amazing shift happened. I found myself complaining less about external circumstances. I began to recognize, again, that fear is a choice. And that realization allowed me to step into my empowered self. None of this happened overnight, but it was a slow process of recognizing the walls I put up to protect myself because of perceived fears of “what might happen”. <br />
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At the same time, I kept listening to this song…<br />
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...the words “don’t put your trust in walls because they will only crush you when they fall” reminded me in another way of the false perception of security that we feel when we attempt to separate ourselves from anything. It is an absolute illusion. And honestly, I have to say that I am still learning to feel okay without walls of separation…there is a part of me that wants to run and hide behind something or under something sometimes. But it is useless. The hiding causes more issues than just accepting each and every thing that life throws at you. Just observe it, embrace it for what it is... an opportunity to grow, and then let it go. Whether we hide from or hold onto our fears…we create a world that gives us more to fear. But if we embrace what brings us joy, what makes us feel passionate, what makes us feel connected, we create a world of joy, passion and connection. <br />
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Jude and I watched the movie “The secret of Kells” the other night. We had to fast forward through the “scary parts to get to the beautiful parts” (Jude’s words). Wouldn’t it be nice if we could do that in life? The secret of Kells is also about fear and magic. The Bishop and villagers are building a giant wall around the village of Kells to protect themselves from the Vikings. The young boy hero of the story is given a mission that requires him to venture out into the dark forest beyond the walls and what he finds there is both dark and magical. His fears become less and less controlling as he discovers the illusions that they really are. And as he does, he becomes empowered and even more so when it becomes apparent that the walls are useless.<br />
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Last week, I felt like I too discovered the illusion that my fears were and as I did the walls crumbled. Life has been so much more magical ever since. I am sure that there will be more opportunities to choose fear, but for now I’ll enjoy the magic and joy that the Universe is serving up because I was able to take that first bold step away from my fears and towards love.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rC303eyb7JI/TfzPO-GoeAI/AAAAAAAAB-A/lshqhOEeiBs/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" i$="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rC303eyb7JI/TfzPO-GoeAI/AAAAAAAAB-A/lshqhOEeiBs/s640/027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-79941985957095669592011-06-09T12:41:00.001-04:002011-06-09T12:42:24.901-04:00more lessons from turtle<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rCReMqwvkoo/TfDxdAJiOoI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/FRkkHsHI7SY/s1600/wood+turtle+low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rCReMqwvkoo/TfDxdAJiOoI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/FRkkHsHI7SY/s640/wood+turtle+low.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div>it isn't too surprising that turtle is showing up bigtime in my life right now</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">last week I taught a group of middle school students about the 13 moon calendar</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I just happened to rescue a small woods turtle the day before <br />
earlier this week Jude and I discovered a larger woods turtle laying eggs in the garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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what does turtle have to teach us right now?</div><div style="text-align: center;">she is reminding us to have grace and perserverance </div><div style="text-align: center;">these times are challenging right now for each of us in our own unique ways</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6iLwcT7_1JU/TfDyV47kxuI/AAAAAAAAB9U/XpLeDtUp8V8/s1600/mtlaurel+low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6iLwcT7_1JU/TfDyV47kxuI/AAAAAAAAB9U/XpLeDtUp8V8/s640/mtlaurel+low.jpg" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">she is also teaching us about the power of our intention</div><div style="text-align: center;">right now is a huge window of potentiality<br />
lay your eggs wisely</div><div style="text-align: center;">think your thoughts carefully</div><div style="text-align: center;">what do you want????<br />
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and walk away slowly <br />
in full faith <br />
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aligned with your highest good...</div><div style="text-align: center;">will soon hatch</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-43334003843782756842011-06-01T08:25:00.000-04:002011-06-01T08:25:59.934-04:00a 13 moon calendar for you...In celebration of summer and my article, <a href="http://rhythmofthehome.com/summer-2011/turtle-time-creating-using-13-moon-calendar-activity-children/">Turtle Time</a>, being featured in <a href="http://rhythmofthehome.com/summer-2011/turtle-time-creating-using-13-moon-calendar-activity-children/">Rhythm of the Home</a> today, I decided to give everyone the opportunity to have a 13 moon perpetual calendar. You can download the pdf calendar by clicking on the link below. <br />
