After an unsettling four years of national leadership and with the passing of the baton to a new administration, I’m sharing a few thoughts I have regarding principles of leadership and those who would claim to be our leaders whether at the national level or in our daily lives. Tim
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When January arrives with its cold rainy days, it is time to consider a sun break! For several years our sun break was in Arizona; just looking at photos of those vacations can make us feel warmer!
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The goal of my paintings is to lead the viewer into my world of nature thru abstracted images. I paint because I love the process. From color, composition, line, form and intuition. I approach my work with passion and creative choices. Landscapes, birds and animals are my current subject matter.
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Cathy Ross writes poems that are especially meaningful for particular days and times of the year. In a dark month, “Amaryllis” invites the reader to “ignore” the dark and embrace the “light”.
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The sun was shining on fresh snow at Stevens Pass as we headed east to our mountain cabin. When we arrived it was almost dusk, and the cabin was a welcome sight.
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For more than twenty years our Christmas celebrations were interspersed with holiday trips to Maui. We dedicate this post to our good friends Keith and Kathy Biever, who were our gracious hosts at their Kihei Surfside condo.
MAUI CHRISTMAS MEMORIES – PHOTOS BY KATHY BIEVER & LORELIE OLSON – TEXT BY LORELIE OLSON Read More »
On December 17, 1986 Jake sat down and wrote us a letter. Now, you maybe didn’t receive this letter. I can tell you, however, that this letter is intended for you and me.
Jeanne Whitlow adds two colorful Christmas/Winter quilts to our featured quilts this Christmas season.
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Each December we set up our small Norwegian tree, display festive objects from Norway,
Hark the Herald Angels Sing! sang my fourth grade chorus of us girls dressed as angels with white cardboard wings. That was the beginning of my lifelong fascination with Christmas angels.
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