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Projects

A Project: The Garage

By Leslie Parks - Wednesday, January 31, 2018
We are cleaning out the garage. It needs it. We need it. It is a collection of 17 years of kids, activities, growth, hobbies, projects. We are stepping over piles of stuff and so it is time. This might be our 6 month project. We take a shelf each night, and work through it. Being diligent to discard, give away and being conservative...

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Projects

An Afternoon: Baking

By Leslie Parks - Thursday, January 18, 2018
There is something therapeutic when baking. I'm not talking about opening a box, adding oil and egg and then sticking it in the oven.  I'm talking about hauling out the flour, salt, baking soda, eggs, milk and butter.  There is something about combining the ingredients, mixing, waiting, baking, waiting. It's a process. It takes time. Rolling out the dough, cutting it, placing it...

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Exploring

A Morning: Eagles of the Nooksack

By Leslie Parks - Monday, January 08, 2018
I just can't get tired of coming out to see these birds. It has become a tradition for me. I take time to drive out; leaving responsibility behind and staying as long as needed.  It isn't just drive out, pop out of the car, snap a photo and drive home. It is waiting for the eagles to awake, get hungry, and start to...

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Thoughts

A start: Welcome January

By Leslie Parks - Wednesday, January 03, 2018
The start of the year, brings ideas of a clean slate, a way to start new. Each year, reflections of the past year are thought upon and resolutions are made. I long to slow and pour out my soul, yet life spins and twirls with activities. I don't know how to begin. Routines are safe, needed and wanted. They are set but are...

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