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For those of you who have popped over from ROTH after reading my article "Turtle Time", welcome! This calendar will help you find the current day on the 13 moon calendar. If you create the Turtle Time 13 Moon Calendar with your kiddos I'd love to hear how it went, and please post a link in the comment section if you end up blogging about your experience. I'd love to pay you a visit. <br />
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<a title="View 13 Moon Perpetual Calendar PDF on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/56770303/13-Moon-Perpetual-Calendar-PDF" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">13 Moon Perpetual Calendar PDF</a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/56770303/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-16bpvg7adyyb2ojnwtgq" data-auto-height="true" data-aspect-ratio="1.2938689217759" scrolling="no" id="doc_19147" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();</script>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-28894114528328883652011-05-28T11:29:00.000-04:002011-05-28T11:29:27.002-04:00homegrown: planting a strawberry pot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T3sXBsLFUlY/TeENxXvnSfI/AAAAAAAAB8A/KrbneFWLbvM/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T3sXBsLFUlY/TeENxXvnSfI/AAAAAAAAB8A/KrbneFWLbvM/s640/027.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My son loves strawberries, but it is very hard to find local organic strawberries. I have always been reluctant to plant strawberries in my garden because I am not organized enough to figure out what section of my garden to dedicate to perennial fruits or vegetables. After all these years of gardening in the same place, I am still dragging my heels on that commitment. So we opted to plant strawberries in a strawberry pot and a hanging planter this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UedUmq_pcwk/TeEN6TVWIgI/AAAAAAAAB8E/UAebtgUerfc/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UedUmq_pcwk/TeEN6TVWIgI/AAAAAAAAB8E/UAebtgUerfc/s640/028.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We mixed some compost into some potting soil I had.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fUssjSsuhwY/TeEODk22NCI/AAAAAAAAB8I/gviN41lPa5Q/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fUssjSsuhwY/TeEODk22NCI/AAAAAAAAB8I/gviN41lPa5Q/s640/029.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put the enriched soil into the bottom of the pot to about 2" deep.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RAVzB7ppJfk/TeEONBz9BxI/AAAAAAAAB8M/BkI65Ntuqj0/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RAVzB7ppJfk/TeEONBz9BxI/AAAAAAAAB8M/BkI65Ntuqj0/s640/030.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found an old 1 1/2" diameter pvc pipe and cut it to size. I drilled holes to line up with the openings of the strawberry pot.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzYHEJySjiw/TeEOXoG5pqI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/sm_3WsIb6j8/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzYHEJySjiw/TeEOXoG5pqI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/sm_3WsIb6j8/s640/031.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I placed this pipe in the center of the pot. This way I can fill the pipe with water to ensure that the plants lower in the pot get enough water.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6xVbMB-jGsc/TeEOgOgWl7I/AAAAAAAAB8U/RXKvc7Tpe7A/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6xVbMB-jGsc/TeEOgOgWl7I/AAAAAAAAB8U/RXKvc7Tpe7A/s640/032.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I filled in soil to the bottom of the first openings.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOpariuNXJw/TeEOqGDgpQI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/b6kotm_gWT4/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOpariuNXJw/TeEOqGDgpQI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/b6kotm_gWT4/s640/033.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then gently separated out each strawberry plant.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-liOUZpl8wU0/TeEO9wF_zoI/AAAAAAAAB8c/GAuZe5U_ZFs/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-liOUZpl8wU0/TeEO9wF_zoI/AAAAAAAAB8c/GAuZe5U_ZFs/s640/035.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I placed strawberry plants into each opening and filled soil around them making sure not to bury the crown.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3dTrfXdceCQ/TeEPH6_sxQI/AAAAAAAAB8g/b38nJGjozUM/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3dTrfXdceCQ/TeEPH6_sxQI/AAAAAAAAB8g/b38nJGjozUM/s640/037.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I filled in soil until I reached the next set of openings and placed more plants in and continued to do this until all the opening had one plant inserted</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KJj9prtALVo/TeEPTQbbCRI/AAAAAAAAB8k/GWUAtpW9_BU/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KJj9prtALVo/TeEPTQbbCRI/AAAAAAAAB8k/GWUAtpW9_BU/s640/038.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I filled the container to the top with soil and a bit of the pipe was left at the top so soil would not fall through. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lZ-_eDjCWho/TeEPnbXzk-I/AAAAAAAAB8s/CNGBvlocKpo/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lZ-_eDjCWho/TeEPnbXzk-I/AAAAAAAAB8s/CNGBvlocKpo/s640/040.JPG" t8="true" width="640" /></a></div> I placed three plants in the top of the planter, and now we are waiting for the plants to grow, flower, and provide delicious organic strawberries for us to enjoy! I'll let you know how it goes.<br />
