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Make Something: Seeds

October 26, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s prompt is to “use seeds to make something.” We have a bag of dried soybeans in our snack bin. Every time I see them I smile and wonder what my […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Feed | Unexpected Directions

June 30, 2013by bethnyland 1 Comment

In the Sibling Discovery Project, we’ve been transitioning from one prompt to the next in a very simple way. I keep all our unused prompts in a zip-top bag in […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Soil

June 30, 2013by bethnyland 1 Comment

In March 2013, the Sibling Discovery Project brought us the word soil—a concept that came easily for all of us. Paul’s vision for a carving was vivid. Norma worked with […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Tractor: Simple Shapes Convey Complex Ideas

June 29, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Daddy taught all of us to draw a tractor. We drew tractors every Sunday in church, sitting beside him or on his lap. So when our Sibling Discovery Project turned up […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

Grain | Three Perspectives

June 29, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

In the fall of 2012, my siblings and I sold our family farm. The three of us got to be together, in person, for this spectacular shift in all our […]

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Being Creative, Sibling Discovery

My dad drove an orange tractor

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my dad drove an orange tractor in a sea of green he bobbed along not one shiny surface to catch the sun except his eyes sparkling and satisfied to see […]

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Poetry, Sibling Discovery

Crows

December 6, 2012by bethnyland 2 Comments

Day 341 prompt: Garden (a limerick) my garden has fifteen rows that interest a murder of crows they toppled my straw man and pooped on my tin pans those pesky birds […]

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Poetry
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

Overalls | The Writer Goes Visual

May 26, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

As Norma and Paul and I approached our discussion of “overalls,” my appreciation grew for the smelly, dingy, ragged overalls our father used to wear as farmer’s garb. As a […]

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Sibling Discovery

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