So fellow travelers, this morning I came across a phenomenal photo and poem posted by Jon Katz on his Bedlam Farm Blog. Jon is the founder, mentor and “grand poohbah” of the Creative Group at Bedlam Farm, which I reference here frequently. If you want to know more about us, look it up on Facebook. Our […]
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Enough is enough
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 8, 2015
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The Call of the Wild: Embracing the Heart of a Warrior
So fellow travelers, an amazing Spirit has returned to the Great Wilds. Frieda was artist Maria Wulf’s guardian Spirit Dog. Her amazing story, is chronicled in author Jon Katz’ book Second Chance Dog. It is the kind of journey which Joseph Campbell describes as living mythology. I have had the great good fortune to spend […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 20, 2015
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Sunday’s at the Rescue : Making Friends
So fellow travelers, I came across this wonderful painting called Just The Two of Us by artist Joe Hawthorn. Dogs are frequent characters in his work and naturally, as a volunteer dog walker and rescue dog “mom” those always catch my eye. Here is what Joe had to say about Just The Two of Us: “JUST THE […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 17, 2015
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Riding the Wave
So fellow travelers, here we are on the beach staring down this big wave of change in education. Eye witnesses say the first sign of a massive tsunami is “drawback,” a surreal super low “tide” effect, as the water is pulled far out off shore. It is often the only warning of the incoming […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 16, 2015
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Don’t Follow Me…. I’m Lost.
So fellow travelers, in a group as prolific as the CGBF, there are bound to be common themes. Repetition is more common when a specific challenge is posted, such as the recent Winter Color Initiative, a call to brighten up the dreary winter with color infused posts. At times there are rebound or spin off […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 13, 2015
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Red Sky of Friendship
So fellow travelers, this morning’s sunrise gave me the photo I needed to illustrate a bit of poetry I wrote last month as I headed East for a weekend reunion with some of my creative group friends. Sometimes, you just have to follow your heart right into the eye of the storm. The Red Sky […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 11, 2015
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The Beauty of Hope
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 […]
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
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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
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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
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