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Write Around Portland–Stacey’s story

October 23, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

Hi again dear Readers, The day after I sent out the post on Write Around Portland and freewriting, I received this short video that tells the story of a young woman who changed her life after being part of a Write Around Portland workshop. You can view the video here: this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Mentors, People, The Writing Life, Volunteering Tagged With: Kate Gray, Stacey's story, Volunteering, volunteering after retirement, Write Around Portland

Stillness and Scarecrows

October 1, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

On a lonely road between Redfield and Gettysburg... Sometimes just knowing that this place exists—a field of sunflowers in late September on a lonely road between Redfield and Gettysburg in South Dakota; an old white clapboard Church and a few gravestones—is enough. Today it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aging: Gamesmanship and Strategy, Friends, Life, People, Travel Tagged With: articulated scarecrow, autumn images, how to build a scarecrow, Mary Oliver, South Dakota, stillness, Susan Troccolo

Barging in France: The Canal of Burgundy

July 9, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

  Barging. The word alone doesn’t conjure much excitement, but here’s what I’ve learned: it all depends on how you do it and who you are with. There are 3,000 kilometers of canals alone in the region of Burgundy, located in central France. Burgundy contains France’s richest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friends, Life, People, Travel Tagged With: Abbey of Fontenay, Ancy-le-Franc, Barging in France, Henry V speech at Agincourt, Noyers, Susan Troccolo, the Burgundy Canal

Winter Solstice 2012: Jenny’s garden

December 6, 2012 By Susan Troccolo

On one of the blogs I follow (http://gardenseyeview.com/2012/12/01/seasonal-celebrations-winter-solistice-2012/) the author challenged her readers to examine the meaning that the solstice had for them. I haven’t contributed to her site before, but the question struck a chord this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, Letters to Jenny, Life, Love, People, Seasons in a Portland Garden Tagged With: garden, Jenny Griffin, Letters to Jenny, ovarian cancer, ritual, seed catalogs, solstice celebration, winter solstice

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