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I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s duty is to write about these things. … The poet’s voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail.
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Found on the porch (a little sad)
It was a little sad to come home and find this little bird dead on my porch. It had apparently hit the storm door based on what I could see of its injuries. I had first wondered if a cat … Continue reading
Posted in birds and chickens, life around us, taking time to look
Tagged bird, lifearoundus, TakingTimetoLook
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For the Quote Box
These three quotes from today’s Letter from Robert and Sara Genn (today’s is a reprint of Robert): There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation. — Henri Bergson … Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, From the Quote Box, the creative process
Tagged dothework, process, quotes
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Late Sunset
I really needed groceries and sometimes you just have to give in and get groceries. Fine. On the way home though, the northern and eastern skies were quite interesting as I came through Nassau. I pulled off at the top … Continue reading
Posted in clouds, overhead, taking time to look, the creative process
Tagged clouds, cloudspotting, overhead, taketimetolook
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Bobbincount 7 plus 10 (plus a smidge more)
I thought earlier I couldn’t possibly do anymore quilting tonight but you know – sort of like horses knowing the home barn is nigh… I found myself back at the sewing machine. The seventeenth bobbin ran out and I stopped … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, bobbin number, deadline, Do the Work, quilting, the creative process
Tagged bobbincount, deadline, process, quilting
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From the Quote Box, Van Gogh folder
It isn’t an easy job to paint oneself – at any rate if it is to be different from a photograph. And you see – this, in my opinion, is the advantage that impressionism possesses over all the other things; … Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, From the Quote Box, VanGogh
Tagged process, quote, VanGogh
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