tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19323423721050474922024-03-13T14:35:59.655-04:00Lori Moon StudioLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.comBlogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-39553970958979376582017-01-06T03:45:00.001-05:002017-01-06T03:45:35.710-05:001 Year of Stitches - 2017<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been neglecting my blog and playing over on Instagram.</div>
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My life during last year and half has been filled with day job requirements that have limited my creative life. International travel and workload have just honestly gotten in the way.</div>
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During my last 18 months, I needed something creative that was small, easily packable, and that I could anywhere - so I decided to stitch. If you've been following me on Instagram @lorimoonstudio you've seen my posts. If not, below are a few photos of the fiber art I've been creating:</div>
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And, now I begin a project. #1yearofstiches - a stitch each day for 1 year.</div>
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Follow along. I'll post each day here on my blog and occasionally on Instragram.</div>
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Happy stitching. </div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-77404823839182933922015-01-29T21:00:00.000-05:002015-01-29T21:00:41.876-05:00Black & White<div style="text-align: center;">
I've missed you...have you missed me?</div>
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I've lost a little balance in my life recently.</div>
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Consumed with the day job, </div>
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my new surroundings and tiredness.</div>
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I was inspired and encouraged by some friends</div>
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to participate in the 5 day black and white challenge.</div>
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5 photos for 5 days all in black and white.<br />
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If you missed it, you can some </div>
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So, using my iPhone and my </div>
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Today is day 4. </div>
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Here are a few of my favorite shots from the past 3 days.<br />
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-32573630412470538682014-08-08T08:20:00.000-04:002014-08-08T08:20:04.037-04:00August Break - Week 1<div style="text-align: center;">
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Day 1: Lunch</div>
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Day 2: Pattern</div>
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Day 3: Window</div>
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Day 4: Orange</div>
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Day 5: Three</div>
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Day 6: Reflection</div>
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Day 7: Today is...</div>
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an early morning start.</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-12518366365659666362014-08-02T14:24:00.000-04:002014-08-02T14:24:06.515-04:00August Break w/ Susannah Conway<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been blog lazy lately...</div>
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well, ever since I moved to California 7+ months ago.</div>
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My life, day job and all, is crazy busy </div>
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so I am going to play along with Susannah Conway </div>
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A photo a day based on a prompt. </div>
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Follow me on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/lorimoonstudio" target="_blank">@lorimoonstudio</a> to view my photos each day</div>
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posting my week in photos each Friday.</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-65999911713951918702014-04-20T22:22:00.000-04:002014-04-20T22:22:56.704-04:00Nuance. . .April Moon Day 6<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">
I'm playing along with <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/2014/04/april-moon-14-day-6.html" style="color: #e51010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kat over at I Saw You Dancing</a> </div>
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and her <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/p/ways-to-play-april-moon.html" style="color: #e51010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">April Moon</a> reflective writing challenge.</div>
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Today's one word prompt is <b>NUANCE</b>.</div>
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captured moments in time</div>
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The movement, the light,</div>
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I could have taken a single exposure,</div>
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It wouldn't have captured the <b>nuance</b>.</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-27393341093312051712014-04-20T11:37:00.000-04:002014-04-20T11:37:01.789-04:00Focus. . .April Moon Day 5<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">
I'm playing along with <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/2014/04/april-moon-14-day-5.html" style="color: #e51010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kat over at I Saw You Dancing</a> </div>
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and her <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/p/ways-to-play-april-moon.html" style="color: #e51010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">April Moon</a> reflective writing challenge.</div>
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I can't promise I will write everyday </div>
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but I do promise to post at the very least a photo, </div>
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is how I see the world around me.</div>
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In life and through my camera lens </div>
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I am often <b>focus</b>ing on one thing</div>
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and missing everything else around me.</div>
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This isn't a bad thing.</div>
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It is about catching the moments</div>
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A good picture <b>focus</b>es on that moment</div>
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and can transform the viewer </div>
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to that exact place and time.</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-50899434155904635802014-04-18T18:06:00.000-04:002014-04-18T18:06:44.985-04:00Sacred. . .April Moon Day 4<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">
I'm playing along with <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/2014/04/april-moon-14-day-4.html" style="color: #e51010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kat over at I Saw You Dancing</a> </div>
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and her <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/p/ways-to-play-april-moon.html" style="color: #e51010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">April Moon</a> reflective writing challenge.</div>
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I can't promise I will write everyday </div>
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but I do promise to post at the very least a photo, </div>
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art, or some thing each day during the next 2 weeks.</div>
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Today's one word prompt is <b>SACRED</b>.</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-53074280344519512632014-04-17T11:17:00.003-04:002014-04-17T11:17:58.364-04:00Home. . .April Moon Day 3<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">
