Wow! Right? Wow! indeed. This amazing photo by Jim D. Thomason from the Bedlam Farm Creative Group Page is just one example of the inspiring creativity which fills my news feed these days. It’s impact stopped me mid-scroll. My heart skipped a beat and when I clicked to enlarge it my eyes began to […]
All posts for the year 2015
The Beauty of Hope
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 8, 2015
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On Magic. Indeed I Do Believe
So fellow travelers, I am using this gift of a snow day to play with some mixed media and enjoy being creative. I will post pix of the results later. Taking a break to check in with my CGBF friends I came upon a wondrous post from Lisa Dingle, whose blog is a blessing I […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 2, 2015
https://dhrahalski86.com/on-magic-indeed-i-do-believe/
Lemonade
So fellow travelers, many recent events in my own life and the lives of many I am blessed to call friends have me thinking about a concept known as “framing.” “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” It’s a familiar phrase, one which evokes an accepting nod of the head, an acknowledging shrug of […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 28, 2015
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Snoopy Meets Daft Punk: Finale at Herald Square
So fellow travelers, some of my readers have been asking what happened when the Baldwinsville Marching Band reached Herald Square. So we pick up the story as the kids march out of sight, rounding the corner at Columbus Circle, heading, via 59th street, for Sixth Avenue. As any viewer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade knows, the final […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 26, 2015
https://dhrahalski86.com/snoopy-meets-daft-punk-finale-at-herald-square/
Shared Post: Love Held Close
So fellow travelers, a truly special guest post today. This link will bring you to a moving and beautiful poem about the love we have for our companion animals written by the talented Kate Rantilla, a fellow Creative Bedlam Group member, someone I am also blessed to call friend and Spirit Sister. Kate is one […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 14, 2015
https://dhrahalski86.com/shared-post-love-held-close/
On Making Magic Happen
So fellow travelers, I often refer to the Creative Group of Bedlam Farm, an online community of people started by New York Times Best Selling Author Jon Katz. It is an amazing conglomeration of people from all walks of life who are also writers, photographers, musicians, dancers and artists who paint, draw, zentangle, sew, weave, […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 12, 2015
https://dhrahalski86.com/on-making-magic-happen/
Ho Mitakuye Oyasin: We are All Related
So fellow travelers some of the best moments from the Bedlam Open House weekends are the spontaneous side trips and adventures shared with fellow “farmies.” Those are the times when relationships initiated in the on-line group are forged into genuine friendships. During the open house last October, Donna Bolls asked if I would like to […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 10, 2015
https://dhrahalski86.com/ho-mitakuye-oyasin-we-are-all-related/
Setting Love Free
My friend and creative mentor Jon Katz had to let his sweet dog Lenore go today, taken by a recently discovered painful tumor in her spine. Her death was a sudden and unexpected blow to all of the Bedlam Farm Community. It is impossibly difficult to say goodbye to Love. These words came […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 8, 2015
https://dhrahalski86.com/setting-love-free/
Farewell Simon
So fellow travelers there is one less ass in the world and you may be surprised to learn we are worse off for the loss. I am grateful to have connected with Jon Katz and Maria Wulf through the Bedlam Farm Creative Group. I have made so many wonderful friends as a result of this […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 4, 2015
https://dhrahalski86.com/farewell-simon/
Snoopy meets Daft Punk: Part Six and the Band Played On
So fellow travelers, our band’s moment in Macy’s Parade history is about to unfold. One thing about the illusion created by the massive character balloons is observers lose all perspective of how close things are to their actual location. It’s the same effect created by large mountains visible from a distance like Mt.Hood or Fuji. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 4, 2015
https://dhrahalski86.com/snoopy-meets-daft-punk-part-six-and-the-band-played-on/