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<strong>A couple of side notes:</strong><br />
<ul><li>We used ever-bearing strawberries for our planter so we could enjoy fruits for a longer time. You can also try to find a variety that does well in containers.</li>
<li>You can store your planted strawberry jar in an unheated garage or basement to allow the plants to go dormant. They will continue fruiting as long as they have that dormant period.</li>
</ul>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-60148192290541328242011-05-18T20:47:00.000-04:002011-05-18T20:47:58.902-04:00to honor a life...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mrOWnOOyWEs/TdRQwRi7agI/AAAAAAAAB7g/lbhRzi3F6Fg/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mrOWnOOyWEs/TdRQwRi7agI/AAAAAAAAB7g/lbhRzi3F6Fg/s640/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it seems impossible to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">honor this sweet angel boy's life</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">adequately </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enough...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yet we try the best we can</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmZV_SLveAE/TdRZiZ7P4WI/AAAAAAAAB7k/sUfpJZJqX84/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmZV_SLveAE/TdRZiZ7P4WI/AAAAAAAAB7k/sUfpJZJqX84/s640/012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this morning jude and I were snuggling</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the top bunk of his bunkbeds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when he came up with the idea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on his own to make </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">baby bennett something...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">let's go gather flowers, mama</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how will he get them?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when he sees them he will feel our love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that's all he will need to take along, sweetie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we had conversations earlier this week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about why bennett chose to be an angel </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">instead of growing up to be a big boy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my reply...he had a different plan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a couple of days later....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mama, do i have a different plan than bennett did?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oh, yes...you've come to grow up to be a big boy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and teach me a lot of things</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y9Wd4m8uqQU/TdRaCixP4NI/AAAAAAAAB7s/ns1qDtZWas8/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y9Wd4m8uqQU/TdRaCixP4NI/AAAAAAAAB7s/ns1qDtZWas8/s640/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this afternoon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i sought out nature </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as a balm for my soul</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the trees weeped for me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after all these years...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was nice to have some help</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">despite better judgement</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose a long hike through a hollow </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with 7 creek crossings </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which really was kind of a crazy idea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">given the soaking spring we've had</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it wasn't until it was pouring down rain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I was on the six crossing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I reflected on my post</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at <a href="http://www.threadinglight.com/2011/05/obstacles.html">threading light</a> this week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ha! