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Delightful Debris

August 19, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 232 prompt: Debris 4 days driving vacation 2 girls giggling and snacking 1 back seat home and finally vacant 6 thousand crumbs mementos of good times

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Poetry

Children

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Day 209 post: Children Was one Watched some Wanted none Changed my mind Had one Lost three Had two more Changed my life Met someone Married him Gained three more Changed […]

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Poetry

Mommy

July 24, 2012by bethnyland 4 Comments

Day 206 prompt: Hiding Hey, Mommy! Mommy? Where’s Mommy? Mommy? Have you seen Mommy? Mommy?! Has anyone seen mommy? MOMMY? Mommy, where are you? MOMMY! I need you, mommy! MOOOOOOMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! flush […]

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Poetry

Famliotic

July 20, 2012by bethnyland 2 Comments

Day 202 prompt: Patriotic I looked up patriotic … devoted to the fatherland I wondered why not matriotic … devoted to the motherland I looked up motherland … another word for […]

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Poetry

Furniture Arrangement

June 30, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 182 prompt: Comfy & Cozy Comfy and cozy Sat on a couch Comfy walked away The sofa got hot And crowded and cranky A no-good place to stay

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Poetry
Sunrise by Norma Colman

Sunrise | Norma’s New Day

June 30, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Approaching the topic of “sunrise,” Norma planned to do something calm and beautiful. “And that’s not what it came out to be at all,” she said. To create the piece at […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery
Sun Rise Feeds

Sunrise | Paul’s Sketch and Thoughts

June 30, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

When we met to discuss “sunrise,” Paul brought the sketch below. It’s his recollection of a design he saw on a feed sack — something we once had in abundance. […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Family Portrait

June 1, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 153 prompt: Portrait (a haiku)  ancestor faces … staring into distant eyes fearing resemblance

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Poetry

Family

May 11, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 132 prompt: Family Once nuclear Then fractured Now blended Always family

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Poetry

Ease | Words from the Carver, Sketches from the Textile Artist

April 18, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

The second word we drew out of the hat in the Sibling Discovery Project was “ease.” I threw this word in the mix, because it reminds me of Mom and […]

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Sibling Discovery

Kitchen Sink | Textile Approach

April 17, 2012by bethnyland 2 Comments

The image below shows my sister Norma’s response to the prompt “kitchen sink.” With these miniature quilts (each is about 10″ x 11″), she records her memory of our family’s […]

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Sibling Discovery

Kitchen Sink | Everything But …

April 17, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

When we began the Sibling Discovery Project, we agreed we would not beat ourselves or each other up over missed deadlines. We also agreed to keep to our schedule for […]

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Sibling Discovery

Multicolored

March 25, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 85 prompt: Multicolored I thought just isolated little farm towns knew only shades of white but even in the vast and diverse metropolis there is gross ignorance of the multicolored […]

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Poetry

At Six

March 20, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

My waking time is six o’clock Smack the button to stop the squawk Wake the kids and get them going Start the caffeine river flowing Work and think and keep […]

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Poetry

Sibling Discovery Begins

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On January 15, 2012, I wrote to my sister and brother, inviting them into something I’m calling the Sibling Discovery Project. To my delight, they were game. I think it’s extraordinary […]

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Sibling Discovery

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