Patsy Terrell

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Archive Page

  • 2015

    • December

      • 19: In the Dark
    • November

      • 16: Daniel Seddiqui at Dillion Lecture Series
      • 03: Go Gently Through the World
    • October

      • 23: People Hurting
      • 06: Derreck Kayongo of Global Soap Project at Dillon Lecture Series
      • 02: Mass Shootings Are Just Part of American Life Now
    • September

      • 28: Words That Soothe
    • August

      • 21: Broken People
      • 09: A Satisfying Sunday
      • 08: Busy Saturday
      • 08: Food Prepared With Love
      • 05: Those Conversations
    • July

      • 26: Talk20 Hutch and Connections
    • June

      • 26: History is Made – Supreme Court Rules on Marriage Equality
      • 10: Time to Reconnect
      • 09: Celebrating
      • 08: Anniversaries and Celebrations
    • May

      • 15: Sue Monk Kidd at Watermark Books
    • February

      • 27: Kansas Poet Laureate Wyatt Townley Spoke at the Hutchinson Public Library
      • 22: The Myth of the Power of Young
      • 20: Winter Strawberries by Pat Mitchell and a Sneak Peek of the Reno County Museum Exhibit
      • 16: P is for…
      • 09: Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site Dedication
    • January

      • 19: I Need to Get the Hint
      • 09: Stories
      • 03: What Business Do You Want To Be In
  • 2014

    • December

      • 14: Christmas Love and Memories
      • 13: Special Times
      • 09: Beautiful Things
      • 07: I Can’t Breathe Either
      • 05: Beautiful Bits
    • September

      • 16: Becoming Who We Are Meant to Be
    • August

      • 31: Connection and Shame
      • 08: Incredibly Grateful
    • July

      • 29: The Discovery of King Tut Exhibit at Union Station in Kansas City
      • 28: Passing it On
      • 25: Facebook Introduces Save Feature
    • May

      • 11: I Am No One’s Daughter
      • 10: First Ladies Tea with Andy Och at Eisenhower Library in Abilene
      • 03: Olde English Tea at St. James in Wichita
      • 02: Feeling Grateful
    • April

      • 07: Michael Reno Harrell House Concert
      • 04: Kim Stafford reads “Serving with Gideon” by his father, William Stafford
    • March

      • 24: Fred Phelps’ Death and Reaction to It
      • 20: What We Need, When We Need It
      • 18: Compromise
    • February

      • 05: Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe
    • January

      • 02: Chasing Ghosts
  • 2013

    • December

      • 26: Christmas 2014 Preparations
      • 06: Milieu
    • November

      • 20: Some Angels Wear Boots
      • 17: Customer Service from Amazon and Customer Service from Sprint – how to do it and how not to do it
      • 01: Beautiful Autumn Color
    • October

      • 27: Late Night, Double Feature, Picture Show – Rocky Horror
    • September

      • 18: Susan Branch at Watermark Books in Wichita
    • August

      • 30: Content to be Seeking
      • 11: Beauty and Gratitude
      • 10: Dinner at the Harvey House Museum in Florence, Kansas
    • July

      • 20: Astonishment
    • June

      • 27: The Big Deal About Gay Marriage
      • 24: Beauty
      • 17: A Meaningful Gift
      • 15: Carefully Tend the Small Things
      • 12: Patterns and Memories
    • May

      • 27: Needing Beautiful Things
      • 18: Tea at the Mennonite Heritage Museum in Goessel, Kansas
      • 14: Five Steps to Promote Your Event
      • 05: Parker Carousel from 1914
      • 04: Olde English Tea at St. James Episcopal Church in Wichita
      • 03: Tea at the Augusta Historical Society in Augusta, Kansas
      • 02: Embroidered Vintage Linens
      • 01: WordFest Writer’s Conference, Peace Poles, and Eames Chairs
    • April

      • 24: Mama’s Birthday
      • 17: Elizabeth Smart at Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College
      • 13: MCC Sale
      • 12: Judy Collins in Concert at Stiefel Theater in Salina
    • March

      • 30: Cooking for Loved Ones
      • 27: Marriage Equality Before the Supreme Court
      • 22: What Does a Chicken Purse Say About A Person?
      • 18: The We Kan Conference by the Kansas Sampler Foundation
      • 04: Artist Reception for Jocelyn Woodson at Bluebird Books
      • 02: Snow, Snow, Don’t Go Away
    • February

      • 28: “Why I don’t go to bed early” – an Essay by Patsy Terrell
      • 25: Snow Day Salad
      • 22: Are you from here?
      • 21: Snow Storm
      • 18: Carnival Cruise it’s about the Time, not the Money
      • 17: Quote of the Day
      • 10: StoryCorps Creator David Isay at Watermark Books in Wichita
      • 08: Chocolate Tasting at Holy Cross
      • 07: Nine Things You Should Stop Posting on Facebook
      • 04: Sweet Honey in the Rock
    • January

      • 28: Nearby Adventures
      • 24: Redefining Normal
      • 18: New Car
      • 13: The Days and the Ideas
      • 07: First Impressions… and Second Ones, too
      • 06: Holiday Season Coming to a Close
  • 2012

    • December

      • 31: Moments of Change
      • 24: To All A Good Night
      • 20: First Snow and Secret Santa
      • 16: Twelve Thoughts About Common Sense and Gun Control
      • 15: I’m in the Divinity Making Business
      • 14: Being Engaged in Life
      • 12: Flash Mob for 12-12-12-12-12-12
      • 10: Mannheim Steamroller Concert
      • 06: If You Were Here by Jen Lancaster
    • November

      • 30: Joplin Christmas Windows
      • 29: Treasure from Election Class at Syracuse
      • 27: Holiday Gatherings
      • 21: Lounging with Lanna Lee – I hope I didn’t embarrass myself
      • 20: Getting Your Book into Bookstores
      • 07: Election Night
      • 05: Blessed
      • 04: Religious Freedom
      • 01: Quote of the Day
    • October

      • 30: Happy Halloween!
      • 29: Gifts and Grace
      • 27: Late Night Double Feature Picture Show aka Rocky Horror
      • 26: Vintage Hankies
      • 26: Presenting at Conference
      • 25: Sunlight and Fronds
      • 22: The Problem with Moral Arguments
      • 21: Too Perfect to be Believable
      • 19: Tact, or the Lack Thereof; and an Apology
      • 18: Random Beauty
      • 17: Other Projects
      • 14: Autumn Arrives on the Prairie
      • 11: Trying on Different Lives
      • 10: Urban Chicken Farming
      • 09: Beautiful Things
      • 08: Sunday Flea Market Find – Grape Doily
      • 06: Wiley Building
      • 05: Shadows
      • 04: The Pink and Blue Elephant
      • 03: Candy Crowley at Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College
      • 02: Morning Glory
    • September

      • 28: Pretty Pictures
      • 27: Quote of the Day
      • 27: A Hunger for Beauty
      • 26: Small Town 2012 State of Now 140conf – Discount Included
      • 25: Cowhide Leather Wallets Made in India
      • 24: Fair Divinity Pix
      • 20: Gracious or Pragmatic
      • 19: Doily Pattern Book
      • 18: Domestic Goddess Still a Goal
      • 16: State Fair Season
      • 15: Sea Lions
      • 14: Good Fortune and Friends
      • 11: Carbon Paper Hunt
      • 10: Visioning Retreat
      • 09: Boston’s Tom Scholz – Guitar Lessons in Zen
      • 07: Divinity Won Second Place in State Fair
      • 06: We Never Know
      • 05: Divinity in State Fair
      • 03: Marketing Advice for Authors and Others
      • 02: The Power of Words
    • August

      • 29: Flowers of Silence
      • 24: First Generation of Women in My Family Born with Right to Vote
      • 22: Around the Corner
      • 22: David Vidal at Hastings Tonight
      • 21: Change and Learning
      • 20: Keeper of the Plains in Wichita
      • 18: Connections
      • 17: Rivers and Me
      • 16: Five Things Writers Do
      • 14: Life is Full
      • 13: Taking Action
      • 11: Power to the Pen from Pilot
      • 10: Weird Moments
      • 08: Old Manual Typewriter
      • 08: Visioning Retreat Collage
      • 07: Posting Here and There
      • 04: Touch of Grace
      • 03: Bales of Hay
      • 02: The Kansas Prairie
    • July

      • 30: Quote of the Day
      • 30: Twirl
      • 29: Microburst Damage
      • 29: Fresh Salad
      • 28: A Person of Rivers
      • 27: Corn Fields in the Drought
      • 27: Being Needy
      • 26: Cactus Still Going
      • 25: Charmed Life
      • 22: Layers
      • 21: Life Cycles
      • 20: Colorado Shooting and Conspiracy Theorists
      • 19: Fun Glasses
      • 18: Emotion
      • 16: Something to Say
      • 14: Possibilities
      • 13: Community
      • 12: Pushed and Pulled
      • 12: Just Because it’s Pretty…
      • 10: Three Steps to Finding Your Purpose
      • 09: Question of the Day – Delight
      • 08: Things to Do
      • 07: Thankful
      • 05: Quote of the Day
      • 04: Happy Fourth of July
      • 03: Brainstorming for Art
      • 02: Logic and Wisdom
    • June

      • 30: The Road Not Taken
      • 29: Agave Cactus Blooming on the Kansas Prairie
      • 28: Why the Health Care Vote is Personal for Me
      • 27: Margaret Atwood’s Creative Process
      • 26: Five Social Media Tips for Politicians
      • 25: Beauty is God’s Handwriting
      • 24: What Do We Lose
      • 23: Visioning Retreat
      • 22: Evangelism is Not for Me
      • 21: The Bread Business
      • 20: Putting on Airs
      • 19: Age, Attitude and Approaches
      • 18: Lifelong Learning and Technology Ties
      • 17: Surprises
      • 16: Kentucky Butter Cake
      • 15: Layers
      • 15: Words by Hand
      • 13: Quote of the Day
      • 12: Kindness by Way of Blackberries
      • 10: Second Thought, Indulgent, Writing
      • 09: The Handwritten Letter
      • 08: Idea and Ideal –
      • 08: Barry Manilow in Wichita
      • 06: Surrender
      • 05: What Else I’ve Forgotten
      • 04: Beauty Leads to the Divine
      • 03: Brother Claude Ely
      • 02: The Music Lesson
      • 02: Church Holds Cornhole Tournament
      • 01: A Little Humor Goes a Long Way
    • May

      • 31: St. James Tea in Wichita
      • 30: We Know
      • 29: Weird Al in Wichita
      • 28: Still Packaged After All These Years
      • 27: Pretty Things
      • 26: The Puerto Rico Jungle
      • 25: Question
      • 24: Tea pots on Tea towels
      • 23: Quote of the Day
      • 22: Digital Eye
      • 21: Glen Campbell Concert in Wichita – It Looked a Lot Like Love
      • 20: Quote of the Day
      • 19: Meanings that Remain
      • 18: The Unnecessary But Stunning Things
      • 17: Quote of the Day – Dreams
      • 16: Summer Butterflies
      • 15: Chocolate Meringue Cookies
      • 14: Hand Crocheted Pot Holders
      • 13: White Roses For Mother’s Day
      • 12: The dead have moved on. So should we.
      • 11: Blackberries, Signs, Decisions and Mysteries
      • 10: Augusta Historical Society Tea
      • 09: God Loves All People – Gay, Black and Unbelieving – And the Christians Who Ignore the Bible
      • 08: Houses in Our Times
      • 07: Use Me
      • 06: Questions, questions, questions
      • 05: Happy Cinco de Mayo
      • 04: Five Years Later – Greensburg’s Lessons
      • 03: My Social Media Day
      • 02: Man Seeks God by Eric Weiner
    • April

      • 30: Kansas Underground Salt Museum Celebrates 5 Years
      • 29: Cowboy Junkies at Stiefel Theatre in Salina
      • 28: Bits of Beauty and Mysteries of LIfe
      • 26: Arlo Guthrie at Hutchinson’s Fox Theater
      • 25: My Day in Photos
      • 23: The Chiropractor and Relief of A-fib
      • 23: National Festival Coming to Manhattan
      • 22: What Are You Willing To Spend Yourself On
      • 22: Farm Fresh Eggs
      • 21: Decisions and Values
      • 20: Dr. Wayne Scott Anderson at Dillon Lecture Series
      • 19: Tea in Newton on a Sunday Afternoon
      • 18: Plants Will Grow… Something I Seem to Forget
      • 17: Taxes, taxes and more taxes
      • 14: Storms
      • 13: Thank You Notes
      • 12: Vintage Hankies
      • 11: Ideas Swirling
      • 09: Resilience and Belief
      • 08: Happy Easter
      • 06: Does Architecture Affect Our Adulthood
      • 05: Taste of Home Cooking Show with Guy Klinzing
      • 04: Everything is a Gift
      • 03: Oregano and Friends
      • 02: Kentucky Wildcats Win
    • March

