A Place Like This

Author: Valarie Budayr

  • Weekend Musings

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    Maybe I should call this post Reading & Movie Watching but that's what I did this weekend. Believe me when I tell you I have a myriad of deadlines looming, one of which is a book deadline and my little artistic attention went to one of the best books I've read in a long time…

  • Reflections On My One More Time Around the Sun

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    A first glimpse of myself at 48 years old. No make-up, no shower, didn't brush my teeth, hadn't eaten breakfast. Just a first look at authentically me.  Someone very dear to me today asked "What does it feel like to have lived almost half a century?" That question gave me pause and as I went…

  • One More Time Around the Sun

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    It was 22 years ago today that my sweet Zaina was born. I found it only fitting that I create a little montage for you to get a glimpse into the world according to Zaina. Always smiling and always happy, Zuzu spent her first birthday with her grandparents in Oregon. She was always one for…

  • Weekending

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    This weekend gave the gift of getting away. Before leaving however, I noticed a new fairy family moved into the neighborhood. I wonder who they could be? A very rare and special occasion lend-ed itself to my best Swedish buddy Jenny and I as we headed up to our little mountain cabin aka "The Stuga",…

  • This Moment

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    Joining Amanda in a moment I want to savor and capture. Happy Weekend! Don't forget we have the 19 book Elsa Beskow Book Giveaway happening.

  • KAL and the 19 Book Elsa Beskow Giveaway

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    I haven't shown you my KAL that I'm doing over at Linda's for a couple of weeks because my cardi became attached and it started looking like a straight jacket. After frogging that mess back I ended up knitting in the wrong direction for a really long while. See what happens when you talk and…

  • Cornwallis

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    June 1776 ~As I was walking to the weavers this morning I couldn't believe my eyes. As I was standing there, riding right toward me and then in front of me was General Cornwallis, servant of King George the III, himself. Earlier this morning the red coats came and captured the Capitol building and are…

  • Our Daily Bread

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    ~June 1776 Powell House~ The day is warm. The morning holds a heaviness in the air. Nonetheless we head out to the gardens to see what will be for eating this day. While the oxen start their plowing, The rest of us head to the kitchen to prepare our meal.  We place a chicken to…

  • Conscription

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    Williamsburg June 24th 1776 Dear Diary, As we were walking through town towards the market today, the air was filled with the rumors that the British are marching toward Williamsburg from the coast of North Carolina. As we approached the court house, a drill sargent of the Virginia Militia approached us asking if we could…

  • 1776

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    In the year 1776: America was a British Colony. Nothing moved faster than a horse, barge on a river, or ox in a field. Nothing could shine brighter than a lit candle. One cobbler could make 1 and half pairs of shoes each day. Mr Greenhow would have the most recent finery from England. Quiet…