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-88vIUojACdY/TdRZrrvkJuI/AAAAAAAAB7o/Srq7IIGfZeA/s1600/newt+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="394" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-88vIUojACdY/TdRZrrvkJuI/AAAAAAAAB7o/Srq7IIGfZeA/s640/newt+crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">these friends scattered the trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i had to be mindful not to step on them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they were so plentiful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some only 1.5" long</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">every step or so reminding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">me there is no such thing as loss</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">being a powerful symbol of rebirth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">encouraging me to adapt </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in these challenging times</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that have seemed so relentless</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of late</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OTGdK1-gF9w/TdRaelHFtSI/AAAAAAAAB7w/GCCtfugWayk/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OTGdK1-gF9w/TdRaelHFtSI/AAAAAAAAB7w/GCCtfugWayk/s640/037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">a question has been mulling </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">around the last few days</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">can one "find" happiness</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">is it something to discover </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">what i keep hearing from</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">my angels </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and even the forest fairies</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">is that happiness </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">is a choice</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">a committment</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and i made that choice today</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">i smiled</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">but i couldn't keep my eyes open</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">at the same time</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">happy birthday littlest angel, </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">my sweet beloved bennett</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-64710658049582653852011-04-29T10:17:00.000-04:002011-04-29T10:17:20.017-04:00{this moment}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bev6lJYuZVs/TboZkqUNp6I/AAAAAAAAB7I/P4Dh4IlCnfg/s1600/easter+eggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bev6lJYuZVs/TboZkqUNp6I/AAAAAAAAB7I/P4Dh4IlCnfg/s640/easter+eggs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-58245707891825032472011-04-19T07:54:00.001-04:002011-04-19T07:54:00.434-04:00spring in our steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p8PtdhxhUNE/TazSJ0yYxMI/AAAAAAAAB60/ddRIbrnf9qM/s1600/071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p8PtdhxhUNE/TazSJ0yYxMI/AAAAAAAAB60/ddRIbrnf9qM/s640/071.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is the best way to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">describe the spring we </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have been experiencing here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ddkj6EGpJhg/TazWOpU-LXI/AAAAAAAAB68/u8XXt45NlUE/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ddkj6EGpJhg/TazWOpU-LXI/AAAAAAAAB68/u8XXt45NlUE/s640/047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so when the rain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">finally stopped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we ventured out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_YF7S3gO8nM/TazQuYqiuXI/AAAAAAAAB6k/qsPXK_KVVzw/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_YF7S3gO8nM/TazQuYqiuXI/AAAAAAAAB6k/qsPXK_KVVzw/s640/050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">our destination</div><div align="center">the bouncy bridge</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f6w_F6oqR2s/TazRGTd4mPI/AAAAAAAAB6o/H8vv1KlOX24/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f6w_F6oqR2s/TazRGTd4mPI/AAAAAAAAB6o/H8vv1KlOX24/s640/051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">i'm first he </div><div align="center">announces as </div><div align="center">he proceeds to </div><div align="center">skip across </div><div align="center">fearlessly</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtU261q5l4s/TazUNrwlnoI/AAAAAAAAB64/rnqZHz9-e1g/s1600/bouncy+bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtU261q5l4s/TazUNrwlnoI/AAAAAAAAB64/rnqZHz9-e1g/s640/bouncy+bridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">and mama goes</div><div align="center">a little</div><div align="center">bit</div><div align="center">slower</div><div align="center">140lbs bounces more than 40lbs</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_8GQzuytfI/TazRzbN3WyI/AAAAAAAAB6w/VmfpAlj7KwQ/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_8GQzuytfI/TazRzbN3WyI/AAAAAAAAB6w/VmfpAlj7KwQ/s640/061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">there is definitely </div><div align="center">a need to </div><div align="center">surrender</div><div align="center">whether it is me</div><div align="center">or he </div><div align="center">that is crossing</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z3aRsfvte1Q/TazRdFia-fI/AAAAAAAAB6s/vSvnKQrF3vE/s1600/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z3aRsfvte1Q/TazRdFia-fI/AAAAAAAAB6s/vSvnKQrF3vE/s640/056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">when we were walking</div><div align="center">back </div><div align="center">jude complained</div><div align="center">it was too far</div><div align="center">I said well, if you don't complain </div><div align="center">the time will go quicker</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0CaAi2qn8_w/TazWnZYMKII/AAAAAAAAB7A/vfFYO4hWGUw/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0CaAi2qn8_w/TazWnZYMKII/AAAAAAAAB7A/vfFYO4hWGUw/s640/044.