      • 31: National Weather Service New Warnings
      • 30: Quote of the Day
      • 29: Focus on the Positive to be Happier
      • 28: Lessons Come in All Forms – Including Designer Handbags
      • 27: Cathedral of the Plains in Victoria, Kansas
      • 26: Quote of the Day
      • 26: Highway 183, projects and sleep
      • 23: Optical Illusions
      • 23: Vintage Hankie
      • 21: Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer
      • 20: Clean Linens
      • 19: Clean Desk
      • 18: William Bernhardt Speaks about the Power of Books at the Kansas Writer’s Association Scene Conference
      • 17: Sometimes You’re Just Done
      • 15: Book Club – Swamplandia
      • 14: Red Cardinal in Gray Landscape Gone for This Year
      • 13: Pi and Pie Day
      • 12: Flea Market Find – Another Costume Jewelry Pin
      • 11: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas
      • 09: Fantasy Fudge First
      • 08: A New… cough cough cough… Collection
      • 07: Daffodils are Reminders of Springs Long Past
      • 06: Alone Time – Solitude – Self
      • 05: Greg, House and Daffodils
      • 05: Random Wisdom of the Day
      • 04: A Mess to You, Productive to Me
      • 02: Quote of the Day
      • 01: Quote of the Day in Overheard Conversation
    • February

      • 29: Pretty Hat Box
      • 28: Precious Real World Connections
      • 26: Six Steps to Stop Procrastinating
      • 25: Hospitality
      • 24: Blackberry Cobbler
      • 23: Quote of the Day
      • 22: Vintage Goodness
      • 21: Happiness is Yours for the Learning
      • 20: Yet to be discovered…
      • 19: Big Dreams and Big Chances
      • 18: Office Shelves
      • 17: New Glasses
      • 16: Cats, Creative Sisterhood and Considerations
      • 14: Happy Valentine’s Day
      • 11: Saturdays
      • 10: Days and Words
      • 09: Faith, Prayer and Belief
      • 08: Permission
      • 08: Creativity Quote
      • 07: Cupcakes and a Buttercream Recipe
      • 06: Quote of the Day
      • 04: A Public Relations Nightmare – Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood
      • 04: Pink Tulips in Soft Light
      • 02: A Vintage Treasure
      • 01: Jason Falls at SocialIRL in Wichita
    • January

      • 31: Frank Abagnale at Dillon Lecture Series
      • 30: The Night
      • 29: The Noticing
      • 28: Quote of the Day
      • 28: Craig Ferguson and Ted Alexandro in Wichita Kansas at the Orpheum Theatre
      • 27: Coconut Pie and Creative Sisterhood and Pie Day
      • 26: Top of the Fridge – Cool Stuff
      • 24: The Sorrow Tree
      • 23: Forgiveness and Violets
      • 22: I puzzle even myself
      • 20: Lips
      • 20: Writing, Writing, Writing
      • 17: SOPA Petition
      • 15: Finally, it is done…
      • 13: Storytelling is What I Encourage Others To Do
      • 11: In Change There is Power
      • 11: The Crimson Petal and The White
      • 09: Courage
      • 08: Opening a Space
      • 07: The Days
      • 04: Quote of the Day
      • 03: Finding Spirituality through Art, Nature and Ritual
      • 01: Happy New Year
  • 2011

    • December

      • 31: Send Love to All
      • 30: Lessons Learned and the New Year Looming Large
      • 29: Happiness
      • 27: Quote of the Day
      • 25: A Little Bit More
      • 24: Unto Them…
      • 22: 50 Trips Around the Sun
      • 20: Christmas Scenes
      • 19: Down by the Riverside
      • 18: Secret Santa at K-Mart
      • 18: The Myth of the Paperless Office
      • 16: Christmas Past 12
      • 16: How Happy People Live
      • 15: Charmed Existence
      • 14: Christmas Past 11
      • 13: Quote of the Day
      • 13: Ask Yourself: Am I Johnny Mathis?
      • 12: Christmas Past 10
      • 11: Spirituality
      • 11: Skydiving to Grandma’s House
      • 10: Celtic Tenors in Salina Kansas at Stiefel Theatre
      • 09: Minding My Own Business
      • 07: Christmas Past 9
      • 05: Organization
      • 05: Christmas Past 8
      • 04: Perceptions
      • 03: Christmas Past 7
      • 02: Christmas Past 6
      • 01: Divinity Recipe
      • 01: Christmas Past 5
    • November

      • 30: Photography
      • 30: Christmas Past 4
      • 29: Christmas Past 3
      • 29: Who We Are
      • 28: Christmas Past 2
      • 28: Teens and Tweets – Emma Sullivan and Governor Brownback and #heblowsalot
      • 28: Train Case Travel – Vintage Style Updated
      • 27: Christmas Past 1
      • 27: Love it – a tree of books
      • 26: Theme Song for the Day…
      • 26: Xmas is Not Leaving Christ Out of Christmas
      • 25: Traveling with Greg
      • 24: Happy Thanksgiving
      • 23: My Day in Pictures
      • 22: Joplin Tornado Six Month Anniversary
      • 20: Wisdom
      • 19: Kinda Cool
      • 18: Lemon Curd and Scones for Creative Sisterhood
      • 17: Stealing Pens
      • 16: Observer
      • 16: Chaos
      • 14: Quote of the Day
      • 10: A Jewel Just Sitting There Waiting For Me…
      • 09: What Matters
      • 08: Tea in St. John Kansas
      • 08: The Ephemeral
      • 07: Writing Advice from Author Lisa Dale Norton
      • 06: The Church Bazaar, Earthquakes and More
      • 04: First Friday – A New Event in Hutchinson
      • 03: Cokie Roberts at Dillon Lecture Series
      • 02: Snow
      • 01: Dale Hankins to be featured in Hutchinson Magazine
    • October

      • 31: Happy Halloween
      • 30: Redemption
      • 29: We All Want to Matter
      • 28: Trust Your Instincts
      • 27: Three Things Every Day
      • 26: The Healing Power of Home
      • 25: Toy Depot Story for Hutchinson Magazine
      • 24: Spirit Day
      • 23: Happiness and a Support System
      • 22: Greg’s Birthday
      • 21: Hankies
      • 20: Zombie Walk
      • 18: Old Fashioned Calendar
      • 16: Happy Halloween in Pierce City Missouri
      • 15: Conscious Listening
      • 14: A Pen Addiction
      • 13: Grateful for the Past
      • 11: Anatomy of Avoidance
      • 10: Rachael Ray EveryDay Magazine November 2011 Reducing Subscription Letter
      • 09: Turning Points
      • 09: The Payoff
      • 07: A Day on the Road
      • 06: Old Fashioned Social Media
      • 05: Steve Jobs is Dead
      • 04: What You Need is Nearby
      • 03: Kindnesses Needed
      • 02: Still Some Flowers
      • 01: We’re Funny… Or so we like to think…
    • September

      • 30: I might be geeky…
      • 30: Taxes
      • 29: Food Traditions speech at Hutchinson Public Library on September 29 at 6:30 p.m.
      • 28: Why Do You Care?
      • 26: Time Capsule Opened in Hutchinson Kansas – 100 Years After Cornerstone Laid by President Taft
      • 25: Catching Up…
      • 24: Details, Details, Details
      • 23: Hieroglyphics and Their Modern Lessons
      • 22: Celebrity and What it Means for Us
      • 21: Kiva
      • 20: 140conf
      • 20: Opportunities for small things that have big impacts
      • 19: Twitter Classes
      • 17: Smalltown 140Conf in Hutchinson
      • 16: Seasons Changing
      • 16: Concerts
      • 14: I’ve Got Nothing Bad To Say… Really…
      • 13: Kool and The Gang at the Kansas State Fair
      • 12: Kenny Rogers at the Kansas State Fair
      • 11: Artist Erika Nelson on Conversations with Creatives
      • 10: Joplin Missouri Today
      • 08: Stream of Time
      • 08: Scenes From My World
      • 07: Autumn’s Arrival
      • 06: Kansas Restaurants
      • 04: Tea Memories
      • 04: Wastebasket
      • 02: I love this song
      • 01: Overheard Conversation
      • 01: Quote of the Day
    • August

      • 31: Vintage Fashion Show and Miss Modernism Pageant at Denver Modernism Show
      • 31: Three Interesting Things
      • 30: My Life is Weird
      • 28: I didn’t know I collected Modernism… but apparently I do
      • 27: Dapper Dressers
      • 27: Tea at the Brown Palace, Hula Girls and Hula Hoops
      • 26: A Day of Giant Things
      • 25: Scenes From My World
      • 24: Busy News Day
      • 22: Quote of the Day
      • 21: Quote of the Day
      • 20: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Cottonwood Falls Kansas
      • 19: Remembered in Stone
      • 19: Words of Wisdom
      • 17: Quote of the Day
      • 15: Rainbow Over Perfection
      • 15: Perceptions
      • 13: Stories – Telling them and Hearing them
      • 12: Scenes From My World
      • 11: Thomas Hart Benton Paint and Harmonica
      • 11: She Wore Orange Pumps
      • 08: Artwork Going to New Home
      • 07: Then There’s This Moment…
      • 07: Tis The Season
      • 05: Quote of the Day
      • 03: My Heart Is Not In It
      • 03: How Your Passion Hurts Your Cause
      • 02: Desperately Seeking Rita
      • 02: Wayne Dean’s assemblage artwork in ArtsKC exhibit Art at Work
      • 01: What to do…
    • July

      • 30: Art
      • 29: Conversation and Solitude
      • 28: 4-H Really Does Build Character
      • 27: Physical Reminders of Time
      • 26: Get Motivated Seminar in Wichita
      • 26: Addictions Come In All Shapes and Sizes
      • 25: Briefly
      • 24: Teaching Interviewing
      • 21: Summer
      • 19: Creative Sisterhood
      • 18: The View
      • 17: 30,000 Days
      • 15: Storytelling Quotes
      • 13: Questions to Ask Yourself
      • 11: Honor Among Humans
      • 09: What Kind of Person…
      • 08: Quote of the Day
      • 06: Banality of Evil
      • 05: Acupressure and A-fib
      • 03: Fundamental Attribution Error
      • 02: ‘Tis the season
    • June

      • 30: Transition and Change
      • 29: Author James Magnuson’s Advice to Writers
      • 28: Letting Go
      • 28: Accomplishment
      • 26: Late Night Callers Video from Anthony Ladesich
      • 25: Summer Fun
      • 25: Planning
      • 24: Notes from a Memory
      • 23: Conversation
      • 22: Quote of the Day
      • 21: Joplin Tornado
      • 19: Contentment
      • 18: Interview with Judith Robl about writing the book, "As Grandma Says"
      • 18: Blackberries and Boyfriends – Trash Days and Thursdays
      • 16: From my brain…
      • 15: Ten Rules on Vision
      • 14: Good Practice to Give a Little Something Extra
      • 14: Flag Day Photos
      • 12: Quote of the Day
      • 11: Scenes of the Day
      • 10: The Home Office
      • 09: Creative People
      • 08: My Little World
      • 07: Honoring the Past
      • 06: Another Inspiring Story
      • 05: Tallgrass Writing Workshop
      • 04: Saturday Nights
      • 03: Absent
    • May

      • 27: Brilliance From Artist Robert Genn
      • 26: White
      • 26: Cookie Book Now Available
      • 25: Quote of the Day
      • 24: Joplin Tornado Update
      • 23: Respect
      • 22: Joplin
      • 22: The Prairie in the Spring
      • 21: Fear
      • 20: Why Must There Always Be Snakes
      • 19: Stone Fences
      • 18: Conversation Confusion
      • 17: Saving Libraries
      • 16: The Magic of Water
      • 15: Pike’s Peak
      • 14: Patsy Cooks Cookies
      • 13: A Corsage of White Roses
      • 11: Three Sisters
      • 10: The Day
      • 09: Name Worshipping
      • 08: Quote of the Day
      • 07: Mailbox Missives
      • 06: The Lives People Make For Themselves
      • 05: Mulligan
      • 04: Greensburg Kansas Anniversary
      • 03: What She Came To Do
      • 02: Bin Laden is Dead
      • 01: Quote of the Day
    • April

      • 29: Writing The Novel
      • 28: Newspaper Rack I Painted is at Post Office
      • 27: Corn and Bean Salad Recipe from Matthew
      • 26: Art Jewelry
      • 25: Journal
      • 24: Fresh Starts
      • 23: Cathedrals on the Plains
      • 22: Tenderness
      • 21: David Vidal at Third Thursday Art Walk in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 21: You Just Have To…
      • 20: Welcome Burden
      • 19: The Day
      • 18: Lovely, Dark and Deep
      • 16: You’ve Always Had It
      • 15: Quote of the Day
      • 14: Time
      • 13: Retreat Collage
      • 12: Life is about the Details
      • 11: A New Home for Beautiful Vintage Things
      • 10: TIV at Cosmosphere
      • 08: Serving Our Purpose
      • 07: Taste of Home Show
      • 06: Awake
      • 04: Retreat
      • 02: Famous Cornbread
      • 01: Quote of the Day
    • March

