Saturday, January 30, 2021

The Environment: There's An App For That

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It would seem there's just about an app for everything these days.  The environment? Sure, even for that!  In fact, there are a few: Thi...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Snow & Ice Sculpturist Andy Goldsworthy

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Outdoor art and creativity must really be speaking to me. A few weeks ago I shared Simon Beck's snow drawings . Here's some more win...
Saturday, January 23, 2021

Inagural Impressions

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The memories of Wednesday's Inauguration are swirling still in my head in so many ways. So many powerful and patriotic visions:  The Nat...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Inauguration Day 2021

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January 20th every 4 years we have the American tradition of transferring (or continuing) power based on public elections every four years. ...
Saturday, January 16, 2021

Rethink Recycling Student Art Virtual Gallery.

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The proverb "One man's trash is another man's treasure" is at the heart of recycled art.  As part of 2020's America Re...

In Schoolhouse Rock Style: "I'm A Vaccine"

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As a product of the '70's, I grew up as a Schoolhouse Rock kind of girl. I knew them all and could sing along: "Conjunction Jun...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Sauntering & Wandering In The Woods

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One of the best parts of being a teacher is the rest and rejuvenation that comes during the Winter Break. This year I definitely felt it mor...
Saturday, January 9, 2021

Creativity & Connection In the Time of Covid

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During my Winter Break, I had a grand opportunity to catch up with my college roommate from our senior year. (Side note: College was over ha...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

One Word 2021

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One of my traditional first posts of the new year for the last several years has always focused "One Word" of the year. I will adm...
Sunday, January 3, 2021

Repurposing Your Christmas Tree

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Depending on when you take your tree down, this post may be in the category of "day late & dollar short." Or maybe it's ...
Thursday, December 31, 2020

Ringing In, Bringing In 2021

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2020. For many, this year has become synonymous with a 4-letter word.  This week between Christmas and New Years is always the week where we...
Sunday, December 27, 2020

Simon Beck: Snow Drawings

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'Tis the season for wintery wonderlands here in the week between Christmas & New Years, and snowy beauty was calling my name--perhap...
Friday, December 25, 2020

Wishing You A Joyous Season

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My typical Christmas greeting is always a simple wish of wellness to all to have a joyous season.  After a hard year, may your holidays be f...
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

December 23rd: Christmas Eve Eve

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When I was little, growing up in the Midwest, our Christmas holiday season had a definite routine and rhythm, and it became a 3-day Christma...
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Saturday, December 19, 2020

Winter Solstice 2020

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A few years ago a friend of mine shared Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day" on Winter Solstice. Since I shared it on my Fac...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Textile Recycling

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Socks with holes? Shirts with worn elbow spots or deepened stains? Clothing remnants that won't serve as hand-me-downs? What do you do w...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

Cork Recycling

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My husband and I are wine drinkers.  I discovered today, we may also possibly be wine cork hoarders. We had a drawer-full of them. I went to...
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Patrick Dougherty Environmental Sculptures

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When it comes to sculptures, we've all seen them created out of clay, stone, metal, plaster, glass, wood, even wax. It's more rare t...