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An Idea, diminished…

An Idea, diminished…

You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the time this idea passes through the different filters of your mind, and into your hand, and onto the page or computer screen—it becomes distorted, and...
Summer Hike

Summer Hike

Last Friday brought a lovely cool breeze and low humidity. Knowing that it wouldn’t last, I grabbed the kids and headed out to Great Falls park along the Potomac River. We took a leisurely stroll (the only way possible with a 2 year old and 4 year old in tow)...
“With Gratitude” for Prints

“With Gratitude” for Prints

Since I’ve been making quarterly goals (all of two quarters in a row!), I’ve had “print more pictures” as one of those goals. One of the highest priority ones at that. Last quarter I managed to print off one. I’m not sure why it is so...
Smallness as Good for the Soul

Smallness as Good for the Soul

Inspire: Words for a Busy Week “…one wonders if Americans will ever tire of chasing after the gods of Progress and Bigness and rediscover the little things, red schoolhouses among them, that once gave us our soul.” —Bill Kauffman, “In One Room, Many Advantages”,...