      • 31: Thanks
      • 31: Quote of the Day
      • 30: Bright
      • 29: Carnival
      • 28: Times Change
      • 27: French Knots as Life Metaphor
      • 26: Quote of the Day
      • 25: Addicted to Complacency
      • 24: 101 Things (and more) About Me
      • 23: Much Needs To Be Continued… from Jim and Fred at Prairie Oak Farms
      • 22: Timing
      • 21: Between Two Worlds
      • 20: Billy Dean Performs in Hutchinson at The W
      • 19: Vintage Linens and an Old Recipe Box
      • 17: Too Gentle
      • 16: Pink Hippo – I love him
      • 15: Sorting
      • 14: Albert Einstein Quotes
      • 13: The Weekend
      • 13: Question of the Day
      • 11: Feeling Alive When Close to Death
      • 10: Retreat Planning
      • 09: Quote of the Day
      • 08: Mardi Gras
      • 07: My Druthers
      • 06: Flea Market Finds
      • 06: Daniel Menaker and "A Good Talk; The Story and Skill of Conversation"
      • 04: Talking about the Hutchinson Social Media Club on the KWBW Morning Show
      • 03: What Story Does a Desk Tell
      • 02: Dr. Seuss
      • 01: Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg reads in Hutchinson, Kansas
    • February

      • 28: Technology
      • 27: It’s A Funny Thing About Money
      • 26: Making a Book Trailer for As Grandma Says
      • 25: Giving it a Full Two Percent
      • 24: Old Soul
      • 23: The Day
      • 22: Questions Can Be True Gifts
      • 20: Coffee Cake Recipe
      • 19: Getting to Know You
      • 19: Efficiency, Holidays and Pluto
      • 17: Newspaper Rack Artwork Unveiled
      • 16: Quote of the Day
      • 15: Wisdom in Books
      • 14: Sharing Recipes and Connections
      • 13: Beautiful Sunday
      • 12: Richard Crowson and Moments When Lives Change
      • 11: History Made
      • 10: Being the Life of the Party
      • 10: Productive Day
      • 09: Snow!
      • 07: Bill Rancic Speaks in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 07: Thoughts on Egypt
      • 04: The day
      • 03: Quote of the Day
      • 02: Grateful
      • 01: Cold
    • January

      • 31: Jeff Corwin of Animal Planet at Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas
      • 31: Life Lessons
      • 29: Newspaper Rack Art
      • 28: Adrienne Beasley on American Idol
      • 28: A Love Affair With Words
      • 27: Connecting
      • 26: Neptune and Its Life Lessons
      • 25: Pike’s Peak Update
      • 24: Catching Up
      • 23: Hello
      • 22: Mission Of Mercy
      • 20: Quote of the Day
      • 20: The Universe Provides
      • 19: Organizing
      • 17: The Word at This Juncture is Reverence
      • 17: Quote of the Day
      • 16: Pictures and 1000 Words and All of That
      • 15: Newspaper Racks Become Artwork
      • 14: It’s Here
      • 13: Note to Self – Evolution and Revolution
      • 11: Franklin Flyer Ramblings
      • 10: Congratulations to Judge Trish Rose
      • 09: Quote of the Day
      • 09: Thoughts on Today’s Shooting
      • 08: Weather Whining
      • 07: Irony
      • 06: Choices and Happiness
      • 04: Quote of the Day
      • 03: Tired
      • 02: Coffee Cake
      • 01: New Year’s Day
  • 2010

    • December

      • 31: The End of the Year and the Beginning of the Year
      • 31: Invigorating
      • 29: Tribal Like Us
      • 28: Zina and The Mysteries of Life
      • 27: Purpose
      • 26: Perfect Moments
      • 25: Merry Christmas
      • 24: Luminarias in Hutchinson
      • 23: Happy Birthday to Me and Happy Festivus to You
      • 22: Christmas Happiness
      • 21: Lunar Eclipse
      • 20: Yes, Virginia…
      • 19: Mama’s Divinity
      • 19: Santa
      • 17: How Do You Remember
      • 17: Colbert says Jesus is a Liberal Democrat
      • 16: Silence
      • 15: I don’t mean "fungus" in a bad way…
      • 13: Suffering
      • 12: Cookbooks Find Their Way To Me
      • 11: Greg
      • 11: The Day
      • 10: Quiet and Meditation
      • 09: Blogging Class
      • 08: Connecting
      • 07: Back to Normal
      • 05: O Christmas Tree
      • 05: Dreams and Dreamers
      • 04: Catching Up with Thanksgiving Photos
      • 04: Hutchinson Zoo Holiday Train
      • 02: Circling The Wagons
      • 01: Dour Kitties for Vapid People
    • November

      • 30: Simple Pleasures
      • 29: Limiting
      • 28: A Soldier’s Story from PFC Logan Gates
      • 27: Decking the Halls
      • 26: Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
      • 26: Rituals
      • 24: Quote of the Day
      • 23: Hair Donation
      • 22: Change
      • 21: Not the Weekend I Had Planned
      • 20: Gift From Hollie
      • 20: Quote of the Day
      • 18: Busy Days
      • 17: Happiness and Commitment
      • 16: I’m Teaching Blogging
      • 16: Devil’s Food Cake
      • 16: Leadership
      • 15: Johnny Mathis Heralds Christmas Season
      • 14: Writing by Hand
      • 13: What are you building?
      • 12: Michael Josephson speaks in Hutchinson Kansas about Character Counts
      • 11: Author Friends
      • 11: Question Quote
      • 11: Tweet at 650 Feet Down
      • 10: Your Presence
      • 09: Messages Arrive about a Lasting Loss
      • 08: Inward
      • 07: Quote of the Day
      • 06: Buz Carpenter and Ribbit the Frog
      • 05: Buz Carpenter at Cosmosphere Nov. 6, 2010
      • 05: Pensive
      • 03: Politics
      • 02: Seasons Changing
      • 01: Twitter is Today’s Civic Club – #140conf Speech in Hutchinson Kansas.
    • October

      • 31: Handwriting Beneficial for the Brain
      • 30: Speech writing
      • 29: Long Day
      • 28: Flights of Fancy
      • 27: Quote of the Day
      • 26: Better Days Ahead
      • 25: I come into…
      • 24: Hutch Haunts was Great
      • 23: Meaningful and Productive
      • 22: Written Right
      • 20: Spirit Day Vigil
      • 20: Hutchinson Happenings – Cosmosphere, Downtown, Underground Salt Museum and Hutchinson Theatre Guild
      • 20: Good Timing
      • 19: The Day
      • 19: Magic Light
      • 18: Quote of the Day
      • 17: Holy Ground at River Confluence
      • 16: Homecoming Memoir
      • 15: Synchronicity
      • 15: Open
      • 13: Impact of Tourism on Kansas Economy
      • 12: Learning and Loving
      • 11: Futurist Dr. Lowell Catlett
      • 10: Water
      • 09: Visiting
      • 08: Broken Bits
      • 07: Temperate Days
      • 06: Soothing the Insula to Control Addictions
      • 05: Catching Up
      • 03: The Weekend
      • 02: Memoir Writing Compared to Novels and Autobiography
      • 01: Lisa Dale Norton Workshop
      • 01: Warm Mug Equal Warm Feelings
      • 01: Getting to know you
    • September

      • 30: Routine
      • 30: World Habitat Day on Monday
      • 28: Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Jeff Ashby at the Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College
      • 27: 140conf coming to Hutchinson Kansas
      • 26: Productive Weekend
      • 25: Garden Ornament
      • 24: Happy to inform you…
      • 23: Labyrinth
      • 22: Quote of the Day
      • 21: State Fair Has Come and Gone
      • 20: Seven Years
      • 19: Creative Sisterhood Anniversary
      • 18: Quote of the Day
      • 17: Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson’s Hobby is Thinking
      • 16: Yes, you should… Today
      • 15: Come Home To
      • 14: Oak Ridge Boys at Kansas State Fair
      • 13: Freedom or Peace
      • 12: Butter Sculpture at Kansas State Fair
      • 10: But by the Grace of God There Go I
      • 09: Magazines
      • 08: Cosmosphere Learning Network
      • 07: Conversation
      • 06: Secret Lives
      • 06: Thinking of You
      • 05: Functioning Wisdom
      • 04: 140conf Coming to Hutchinson Kansas
      • 03: Weekend
      • 03: Lovely Long Weekend
      • 01: Lessons Learned
    • August

      • 31: Let us be mindful
      • 30: Quote of the Day
      • 29: Quieter
      • 29: Question of the Day
      • 28: Now a Weekend
      • 28: Thought of the Day
      • 28: Ch-ch-ch-changes…
      • 27: Weekend is Here
      • 26: Kindness
      • 25: Gratitude Journaling
      • 25: Early Morning At My House
      • 23: Symbiotic Friendships
      • 22: Saving My Past, One Piece at a Time
      • 21: A good day in the PR world
      • 19: Third Thursday at Smith’s Market in Hutchinson
      • 18: Collecting Handwriting
      • 18: Quote of the Day
      • 16: Bzinga
      • 15: Who Expects You to Be Somebody
      • 14: Diamond W Wranglers
      • 14: Surrounded by Grace
      • 12: Space War 2000 at Cosmosphere
      • 11: Film makers and birds and computers
      • 10: cable modem
      • 09: "The Headlight" – a Singing Book from 1873
      • 08: Quote of the Day
      • 07: Introspection
      • 07: Blessed
      • 06: Books from 1961, hand crocheted linens and recipe files
      • 05: Interesting Things
      • 04: Newness
      • 03: Judge Trish Rose
      • 02: First Generation of Women to Vote
      • 01: Weekend Ending
    • July

      • 31: New Business Cards
      • 31: A New Take on the Political Process
      • 29: Full Day
      • 28: The Days Zip By
      • 27: Ideas are a Dime a Dozen
      • 26: Acceptance, Enjoyment, Enthusiasm
      • 25: Home
      • 24: Life in a Day
      • 23: Life in a Day Global Experiment
      • 22: Small Towns and Forward Thinking
      • 22: Brain Storming
      • 21: Daily Writing
      • 20: Wide Open Spaces
      • 19: Fresh Peach Cobbler
      • 18: Cages
      • 17: Ellinwood Kansas Underground Tunnels
      • 15: Third Thursday
      • 15: Dreams Come True
      • 13: Time for Meditation
      • 12: No Holds Barred Conversation
      • 12: The weekend
      • 10: Scenes of the Day
      • 10: Not working on the house
      • 09: Art and Age
      • 08: Quote of the Day
      • 07: Always A Great Day
      • 06: How My Brain Works
      • 05: Noise
      • 04: Flooding in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 03: How to Have a Successful Fourth of July Parade Float
      • 02: A Holiday Weekend
      • 01: Photos with the Evo Phone
    • June

      • 30: Grateful
      • 30: A little paint is good for electronics isn’t it?
      • 30: Every day starts better when art is involved.
      • 29: William Stafford Archives
      • 28: Quote of the Day and Workshops
      • 28: Brightening up my desk
      • 27: Wrapping up the Weekend
      • 27: I’m always prepared for note taking the old fashioned way.
      • 26: Writing and Publishing Advice from Greg Tobin
      • 25: Social Media Club in Hutchinson
      • 24: Speaking about Food Traditions and Cookbooks at the Wichita Sedgwick County Historical Museum
      • 23: Making Private Pain Public
      • 22: Speaking
      • 21: Steamboat Arabia Museum in Kansas City
      • 20: Quote of the Day
      • 19: Full Saturday
      • 18: The Day
      • 17: Art Walk
      • 16: Voice Demo
      • 15: My Big Brother Jackie
      • 14: Food Coma Caravan
      • 14: My Blackberry Crop
      • 14: Back in Kansas
      • 13: I want one
      • 12: What was this incident?
      • 12: Vintage rolls royce
      • 12: My old Kentucky Home
      • 10: PostSecret Event with Frank Warren in Pittsburg Kansas
      • 09: Hummingbirds Eat Mimosa Nectar at Sunset
      • 08: New Glasses
      • 08: A Taste of Italy in Rural Kansas
      • 06: Quote of the Day
      • 05: Summer Days
      • 04: El Dorado Arkansas and a Long Term Solution
      • 03: What’s in a Name?
      • 01: Friends, Vices, Cell Phones and The Truth
    • May

      • 31: End of a Three Day Weekend
      • 30: Human Life is Evanescent
      • 28: Scenes from the week
      • 28: Sex in the City 2 – No Spoilers
      • 26: The Numbers
      • 25: Quote of the Day
      • 25: Rainy Morning in Small Town America
      • 24: Visioning Collages
      • 23: Messenger
      • 22: Collage process
      • 22: Lighting candles
      • 21: Faith
      • 20: Visioning
      • 19: Prairie Skies
      • 18: Retreat
      • 18: Quote of the day
      • 17: Facebook and Privacy
      • 16: Participating in Life
      • 15: Old Friends, New Friends, Christmas Cactus and Tracing Paper
      • 14: Beauty in the Day
      • 13: Quote of the Day
      • 11: Story Telling
      • 10: White Roses and Remembrances
      • 10: Alice Cooper
      • 08: Art Show a Success
      • 07: Art Show Tomorrow
      • 06: Flower Petal Nests
      • 05: Birds of a Feather
      • 04: Life Is Moving So Quickly I Ended up Having Accidental Plastic Surgery
      • 03: Guenter Wendt is Dead at 85
      • 02: Reconnecting With People
    • April

