Category Archives: Sept. 11

September 11, 2021 – Twenty Years On

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

Tides of fear and anger and hatred rise up over and over again and we must rise up too without fear and without anger and without hatred. Not in my name. Be strong enough to resist those easy paths and act with understanding.

Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. Continue reading →

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September 11, 2020

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Nineteen years have gone by and we still remember that beautiful September morning, blue skies and all the promise of back to school and autumn ahead. While I may repeat my post from year to year in memory of that … Continue reading →

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4 June 2020

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. — Dalai Lama Had a day of work training, all virtual, today. It’s been a long week and yesterday I allowed as I had hit the Wednesday wall. … Continue reading →

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September 11, 2019

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

REMEMBER 911, quilt by Mary Beth Frezon, 2001. Photo by Pearl Yee Wong of the Michigan State University Museum This is what I wrote as an early statement about this quilt: September 11, 2001 The phone rang. I watched my … Continue reading →

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World Watercolor Month Day #3

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

It was nice being off three days. Did a lot of painting, had a nice day with Mom, went to watercolor class. Today, back to work. After work it was still about 90 and it was just bright and glare-y … Continue reading →

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