A Place Like This

Category: Creative endeavors

  • The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls

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    Valarie Budayr
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        The splendour falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story: The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory. blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying,dying,dying.     O hark, O hear! how thin and clear, And thinner, clearer, farther…

  • Bows & Arrows

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    Valarie Budayr
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    One young man I know has been trying all winter and early spring to make a bow and arrow that actually works. He's consulted our neighborly boy scouts, guides, and on-line sources, but nothing seemed to work. One night as this young man was complaining to his mother that this is an impossible task, someone's…

  • Some Things To Be Excited About

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Tonight Elizabeth from So Wabi Sabi and Threading Light is giving a tele-seminar over at The Mindful Connection at 8 pm Eastern time. Tonight's topic is finding the Sacred in everyday life. I can hardly wait to hear this. The whole series started on May 4th and has had a great list of speakers. You can…

  • A Little Love Goes A Long Way

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Honestly, it's been just crazy around here. We are busily getting ready for Mimi's graduation party this weekend. Along with the last days of school, graduation ceremony preparations, and party preparations, Mimi has been playing a lot of piano in a variety of competitions and events. At times all of us are feeling a little…

  • The Sunny Weekend that Wasn’t

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Isn't it amazing when the first spring sun comes out it feels like it will be out forever? The sun of Thursday and Friday completely ditched us for clouds and rain on Saturday and Sunday. Today it's even snowing. How Rude! We had planned an entire outdoor weekend with tours of Vanderbilt for dad, walking around Nashville, going to…

  • Movie Magic

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Friday's post left everyone wondering what were those two boys doing?  Our friend is making a movie with an old movie camera for her film making class at the University of Tennessee. She has picked her subjects well , I think. Part of the pains of being an onscreen actor is enduring being written on…

  • Growing Diamonds

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Whats in that pot over there? Would you believe diamonds? Pipe- cleaners fold in half and twisted down to make a heart. 3 tbsp of borax per 1 cup water. Boil water, add borax, take off heat, add pipe-cleaner hearts, and let it set over night, to pull out these beauties. and now we have…

  • A Little Bit Clippy

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    Valarie Budayr
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    The mess above on my dining room table is because of the cat.  Yes that cat. How many times can one woman cut out a heart without the cat getting jealous? The answer of course is simple…….3, yes 3 times. As you remember, I received the most beautiful paper cutting from Emily and I wanted…

  • Com’in Along

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    Valarie Budayr
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    One child is better and one is sick. This ugly flu seems to be moving through us very slowly. Thank you for your warm wishes. We hope to be back to normal soon. Until then let me show you how my little basement project is coming.Remember how I discovered the wooden treads on my steps…

  • I Can Write My Name

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    Valarie Budayr
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      This sign was made for me by my father when I was 8 years old and learning how to write in cursive. I wasn't really sure how I was going to get all of the curly ques going in my name. The other reason that I got a sign for my bedroom door was because…