      • 30: A Little Americana in Leavenworth Kansas and the Sampler Festival
      • 29: Chris Brogran at Free State Social
      • 28: Beauty
      • 27: Amy and Chocolate
      • 26: Lunch With Andrea
      • 25: Testing Things
      • 24: Blog Changes
      • 23: Art
      • 22: Apollo 13 Astronauts
      • 22: Free Will?
      • 21: Days Off
      • 20: Saying Thank You
      • 19: Cosmosphere’s 40th Anniversary Celebration for Apollo 13
      • 18: Tired and Sore
      • 15: 10,000 Hours
      • 14: Killing Time
      • 13: Dusting the SR-71 Blackbird
      • 12: Making a Wine Run to Eudora, Kansas
      • 11: Don’t Acquire More Demons
      • 10: The Week That Was
      • 09: Plants I Forgot
      • 08: A Night At Home
      • 08: Breathing the Same Air
      • 06: Trees and People and Contradictions
      • 05: Ten Ways to Be Happier
      • 05: Friends, Bunnies and Art
      • 03: Rusty Rierson at The W in Hutchinson
      • 02: Possibility
      • 01: Topeka and Google
    • March

      • 31: Work Spaces and Art Spaces
      • 30: Quote of the Day
      • 29: Fred Kaplan at Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College
      • 28: Weekend
      • 27: Chinese Caravan
      • 25: Something For Everyone and a Lesson in Design
      • 24: Creative Cities Speech in McPherson Kansas
      • 23: Creative Sisterhood
      • 22: Cool… again
      • 21: Historic Health Care Reform
      • 19: Art and Music and Snow
      • 18: I’m Tired of the Whining
      • 17: Home
      • 16: Things are Hopping
      • 15: Ch-ch-ch-changes… of time
      • 14: Pi Day Pie
      • 14: Things I Learned Today
      • 14: Happy Pi Day
      • 14: Comedy at The W in Downtown Hutchinson Kansas
      • 13: Jon Bon Jovi in Wichita
      • 12: Catching Up
      • 09: Prepared for Anything
      • 08: Home is Where You Get Your Start
      • 07: Chocolate Cupcakes
      • 06: Studio
      • 06: Paint Samples
      • 05: Elton John and Billy Joel in Concert in Wichita
      • 05: Blogging Woes
      • 02: Learning My Place
      • 01: Treasure Trove
    • February

      • 28: Weekend Update
      • 26: Feeling Good About The World
      • 25: Random Observations
      • 24: Quote of the Day
      • 23: Sunlight and Super Bowl Rings
      • 23: Creative Sisterhood
      • 21: The Day
      • 19: A Lot To Forget
      • 18: Third Thursday
      • 16: Life
      • 15: Henry Winkler at the Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College
      • 14: Happy Valentine’s Day
      • 13: Antimony
      • 11: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress at Hutchinson Art Center
      • 10: Points to Live By from Patsy
      • 09: Inspiration
      • 08: Changing Who You Are
      • 07: Gratitude Journal
      • 07: Manfax and Other Fun Thoughts
      • 06: Quote of the Day
      • 05: I Love Fridays
      • 04: Saying Goodbye to all the Selves You’re Not Going To Be
      • 02: Bits of Beauty
      • 02: Vardoger
    • January

      • 31: Hoar Frost in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 30: Things and Emotional Baggage
      • 29: A Day Full of Perks
      • 29: The Day
      • 28: Creative Sisterhood
      • 27: Charmed Life
      • 25: Quote of the Day
      • 25: But it’s still good…
      • 24: Diamond W Wranglers at Pretty Prairie Civic Theatre
      • 21: Peanut Butter Fudge
      • 20: Time Stretching
      • 19: Unexpected Perks
      • 18: Word at this Juncture
      • 17: Harley Elliott and Harley Marshall – Born to be Mild
      • 17: Not a Celebrity
      • 15: Quote of the Day
      • 15: Busy Day
      • 13: Apollo Command Module Trainer
      • 12: Truth
      • 11: Spontaneity
      • 10: It’s Not a Giant Mango
      • 09: January 8
      • 08: Quote of the Day
      • 06: Friendship
      • 05: What a Difference a Year Makes
      • 04: Healing is an Inflammatory Process
      • 03: Waiting For Someone To Ask
      • 02: The New Year
      • 01: Quote of the Day
  • 2009

    • December

      • 30: Don’t Look Down
      • 29: Some After Christmas Shopping
      • 27: 60,000 Thoughts
      • 26: Quote of the Day
      • 26: New Media and Traditional Media
      • 25: Merry Christmas
      • 24: White Christmas
      • 24: Happy Birthday to Me
      • 23: Christmas Letter
      • 22: Are You Living Your Dreams or Your Fears
      • 21: Blizzard Warning
      • 20: A Christmas Season Saturday
      • 19: Toy Trains Today
      • 18: The Wichita Sedgwick County Historical Museum Victorian Christmas
      • 17: Events vs. Processes
      • 17: Quote of the Day
      • 15: Being Engaged
      • 14: Long Day
      • 13: Jami and Victorian Christmas and Vintage Paper and Presents and a Christmasy Day
      • 12: Cards
      • 12: Tickets
      • 09: Meeting Barbara
      • 08: Snow!
      • 07: A Surprise from Deb
      • 07: Tiger Woods Overload
      • 06: Christmas Homes Tour in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 05: The Tree is Finished
      • 04: Christmas at the Hutchinson Zoo in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 03: Unsettle Their Minds
      • 02: The Day
      • 01: A Season for Everything
    • November

      • 30: Cyber Monday is not a Bargain Day
      • 29: Quote of the Day
      • 27: Black Friday
      • 26: Thanksgiving Day
      • 24: Teachers’ Night Out
      • 23: Quote of the Day
      • 22: Journal Writing
      • 21: Christmas Parade in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 20: Funny, Funny, Funny
      • 19: Wicked in Wichita Behind the Scenes and How I Learned I was Blonde
      • 18: Flowers and Ramblings
      • 18: Home
      • 17: home soon
      • 16: Working
      • 16: I Don’t Like It
      • 15: UnBound
      • 14: Room 5208
      • 13: No news is good news
      • 12: thanks
      • 12: patsy here
      • 12: Thursday Morning
      • 11: Still in ICU, doing better
      • 11: Epidural
      • 11: Still in the ICU
      • 10: Surgery Update
      • 10: Surgery in Progress
      • 10: Tomorrow is the Day
      • 09: Good Morning America and Grammar
      • 08: Wandering
      • 07: Ingenious Marketing at Walmart
      • 07: Wicked
      • 06: Meeting Jami and Martha’s Words of Wisdom
      • 04: Energy
      • 03: Operating Systems and Orchestras
    • October

      • 31: Big Giant Head for Halloween
      • 30: The Gypsy Costume and other Halloween Costumes at Work
      • 29: Halloween Costume Dilemma
      • 28: Dentist
      • 27: Gongs and Quiet
      • 26: Computers
      • 25: Ritual
      • 24: Working Saturday
      • 23: Telling Our Stories
      • 22: Halloween Costume
      • 21: Cookbooks and Other Books
      • 20: Doodles Help Memory Retention
      • 19: The Last
      • 18: The Road, Friends and Creating a Book
      • 17: Reconnecting
      • 15: Back Home
      • 15: Social Media Classes
      • 13: True Leadership
      • 12: Letting It Settle In
      • 11: Life and Changing
      • 10: Cold, Lazy Saturday
      • 09: Home
      • 08: better
      • 07: Hospital
      • 05: Waiting
      • 04: Weekend Ramblings
      • 02: The Days Turn Into Weeks
      • 01: Cathedral of the Plains in Victoria Kansas
    • September

      • 30: How We Go On
      • 29: Old and New
      • 28: Geeks On A Saturday Afternoon
      • 27: Pumpkins
      • 26: A Sign of the Times – Worry over Flu
      • 25: Rituals
      • 24: Social Networking for Rural Tourism
      • 23: Things we come to later in life
      • 22: The Family You Make For Yourself
      • 21: How Quickly We Acclimate
      • 20: A Girl’s Gotta Have A Good Pen
      • 18: Today
      • 16: Technology
      • 16: Sacred Trust Violated
      • 14: Being Civil
      • 13: Weekend Going, Going, Gone
      • 13: A Day at the State Fair
      • 11: The Days Zip By
      • 10: Ace Jackalope is More Famous
      • 09: Warrior For Family Values
      • 08: My Story About Health Care Reform
      • 07: Labor Day Work
      • 06: Life By To-Do List
      • 06: Senator Keith Ellison of Minnesota Speaks Truth
      • 06: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
      • 04: Of Football and Taxes
      • 03: Making an Impact
      • 02: Writing
      • 01: Summer Passing Into Fall
      • 01: Pettiness
    • August

      • 29: Vision Collage Thoughts
      • 27: Things Men Have Said to Me
      • 26: Summer’s Bounty
      • 24: Christmas Loving Coworkers
      • 23: Poof! And Then There were Astronauts
      • 23: Cosmosphere’s Starry Night Party
      • 21: Feeling More Myself
      • 20: Walking Into Peace
      • 19: Fun Day Ahead
      • 17: I Want A Barn
      • 15: Acceptance
      • 15: Brain out of sync
      • 15:
      • 13: Overlooking the Obvious
      • 12: Question of the Day – Make that Week
      • 11: Being Thankful
      • 11: Power of Action
      • 09: The Weekend
      • 09: Respect
      • 07: Feeling More Myself
      • 06: Quote, Ritual and Nature
      • 05: Sometimes The Light Dawns Slowly
      • 04: A Work Day Break
      • 03: Quote of the Day
      • 03: A Brick of Business Cards
      • 02: Summer Concert in the Park by Rudy Love and the Love Family Band
    • July

      • 30: Tomatoes, and More
      • 29: Defining Moments
      • 28: Crabby Patty
      • 27: How I almost accidentally went to Dusseldorf
      • 26: Hair Donation for Pantene Beautiful Lengths
      • 25: Surrounded by Love
      • 24: Where a Dream became Real
      • 20: Rest in Peace Matthew Thompson
      • 20: It’s Pumpkins
      • 18: Feeling Anti-social
      • 18: Rest in Peace Walter Cronkite
      • 17: Whirlwind of Activity
      • 15: Finding a Way Through
      • 14: Quote of the Day
      • 13: Devotion to a Cause
      • 12: Looking Out My Back Door
      • 11: Epiphanies Come At the Oddest Times
      • 10: The day
      • 08: Embracing the New
      • 07: Day and Night
      • 06: I Lead a Charmed Life
      • 05: Fourth of July Parade
      • 04: Issues
      • 02: Scenes of the Day
      • 01: Dreaming with Lavender
    • June

      • 30: Fabric Store a Misnomer
      • 30: Road of Life
      • 28: Writer’s Workshop
      • 27: Inspiring Day
      • 26: Harvest on the Prairie
      • 25: Icons Gone
      • 24: Settling in
      • 23: Twists and Turns
      • 22: Creative Sisterhood and Really Listening
      • 22: Ten Ways to Be Happier Today
      • 21: Grounding, Gratitude and Going Forward
      • 18: Cosmosphere has Russian Space Suits and the Trophy Trout
      • 18: Going, going, going
      • 17: Quote of the Day
      • 17: It has been a week and it’s only Tuesday
      • 16: Safe
      • 15: Joplin and Mechanical Woes
      • 13: Jolly Mill near Granby Missouri
      • 12: Quote of the day
      • 11: Canopy Beds and Other Mysteries of Life
      • 10: What is the World Coming to?
      • 09: Being Heard
      • 08: I Have a New Job
      • 07: Food Coma Caravan
      • 06: Fireflies
      • 05: Addie Lee Hunnicutt Lister at Devil’s Den State Park
      • 04: Funerals
      • 03: Consuming Content and Creating Content
      • 03: Ch-ch-ch-changes…
      • 02: Planning
    • May

      • 31: Thinking
      • 31: Dr. George Tiller Shot and Killed in Wichita
      • 30: Make New Dreams
      • 30: Appreciating Disappearing Scenes
      • 28: Rural Tourism Training
      • 27: Curtis Cafe in Stafford Kansas
      • 27: A day
      • 25: Strawberries Ripened on the Vine are Red Inside
      • 25: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
      • 23: Quote of the Day
      • 23: A Saturday With Friends
      • 22: Carolyn’s Essenhaus in Arlington Kansas
      • 22: Third Thursday Plus
      • 21: Some Kind of Love sung by Jean Redpath
      • 21: Ad Hoc Book Group Discusses The Geography of Bliss
      • 20: Staging
      • 19: Fences as Metaphors
      • 18: Sunday
      • 17: Saturday
      • 16: Hail Unpredicted
      • 14: Travel and Tourism Week – What to see in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 14: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Cottonwood Falls Kansas
      • 13: Advertising on Patsy’s Ponderings
      • 13: Myth of Immortality
      • 11: May 11
      • 10: My Title of Domestic Goddess is in Serious Jeopardy
      • 09: Constant Motion
      • 08: Hail and plants and newsprint
      • 07: Star Trek Movie is Great
      • 07: The Days Are Full
      • 05: Economic Development Costs and Questions about Manufacturing
      • 05: Red Winged Blackbird
      • 03: Kansas Sampler Festival Photos
      • 02: Sampler Festival in Concordia
      • 02:
    • April

