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Music that Speaks a Truth

Nov 29, 2014 By elinwaldal 5 Comments

How often do you find you relate to the words of a song?  It seems to me that countless musicians have the uncanny ability of singing, what I think of as, […]

Filed Under: Music, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Honesty, Music, NaBloPoMo14, Realtionships, Truth

Potato Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Nov 28, 2014 By elinwaldal 15 Comments

Yesterday I posted an essay called, Grandma’s Sweet Rolls, which really was more a story about Grandma than her rolls. Today I am giving you her potato cinnamon rolls recipe. Word […]

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Baking, Cinnamon Rolls, Grandmother, NaBloPoMo14, Recipe, sweet rolls

Grandma’s Sweet Rolls

Nov 27, 2014 By elinwaldal 7 Comments

Crouched down I retrieved the binder which is beyond bursting with recipes—some clipped from newspaper, some from magazines, while others were passed on. I knew what I was looking for […]

Filed Under: Memories, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Caregiving, cooking, End of Life Care, Grandma, Love, NaBloPoMo14, sweet rolls

Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Nov 26, 2014 By elinwaldal 24 Comments

This short film, Nature. Beauty. Gratitude., created by Louie Schwartzberg, encapsulates gratitude in such an extraordinary way. I am grateful for your presence here and wish you and yours a wonderful […]

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Gratitude, Life

News and Empathy

Nov 25, 2014 By elinwaldal 14 Comments

When I began to write this morning the sun had just begun to paint her first stroke of orange and pink across the sky. In all her majesty she sent out […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Bill Cosby, Rape, Rape Culture, Sexual Assault, UVA

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