Author: Valarie Budayr
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On the Road and a Boy’s Alive Online Event
Greetings everyone ! We're on the road again. This time we've been hitting the sights of the North Eastern United States. In our minds there is nothing better than a road trip. While we're away I did want to share with you a wonderful event that I'm having the priviledge of speaking at. Boys…
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A Bright Light Remembered
In the past I've mentioned a woman who has inspired me to think about how each and every one of us can contribute. About a year and a half ago I planted 75 trees, 15 trees for each of my immediate family members to contribute to reforesting the planet. Sadly I bear the news that…
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Where Women Dance, Greek Fest Knoxville 2011
This past weekend was the annual Greek Fest in Knoxville. It is one of our favorite weekends of the year. We gather to eat, talk, listen to our favorite music but the most important thing we do is dance. After the "youngsters" were finished, it was a gathering of women, forgetting our world and celebrating…
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The Starlight Lantern
I'd like to wish everyone a very happy St. Michaelmas Day. We love dragons in this family or I should confess that I love dragons in this family. I've always wanted to own one, especially one that flies. Oh how grand that would be. I know today is commerating St. George and his dragon adventures…
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Thank You Blogher and The Creative Connection
It's been an incredible weekend in St. Paul. I promise some more details tomorrow, but for the moment I hope this slideshow suffices. Many thanks to everyone who put on this event. It was so well done and I felt so very welcome. http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=107931
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This Moment
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
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Blogher The Creative Connection
Greetings everyone, I'm in St. Paul Minnesota for the rest of the week and weekend enjoying my time at The Creative Connection put on by Blogher. I'm looking so forward to meeting so many of the bloggers I've come to know over the last four years. Along with our love of blogging we will…
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The Stick Fort
Late on a summer afternoon, after exhausting his mother, Little "O" summoned the help of a new partner to hack and tie together the stick fort. I loved listening to their conversations about stick length and fort dimensions, Stacking sticks, Hacking sticks, And tying sticks, Watching this papa embrace his son's love of building…
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The Hacket
I woke up Saturday to a changing season. The air was cool and smelled of the damp cool earth. The insect chatter is quickly twindling, and the encroaching feeling of needing to be surrounded by wool is descending upon me. As I stared at my quilt laden boy sitting in his morning reverie, I didn't…
A Place Like This 