      • 30: Computers
      • 30: Kindness
      • 29: Balance
      • 29: Blooming Buttons
      • 27: Messengers of the Divine
      • 27: Kansas Underground Salt Museum in Hutchinson
      • 26: Excursion Train in Hutchinson
      • 26: Cokie Roberts Celebrates 60 Years of KMUW at Wichita State University
      • 24: Anniversaries
      • 24: Over
      • 22: Kris and Cokie
      • 22: Happy Earth Day
      • 20: Guenter Wendt Appreciated at the Cosmosphere
      • 19: Tourism Thoughts
      • 19: Oxy Clean is Amazing Stuff
      • 18: Optimism and Promise
      • 17: Connecting People and Ideas
      • 17: Connecting People and Ideas
      • 16: Third Thursday
      • 16: Once upon a time there were fam tours…
      • 15: NPR’s Jackie Lyden
      • 14: The Itty Bitty Bud
      • 13: Susan Boyle
      • 12: Rain on Easter Sunday
      • 12: Happy Easter
      • 12: A Busy but Fun Saturday
      • 11: Friday
      • 10: Your Purpose in Life
      • 08: Qi gong in the Park
      • 08: Easter, Spring and Gardens
      • 07: These Three Pounds
      • 05: Moon Rock for the Touching
      • 05: Doggie Easter Parade
      • 04: Someone Should Stop Me
      • 03: A Girl Can Look…
      • 02: Goals
    • March

      • 31: Scientist Dr. Russell Vreeland in Hutchinson
      • 30: Love Fades
      • 30: Very Full Sunday
      • 28: A Snow Day
      • 27: Blizzard
      • 26: Nancy Pickard author of The Virgin of Small Plains
      • 25: New Day
      • 25: Eight Weeks
      • 24: Two Cool Things Coming Up
      • 23: Wind Storm
      • 23: Optimism
      • 23: Writer’s Workshop with Author Nancy Pickard
      • 22: Underground
      • 21: Hyacinths
      • 21: Writing a Synopsis. Not.
      • 20: Third Thursday
      • 18: A Little Bit of Everything
      • 18: Traditional Media Fails. Again.
      • 17: Happy St. Patrick’s Day
      • 17: Geographic Therapy
      • 16: Happiness and People In Our Lives
      • 16: Quote of the Day
      • 14: Pi Day
      • 14: Biophilia
      • 12: Social Networking is not Spam Networking
      • 12: Ramblings, Books, Social Capital and Tourism Missteps
      • 10: Ad Hoc Book Group
      • 09: Really… I’m doing well
      • 09: Worn and Whiney
      • 07: Sandhills State Park
      • 06: Quote of the Day
      • 06: Hopeful Sight Downtown
      • 04: Buttons by the Jar
      • 03: Risk Homeostatis and Travel
      • 03: Flow
      • 03: Hutchinson Artist Don Fuller at Sandzen Gallery
      • 02: Venus
    • February

      • 28: Snow!
      • 27: Rocky Mountain News Couldn’t Weather Rocky Economy
      • 26: Your Mama was Right…
      • 26: Spring is Here
      • 25: To Twitter or Not To Twitter
      • 25: Quote of the Day
      • 24: To Do
      • 23: A Charmed Life
      • 23: Caution Tape In Place
      • 22: Blue
      • 21: Wildcat Glades Visit in Joplin
      • 21: Kitty
      • 19: I Missed the Excitement. Thank Goodness.
      • 18: Crocus
      • 18: Questions to Ask Grown Ups
      • 17: Good News
      • 17: Dinner at Linda’s and Great Conversation
      • 16: Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
      • 16: A day with friends at Quivira
      • 14: Glenn Miller Orchestra
      • 13: Seeing Ourselves in Another Life
      • 13: Free Advertising Advice
      • 12: Homesick
      • 11: The Medical Update
      • 10: Details and Tiny Moments
      • 09: Rebecca Ryan Speaking at Chamber Dinner
      • 08: We’ll See One Time
      • 08: I swore I would never do it…
      • 07: Emotions
      • 07: Blogs to Read
      • 06: First Big Outting
      • 05: Surprises
      • 05: Taking it Easy
      • 04: Mars Rovers Mark Five Years
      • 03: Reading Twilight
      • 03: One Week
      • 02: Home
      • 02: Helpful Folks
      • 01: Sunday
      • 01: Thankful
      • 01: Saturday
    • January

      • 30: Friday
      • 30: Thursday Pictures
      • 30: Caring
      • 29: Patsy update
      • 29: Pictures from Wednesday
      • 28: BENIGN
      • 28: Wednesday Morning
      • 27: Moved to Room 8042
      • 27: Room 8058
      • 27: Not Cancer – Tumor of Low Malignant Potential
      • 27: 9:30 Report
      • 27: Surgery has Begun
      • 27: Getting There and Waiting
      • 27: I’m in
      • 26: Surgery Details
      • 25: A First Hand Look at the Inauguration by Miles Tossie
      • 25: The Days Grow Short
      • 24: Meetings, McPherson and Christmas
      • 23: The Handwork of Vintage Potholders
      • 22: Why We Read Blogs
      • 20: The President Can Dance
      • 20: Mr. President
      • 18: Gifts Come in All Shapes and Sizes
      • 18: An Afternoon at the Hutchinson Zoo
      • 17: Proud to Be an American
      • 17: Preparations with a side of Oriental Chicken Salad
      • 16: Snow and Polarity Therapy
      • 14: Surgery on the 27th
      • 13: Ovary Update 568
      • 13: Ovary Update 497
      • 12: Surgery Update
      • 12: George Bailey
      • 10: The Tree is Down
      • 10: One More Day
      • 08: My Medical News
      • 08: Search for the Dignity in Everyone
      • 07: No More Whining and Wallowing
      • 06: The Blahs
      • 05: Home
      • 04: Getting Back To Life
      • 02: Masonic Tombstones in Ballard County Kentucky
      • 02: Depends on How You Look At It
      • 01: Happy New Year
  • 2008

    • December

      • 31: Seeking Zathah
      • 29: Literary Agent Hunt
      • 29: What do you say after 28 years?
      • 28: Christmas
      • 26: Round Two
      • 25: Hutchinson News Story about my Christmas Tree
      • 25: Merry Christmas
      • 23: Holiday Remembrances
      • 23: Christmas Catch up
      • 21: Sick
      • 18: Father Frost
      • 18: Nothing witty
      • 16: Avoidance
      • 16: Time
      • 15: Christmas at my Home
      • 13: Pen and paper
      • 12: Time Going Quickly
      • 10: Beautiful Foolishness
      • 09: Lunch with Jade at Country Rose Gifts and Tea Room
      • 09: Friends Lovely Friends
      • 08: Sundays, Holidays and Friends
      • 06: Christmas Tree
      • 06: Quote of the Day
      • 06: Lovely Surprises
      • 06: Cleaning House
      • 06: Weekend
      • 05: New Life
      • 04: Trish is a Sage
      • 03: Snow in the Forecast
      • 02: Home
    • November

      • 30: End of the Weekend
      • 30: Andy Williams Christmas Show in Branson
      • 29: A Kinder Gentler Shopping Day
      • 28: Thanksgiving Day
      • 27: Happy Thanksgiving
      • 26: Pies
      • 25: Baby Names in 1930 and Cereal Premiums in 1969
      • 24: Unhappy People Watch TV More
      • 24: Writing on the World Wide Web
      • 23: Christmas Parade in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 22: Traveling Back in Time
      • 21: A Festive Day
      • 20: We All Need Some Holiday Cheer
      • 19: The Day
      • 18: Living These Days
      • 17: Dick Cavett in The New York Times
      • 17: A Day of Writing
      • 16: New York Times Op-Ed
      • 15: Carol’s Christmas Village
      • 15: Friday Night
      • 13: Deborah Raney Speech at the Library
      • 13: Treasure Chest
      • 12: Question Authority
      • 10: The Annual Wiring of the Tree
      • 09: Self Sabotage
      • 08: A New Day
      • 08: Why Do You Write?
      • 08: The Day
      • 07: The People We Are
      • 05: Yes We Can Music to Celebrate
      • 05: This Defining Moment
      • 04: I Voted
      • 04:
      • 03: Barack the Vote
      • 03: Early Voting Affecting Election
      • 03: Tea in St. John
      • 02: Internet Fun – Palin as President
      • 01: A Weekend of Friends
    • October

      • 31: Happy Halloween
      • 31: Book Discussion on Southern vs. Plains Literaure
      • 30: Blogging Classes and Mummies
      • 28: Quote of the Day
      • 27: Vintage Doily
      • 26: A Full Weekend
      • 26: Opie, Andy and The Fonz Endorse Obama
      • 25: Vintage Rick Rack
      • 24: Replacing Window Glass
      • 23: Tea on a Fall Evening
      • 22: Conservatives Support Obama
      • 21: Living Libraries
      • 21: The Barack Obama Rally in Kansas City
      • 20: Obama Rally and Sebelius
      • 19: Barack Obama Rally
      • 17: Obama News
      • 17: Hutchinson Happenings
      • 16: Voting and an interesting non-partisan way to decide
      • 15: Some Girls Want Diamonds… I Want… Juice
      • 13: Book Titles
      • 13: Quivira with Friends
      • 12: Mark Russell at the Fox
      • 11: A Day of Ups and Downs
      • 10: Panic from Republican Voters
      • 09: Meeting Planning and Doodles
      • 09: McCain is Bush Three
      • 07: Harvest Decoration
      • 07: Maverick has another meaning
      • 07: Tina Fey Does Sarah Palin – Again
      • 04: Big Brother Jackie at Home in Kentucky
      • 04: The Changing Weather
      • 03: Campaign Ads
    • September

      • 30: Welcome October
      • 30: Man Decorates Basement with Sharpie
      • 29: Soledad O’Brien at the Dillon Lecture Series
      • 29: Home Shows
      • 28: Downtown Chili Festival, free music and ice cream social
      • 26: McCain Cancels Letterman Taping
      • 25: Congratulations to the Diamond W Wranglers
      • 24: Connecting with Others
      • 23: A behind the scenes look at Cero’s Candies in Wichita Kansas
      • 22: Autumn Arrives
      • 21: MHA Conference in Wichita
      • 20: Fried Green Tomato Demonstration
      • 20: Excavating My Life
      • 18: Chocolate Cake with Caramel Frosting
      • 18: These Days Go So Fast
      • 16: Social Convention
      • 16: Fun
      • 15: Nip in the Air
      • 14: Fair Coming to a Close
      • 13: Alice Cooper Concert
      • 11: Governor Sebelius Speaks at Kansas State Fair
      • 11: Autumn Arriving Soon
      • 09: Earn Free Books for Your State
      • 09: Fair with Kris, John and Tom
      • 08: A Look at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson
      • 07: I Kissed a Girl Parody
      • 06: Obama Family
      • 04: The Prairie Close Up
      • 04: Dinner with Friends at Reba’s in Newton Kansas
      • 03: Conservatives Murphy and Noonan discuss Palin Off the Record
      • 03: Life Bits
      • 02: What’s Appropriate in a Campaign
      • 01: What Conservatives Say about Sarah Palin
    • August

      • 31: Scones and Tea
      • 31: A Long Walk at Dillon Nature Center – Thistles, Rainbows and More
      • 30: Being DONE (reblog)
      • 30: Karma for Focus on the Family – video asking for rain
      • 28: Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech
      • 28: Michael Broome
      • 28: Democratic Convention
      • 28: Mia and Pinky Horse
      • 28: Speeches and Twitter
      • 27: Tomato Basil Soup
      • 25: SuperTam Ice Cream sells Superman Ice Cream on Route 66 in Carterville Missouri
      • 25: Weaselhead The Cat
      • 23: Writing the Novel
      • 22: How Many Houses Do You Own?
      • 22: Osage Nation Traditional Textiles, ribbon and yarn work, blankets and more
      • 21: Creative Sisterhood
      • 20: Caught in Our Own Webs
      • 19: Summer
      • 17: Kansas Dialogue
      • 16: Kansas Dialogue Weekend
      • 16: The Journey by Mary Oliver
      • 15: Photos are a Window to the Past
      • 15: Goodwill Find of a Porcelain Box Made in Japan
      • 13: MHA Victorian Tea in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 12: Hutchinson Kansas on Google Maps
      • 12: Epiphanies at Applebees
      • 11: Handwritten letters and recipes
      • 11: MHA Tea Photos
      • 09: Tea a Success
      • 06: Ginger Cookies for Tea
      • 04: Tell Me Who You Are
      • 03: Heaven Help Me – a New Collection
      • 03: Charmed existence
      • 02: Rudy Love and the Love Family Band in Hutchinson
      • 01: To Write Love on Her Arms
    • July

