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 […]
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Ho Mitakuye Oyasin: We are All Related
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 10, 2015
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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
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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
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Snoopy meets Daft Punk: Part Five Balloons Aloft
So fellow travelers, with the Macy’s parade well underway it wont be long ’til we hear the band, but first a few balloons will pass our corner. There was a tangible surge of excitement as the crowds spotted movement up the road. The cheers spread along the curb just ahead of the first wave […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 1, 2015
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Winter Solstice 2014
So fellow travelers, down with a bit of a seasonal something, so sharing a timely post from a fellow Bedlam Farm Creative Groupie and Blogger. Winter Solstice Tom is an amazing poet He has just published a collection of poems . Blessings of the season. May the Light of Love shine brightly in the darkness and […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 21, 2014
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To greet or not to greet when ‘Tis it the season?
So fellow travelers, there’s been a hearty discussion on the CGBF pages about the timing of the holiday season. As someone who looks away when accosted by Christmas decorations right after the Back to School sales I am on board with the “wait ’til it really ‘Tis the season” sentiment. I for one thoroughly enjoy […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on November 23, 2014
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Black Crow Haiku
So fellow travelers, a little side trip while I work on the remaining photos for the Round Lake series. Two weeks ago I was blessed to return to Cambridge, NY for the Open House at Bedlam Farm. On one hand it seems like just yesterday I was hugging my Creative Groupies and wandering the autumn […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 27, 2014
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Return to Round Lake: Part One Writing with Snoopy
So fellow travelers, I promised Andy Sigler, I would demonstrate my use of the “Snoopy Technique” in my next blog post. Andy is a fellow Bedlam Creative Group member and a fearsome writer with a forthright, honest, sharp edged humorous style of his own. (Check out his blog for yourself right here.) He had commented […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 9, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/return-to-round-lake-part-one-writing-with-snoopy/
Haiku for a friend
So fellow travelers, one of the many benefits of being in the Bedlam Creative Group is the genuine friendships that have evolved. My good friend, Kate Rantilla recently had a birthday. Kate is a fellow poet, photographer and blogger whom I met a little over a year ago. She and I shared a moment of […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 22, 2014
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A Gorge-ous Adventure: Part Six Friends Well Met
So fellow travelers, the end of the trail is finally in sight. Thanks to my readers who have patiently waited for the series to run its course, a pace which slowed when I went back to work after Labor Day and we hit the beginning of Marching Band Season. If you want to catch the […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 15, 2014
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