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">he said,</div><div align="center">do the angels come and </div><div align="center">shorten the trail</div><div align="center">if you don't complain</div><div align="center">hmmmm....</div><div align="center">something like that I suppose</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-60739062706829676612011-04-04T11:51:00.000-04:002011-04-04T11:51:12.288-04:00the mother of invention<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mb4s3bmpa24/TZnlaH9uFaI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/6VlwIXZyyHY/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mb4s3bmpa24/TZnlaH9uFaI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/6VlwIXZyyHY/s640/032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>As with most of my crafting forays, this one happened at the last minute when I didn't have the time to spend sewing. But as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. I needed a laptop sleeve for my new oversized laptop. And even if they (as in the big box store) would have had a sleeve that my laptop would have fit in...they were all so plain. So a thrifted fulled turtleneck sweater and belt magically surfaced from my ridiculous pile of such things and came together to do the job just fine. And it took less than hour to whip up.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDsxk2082fk/TZnkjO4ObfI/AAAAAAAAB6M/CJ_jnTzkSPs/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDsxk2082fk/TZnkjO4ObfI/AAAAAAAAB6M/CJ_jnTzkSPs/s640/033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now my laptop has a cozy sleeve to slide into and it held up great during our trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How has the Mother (as in necessity) inspired you lately?</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-74772062468921532712011-03-29T08:53:00.000-04:002011-03-29T08:53:08.868-04:00we're back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qWRZuaNdekw/TZDTshBaAmI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/xwHJPqAgRlU/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qWRZuaNdekw/TZDTshBaAmI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/xwHJPqAgRlU/s640/057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so many different paths</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">were travelled on this leg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> of the<a href="http://www.13moonwalk4peace.com/"> 13 moon walk 4 peace</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MqAGWVToh9I/TZDWOiH91DI/AAAAAAAAB4k/-jP5h_s087I/s1600/064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MqAGWVToh9I/TZDWOiH91DI/AAAAAAAAB4k/-jP5h_s087I/s640/064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">much of our time was spent </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">navigating</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">vortexes of one kind or another</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WV8Ei4Orfe0/TZDUQADWoxI/AAAAAAAAB4U/LinKUQNK2lQ/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WV8Ei4Orfe0/TZDUQADWoxI/AAAAAAAAB4U/LinKUQNK2lQ/s640/010.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what is it about </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">climbing anyhow?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jvsM0MFi8WE/TZDcxoZvrmI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/dlj1wDIGVNw/s1600/jude+in+tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jvsM0MFi8WE/TZDcxoZvrmI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/dlj1wDIGVNw/s640/jude+in+tree.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this one in particular</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tears were shed when </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we had to say goodbye</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to this tree friend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-056H3istVBo/TZDZ5ynHXdI/AAAAAAAAB5E/cYIxbMbzP-s/s1600/joshua+tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-056H3istVBo/TZDZ5ynHXdI/AAAAAAAAB5E/cYIxbMbzP-s/s640/joshua+tree.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we admired lots of trees </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we had never seen before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sNj0BJz8exA/TZDYvuxRF4I/AAAAAAAAB44/WYW2BQQFggU/s1600/clouds+mountains+sand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sNj0BJz8exA/TZDYvuxRF4I/AAAAAAAAB44/WYW2BQQFggU/s640/clouds+mountains+sand.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the mountains were </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ever present </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and captivating </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never got tired of seeing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">their shape outlining the horizon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oyfIBOh01KI/TZDZM3f7PlI/AAAAAAAAB48/6AiJ_a_geuA/s1600/gradiations.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oyfIBOh01KI/TZDZM3f7PlI/AAAAAAAAB48/6AiJ_a_geuA/s640/gradiations.