So fellow travelers, our Bedlam Family had to say goodbye to someone we loved as one of our own. Dorothy moved from earthly body to heavenly spirit yesterday morning. We will miss this vibrant woman who had become our “group Mom,” through the wonderful writing of her daughter Denise Gainey. Denise put love in it’s […]
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Milkshakes in Heaven
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 16, 2014
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In the Garden
So fellow travelers, this journey we call life sometimes takes us to a passage difficult to navigate. One of my Bedlam Farm friends Denise Gainey, has been journaling about just such a time. Her writing is powerfully honest, without the slightest hint of self pity. I have learned valuable lessons from her experience. They are […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 12, 2014
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Scars
So fellow travelers, today brings a haiku prompted by a post from my good friend and talented author Jennifer Bowman. Jennifer recently published an ebook called Finding the Trail Head available on Amazon. Read it and follow her blog. Your life will be greatly enriched. Scars marks of lives lived well or no we […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 11, 2014
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Brave New World
So fellow travelers, I woke this morning to find myself part of a brave new world. The Chairman and admins of the Bedlam Farm creative page have started the process of migrating to a new format now known as the Creative Group at Bedlam Farm. The page will be open for public viewing on Facebook, […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 6, 2014
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Worldwide Myopia
So fellow travelers, I am headed up to Lake Ontario for a quick weekend of camping with a good friend. The two of us camp together several times each season. This is unusually late in the summer for us to meet at the campfire, but Life happens. No time like the present, now is all […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 1, 2014
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Gathering snipets
So fellow travelers, I have downloaded the five hundred plus photos from our west coast adventure. I “should” be completing the blog series from my journal notes. Instead I find myself weaving a different thread of writing this morning. And I am ok with this. A while ago I discovered a secret. The choice to […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 31, 2014
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Pulling Joy from Memory
So fellow travelers, we all need safe havens, spaces of respite where we retreat, knowing what we find there will soothe, uplift and even strength our spirits to continue on this journey. I am grateful to have the Bedlam Farm Creative group page as an online haven for creativity and encouragement. A visit to “The […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 28, 2014
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Warriors for Light : Morning with a Rose
So, fellow travelers, another theme running through the Bedlam Creative Group Page is called Warriors for Light. Our mentor, Jon Katz refers to his process of photography as “chasing the light.” In support of Jon during his recent bypass surgery, we followed the lead of photographer Deborah Glessner by posting images under the Warriors […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 6, 2014
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Window Shrines of peace and love
So fellow travelers, one of my favorite photo “threads” running through the Bedlam Creative Group page is the window sill galleries. Jon Katz started the series a while back, honestly I don’t remember when but they struck an immediate chord. Soon all sorts of wonderful gallery photos began showing up. There is something spiritual about […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 30, 2014
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At the gate
So fellow travelers, yesterday, Thursday June 26 at 1:35pm EDT I stepped out of our high school’s backdoor and into the official beginning of my long awaited summer break. I arrived home to find a slightly alarming post from our Bedlam Farm Creative Group mentor Jon Katz which read “Not the end of the world. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 27, 2014
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