      • 31: Fresh Tomato and Mozzarella Salad
      • 30: Happy 1950s Housewife
      • 30: Friends and Food
      • 28: Barriers, Masks and Words that Make Me Unapproachable
      • 27: A Weekend in Elk Falls Kansas
      • 26: How Wisk Laundry Detergent Lost My Brand Loyalty
      • 25: Zucchini and Tomato Dish
      • 23: Christmas Around the Corner
      • 23: Working on the Novel
      • 21: Harvey Houses Remembered at Tea in Arlington Kansas
      • 20: Demands of Grief
      • 20: Tea Sandwich Demonstration
      • 19: Being a Girly Girl Is Too Much Work
      • 17: Creative Sisterhood and Cucumber Sandwiches
      • 16: One of my Favorite Parts of the Campaign Season – JibJab
      • 15: Just Stuff
      • 14: Saturday Night on the Plains
      • 12: Deadman Flats and an afternoon in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 11: Happy Birthday to a lovely lady
      • 11: Squash Recipe
      • 10: Friends
      • 08: Miscellania
      • 08: Steady as She Goes
      • 07: Greensburg Kansas Revisited
      • 06: Barbies Gone Wild
      • 05: Fireworks with and without a Plastic Pig
      • 03: Fireworks in a Plastic Pig
      • 02: At War With Grasshoppers
      • 01: Customer Service from 3M
      • 01: Quote of the Day
      • 01: Tallgrass Writing Workshop in Emporia Kansas
    • June

      • 30: Contemplative Mood
      • 29: Found Story Writing Exercise
      • 27: Writing More on the Novel
      • 26: Life Happens
      • 25: Dr. Vreeland Coming Back to Hutchinson
      • 24: Fork
      • 23: Working at My Desk
      • 23: The Wind and The Pain
      • 22: Thoughtful Conversation
      • 20: Of Grain Elevators and Harvest… of zucchini
      • 20: Happiest Day of the year is today
      • 19: Downtown Art Walk in Hutchinson
      • 19: Read to Save the World
      • 19: Tea Set from Korea
      • 17: What do you do when you’re upset
      • 16: Separation
      • 15: What Will People Say About You When You’re Gone
      • 14: Long Term Career
      • 13: Tim Russert Dead at 58
      • 13: Quote of the Day
      • 12: Someone Should Supervise me at Stutzman’s
      • 12: McCain Girl
      • 12: Quote of the Day
      • 12: Preservation and Why it Makes Good Economic Sense
      • 10: Peach Crisp for Creative Sisterhood
      • 10: Peace and Politics
      • 09: Quote of the Day
      • 08: Heart of America Press Award
      • 08: JK Rowling on Failure
      • 08: Bobby Kennedy Funeral Train June 8, 1968
      • 06: WKRP in Cincinnati
      • 06: Hail in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 05: Quote of the Day
      • 05: Working on my Attitude
      • 04: Quote of the Day
      • 03: Obama is It
      • 03: Oldest Living Thing on Earth
      • 02: Blogging Good for Your Health
      • 01: Unheard Of
      • 01: Sex and the City (no spoilers)
    • May

      • 31: Southern Girls
      • 29: Meeting Bob Aronsohn and Baxter and Riley
      • 29: Memories
      • 27: Beauty
      • 27: Mars Landing
      • 26:
      • 24: Peace Demonstration in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 23: Tornado Watching on a Friday Night
      • 23: WhatsUpHutch
      • 23: This Week in My Life
      • 21: Photo Story 3 and YouTube and my latest adventure
      • 20: Addictomatic Yourself
      • 20: Stress
      • 18: Post It Notes Essential for Novel Writing
      • 18: Islamabad Loves Me
      • 18: Quote of the Day
      • 17: Hot!
      • 16: Lady of Leisure
      • 16: Online Book Launch for Smoky Trudeau
      • 16: Marian Madonia
      • 13: Pond
      • 13: Find me Online at Facebook et al
      • 12: California Dreamin in Honduras
      • 12: Minge Mansion in Waterville Kansas
      • 11: T-shirt Wisdom
      • 10: Three Bean Salad Recipe
      • 09: PostSecret
      • 08: Happiness by Toe Ring and Foam Foot
      • 08: Afghans for Afghans
      • 07: Pilsen Kansas Church
      • 06: Rose Bush
      • 05: Shopping Ain’t Like Mama Did It
      • 04: Tea Lover
      • 03: Politicians and Health Care
      • 02: The Boot Hill Saloon and Grill in Vega Texas
      • 01: Confusion
    • April

      • 30: My Virtual Age is 30.4
      • 29: Overdrive
      • 29: Quote of the Day
      • 27: Retreat
      • 26: Taking Tea in Waterville Kansas at Victorian Days
      • 25: Window Workshop Shows How to Repair Old Windows
      • 24: The Brain’s Reaction to Crisis
      • 24: Lawn Mower Shopping
      • 23: Anti-Freeze is a Pretty Green Color
      • 23: Creative Sisterhood
      • 21: Sedona Arizona Vortexes and All
      • 21: Wall Street Journal notices Quilting and Paducah
      • 20: Lee Iacocca on the State of our Nation
      • 19: AQS Quilt Show in Paducah Kentucky in April 2007
      • 19: Friday Night
      • 18: Tulip Appears
      • 17: Life and Times
      • 15: Time Flies
      • 14: Tax Day
      • 13: Reupholstering a Chair and Stool
      • 13: Full Weekend
      • 12: MCC Sale
      • 11: Meeting David Wilson
      • 10: Generations of Stafford Poetry
      • 10: Author Max McCoy speaking in Hutchinson
      • 10: Friends
      • 08: Ramona Retreat for Vision Collages
      • 07: Hail in Hutchinson
      • 06: Tampa Kansas Church
      • 05: Surrounded by Friends
      • 04: Mama’s Scissors
      • 04: Sewing Machine Life Lessons
      • 03: Sign of the Times
      • 02: Greg and Photos
      • 01: Greg
    • March

      • 30: Trish in Action
      • 30: Pity Party Freak Out
      • 29: La Vie en Rose
      • 28: Impromptu Introduction
      • 28: Food Photography
      • 27: Quote of the Day
      • 27: Perkier Soon
      • 27: Book Group Successful
      • 25: Creative Sisterhood
      • 25: Accepting it
      • 24: Quote of the Day
      • 24: Google Ads
      • 23: Daydream Believers by Fred Kaplan
      • 22: Easter Weekend
      • 22: Arthur C. Clarke Obituary
      • 21: The Day the Hyacinths Bloomed
      • 20: Rene Godefroy Speech in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 20: Ad Hoc Book Club for Eat Pray Love on March 26 at Patsy’s Place
      • 19: Kiva
      • 18: Successful Event
      • 17: Happy St. Patrick’s Day
      • 16: Quote of the Day
      • 16: Window on the World
      • 15: Website Work
      • 14: Pie and Pi Day
      • 14: Idiot Politicians and their Hookers
      • 13: Grace Embodied
      • 12: Spring has Arrived
      • 12: Novel
      • 11: Author Fred Kaplan Speaking in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 11: Online Shopping
      • 09: Chocolate Oatmeal Cake Recipe
      • 09: I Love Saturday
      • 08: TGIF
      • 06: Scenes of Kingman Kansas and More of the Day
      • 06: Beauty of Monet
      • 05: Gnarls Barkley Banned Video
      • 04: Typing Speed
      • 03: Beauty
      • 02: Computer Catching Up
      • 01: Post Secret
    • February

      • 29: Removing Ourselves from Real Experience
      • 29: People are Open on the Open Road
      • 28: Travel
      • 24: Obesity
      • 24: Classen Grill in Oklahoma City
      • 22: Oklahoma City
      • 22: My Doctor Believed Me!
      • 21: The Day
      • 19: Beverly Morgan Welch of the African American Museum
      • 19: Creative Sisterhood
      • 17: Bridges of Miller County
      • 16: Hair Donation for Pantene Beautiful Lengths
      • 14: Plush from Whitman Tiny Tales
      • 14: Happy Valentine’s Day
      • 13: Women and Money Book from Suze Orman Free from Oprah
      • 12: Post Its in the Tub
      • 12: Chamber Dinner with Erik Wahl
      • 10: Fun on the Horizon
      • 09: The Christmas Tree is Down
      • 09: Cherryl Floyd Miller
      • 08: Natalee Holloway
      • 07: Blogging will be more normal… again
      • 05: Kansas Caucus
      • 04: Cookbooks for Free
      • 02: Cairo Illinois
      • 01: Wooden Barn in Kentucky
      • 01: Home
    • January

      • 30: Serendipity – Vita Sackville-West
      • 29: Tornado near Charleston Missouri
      • 29: Extraordinary Life
      • 25: Things Have Changed with Funerals
      • 24: Graveside
      • 21: Jimmy Ray Terrell Funeral Arrangements
      • 19: Jimmy Ray Terrell
      • 19: Homeward Bound
      • 18: Chocolate, Coats and Conversations
      • 17: Ad Hoc Book Club
      • 16: Taking the High Road, or Being a Push Over
      • 14: Writer’s Strike
      • 14: Target Marketing
      • 13: McVities HobNobs
      • 13: Saturdays are for… work
      • 11: Blue Eyes
      • 11: Not Wanting to Let Go
      • 10: What I’m looking for
      • 09: Politics in New Hampshire
      • 09: Packing Away Christmas
      • 08: News
      • 06: Back in Kansas
      • 06: And it Continues…
      • 05: No Meteors For You
      • 04:
      • 04: Travel Shopping
      • 03: Meteor Shower Tonight
      • 02: Scenes of the Day
      • 01: Rituals
  • 2007

    • December

      • 31: Happy New Year
      • 30: More Festive Displays
      • 29: A Christmas Tree and an Olympus FE300
      • 28: The Comforts of Real Quilts Made by Real People
      • 27: Doing the Right Thing
      • 26: Shopping the Day After Christmas
      • 25: Christmas is for Puppies
      • 24: Merry Christmas
      • 23: Angel from Long Ago
      • 22: Wrapping Up
      • 21: Tired of Winter
      • 20: Six Years Ago Today
      • 19: Giddy
      • 18: Then There Was Light
      • 17: Accomplishment by Clean Underwear
      • 16: Snow
      • 15: Fraese Drug in the Wiley Building in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 14: How about some Snow to go with that Ice?
      • 14: Sunshine!
      • 14: Lies Recordings Tell
      • 13: Ice Storm Continues
      • 12: Under the Covers
      • 11: Ice Storm Photos from Central Kansas
      • 11: Ice Storm Photos from Hutchinson Kansas
      • 11: Ice Storm Photo
      • 11: Ice Storm in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 11: Ice storm and rain storm
      • 11: The Power of Power
      • 11: Stormy Drive
      • 11: Sounds of the Storm
      • 10: Ice storm in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 10: Bracing for an Ice Storm
      • 10: O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
      • 10: Questions People Ask Me at Christmas
      • 09: Christmas Party – Part One
      • 07: Party Weather – Not
      • 07: Quote of the Day – the Grinch, aka sage wisdom
      • 06: New Banners
      • 05: Online Life and Real Life
      • 04: Presents
      • 02: Through Other Eyes
    • November

      • 30: What to Do?
      • 30: Ben Kweller
      • 29: Three Days
      • 28: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
      • 26: First Volley
      • 26: End of the Weekend
      • 25: The Ornaments
      • 23: Happy
      • 22: Happy Thanksgiving!
      • 21: Starting Fresh
      • 20: Things No Man Has Said to Me Before
      • 20: ‘Tis the Season for Consumerism
      • 18: Quote of the Day – Silence
      • 17: Christmas Parade
      • 16: Christmas Parade
      • 16: Window Display
      • 14: Pushing Daisies
      • 13: Long Hair
      • 13: Productive Day
      • 12: Salt Mining in Hutchinson
      • 10: Kiva.org
      • 10: A Greensburg Movie Don’t
      • 09: Edgewalkers by Judi Neal
      • 08: More Leaves
      • 07: A Brittle Kind of Day
      • 05: Pajamas
      • 05: Still Time
      • 05: St. John Kansas Tea
      • 03: Caramel Corn
      • 02: Freedom is Tricky Business
      • 01: The Spoils of Fall
      • 01: Halloween
      • 01: Patsy Theory – Personality linked to Appearance
    • October

      • 30: Your Opinion Sought
      • 30: Tired
      • 28: Salt Lake City
      • 27: Tea in Sterling
      • 26: Dinner with Friends
      • 26: Henna in the Fridge
      • 24: Polk’s Market in Medora
      • 23: Victoria Magazine
      • 23: I Can Never Be An Old Lady
      • 22: Bob Woodward
      • 21: Back in Kansas
      • 19:
      • 18: Thanks
      • 14: Jackie Info
      • 13: Situation
      • 11: Alcohol Consumption
      • 09: Christmas Preparations and More
      • 09: Mike Armstrong Remembered
      • 08: Jackie Doing Well
      • 07: More Good News
      • 06: Jackie Update
      • 05: Your Prayers and Good Energy Requested
      • 04: Christmas Cards
      • 04: Accidents and Nature
      • 02: Autumn and Honor
      • 02: Quote of the Day
      • 01: Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
    • September

