tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87034391882359263032024-03-21T21:07:00.027-05:00Melody MaddenArt, Adventure & Thoughts on Life In A Small VillageMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05156332528889687870noreply@blogger.comBlogger491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703439188235926303.post-62246837001863152272011-12-21T08:58:00.000-06:002011-12-21T08:58:59.554-06:00New Site<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EVBFjdM6_Q8XhT_z9-mZwdp2KBHYdug5zKWFw_r4yLoRYjhY9xBK1PTtO7Ln80cGB4hFFcF0-JZ7cQGisRUx8NcmuGOVpOwqhFa4v-N5BuoFUAASpW-gzY9YWzeN_SdcDvtpuKDlfkE/s1600/IMG_9465-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EVBFjdM6_Q8XhT_z9-mZwdp2KBHYdug5zKWFw_r4yLoRYjhY9xBK1PTtO7Ln80cGB4hFFcF0-JZ7cQGisRUx8NcmuGOVpOwqhFa4v-N5BuoFUAASpW-gzY9YWzeN_SdcDvtpuKDlfkE/s640/IMG_9465-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Hey....I've moved...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Still busy at work on the new site but I'm so very happy with the way it is looking. Finishing up some loose ends and then I will post the link here .....<br />
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Have a wonderful Tuesday ...Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05156332528889687870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703439188235926303.post-62958626757115390332011-12-01T08:53:00.001-06:002011-12-01T10:11:57.235-06:00It's A Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8VwDf5HcrqMMcOO2mvj9XGIunjgXnxrqlgkJ8NyUm9j1DeX4Mp7M7p6pnLwPHhiO16PMUIToJGZfhI_5-gS3SU8u_2mMab4vM1kg8jkXmODE4MJ3ZgdZg3qycCdAE0TrQn-xwy-j9Rw/s1600/IMG_9480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8VwDf5HcrqMMcOO2mvj9XGIunjgXnxrqlgkJ8NyUm9j1DeX4Mp7M7p6pnLwPHhiO16PMUIToJGZfhI_5-gS3SU8u_2mMab4vM1kg8jkXmODE4MJ3ZgdZg3qycCdAE0TrQn-xwy-j9Rw/s640/IMG_9480.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">It's a beautiful start to another wintery type day in the village.</div><br />
Yesterday we received more snow than was called for but you couldn't help but smile as it was picture postcard pretty.<br />
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I can't promise I'll be blogging much in the next little while but I will try to pop in and out if only to post a photo or a few words. Lots of new website design "stuff" is taking priority right now.<br />
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Have a great day!Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05156332528889687870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703439188235926303.post-9705712162704369102011-11-24T07:06:00.001-06:002011-11-24T09:55:43.194-06:00It's All Moving So Quickly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJVH1Qn52PEat3SZ63bKcFTzyLtB7F8Kfi36dJY23spU2Eg_eaDclXFfT6vaNIFXShfLuhj_qYImENiF7gWGt2muMfGUv0SXhUCj9BnBd6x0nNOPROvLNXPjTEA_8Mu5wedA5XgmAe_U/s1600/IMG_9438-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJVH1Qn52PEat3SZ63bKcFTzyLtB7F8Kfi36dJY23spU2Eg_eaDclXFfT6vaNIFXShfLuhj_qYImENiF7gWGt2muMfGUv0SXhUCj9BnBd6x0nNOPROvLNXPjTEA_8Mu5wedA5XgmAe_U/s640/IMG_9438-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
This week is moving oh so quickly and I'm having a hard time keeping up but having said that, I nevertheless do feel great. I imagine I feel this way because finally things seem to be falling into place and I see the progression of what I've been working towards. I am in the <i>flow</i> so to speak...<br />
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Within the next few weeks I will be beginning a new blog over on WordPress. The WordPress site will also house my website. Nice and simple .... keep it simple! This blog will stay as a more journaling type of blog mostly for my friends and family but the new blog will represent the progression of my artwork and a few other fun things ... guess you'll just have to stop by and visit for yourself.<br />
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For those of you who have emailed asking me if I ever intend to sell my work online. Hmmm... that may happen with the new site. My vision all along has always been to sell the work in galleries as I think I'm just that type of artist and always will be but that being said, I may offer small 6"x6" or 5"x7" pieces online for anyone who is interested. Perhaps a piece a week. Before I begin a new larger work I always, <i>always,</i> complete a smaller piece, a study you could say. I never want to committ to work on a bigger scale if I haven't already worked out some of the logistics on a smaller format. Those pieces would be the ones I would be considering offering. I'm still playing around with the idea in my head. We will just have to see where that goes .....<br />
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For the past year or so I've been following a gallery I would absolutely love to be a part of. A few months ago I gathered up my courage and sent them an intro letter as well as a link to my website ( it seems most galleries are now interested in being approached this way rather than the formal package in the mail). I heard back from them quite quickly and we've been corresponding ever since. I will not name them because I'm not 100% sure of what will happen but I have a good feeling about the direction our conversations are taking. They are not in Ontario which is a plus since I'm looking to find representation outside of my own province. Fingers crossed....<br />
