slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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I walk a short distance to work Monday through Friday, and my eyes are always sweeping the ground around me for natural or manmade found objects that I might be able to use one day. I am a natural scavenger. Often I bring home a stray earring or a feather. Today I plucked some dried…
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January 2009 – thrilled over Obama’s victory and I started making bigger, more complicated books. I started a woodcut class at UNCG. I struggled with hip bursitis until the end of June, and that’s all I have to say about that. It needed to be put out there because it really affected my gardening and…
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I’m not sure, but I think that this was the first Christmas that we’ve had an inside dog at Mama’s for Christmas since Janet Planet went with us down there. Casey was such a GOOD DOG. Sandy and I have been meaning to take photos of ourselves with the Marietta City Limit sign for a…
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I’ve been trying to think of the right way to celebrate this holiday season without spending my money on gifts that are not needed. There are many worthy organizations to give to, including Heifer International and Oxfam. Then I was catching up on some of the many blogs that I enjoy but don’t get to…
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We are at the tailend of a winter storm here in North Carolina. The Back Forty is covered in snow and a crust of ice. Just kidding. This is a bit more manageable. Sandy gets off work at midnight and the roads were treacherous. He managed to get home safe and sound but I had…
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I haven’t qui-i-i-i-te been drawn into the Christmas spirit yet, but there’s still hope. Today I wore a Christmas sweater and I mailed off two giveaways that I did on the Art Journal list and a surprise package for a friend in Alaska. I might even dig out my Christmas earrings. Ooh, sparkly! Monday night…
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Slow Foodies are often asked to define Slow Food, and it can be difficult to come up with the perfect “elevator” pitch. There are many misconceptions about Slow Food. It is definitely NOT vegetarian, as a fairly recent TV news story implied. It is not about cooking or chewing your food slowly. It is not…
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This week has been consumed by studying (I’m pretty sure that I aced the final exam) and the arrival of my new laptop. I’ve been limping along for a long time on old computers that can’t quite handle the new technology, at least not well. My husband loves to gather up old computers and reassemble…
slowly she turned 