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, […]
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On Making Magic Happen
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 12, 2015
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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
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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
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Snoopy Meets Daft Punk: Part Three Parade Day
So fellow travelers the epic journey of our trip to watch the Baldwinsville Marching Band in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade continues…. An enhanced snap from Pete’s phone of me slogging through a cold, rainy Nor’Easter swept Times Square Sigh. Finding a good meal when traveling with my Would Be Perfect husband is a […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 28, 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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Time Thief
So fellow travelers, my great hiking adventure post is in edit mode, meanwhile family matters of a somewhat volatile nature blew in and stole away my writing time. Family first and anyways this storm would not be ignored. Its emotions raged on par with the flood waters that threatened to wash out the trails we […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 23, 2014
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Milkshakes in Heaven
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 […]
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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Longing to Return
So, fellow travelers, for the past two weeks I have been awake in an amazing dream called Portland. During this period I only had access to media through my phone. I kept notes by journaling and posting phone shots on my Facebook Wall. For the next few days, in between laundry, a mountainous backlog of […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 26, 2014
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