The Land of the Free (?) and the Home of the Brave (?)

The Land of the Free (?) and the Home of the Brave (?)

 

The New Colossus
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” she cries
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
– Emma Lazarus

 

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The Past Remembered

The Past Remembered

This is one photo I remember vividly! My sister and me sitting on pillows on the floor eating miniature marshmallows watching The Huckleberry Hound Show with Pixie and Dixie, Jinx and all the gang!

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My Top Ten for Pittsburgh

My Top Ten for Pittsburgh

Two years ago today, I watched the movers put the boxes of my life on a moving truck to take me from Holland to Pittsburgh.

There are things I miss about Michigan, and I realize that I will probably always miss them. However, there is so much to like about Pittsburgh and today I am sharing my top ten things!

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Letting it all hang out

Letting it all hang out

Our 10 on Tuesday is week is: 10 Places You Hang Out

Now, I am sure that I do not have ten places at which I regularly hang out (outside of my house!) Sad, but true Gentle Reader.

But…

If I had unlimited resources this would be my list of ‘Hang Out’ places

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Coffee from Lemonjello’s is so hang out worthy!

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Errors and Education

Errors and Education

If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. – William J. Clinton

Last week I shared that I had made several mistakes in a weaving project and my decision was to go back, fix the errors, and begin again.

Now here it is Monday and I am happy to announce that I fixed the problems – it was not easy, but it was not impossible! I made the errors because I over thought the threading pattern and the process.

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Be Still Sunday

Be Still Sunday

Up next, a quiet Sunday with some meditation, reading, and knitting.

It’s my time to recharge for the week ahead. My hope is that today will do the same for you. Happy Sunday, Gentle Reader.

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