I'm playing along with <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/2014/04/april-moon-14-day-3.html" target="_blank">Kat over at I Saw You Dancing</a> </div>
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and her <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/p/ways-to-play-april-moon.html" style="color: #e51010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">April Moon</a> reflective writing challenge.</div>
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I can't promise I will write everyday </div>
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but I do promise to post at the very least a photo, </div>
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art, or some thing each day during the next 2 weeks.</div>
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Today's one word prompt is <b>HOME</b>.</div>
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The word <b>home</b> transforms me back</div>
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to where I grew up</div>
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A small town in the Midwest.</div>
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A <b>home</b> of values,</div>
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hard work,</div>
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church on Sundays,</div>
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family card playing on Saturday night,</div>
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dinner at the kitchen table together,</div>
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bicycle riding around town,</div>
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the footbridge,</div>
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beautiful front yard gardens,</div>
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next to an old pick-up truck,</div>
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my Mom creating art,</div>
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my Dad's hands fixing everything,</div>
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my little brother tagging along,</div>
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laughter,</div>
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straight talk,</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Mother Teresa</span></div>
Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-6504704967701296642014-04-16T21:05:00.001-04:002014-04-16T21:21:28.848-04:00Juicy. . .April Moon Day 2<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">
I'm playing along with <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/2014/04/april-moon-14-day-2.html" target="_blank">Kat over at I Saw You Dancing</a> </div>
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and her <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/p/ways-to-play-april-moon.html" style="color: #e51010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">April Moon</a> reflective writing challenge.</div>
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I can't promise I will write everyday </div>
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but I do promise to post at the very least a photo, </div>
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art, or some thing each day during the next 2 weeks.</div>
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Today's one word prompt is <b>JUICY</b>.</div>
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I grew up in the Midwest.</div>
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I didn't see my first ocean beach until I was in college.</div>
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So, to put my toes in the ocean,</div>
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see dolphins swim past the beach,</div>
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surf,</div>
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collect heart shaped rocks and sea glass </div>
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is all so <b>juicy</b>.</div>
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I mean, OMG, I am enjoying</div>
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every<b> juicy</b> minute of it.</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-57690131918889291632014-04-15T20:09:00.002-04:002014-04-15T20:12:54.762-04:00Courage. . .April Moon Day 1<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm playing along with <a href="http://www.katmcnally.com/2014/04/april-moon-14-day-2.html" target="_blank">Kat over at I Saw You Dancing</a> </div>
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The prompt for today is <b>COURAGE</b>.</div>
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This seems to be what my life</div>
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Have you missed me?</div>
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I've missed you.</div>
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Sorry to disappear for months.</div>
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My life has changed dramatically.</div>
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6 months ago the CEO of my day job asked me to move.</div>
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I made it happen (with a whole lotta help) in 6 weeks.</div>
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I didn't just move down the street or to the next town.</div>
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I moved to the other side of the country.</div>
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1 boyfriend, 2 cats, everything we own, </div>
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2 flights, 1 moving company, </div>
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10 days with no furniture/stuff, </div>
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3.5 months without a car, </div>
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and we all survived.</div>
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Good bye NYC. Hello Santa Barbara, California.</div>
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Even the cats love our second floor apartment. </div>
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We call it our Treehouse.</div>
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It took <b>courage</b> to jump,</div>
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to leave a city that I had fallen in love with,</div>
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that I had spent 13 years of my life in,</div>
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to leave friends that are now family,</div>
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to embrace change.</div>
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By the way, I'm in love.</div>
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I love my new life.</div>
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Now to get back into my creative life, too.</div>
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"It takes <b>courage</b> to grow up and become who you really are."<br />
- e.e. cummings</div>
<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-46830895325538656372013-11-28T07:44:00.001-05:002013-11-28T07:44:44.731-05:00Self Portraits...<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been playing with <a href="http://www.catherinejust.com/" target="_blank">Catherine Just</a>, again, and her In Plain Sight class.</div>
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This round a few self portraits. </div>
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How appropriate that this year's new word is selfie! </div>
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(which by the way blogger tells me is spelled wrong)</div>
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I recently visited Santa Barbara and fell in love.</div>
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Me, the first night, as I walked on the beach at sunset.</div>
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Toward the end of stay at the beach in Carpinteria playing.</div>
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Here's wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-28102869684545601782013-10-21T00:30:00.000-04:002013-10-21T00:30:00.992-04:00I'm taking MY life back...<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;">
