So fellow travelers, lots of photos and posts on the b.b.c. pages about this past weekend’s Open House at Bedlam Farm. One caught my eye. Indeed, I saw the pencil can Jon Katz refers to. It was at that moment sitting by a tree. It stopped me in my tracks. I lowered my camera, because it […]
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The persistence of pencils
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 25, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/the-persistence-of-pencils/
The Best Pickles in the World
So fellow travelers, this is a picture of a jar of the Best Pickles In The World. I can say this with certainty without having opened them because, like life , these pickles are more about the journey than the end result*. I acquired these miraculous pickles from my Roomate For Life, Kate Rantilla during […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 22, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/the-best-pickles-in-the-world/
City in the Mist
So fellow travelers, as the weekend of the Bedlam Farm Open House draws closer I find myself waking in the early hours of morning with random anxious thoughts about not making the trip. It’s rooted in past experiences ( as all anxiety is) which I wrote about last year ( https://dhrahalski86.com/2013/09/08/all-good-things-vol-1/ ) The poem appeared out […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 14, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/city-in-the-mist/
Getting from better to best.
“Do the best you can until you know better, Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou So fellow travelers, since her passing last week Maya has been quoted a lot in posts and blogs I follow. Reminding myself most people are doing the best they can is how I get through the challenges […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 4, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/getting-from-better-to-best/
Ye who enter
So fellow travelers, I was recently accepted into the Bedlam Bloggers Collective. I am mindful of the responsibilities this honor carries. “Abandon all Hope, Ye who enter here.” I remember being struck by the profound despair embedded in Dante’s line describing the inscription above the gates of hell, as I read them for the first […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 22, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/ye-who-enter/
One from the Heart
So fellow travelers, about a year ago author Jon Katz started the Bedlam Farm Creative group on Facebook. Say what you want about social media, this group, after a period of sorting out some housekeeping details, defied all the pervasive negatives and grew into a creative force beyond anyone’s (including our leader’s) expectations. The support […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 9, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/one-from-the-heart/
SOS
So fellow travelers, this came in response to a few SOS ( some direct, some implied) I picked up this week. The source of the orb image is a photo from fellow Creative Group member Denise Gainey, a gifted writer and musician. You can find her wonderful blog The View From Here right here : http://denisegainey.wordpress.com/ […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 3, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/sos/
In Memory
So fellow travelers, our Creative Group lost one of our own recently, a strong minded woman who faced life’s struggles with the same determination and discipline that gained her a black belt. Her facebook page is filled with posts from family, friends and students from the martial arts school. It is clear the inspiration she […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 2, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/896-2/
Poem: The Last Angry Frost
Feels more like November than April today. My Bedlam Creative Group friend Tom Atkin’s extraordinary poetry spoke for my heart and soul this morning.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 23, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/poem-the-last-angry-frost/
riding earth
I have a kindred spirit in the Bedlam Creative group. We found each other sharing space for last years open house at the farm. Often her poetry speaks right from my own heart, so today in honor of Earth Day here is a post from the amazing Kate Rantilla
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 22, 2014
https://dhrahalski86.com/riding-earth/