      • 30: SNL Ahmadinejad Video Short
      • 30: Nutburgers in the News – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
      • 29: Saturday is for Scones
      • 28: Out of Sorts
      • 27: Managing Life and Changing Times
      • 26: Moon Rise
      • 25: Walking Through My Dreams
      • 24: Wigwam Motel, Mammoth Cave and Big Moose’s BBQ
      • 23: Autumn Is Here
      • 20: Christmas Preparation
      • 19:
      • 18: Quote of the Day
      • 17: Fair Time Over for 2007
      • 17: A Fair Wrap Up
      • 15: Hillsboro Arts and Crafts Fair is a Misnomer
      • 13: Long Day
      • 13: Life’s Little Details
      • 12: Autumn has arrived
      • 11: September 11
      • 09: Kansas State Fair 2007
      • 09: Quote of the Day
      • 08: It’s The Weekend – Thank Heavens
      • 07: Quote of the Day
      • 07: It’s Always Back to the Grant!
      • 06: Creative Sisterhood
      • 05: Square Footage
      • 05: Change and Not
      • 04: Art Show Booth Setup
      • 03: Quote of the Day
      • 02: Quechup Warning
      • 02: The Random Button on blog sites
    • August

      • 31: Why You Should Google Yourself
      • 31: What Your Internet Presence Says About You
      • 31: Seventeen Things
      • 29: Lunch with Trish
      • 29: Quote of the Day
      • 29: Diana Held Hostage
      • 28: All in a Day
      • 28: Homemade Granola
      • 27: Beauty of Rainbows and Other Water
      • 26: Kansas Dialogue is Over
      • 26: Kansas Dialogue
      • 24: Kansas Dialogue Underway
      • 24: Kansas Dialogue Preparation
      • 23: We Could Live Anywhere
      • 22: Quote about Creativity
      • 21: Technology Fun
      • 20: What We Need is Here
      • 20: Kindness
      • 19: Clean This Morning, I Swear
      • 19: Tea Photos
      • 18: Productive Day
      • 17: Show Setup
      • 17: New Roof
      • 16: Photo Favorite
      • 16: A Day Off
      • 15: Creative Sisterhood
      • 13: Ranting
      • 13: Restful Sunday
      • 11: Why
      • 11: Tea Over
      • 10: Tea is My Life
      • 08: Art All Around
      • 07: Cooking and Painting
      • 06: Lucrative Business
      • 05: Quiet
      • 05: Quote of the Day
      • 04: Studio Saturday
      • 04: Farm Girl
      • 03: Sugar Cookies
      • 02: Garden to Tummy in an Hour
      • 02: What in the Hell Happened to Journalism?
      • 01: Blackberries
    • July

      • 31: Glenn Beck and Arms Deals
      • 30: Tom Snyder
      • 30: Jocelyn is Even More Famous
      • 29: Weekend With Matthew
      • 29: Facebook
      • 28: SPIN Farming
      • 27: Life is a Creative Adventure
      • 26: Occupied
      • 24: More art and more conversation
      • 23: Art and Conversation
      • 23: The Weekend
      • 22: Finished (No Spoilers)
      • 21: Muggle Seclusion (No Spoilers)
      • 21: What’s a Muggle to Do?
      • 20: Choosing Battles
      • 19: Little Things and New Eyes
      • 18: Sign of the Times
      • 18: Cycles
      • 17: Logic and Appropriateness
      • 15: Congratulations Jim and Martha
      • 15: 6:03 a.m.
      • 14: Not a Typical Saturday
      • 14: Harry Potter
      • 13: Guard Toad
      • 11: Fresh Produce
      • 11: Get Your Magazines
      • 11: Locally Grown
      • 09: Home
      • 08: Kitty With No Name
      • 07: Parades
      • 06: Happy 50th Anniversary Clyde and Anne
      • 05: Poking At Old Lives
      • 04: The Lone Ranger
      • 03: Eight Years
      • 02: Dean of the Pretty Green Eyes
    • June

      • 30: How Your Garden Grows
      • 30: Times Change
      • 29: The Week
      • 29: 67 degrees
      • 28: Herb Garden and More
      • 28: Sexual Partners
      • 28: Long Day
      • 27: Stamps
      • 25: A Personal Note
      • 25: It’s Done
      • 23: 101 Things About Me, repeat
      • 22: Writing Desk
      • 22: Third Person
      • 19: 1982
      • 19: Managing Life
      • 18: American Chopper
      • 18: Home
      • 17: Personal Papers
      • 16: Martha’s Bridal Shower
      • 14: keybard
      • 14: Overwhelmed
      • 13: I Went To College For This?
      • 12: Air Travel
      • 12: First Day After Being Gone
      • 11: Rob and Shirley
      • 09: Washington DC
      • 07: Flowers
      • 06: Music
      • 05: Bush in Kansas Again
      • 03: Old Friends
      • 02: Awake When the World Sleeps
      • 01: Phones, Friends and Art
      • 01: Treo
      • 01: The Day
    • May

      • 31:
      • 30: Happy Customer?
      • 29: Typewriter, anyone?
      • 29: Holiday Weekends
      • 27: Phone Decisions
      • 26: Why You Always Want To Keep A Photo Expert Handy
      • 25: Who Are the Terrorists
      • 25: Your Life Story
      • 25: Home making
      • 23: Flooding in Hutchinson
      • 23: Hail in Hutchinson
      • 23: Auction
      • 22: Linens and Other Things
      • 21: El Yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico
      • 19: The Moon and Venus
      • 19: Quote of the Day
      • 19: Advertising and My Attention
      • 18: New Things
      • 16: A Nice Normal Day
      • 15: Tornado Dreams and Walmart
      • 15: Bedside Meetings
      • 14: Living and Thinking
      • 14: Google Earth images of Greensburg, Kansas
      • 14: Working Weekend
      • 13: Happy Mother’s Day
      • 11: May 11
      • 09: Greensburg Kansas Tornado Pictures
      • 07: Busy Day
      • 07: AQS 2007 Miniature Quilt George Sicilano
      • 07: Greensburg Tornado Update
      • 07: Quote of the Day
      • 07: Blog Advertising – Full Disclosure
      • 06: Happy News
      • 06: A Family Story From Greensburg
      • 06: Tornado in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 06: Hutchinson Tornado
      • 05: Greensburg Kansas Tornado Part 5
      • 05: Greensburg Kansas Tornado Part 4
      • 05: Greensburg Kansas Tornado Part 3
      • 05: Greensburg Tornado Continued – Number to call for Loved Ones
      • 05: Tornado in Kansas
      • 04: Tea in Augusta Kansas
      • 03: Wally Schirra
      • 02: Kitchen News
      • 01: Rainy Days and Tuesdays
      • 01: Best of Show in AQS 2007 Quilt Show in Paducah Kentucky
    • April

      • 30: Coming Home or Leaving Home
      • 30: Victoria Magazine
      • 28: Female Quilters and Male Mechanics
      • 27: Movies on the Barn
      • 25: Home
      • 24: Sleep
      • 23: Piano
      • 22: Fresh Eyes
      • 22: Our Family Birthdays Are….Different
      • 19: Weary
      • 18:
      • 17: Ten Zen Seconds
      • 17: Singing
      • 16: MCC Acquisitions
      • 16: Proud of Myself
      • 15: Work and Life
      • 14: Love the MCC Sale!
      • 12: Back to Hutchinson
      • 11: Real Men Wear Pink
      • 10: Lunch with One of My Favorite People on the Planet
      • 09: Easter Sunday Rambling Thoughts
      • 07: Pineapple Souffle
      • 07: Then the Fence was Gone
      • 06: Family
      • 05: Chinese Garden on PortlandMany
      • 04: Travel
      • 03: My friend, Trish, the city council person
      • 02: Flea Market Treasures
      • 01: Tea and Thrifting
    • March

      • 30: Splurge! Magazine in Wichita
      • 29: Hiawatha Tea
      • 28: Politics
      • 28: Quote of the Day
      • 27: Self Control – Or Lack Thereof
      • 27: St. Mary’s Church in St. Benedict Kansas
      • 25: Home
      • 24: Under the Rainbow
      • 24: 1001 Posts
      • 23: Creative Sisterhood and More
      • 22: How to Decaffenate Tea Yourself – Easily
      • 20: Tea this weekend
      • 19: In Constant Motion
      • 19: Beautiful Day, So I Hear
      • 17: Thrifting
      • 17: Need for “New”
      • 16: 4:14 a.m.
      • 15:
      • 14: Spring has Arrived
      • 13: My Cookbooks’ New Home
      • 12:
      • 11: I was suspicious…
      • 11: Sudoku Brain Power
      • 10: Legislative Breakfast for Compeer
      • 08: Decision
      • 07: Megatrends 2010
      • 05: Hand work
      • 05: Little Luxuries
      • 03: Writing
      • 03: President Clinton
      • 01: Tired Pup
    • February

      • 28: Rivers and River Towns
      • 24: I have it!
      • 23: Lemuel Sheppard
      • 21: Lunches and Lectures
      • 21: Shorter Work Week
      • 21: Blue Skinned
      • 20: Dilbert isn’t funny when you’re living it
      • 19: An Evening of Friends
      • 18: Olde Towne Restaurant in Hillsboro, Kansas
      • 17: Creativity Determines Sexual Success
      • 17: Saturday Morning
      • 16: Frank McGuire speaks in Hutchinson, Kansas
      • 15: Quote of the Day
      • 15: Clinton
      • 14: Life Lists and The Secret
      • 12: The Weekend
      • 11: In the Floor
      • 10: Remembering Gordon Parks
      • 09: Katie Couric Face Lift?
      • 09: Upgrades
      • 08: Future Astronaut Training at Cosmosphere
    • January

      • 31: Pumpkin Bread
      • 31: Virtual March
      • 31: Molly Ivans
      • 31: De-Kringling
      • 31: Third Places
      • 31: The Weekend
      • 31: Tuesday
      • 31: Afraid of Cartoons
      • 31: Computers
      • 31: Projects
      • 30: No More Self-Pity
      • 29: Jeanette Walls
      • 28: My Sweet Brat
      • 27: Quote of the Day
      • 26: Blue Skies and Thin Ice
      • 25: State of the Union
      • 24: Babies and Birds
      • 24: Looking Back<
      • 22: If Everyone Cared by Nickelback
      • 22: Broken
      • 20: Roys on a Snowy Day
      • 20: Clueless Weather Forecasters
      • 20: Hillary is In
      • 20: An Inconvenient Truth
      • 19: Creative Projects and Creative Sisterhood
      • 19: Being Fat Could be Contagious
      • 18: Petition
      • 17: Clearing
      • 16:
      • 15: Phone Shopping
      • 14: Capitol Steps
      • 13: Mission Accomplished
      • 12: Candy Darling
      • 11: Home Sooner Than Expected
      • 10: Art Exhibit
      • 10: Mental Health
      • 09: Beauty Tips
      • 08: Adverse Childhood Experiences
      • 08: Art
      • 07: Harry Potter Rerun
      • 05: New Year’s Resolutions
      • 04: Productive Day with Predictions
      • 03: Back to Real Life
      • 01: Kansas
      • 01: Clinton Library
  • 2006

    • December

      • 31: Christmas
      • 30: My Little Rock Retreat
      • 29: Procuring Antibiotics
      • 28: Teach Your Children…Poorly?
      • 26: December 26 Shopping
      • 25: Celebrating Christmas
      • 24: Merry Christmas!
      • 24: My Old Kentucky Home
      • 23: Happy Birthday to Me
      • 21: Tree
      • 21: Shopping
      • 19: I’ve been a good girl
      • 17: Christmas Carols Calm
      • 17: Sundays are for Relaxing and Preparing
      • 17: Leadership Gathering
      • 16: Party Prep
      • 16: The Secret
      • 14: Breaking News!
      • 14: Polar Express and More
      • 13: The Reason for the Season
      • 13: Organizing
      • 12: Patsy’s Christmas Tree Video
      • 10: Prairie Nutcracker
      • 10: Christmas Open House
      • 08: Peanut Brittle
      • 08: Beautiful Morning
      • 07: Glass Coffee Tables
      • 06: Quote of the Day
      • 06: Creative Sisterhood
      • 05: Christmas Shame
      • 03: Christmas Tree
      • 03: Houston Whiteside Tour
      • 03: Cookie Messengers
      • 03: Checking In
      • 01: End of November
    • November

      • 30: Kiva Loan
      • 30: Iraq Panel
      • 29: Misc
      • 29: Big Idea Person in a Small Project World
      • 27: The Day
      • 27: Racist Talk
      • 26: Kiva
      • 25: The Tree
      • 25: Congratulations Salt Hawks
      • 25: Cards and an ID-10-t error
      • 25: Bargain Hunting
      • 23: ‘Tis the Season (Officially!)
      • 23: Thanksgiving
      • 22: Purpose of Business
      • 21: Christmas Parade
      • 20: Cocooned
      • 19: Candy Canes!
      • 17: Leadership Graduation
      • 16: A Less Stressful Day
      • 16:
      • 15: Long Days
      • 13: Buddhist Evening Prayer
      • 12: Scenes of Life
      • 11: Jason from ATT
      • 10: Being Open – Art of Gracious Living #46
      • 10: Clutter Control Overdone – Art of Gracious Living #45
      • 10: Infinite Possibilities – Art of Gracious Living #44
      • 09: Democrats Have Control
      • 09: Democracy
      • 09: Happy Dance
      • 08: Good Day to Be a Democrat
      • 07: Election Night
      • 07: VOTE!
      • 07: Garrison Keillor in Lindsborg
      • 05: Michael Kelly Blanchard
      • 05: Call for Change
      • 05: Haggard’s Lifelong Sexual Problem
      • 04: Voting in Hutchinson
      • 03: Thank Heavens it’s Friday
      • 03: Dr. David Franz at Dillon Lecture Series in Hutchinson Kansas
      • 01: Full Day
    • October