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/llmoon/10348466913/" title="Some days the universe sends us subtle messages other days, like today for me, it needs to slap you up aside the head. Thank you, sometimes the chaos is outside of our control. It is how we react that keeps us sane. #soulwhispers by LoriMoonStudio, on Flickr"><img alt="Some days the universe sends us subtle messages other days, like today for me, it needs to slap you up aside the head. Thank you, sometimes the chaos is outside of our control. It is how we react that keeps us sane. #soulwhispers" height="500" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/10348466913_c6790aaf2a.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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Sometimes the universe send you messages that are subtle...</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, not today.</span></div>
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Sometimes the universe realizes that you need to be</div>
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slapped up aside the head with a frying pan.</div>
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Wow, where have I been?</div>
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I've been swallowed by the corporate monster.</div>
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I've allowed it to seep into every part of my life.</div>
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I've allowed it to push me down,</div>
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to make me tired/exhausted...</div>
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which has made me disappear.</div>
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To all my blog world friends I'm sorry I haven't been around much,</div>
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to all my friends that I see in real life (well haven't seen lately)</div>
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I am sorry that I have disappeared.</div>
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It has just felt like too much to balance my world.</div>
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I've shut down.</div>
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Stayed closed off.</div>
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I admit, I gave "them" the keys.</div>
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I have allowed someone else to drive my life</div>
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while I sat back in zombie mode, </div>
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stressed out beyond recognition</div>
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and thus I disappeared.</div>
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I'm here to today to let everyone know </div>
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that I'm taking back the keys.</div>
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Even if only for small moments at a time</div>
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I'm going to drive.</div>
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It is my life and not theirs. </div>
Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-29663000863634348702013-08-30T08:10:00.000-04:002013-08-30T08:10:24.932-04:00Two Girls on Train - Divided by Space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was taken during rush hour...</div>
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it is rare to have an empty seat on the train.</div>
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I was fascinated by these 2 ladies.</div>
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One totally lost in her reading, unaware,</div>
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and the other totally bored but aware of all that surrounded her.</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-1948723155264416422013-08-24T19:18:00.001-04:002013-08-24T19:22:43.552-04:00Snapping Out of Zombie Mode...<div style="text-align: center;">
I have a day job...</div>
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a stressful,</div>
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busy,</div>
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not creative,</div>
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day job.</div>
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I've allowed the corporate stress </div>
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to swallow me - </div>
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thus I've been absent here lately,</div>
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and for that I apologize.</div>
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To find balance</div>
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I've been playing along with <a href="http://www.catherinejust.com/" target="_blank">Catherine Just</a></div>
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during the past few months.</div>
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First in her In Plain Sight course</div>
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and I am now participating in <a href="http://www.catherinejust.com/courses-retreats/the-deepening/" target="_blank">The Deepening</a>.</div>
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I've consciously chosen</div>
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to set my intention,</div>
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for the course, to be where I am.<br />
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To consciously notice where I am.<br />
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I live in NYC,</div>
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and I admit,</div>
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I commute in "zombie mode".</div>
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I get on the subway or bus and I put my nose in a book</div>
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or my phone. I ignore the person standing next to me.</div>
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By the way, they are probably standing too close,</div>
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I can probably feel their breath, </div>
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I can tell if they brushed their teeth,</div>
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or not, after their morning coffee...</div>
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So, I choose to not make eye contact,</div>
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to not say hello, to pretend they aren't there.</div>
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This month, though, I have made a promise to myself</div>
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to notice where I am during my commute,</div>
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to snap out of zombie mode,</div>
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to deepen, to be present,</div>
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to take photos.<br />
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Discretely take photos, very discretely.</div>
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I'm choosing to use the Hipstamatic app</div>
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during the whole month</div>
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and to use the same film (D-Type Plate) </div>
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and lens (Tinto 1884). </div>
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I am so very thankful to Catherine.</div>
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For her bravery to teach,</div>
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her ability to embrace fully what she shares but</div>
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also her willingness to be vulnerable, </div>
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in my opinion, a good teacher shares an intimate </div>
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part of themselves through the content of their class,</div>
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which she does with graciousness<br />
and a tenderness that is infectious.</div>
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Something inside of me is awakening and I like it.</div>
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I promise, I'll back soon with a few additional photographs</div>
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of my travels on NYC public transportation.</div>
Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-62216505729714250282013-07-20T10:38:00.000-04:002013-07-20T10:38:06.951-04:00Morning beginnings...<div style="text-align: center;">