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fell in love with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the desert</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and being a water and mountain girl </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it kind of took me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by surprise</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jSEpJgGuUhs/TZDXkmJT9DI/AAAAAAAAB4w/Y1i8o46pGH4/s1600/jude+running+in+the+desert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jSEpJgGuUhs/TZDXkmJT9DI/AAAAAAAAB4w/Y1i8o46pGH4/s640/jude+running+in+the+desert.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jude found immense freedom </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the desert</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-efQ9ApJ7dEI/TZDd9NRJPCI/AAAAAAAAB5k/hCmseNm9tZY/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-efQ9ApJ7dEI/TZDd9NRJPCI/AAAAAAAAB5k/hCmseNm9tZY/s640/069.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we made new friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t6ZSFkKi3YE/TZDf9fjDgYI/AAAAAAAAB54/7U2wK8Z_koc/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t6ZSFkKi3YE/TZDf9fjDgYI/AAAAAAAAB54/7U2wK8Z_koc/s640/029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">planted a peace garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--FC5TC0XSMs/TZDecLmqlOI/AAAAAAAAB5o/G3JsiqfJfXA/s1600/098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--FC5TC0XSMs/TZDecLmqlOI/AAAAAAAAB5o/G3JsiqfJfXA/s640/098.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and played with some old friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v2wM-wUk55E/TZDfl2Vgb4I/AAAAAAAAB50/fFokxzPVFm4/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v2wM-wUk55E/TZDfl2Vgb4I/AAAAAAAAB50/fFokxzPVFm4/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when I asked Jude what his favorite </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">part of being on the walk was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he replied without hestiation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"being with our friends"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tU5otKLHnxM/TZDfOe9VmWI/AAAAAAAAB5w/C9mIuWCLT2o/s1600/sunset+at+beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tU5otKLHnxM/TZDfOe9VmWI/AAAAAAAAB5w/C9mIuWCLT2o/s640/sunset+at+beach.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">peace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-76209352708125993072011-03-25T07:52:00.000-04:002011-03-25T07:52:04.788-04:00{this moment}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EXQNaIsRetk/TYwFGdmt7lI/AAAAAAAAB4A/zVj5v8DN16U/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EXQNaIsRetk/TYwFGdmt7lI/AAAAAAAAB4A/zVj5v8DN16U/s640/041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">another moment from our time with the <a href="http://www.13moonwalk4peace.com/">13 Moon Walk 4 Peace</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dusk at santa monica beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2010/04/this-moment.html">{this moment}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one image</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strike>no</strike> a few words</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a moment to savor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">inspired by <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/">Amanda Soule</a> and many others</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-66543088838180754902011-03-02T01:32:00.004-05:002011-03-02T01:43:41.133-05:00purification process<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qoccHagLjK0/TW3m-IDrOEI/AAAAAAAAB3k/mFFp-rcY3mo/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" l6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qoccHagLjK0/TW3m-IDrOEI/AAAAAAAAB3k/mFFp-rcY3mo/s640/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<strong>purification process</strong><br />
<br />
fill a large bowl halfway with hot water<br />
<br />
add a cup of honey<br />
<br />
stir until it dissolves<br />
<br />
add the quart of milk<br />
<br />
stir and pour into large tub filled with warm water<br />
<br />
soak<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
be aware of what rises to the surface<br />
<br />
look at it<br />
<br />
claim it<br />
<br />
give thanks for it<br />
<br />
allow it to go down the drain<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
wear all white for 9 days<br />
<br />
rake up the large pieces <br />
<br />
sort by type<br />
<br />
crawl into jagged limbs<br />
<br />
to retrieve the scattered ones<br />
<br />
if not you, who<br />
<br />
use a stick to dig out the <br />
<br />
tiny fragments embedded in mud<br />
<br />
there really is no completion<br />
<br />
without completing<br />
<br />
bundle what you can<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
fill a large plastic tub halfway <br />
<br />
with warm water<br />
<br />
add an unmeasured amount of bleach<br />
<br />
place the garments in and swish around<br />
<br />
soak<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
thin white fabric reveals<br />
<br />
wear layers<br />
<br />
buy as many as you can find<br />
<br />
“you look great in your white”<br />
<br />
they don’t see the stains<br />
<br />
or the pain<br />
<br />
or understand this is not for <br />
<br />
appearances, comfort, or practicality<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
excavate all the crevices<br />