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A special "Happy Thanksgiving" to my friends and family in the United States. Eat lots of turkey and enjoy time spent with your family and friends.Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05156332528889687870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703439188235926303.post-40965495419384439602011-11-21T10:03:00.000-06:002011-11-21T10:03:04.929-06:00Monday Morning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI8oWfXuP_pS7C7_pCCiYHP1NpER9xpe3tnEki5n7k_oaStjQkQU6XPoKnce_TCknvt6bGYR52sNJNDXjv1BvFY61BjXj23UhYUKrR_bjjeB7LQ_mU8_6Ql7hCcrWkeBO98wr1a0lLUU/s1600/IMG_9458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI8oWfXuP_pS7C7_pCCiYHP1NpER9xpe3tnEki5n7k_oaStjQkQU6XPoKnce_TCknvt6bGYR52sNJNDXjv1BvFY61BjXj23UhYUKrR_bjjeB7LQ_mU8_6Ql7hCcrWkeBO98wr1a0lLUU/s640/IMG_9458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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I haven't always been that great with change and perhaps I'm still not but I'm getting there.<br />
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But oh, I am so in love with the word <i>Flow</i> ... sometimes I say it softly to myself, a mantra of sorts. To me it conjures up images of water gently skimming the surface of beach rocks or laundry hanging on the line on a breezy summer day under a cerlean sky. When I look at my life and how <i>Flow</i> presents itself in that realm I realize it is all about me being open to whatever happens without resistance. It is what my all time favourite spiritual book reminds me of everyday. I've mentioned in previous posts how<br />
<a href="http://www.stephenmitchellbooks.com/transAdapt/taoTeChing.html">Stephen Mitchell's translation of The Tao Te Ching</a> resonates most with me. I read a page everyday ... it centers me, it balances me, it presents a slight shift that I can feel within me.<br />
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My art continues to evolve and change ... that change excites me! Even though some of my earlier works still make me cringe, I feel it is important to revisit them now and again just to clearly see the big picture. You can't move forward without acknowledging where you've been.<br />
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So the work moves forward as do I. Which means shedding off the old and forging ahead with the new. Come Monday I (along with help cause God knows I can't do it alone) will be creating a combined website and blog on WordPress ... it's time and I love the idea of having both of them together as well as creating a site which is representational of me, my art and my life. I've also been getting a bit of help with marketing and other "art stuff" which I will discuss at some point in a future post.<br />
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The next few weeks will be busy ones but I'm up for the challenge (she says nervously biting her nails down to the quick) Yeah, I'm slowly warming up to change because in life it is all you can really be certain of.Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05156332528889687870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703439188235926303.post-35583510685196143942011-11-15T11:33:00.000-06:002011-11-15T11:33:37.134-06:00The Start of SomethingWhat's getting started on the easel this a.m...... we'll see where it goes in the next few days....<br />
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Friday morning we woke up to a blanket of white ..... I caught this shot just as the sun was coming up over our little part of the world. Beautiful but snow?? Not quite ready yet. By day's end it had all melted but left most of us running off to our nearest service station to get those dreaded snow tires on.<br />
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We were invited to our friends for dinner ... a 100 mile dinner to boot...<br />
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Hard to believe daylight savings time has come and gone. Am I the only one still holding onto the last shred of autumn I can find? I mean I totally understand that November has arrived, having had a birthday and all but the news of snow flurries come the end of the week is almost too devastating to wrap my head around. I do live in Canada .... I am a Canadian ...this should not surprise me but for some crazy reason right around this time of year, every year, it does.<br />
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I'm loving waking up early in the morning and being greeted by a bright, beautiful sky but do confess to feeling that <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/">SAD</a> disorder kick in right about 4:30 every night.... too dark too soon.<br />
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Slowly but surely I will become accustomed to the shorter days and the cooler temps but for now I think I'll just keeping taking advantage of those nice long walks and enjoying the gifts that autumn is still so generously providing...and I will until the last leaf falls....<br />
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Yesterday was my birthday ........<br />
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Isn't it funny how people always seem to ask if you feel any different on that day than you did the day before ... but surprisingly enough I did feel different this year..... I felt more gratitude than I had ever felt on any other birthday...could be age but I like to think of it as simply being totally present and open to whatever the day would bring...<br />
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The sun shone that morning which was a gift in itself. <br />
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My friend Dyanne came over in the a.m. with a cranberry birthday muffin complete with candle which she lit. I made coffee and we sat outside with the sun shining on our faces. Enjoying the day and enjoying our time together....both being present.<br />