A little coffee...</div>
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a little paint..</div>
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How do you begin you mornings?</div>
Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-79057037088219512852013-07-03T07:34:00.000-04:002013-07-20T10:48:39.476-04:00Missing in action...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello online blog world,</div>
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Java here. I've hacked Lori's blog </div>
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to let you know that she's alright </div>
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- well, alright as she can be</div>
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since she has been swallowed by the day job monster.</div>
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That beast is stressful and she's trying to hold it together.</div>
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I think she's doing a good job but boy is she tired.</div>
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Sorry that you haven't seen or heard a lot </div>
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from her recently.</div>
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She'll be back.</div>
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She has this huge client meeting next week</div>
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and hopefully after that she'll be able to breathe.</div>
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She's been doodling at night</div>
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thanks to <a href="http://joannezsharpe.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-online-class-doodle-arts-and-letters_11.html" target="_blank">Joanne Sharpe</a></div>
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to help keep her balanced.</div>
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By the way, I'm so happy</div>
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to be part of Lori's world.</div>
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She adopted me a little over a year ago</div>
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and I sure was not an easy cat</div>
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to love, at first.</div>
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My situation before wasn't so good</div>
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and I had trust issues with humans.</div>
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I have to say Lori's world is pretty awesome, </div>
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Superman isn't half bad,</div>
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and Tucker is a big teddy bear.</div>
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I hope you'll give Lori a little comment love</div>
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to let her know that you've missed her too.</div>
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706538594501508647noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932342372105047492.post-28848221436359153222013-05-31T00:00:00.000-04:002013-05-31T00:00:07.387-04:00May Flower Challenge - Day 31<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm fascinated with flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">I've had so much fun this month.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Thank you to those who played along,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">who visited,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">left comments,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">and hopefully you all paused a little </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">to notice flowers </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">in their every day.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Here are a few of my favorites:</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Thank you again!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm fascinated with flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Central Park...</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">I'm in love.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">You come alive in the Spring.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">More people walk your paths.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">The flowers bloom.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">The days are longer.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">the flowers of Central Park today.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm fascinated with flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Sometimes, </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">more often than I like to admit,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">I am oblivious,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">and</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">I don't notice what is right in front of me.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">For the past 4 years,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">I have commuted to work</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">by entering the subway</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">under this beautiful mosaic.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Check out that central flower!</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 20px;">How did I miss this?!?</span></div>
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On the platform</div>
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this fire box hangs on the wall.</div>
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Check out the rust pattern -</div>
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it looks like a flower to me.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">A flower a day during May.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm fascinated with flowers. </span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'PT Sans Caption'; line-height: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">The Allium are in full bloom.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm fascinated with flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">to defend our freedom.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Thank you for being so brave.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm fascinated with flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">What do you get a 3 year for her birthday?</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Well, I get normal 3 year old gifts (clothes & books).</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">BUT...</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">The gift bag is another story.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Another flower from an egg carton.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://lorimoonstudio.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-flower-challenge-day-12.html" target="_blank">You can see my previous post here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">This one might be my favorite so far.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">Cut out each individual egg compartment.</span></div>
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Cut petals (leaving the center intact).</div>
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I chose to make the tips of the petals pointed.</div>
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I then took a round head fastener</div>
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pushed it through the center.</div>
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I put 4 layers together.</div>
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This is the end result.</div>
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I think I will make a few to sit on my desk at work.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm fascinated with flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm fascinated with flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">One of my favorite flowers is the Daisy.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">I love the simple beauty.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">and embracing a flower a day during May.</span></div>
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