<br />
dig deep into unknown compartments<br />
<br />
fearlessly search <br />
<br />
for who knows what<br />
<br />
expose it all <br />
<br />
endure<br />
<br />
there is no escape <br />
<br />
until it is complete<br />
<br />
and no way to know what complete is<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
add some soap to the water<br />
<br />
and scrub <br />
<br />
scrub<br />
<br />
scrub<br />
<br />
be aware of what washes out<br />
<br />
the water may turn brown<br />
<br />
but stubborn stains remain<br />
<br />
hang on the line<br />
<br />
let the sun burn out what it can<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
leaving will become a choice<br />
<br />
it’s perfect either way<br />
<br />
either you are humble or<br />
<br />
you choose to stay<br />
<br />
and take the heat<br />
<br />
sweat it out<br />
<br />
sing it out<br />
<br />
pray it out<br />
<br />
scream it out<br />
<br />
cry it out<br />
<br />
you have something to cry about<br />
<br />
<br />
take the clothes off the line<br />
<br />
this is a fleeting moment <br />
<br />
savor it<br />
<br />
before the process <br />
<br />
begins again<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the truth is<br />
<br />
it rains in the desert<br />
<br />
and there is no such thing as black and white<br />
<br />
there is no such thing as whiteelizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-16637437578355097632011-01-26T07:29:00.003-05:002011-01-26T09:41:56.579-05:00my boy the mystic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-x3onAccI/AAAAAAAAB2o/wgM7-bMP5WI/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-x3onAccI/AAAAAAAAB2o/wgM7-bMP5WI/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> see this boy of mine</div><div style="text-align: center;">see his beautiful smile</div><div style="text-align: center;">one thing I almost never notice anymore</div><div style="text-align: center;">is his left eye</div><div style="text-align: center;">it doesn't fully open</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-ylvYt1aI/AAAAAAAAB2w/DzzCHMyj24s/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-ylvYt1aI/AAAAAAAAB2w/DzzCHMyj24s/s640/019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a friend told me once </div><div style="text-align: center;">that it means that he is a mystic</div><div style="text-align: center;">he looks at the world differently </div><div style="text-align: center;">than the rest of us</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-2s1sFY3I/AAAAAAAAB3E/SVbXi7IOnfk/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-2s1sFY3I/AAAAAAAAB3E/SVbXi7IOnfk/s640/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the other day he said to me,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "my heart is saying </div><div style="text-align: center;">he wants my prayer</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to be long into the night."</div><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-y_A5vZ-I/AAAAAAAAB20/fksg4H8DRr8/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-y_A5vZ-I/AAAAAAAAB20/fksg4H8DRr8/s640/022.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">a few days later he said,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"I hear your heart </div><div style="text-align: center;">dreaming about being</div><div style="text-align: center;">a shooting star"...<br />
not only does he see differently<br />
than the rest of us<br />
he hears differently too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-zWIGi_UI/AAAAAAAAB24/Os-0UNdIC3M/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-zWIGi_UI/AAAAAAAAB24/Os-0UNdIC3M/s640/024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> my friend asked him why</div><div style="text-align: center;">he came here</div><div style="text-align: center;">and his reply,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"to be a silly goose"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-zttsYW0I/AAAAAAAAB28/S5lnol895bw/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TT-zttsYW0I/AAAAAAAAB28/S5lnol895bw/s640/026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">at the age of almost 5</div><div align="center">he is a master</div><div align="center">of many things</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">:::</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">we are leaving this week to rejoin the <a href="http://www.13moonwalk4peace.com/">13 moon walk 4 peace</a> in texas</div><div align="center">not sure how much I'll be popping in here</div><div align="center">but you can check out the 13 moon walk 4 peace site </div><div align="center">to see photos and check our progress</div><div align="center">and you may have noticed I now have a portfolio at <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/sowabisabi/portfolio">redbubble</a> </div><div align="center">where I'll be selling cards and prints of my photos</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">love, blessings, and peace~ elizabeth</div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017067599350267604.post-44174129992297136562011-01-14T22:42:00.001-05:002011-01-26T00:19:33.941-05:00where we've been...snow dancing, fly by, and ice busting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTELMpRIRYI/AAAAAAAAB1I/RUCuFOp6WHw/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTELMpRIRYI/AAAAAAAAB1I/RUCuFOp6WHw/s640/027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">look