Monthly Archives: August 2008

A Sunny Afternoon in Duluth

Please stop over here to see an entire blog entry by the Kobies about our lovely afternoon on the North Shore.

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For This I am Grateful…

Golden hues gleaming in my daughter’s sandy brown colicky hair

2. Glad helping hands at the Galaxie Library

3. Guidance from the Good Book

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Simplicity Isn’t Simple

TSP is well under way like dreams in my head. Dreams are the fertilizer for my idea seeds. My first idea seed was was to remove everything from the living room, including selling the TV, for a month. We have a beyond well-worn and stained carpet to rip out in that room and a new [...]

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Remember When…

I am struck more now (as a blogger) than ever before with the thought; my kids won’t remember a thing! Taking the time to photograph and journal about our lives together has been a gift to me. The chance to slow things down one post at a time.
Ry took a bike ride down to the [...]

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Molly ‘All Done’ at Cascade Bay

I took the kids to Cascade Bay for an evening dip because tonight admission was free. Peter joined us after work. We pretended to be crabs and motor boats. We tossed around sand the largest sand box I have ever seen. Molly’s lips quivered from the cool evening air. Ryan went down a ship style [...]

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Photo a Day says “See ya Later”

I can celebrate my 75th (and then some) post in the Photo a Day category. Bragging, never. Pride, maybe.
I am proud that I am having fun again. I am happy that I have let color, composition and balance re-enter my life. I am surprised by the joy the images have given back to me. I [...]

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The Simplicity Project

I have an idea or the seed for an idea called The Simplicity Project. Sounds big because it is. It will come to me as I exist in each day discovering it. I plan to chronicle my efforts right here for you. It is my hope you will join the campaign too. Here are my [...]

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08.26.08

Do you see what I see?
Do you see a mess or a place called Ryan-land?
Do you see chaos or a well engineered town?
Do you see stretched out couch springs or an airplane landing strip?
Do you see a waste of Styrofoam cups or a make your own smoothie bar?
Do you see trash (old Spider-man bike box) [...]

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