Category Archives: Sept. 11

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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Coping, Dealing and Being Kind

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Mary Beth Frezon

I’m resurrecting this from July 2012 after the Colorado theater shooting, when I reposted it from 2001. We’re all dealing with a lot, coming from all different directions, on top of the normal wear and tear of living. In the … Continue reading →

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