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John and I took a walk late in the day .....<br />
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I heard from friends and family whose love and support I cherish everyday ....<br />
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I received a call from my friend Bianca whom I've known since grade four. She and I just recently connected up via Facebook. She said she wanted to call me in person to wish me a happy day .... (gulp) big lump in my throat over that. We shared precious memories together of being young girls, teenagers and then finally adults but unfortunately we lost touch as human beings sometimes tend to do. The important thing is we have reconnected and have new memories to make...<br />
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Say what you want about Facebook but I have met so many incredible people who share the same passion and joy about art that I do. Some I've met some I haven't. So many of them wrote on my wall yesterday (if you don't know Facebook it means they left me a message saying Happy Birthday) and I don't think I could ever tell them how much that meant to me. Simple things such as that make me feel overwhelmed and thankful. There really is so much kindness and generosity in the world but unfortunately is seems to somehow get overshadowed by all the bad news we constantly hear.<br />
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John made me an incredible dinner......he's special like that!<br />
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So on my birthday I can truly say "I felt the love" which may sound corny to some but it was the prevailing feeling of the day and I will always carry that with me.....but for now I'm going to go and try and "pass it on"........<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Hallowe'en .......</div><br />
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Sierah was home last week so we decided to buy a pumpkin early as she enjoys the carving more than either John or I or Holly for that matter. The best part as far as I'm concerned are the seeds ... with lots of salt and butter. Not a heart smart choice by an means but delicious all the same. This year I held off buying any candy until yesterday since I've been known in years past to plow through a box of 100 chocolate bars in record time. What I really need to do is buy candy that I don't particularly like but since I can't think of any off the top of my head ... I must practice discipline. Although I do despise rockets and that horrible brown sticky toffee wrapped in waxy wrappers wth a pumpkin face on it but even I wouldn't inflict that on anyone. When I was a kid that's all we got along with this crazy old lady who threw apples at us as we were walking onto her porch. Speaking of traumatizing childhood Hallowe'en experiences .... one of my favourite episodes of Modern Family aired last week......that show never fails to crack me up. Watch a clip <a href="http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TEDbd9rXVJjiGM/baby-jesus">here</a><br />
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These three new pieces will probably head up to the <a href="http://www.silverbridgegallery.com/">Silverbridge Gallery</a> this week......<br />
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I can't seem to get enough of this time of year although I've been disappointed with the lack of sunshine....Sunday turned out to be a day worth yelling "hallelujah" about.<br />
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Holly and I decided to take a walk... cause don't you know...walks are good for the soul<br />
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Saw a cool fort in the middle of the woods.........<br />
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Thanksgiving weekend was as perfect a weather weekend as you could possibly dream of but everyday after that has quite frankly .... sucked. More rain than my Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can take....talk about dreary and depressing. So on Sunday when the sun made itself known I was one happy girl. It was still chilly as the clouds swirled about overhead but when the warmth hit my face .... bliss.<br />
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My sister was up from the city with her man so we all took a walk after breakfast......<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>A Glimpse</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>20"x40"</i></div>Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05156332528889687870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703439188235926303.post-73683010734353919932011-09-28T10:18:00.000-05:002011-09-28T10:18:08.723-05:00In The Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh1NE4OI9R8ShPlX3ViI9cyGmcjIA1P58PdqWbMw_5BEnrP2PZoHAB-M9avjgsPVvahn0sdahK_DwTVdLzVBP0WiiOXhKCy_UhFAO9z0q4K8QF41YrGDLxaHNhjvv1BjnisZYVKDgKuw/s1600/Paints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh1NE4OI9R8ShPlX3ViI9cyGmcjIA1P58PdqWbMw_5BEnrP2PZoHAB-M9avjgsPVvahn0sdahK_DwTVdLzVBP0WiiOXhKCy_UhFAO9z0q4K8QF41YrGDLxaHNhjvv1BjnisZYVKDgKuw/s640/Paints.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Today I'm going to try and spend half of my time reorganizing the studio and the other half working<br />
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Things have gotten rather messy again ...<br />
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Saturday we left to visit our good friends Karen and Jason who live a couple of hours from us. We made the plan while sitting on the beach drinking cold beers this summer and a good plan it was.<br />
