and then there are those i go to for shear play!

before Andrea introduced me
to Jonatha, she had told me that
she could see us being good friends, that we shared the same playful
spirit and the same tender like one as well. and she was right.

from the minute I met Jonatha, I was instantly transported back
to 5th grade ~ with all the mischief and laughter and wildness,
only that age can wear so beautifully.
and not a second later our eyes could both well up
as we talked about the goodness
in our lives and how grateful we were for
how things have turned out.

she has become a dear and good and TOTALLY FUN friend and i love her so.

Jonatha is on tour alot and we sure do miss her when she is
she is out rocking it across the world, so I keep her music
playing on my ipod and it feels like she is always close by...

Her new album The Works has become my all time favorite but I wanted to share some more
fav's with you this morning...

Love you Jonatha!

***P.S.Oh yes, JBro is teaching a class at Squam this september
so check out the Squam site if you are interested.

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February 25, 2009

someone you should know, part 2

Miss Seeley whose music I just cant get enough of lately. (thank you amy)

Thea my forever friend with whom I share so many of the same heart strings with.

Meredith's place, where I stop for a visit often.

Kelly the rockstar and my camp buddy.

Marianne one of the many friends I wish didnt live so far away...

Speaking of the far away's, Hula is another firework i love.( hey all, she's teaching at SQUAM this fall!)

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February 24, 2009

someone you should know..

sitting on the dock of a bay,

founder and director of SQUAM.

a major support in my life.

someone i totally respect and adore, and have LEARNED so much from.

a hot MOMMA who
just gets it.

someone's whom gentleness, boldness, and creativity are PERFECTLY
combined.

one of EAST COAST'S finest's.

a lovely hipster who is offering a FAB on-line E Course

A true BEAUTY and one that leaves me hungry for more words, which right now can be found via my girl Thelma (aka Jen Lemen)

***Grateful for each one of you and the goodness you bring to our world***

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February 20, 2009

friday randoms....

prairie dog hole, boulder co

so loving the indigo girls and their new song "what are you like" which will be released next month....

my new choco instax mini toy...

honored to be a part of the InHerview at Droplets of Devotion.

digging the Rosie's Girls Summer Camp
(i would so sign up for that welding class!)

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February 19, 2009

happy birthday. . . . . . . .

wild ride, canon xti

i never dreamed i would have found love
the second time around.
i never imagined someone like you
to share the rest of my life with.
i never thought i would be so lucky to
have such an incredible man by my side.

i am unbelievably grateful for the day you were born..

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February 17, 2009

Isabella on the brain.....

were you talking to me? was i supposed to call you?
did i miss our meeting?
sorry, i didnt notice.

ive been a bit blinded by love these past few days,
blissing out with my baby sweet pie niece....

how could i think of anything else while looking
at a face like this?

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February 12, 2009

changing some.

at ginger's, last fall

“Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones, that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow.”
~ Woody Guthrie

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February 10, 2009

before. ..

i tried to imagine
what you were like
before the world got its hands on you.

before you were ever led to believe
that something was wrong with you.

i tried to envision who you were
before you were taught to feel
stupid, ashamed, bad, not good
enough, ugly, crazy.

i wish i could get you back to that place,
so you would remember your worth,
your beauty, and the truth
about the brilliant goodness in you.

maybe that would help you to ditch
those bullshit ideas you have about
who you are,
and let you get on living
like you used to
before.

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February 09, 2009

1978

the wonder years, 1978

we had camp outs in our backyards,
burned leaves on the edge of the street,
made forts by the creek,
grooved paths through the woods,
built jumps for our bikes...
we set free the toads trapped in window wells,
built tree houses with trap doors,
played ding dong ditch,
and kick the can,
and hoops,
and running bases...
we made chalk houses on the driveways,
tried digging to china,
and climbed ever tree that would hold our weight.

there were
no cell phones.
no computers.
no ipods.
no x-box.
no fashion demands. (uh, clearly)
no reason to stay indoors.
no texting.
no ridiculous schedules for sports and cheerleading and competitions.
no HBO, no DVD players in the car, no large screen tv's....

....and i do not remember ever being bored.

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February 07, 2009

kitchen table wisdom.

"Everyone is doing the best they can--
not the best they know how,
but the best they can. So to judge
others by our own standards is always a mistake." ~Dick Sutphen

boy do i have a long way to go...

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February 05, 2009

maybe. . .

lollipop in the sky

maybe consider a different view today

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February 03, 2009

a look inside her head.

(*if needed ~ after the video starts
click the arrow button in the bottom right hand corner
and then click on HQ to watch in a higher quality)

Song ~ Knock Knock, by The Accidentals

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