how big my shadow gets in the winter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">today, I was butting heads with her all day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she was anxious and pushy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEJIExPK3I/AAAAAAAAB04/4R6gxbVLUuk/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEJIExPK3I/AAAAAAAAB04/4R6gxbVLUuk/s640/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I went outside and danced in the snow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and made an interesting pattern</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it felt good</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEJg2KKYYI/AAAAAAAAB08/BURMdSDK2dM/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEJg2KKYYI/AAAAAAAAB08/BURMdSDK2dM/s640/022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then Jude started dancing in the snow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and his patterns were different</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEKDKsdgFI/AAAAAAAAB1A/IW4Vwca-PSM/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEKDKsdgFI/AAAAAAAAB1A/IW4Vwca-PSM/s640/023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we liked that</div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEKnQW8A8I/AAAAAAAAB1E/Mbb0jTpsFAs/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEKnQW8A8I/AAAAAAAAB1E/Mbb0jTpsFAs/s640/026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">snow dancing is fun...we highly recommend it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for your body and soul</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTELs8z7CKI/AAAAAAAAB1M/FlSuYBr4nzg/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTELs8z7CKI/AAAAAAAAB1M/FlSuYBr4nzg/s640/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then I snuck down to the creek while Jude</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wasn't looking </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and bravely walked out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">onto the ice </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it cracked the first few times</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took a step out there</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but then I found a solid patch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that felt good</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to be on the edge </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but secure</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEMMLOS39I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/URN6Cf7AMM8/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEMMLOS39I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/URN6Cf7AMM8/s640/045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a little later</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we ventured down together</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and invented a new game</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">called fly by</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEMq6GDOtI/AAAAAAAAB1U/-8Pj17Z3jes/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEMq6GDOtI/AAAAAAAAB1U/-8Pj17Z3jes/s640/051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you dig the biggest rock you can find</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">out of the snow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and heave it out</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTENIRrUndI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/wWk0ksyujG4/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTENIRrUndI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/wWk0ksyujG4/s640/057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">onto the ice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it makes the coolest sound</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTENjWM49wI/AAAAAAAAB1c/ZwNBYIe7tuQ/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTENjWM49wI/AAAAAAAAB1c/ZwNBYIe7tuQ/s640/060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it is so fun to see if you can make it slide </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all the way to water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEOdNQKyCI/AAAAAAAAB1k/ql204PpSlag/s1600/064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEOdNQKyCI/AAAAAAAAB1k/ql204PpSlag/s640/064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's also fun to try to bust</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the ice with rocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">actually that ended up being</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">more fun </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at least to Jude</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this little boy of mine </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">loves destruction</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEPTktjrTI/AAAAAAAAB1s/VdFBdG2Sb4g/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qHzSEpmMUrs/TTEPTktjrTI/AAAAAAAAB1s/VdFBdG2Sb4g/s640/075.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and hot chocolate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hmmm...so does my shadow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what are you doing to keep your winter shadow tame?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com6