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Surprisingly enough Holly wanted to come along as well as she's become interested in sewing her own clothes (yes, she now has my machine) and Karen teaches Fashion at at the high school where she lives. The weather called for rain all weekend (they are always wrong... what's going on Environment Canada?) but we left on a perfect fall day. Holly hooked up her ipod to the car radio and slowly introduced us to rap hoping in some small way we may become converts.. ... no such luck. She started off with Rihanna & Eminem's "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U">Love The Way You Lie"</a> cause I actually have that song on my ipod and like it but after that it all went down hill. We both like <a href="http://www.adele.tv/home">Adele</a> so we listened to her the rest of the way especially <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx7sLNyIeQk">this song.</a> Her voices blows me away.<br />
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On the way we stopped for lunch here....<br />
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Friends introduced us to this restaurant years ago and I have never forgotten it. Unbelievably fabulous food.<br />
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Such attention to detail....<br />
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Delicious scones.....<br />
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I had an incredible tomato vegetable soup....<br />
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and the mother of all salads ... I mean where have you ever seen a salad that's a work of art??? I almost hated to eat it. The dressing was some sort of raspberry vinigrette but when I asked the waiter it sounded like the chef "wasn't in the mood for sharing"<br />
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That night we enjoyed dinner with our friends and a delicious Pad Thai and they were in the mood for sharing ....<br />
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So speaking of food and recipes, I made this awesome <a href="http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/fire-brothspicy-sausage-vegetable-soup">Fire Vegetable Broth Soup with Sausage</a> last Thursday night. It was from Karen at <a href="http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/">The Art of Doing Stuff</a> .. she always has great recipes and she makes me laugh too...<br />
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Sunday turned out to be stellar ... sunny, breezy, gorgeous skies .. the most perfect fall day. <br />
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John's fishing plans fell by the wayside as we decided to spend the day doing stuff around the house. At first that didn't seem like such a fabulous plan to me but I eventually got in the spirit and enjoyed myself. We spent a few hours rearranging my studio so I could take my larger canvases (30"x60") and hang them directly on the wall rather than an easel. Holly's boyfriend was over so that saved me from throwing my back out by trying to help John move the mammoth wooden desk that sits in the corner....<br />
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On Saturday we were at the farmer's market and bought a big basket of organic tomatoes...I wish I could say we had planned this out like the good little canners we aren't....but we didn't. We came up with the brilliant idea that we would make some sauce. We are strictly amateurs at this point but next year....look out.<br />
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We took the skins off with was super easy by just throwing the tomatoes into boiling water for a minute and then tossing them into a bowl of ice water ... easy peasy. I don't mind seeds so we left them in.<br />
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Found a "how to " this a.m. from Karen at "<a href="http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-press-can-tomatoes/">The Art of Doing Stuff"</a> which we may use next year minus the tomato press but who knows. We may think it's so much fun we'll pick one up for ourselves ...or maybe not. Will revisit that idea next year.<br />
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Over at the <a href="http://thecottagenest.blogspot.com/">Cottage Nest</a> , Jen suggests <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/336431/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-squares">this</a> delicious recipe from <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart Living</a> for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares. Haven't tried it as of yet but Thanksgiving is just around the corner. <br />
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I was in the city for two days last week dropping off new work for The Village Gallery and visiting with my family. It was good times for sure. <br />
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One night after a huge helping of chinese food and a beer or two my sister decided to stay over at my moms with me. We slept in the guest room which has two twin beds identical to what our room was like when we were little kids. It felt like being 8 years old all over again as we lay there talking in the dark, laughing and giggling. Good memories shared. My sister and I were never very close growing up as we were both so different in personality and interests but as the years have worn on I feel we have developed a relationship that has grown deep and strong. It is a relationship that comforts me.<br />
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