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donna-metcalfe
@donna-metcalfe
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April 21, 2018
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donna-metcalfe
food
2018-11-23 22:31
Bina's Yeast Rolls (with recipe)
My mother-in-law, Jakobine (Bina for short), was Norwegian and had a clear idea of what constituted a holiday feast. She was a wonderful cook who knew how to please the eye as well as our tastebuds. Her
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inspiration
2018-11-02 20:16
Leaving the Railroad - My Story
When I was young and impressionable I read Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. One of the characters, Dagny Taggart, worked as a railroad telegrapher in a small isolated station, and that life seemed very romantic
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fun
2018-10-31 06:48
Blue Bird of Happiness?
This morning from my kitchen window I saw a flash of blue at the birdbath! The birdbath has been there for many years but only a few birds use it. More often I see a neighborhood cat hop up to take a drink.
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inspiration
2018-10-29 18:19
Winning the Lottery
In the past few weeks there was a lottery fever going on across the United States. The main prize grew from several hundred million dollars to over a billion. Then it happened – the winning numbers were
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tarottuesday
2018-10-16 19:10
Tarot Tuesday - Osho Zen Tarot
Nods to @kimmysomelove42 for sharing her favorite decks and inspiring me to share mine. This is the most intuitive deck I have ever worked with and it is an especially good one to introduce the Tarot to
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donna-metcalfe
life
2018-10-16 17:48
Everyone is Someone Else's Weirdo
I forget where I heard this quote but it immediately became a favorite. What is a weirdo? It's a person who does strange things. It's someone you look at and think, “What is wrong with that person?” It's
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steemit
2018-10-14 20:15
Recruiting New People for Steemit?
I was just reading a post by @whatsup and the comments, all very interesting, and part of the conversation was about inactive accounts and why there are so many of them. And about the difficulty there's
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donna-metcalfe
gardening
2018-10-12 20:46
Welcome to My Garden #13 – Fruit Trees
When we first moved into our house the backyard was like thousands of other backyards, a lumpy green lawn and nothing else. The people who lived here before had three young boys and a dog, so a plain backyard
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fun
2018-10-09 19:07
Abandoned Art Project
I don't know about you but when I get in a creative mood I do a lot of experimenting and in the process I make a lot of the things I'm working on. I make as many as I feel like while the mood is on me.
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food
2018-10-05 06:28
The Black Meal
When my husband and I were dating I was still learning to cook and he liked it when I practiced making meals for him. He would often say how much he loved to cook too, and one day he said he'd like to
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love
2018-09-29 20:30
The Handfasting
Last weekend I performed a wedding and as part of the ceremony did a handfasting. The couple wanted a pagan ceremony but since their friends and family were traditional Christians they asked me to create
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food
2018-09-16 21:46
Garlic Spaghetti (with recipe!)
This is one of my husband's favorite side dishes. Actually he would eat this as a whole meal! But I like to serve it with a spicy meat dish. I made it last night and thought maybe you might like the recipe?
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inspiration
2018-09-15 19:46
Anger
Source There seems to be a great deal of free-floating anger and outrage in the air. Perhaps this has always been so, but it feels like there is more because it's one of the things social media thrives
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love
2018-09-08 18:44
How Did You Meet?
I was telling someone the story of how my husband and I met and it got me wondering what interesting or romantic stories others might have? First I should say that when I met my future husband I had given
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inspiration
2018-09-06 16:07
Be the Person
I've been seeing this meme floating around lately - “Be the person you needed when you were younger.”~ Ayesha Siddiqi I think it is excellent advice for those who have the ability to do so. It means giving
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life
2018-09-02 20:12
Kindness
Have you ever experienced an unexpected act of kindness? It startles you at first, being unexpected, but then you feel all warm and happy inside. It’s the same when you do an act of kindness, especially
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food
2018-08-24 20:23
What's for Breakfast?
In a conversation with @cicisaja the other day the topic of breakfast came up. I was curious to know what were common breakfast foods where she lived. (Aceh) We live about a half a world away from each
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inspiration
2018-08-17 17:09
The "Spiritual Path"
The symbolic metaphor of a path is such a beautiful way to describe how we experience our spiritual search. The Way of a Pilgrim, The Pilgrim’s Progress and Dante’s Paradisio, all classics of spiritual
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inspiration
2018-08-17 02:05
The River
One sunny day you are walking along an unfamiliar path. It leads you through beautiful meadows, dark forests and craggy mountains. You hear a soft, murmuring sound ahead. What is it? As you walk closer,
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inspiration
2018-08-15 17:02
Dreams
The dreams that we create for ourselves and our lives are so important. Having a dream can motivate us to take the steps needed to accomplish it. Dreams can give a shape and direction to our future lives
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