      • 31: Halloween
      • 31: Governor Visit
      • 30: Missing Ike
      • 29: Call for Change
      • 29: Republicans and Democrats
      • 28: Saturday
      • 26: Creative Thinking – Art of Gracious Living #43
      • 26: Art of Gracious Living #42 – Being a Guest
      • 26: Thursday
      • 25: Kincaid in Haven Kansas
      • 25: Creative Sisterhood
      • 23: Lump
      • 23: Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
      • 21: Kris and John’s House
      • 21: Four Hours
      • 21: Francs, Limps and Cordobas
      • 20: Beautiful Day
      • 18:
      • 16:
      • 15: Mia’s Entourage
      • 14: Chinese Garden
      • 14: Ferry Ride to Canada
      • 11: Another Full Day
      • 11: Art of Gracious Living #41 – Being a Host
      • 11: Books I Made This Weekend
      • 10: Art of Gracious Living #40 – Saying I Love You
      • 10: Slim Goodbody at Dillon Lecture Series
      • 09: Errands, Exhibits and Experiments
      • 08: A Creative Weekend
      • 07: Bits and Pieces of Life
      • 06: Prison Tour
      • 05: Hectic Day
      • 05: Geographic Therapy
      • 04: Home Again
      • 02: Henna Tattoo
      • 01: Dancing Grouse
      • 01: Henna Tattoo 8 Days Later
    • September

      • 30: Leadership
      • 30: Mark
      • 30: Republican Resignation
      • 30: Henna Tattoo – Six Days Old
      • 30: Monolithic Domes
      • 27: Playing Lego
      • 25: Chicks and More
      • 25: Dyck Arboretum
      • 25: Henna Tattoo – Four Days Old
      • 24: Past Life Regression
      • 23: Past Life Regression
      • 23: Journalling Class
      • 21: Home Again
      • 20: Creative Sisterhood
      • 19: Art of Gracious Living #39 – Defining Our Fears
      • 18: Hummingbird!
      • 18: Political Joke
      • 17: Tea in Arlington Kansas
      • 16: Henna Tattoo
      • 16: A Full Day at the Fair
      • 15: The Governor and More
      • 15: Quote of the Day
      • 13: Yoder Kansas Charter School and The Kansas State Fair
      • 12: A Sheep in Sheep’s Clothing
      • 11: Spotted in Traffic
      • 10: 9-11
      • 10: Blair Leaving
      • 09: Saturdays are for Fairs
      • 08: Where Has Patsy Been
      • 08: Politicians, Pumpkins and Pillsbury
      • 08: Praying in Restaurants
      • 08: Democrats Have the Advantage
      • 07: Stealing Trash
      • 06: Lesbians and Goat Farming
      • 06: Fun Weekend
      • 05: the divineMAGgees
      • 04: Altrusan of the Year and more
      • 03: Becky!
      • 03: Coming up
      • 03: Catching Up
      • 01: Art of Gracious Living Podcast #37
    • August

      • 31: Archaic Mail
      • 31: Creative Sisterhood
      • 30: Water, Water, Water
      • 29: Digging Out Life
      • 29: A 10 Year Plan
      • 28: Mental Health Association Victorian Tea
      • 27: Kentucky Air Crash
      • 27: Long Lost Me
      • 24: A Cooking Fiend
      • 22: Feeling Better
      • 20: This I Believe – in My Own Voice
      • 19: The Groom Wore Tennis Shoes
      • 19:
      • 18: Our Own Florida
      • 17: Living to Work
      • 16: Being Bigger
      • 15: Cathedral of the Plains at Victoria, Kansas
      • 14: Art of Gracious Living #35
      • 14: Voting for Jack Wempe
      • 14: Monday
      • 13: This I Believe…
      • 12: Frahm Farmland
      • 11: Kansas Dialogue
      • 10: Cukes and Callas
      • 10: Lamont Wins
      • 09: John Doll speaks at Democratic Women’s Club
      • 07: Monday
      • 07: 4:23 a.m.
      • 06: A Lazy Sunday
      • 06: Saturdays Aren’t Always Productive
      • 05: Art of Gracious Living #34
      • 05: Viagra
      • 04: Long Week
      • 03: It’s a Good Thing I Love Computers
      • 02: Bugs and Blooms
      • 02: Tomato Basil Soup
      • 02: Driving and Thinking
      • 01: Art of Gracious Living #33
    • July

      • 29: Fantastic Caverns in Springfield, Missouri
      • 29: If you’ve ever wondered
      • 27: Creative Sisterhood on the Road
      • 27: Finding a Good Man
      • 27: Questions
      • 26: Wednesday
      • 26: Journals I Covet
      • 25: Tuesday
      • 24: Wisdom
      • 24: Miranda’s Drawing of Bush
      • 23: Going Through the Motions
      • 23: Friday
      • 23: Hunting and Gathering
      • 22: Art of Gracious Living #32
      • 22: Fake Floors
      • 21: Tomatoes
      • 21: Creative Sisterhood
      • 20: Too Hot to Breathe
      • 19: Sometimes You’re Just DONE
      • 19: Art of Gracious Living #31
      • 18: Stop Doing this Shit
      • 18: The Morning
      • 17: Heat Wave
      • 16: World War III
      • 15: Pink’s Song – Dear Mr. President
      • 15: Open House at the Dancing Grouse
      • 14: Exposing Oneself
      • 13: Fresh Food
      • 12: Veggies and Rainbows
      • 12: Beautiful Morning
      • 11: Full Day
      • 11: Work of All Sorts
      • 10: Yet More Cleaning
      • 09: Cleaning, Cleaning, Cleaning
      • 08: Eyebrows and Old Friends
      • 07: Art of Gracious Living #30
      • 07: Organizing
      • 05: The Wreckers
      • 05: Tomatoes and Cucumbers
      • 05: The Garden
      • 05: Morning Comes
      • 05: Fourth of July
      • 03: Drugs
      • 03: Close Miss
      • 03: Bright Monday Morning
      • 02: Sunday
      • 01: Gotta Love Saturdays
    • June

      • 30: Art of Gracious Living #29
      • 30: Art of Gracious Living #28
      • 30: Wichita Trip
      • 29: Life Stuff Continued
      • 28: Life Stuff
      • 27: Rush Limbaugh’s drug problems
      • 27: Overheard Conversation
      • 27: Plastic Surgery for… every body part
      • 26: Korean Baptist Church in Wichita Kansas
      • 25: Garden Tour Big Success
      • 25: Art of Gracious Living #27
      • 25: Art of Gracious Living #26
      • 24: Unexpected Ellinwood Trip
      • 23: Gardens and Fresh Food
      • 22: Bush sings U2
      • 21: Blogs as Non-Hiring Tools
      • 20: The Day
      • 20: Welcome to Hutchinson Kansas
      • 18: Ayahuasca
      • 17:
      • 17: Welcome to the World, Mia Isabella
      • 16: Wind Storms
      • 15: Art of Gracious Living #25
      • 15: Very Long Day
      • 14: Ariel Views of Wichita, Kansas
      • 13: A Productive Day
      • 12: Back to Reality
      • 11: Newt Gingrich at the National Mental Health Association annual conference
      • 11: Fingernail Surprises
      • 08: Rosalynn Carter and a Visit to the Hill
      • 08: Hyatt Hotel – a Major Don’t
      • 06: A Lovely Flight
      • 05: 666
      • 04: All Work and No Play…
      • 02: Union Pacific 844
      • 01: Union Pacific 844
    • May

      • 31: Art of Gracious Living #24
      • 30: Communication Style
      • 30: Memorial Day…and More
      • 28: Back to the Steam Engine
      • 27: Dull and Ordinary
      • 26: Blooming
      • 25: Your Good Thoughts Requested
      • 23: Art of Gracious Living #23
      • 23: Busy Days and Nights
      • 21: The Weekend
      • 21: The Party Guys
      • 19: Amazing Week
      • 19: Big News from the Big Apple
      • 18: Save the Internet
      • 17: Creative Sisterhood
      • 17: Art of Gracious Living #21
      • 16: The Da Vinci Code
      • 15: The Mommy Club
      • 12: Lord of the Peeps
      • 12: Horton, Kansas
      • 10: May 11
      • 09: The Open Road
      • 08: Where I’m at in Life
      • 06: Union Pacific’s 844 Steam Engine
      • 03: In Praise of Water
    • April

      • 30: Hose and Heels
      • 29: Steam Engine
      • 28: Altrusa and Friendships
      • 27: Julie’s Retirement
      • 27: Taste of Home
      • 27: Mumps
      • 24: Rain, Rain, Rain
      • 23: Roger Landes and Chipper Thompson
      • 23: Wild Violets
      • 23: Women’s Show
      • 21: Podcasting Growing
      • 21: Art of Gracious Living #19
      • 21: Internet Threat
      • 19: Tech Support
      • 19: Unknown Traumas
      • 18: Art of Gracious Living #18
      • 18: Scenes from My World
      • 17: Sad
      • 16: A Quiet Easter
      • 16: Miss Joy’s Birthday
      • 15: Lech Walesa at Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College
      • 14: Good Friday
      • 14: Justification
      • 13: Quote of the Day
      • 12: Creative Sisterhood
      • 11: Tea and Nuns
      • 10: Toes Know
      • 10: Reform
      • 10: Art of Gracious Living Logo and Cleaning Binge
      • 08: CNN is Everywhere
      • 07: MCC Sale
      • 07: Art of Gracious Living # 17
      • 06: Could Be the Last Time
      • 05: Bios
      • 05: Good Business?
      • 04: Tulips Abound
      • 04: The Art of Gracious Living Podcasts
      • 03: Jim Doing Better – a Look at Fall River
      • 02: Five Mile Creek
      • 01: Route 66 in the Joplin area – Eisler Bros.
    • March

      • 30: Tornadoes, Wind and Fire
      • 30: Memories Blurred
      • 29: The Scent of Cover Girl Blush
      • 29: Man Jobs
      • 28: Surgery and Searching for Answers
      • 28: Wheat Weaving
      • 27: Tea in Hiawatha, Kansas
      • 26: Survey for the Art of Gracious Living
      • 26: Closure and New Beginnings
      • 25: Valley Falls
      • 25: The week in Review
      • 25: Art of Gracious Living PCN #15
      • 24: A Wild Thursday
      • 24: Approval Ratings Map
      • 24: Do Tulips Love Snow?
      • 23: Extravagance
      • 21: My favorite word lately is Poof
      • 21: Tis the season for old lovers
      • 20: Some Days are Odd
      • 20: First Day of Spring
      • 19: Spring brings snow
      • 19: Social Skills
      • 19: Snow on the Way
      • 18: Saturday
      • 18: Art of Gracious Living PCN #14
      • 17: Creative Sisterhood
      • 16: Random Thoughts
      • 15: Anniversary Date and Altrusa Tea
      • 14: Catching up with Monday
      • 12: Flowers, Food, Fun
      • 11: Art of Gracious Living #13
      • 10: Thoughts of South Dakota, Abortion, Boycotts and Russ Feingold
      • 10: I Lied About Church Today
      • 08: Gordon Parks Coming Home to Kansas
      • 08: Big Love Deal Makes Mediaweek
      • 08: New Fun Survey Thing
      • 08: Don’t Duck Mental Health
      • 06: Alma, Kansas
      • 06: Flea Market Finds
      • 05: Why Digital Cameras Are Great
      • 05: Dickinson and More
      • 04: Better
      • 04: Art of Gracious Living #12
    • February

      • 28: Big News about Big Love
      • 28: Ramblings
      • 27: Questions about Podcasting?
      • 26: Ruth is Better
      • 25: Art of Gracious Living #11
      • 25: Mailboxes and Beads
      • 24: Leah Organizes Me
      • 24: Playing Beads
      • 22: Busy, Busy Day
      • 21: Beautiful Morning
      • 20: Relaxed Weekend, Frantic Monday
      • 19: Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo on Route 66 Trip
      • 19: Saturday
      • 18: Insurance Claims and Katrina
      • 17: Winter Has Arrived
      • 16: The Honda Ad
      • 16: Defending Dick
      • 15: Creative Sisterhood
      • 14: No Longer Natural to be Happy
      • 13: Happy Valentine’s Day
      • 13: Petrified Forest
      • 13: Route 66 Trip
      • 13: Sleepy Sunday
      • 12: Saturday
      • 12: Body Healing
      • 11: Saturday
      • 11: Energy Healer
      • 10: Art of Gracious Living PCN #9
      • 09: Friends
      • 09: Music for Art of Gracious Living
      • 07: Pretty Purple Flowers
      • 07: The Art of Gracious Living is Featured Podcast
      • 06: Podcast PCN#8 Available
      • 05: Mid Winter Dialogue
      • 03: Busy Friday
      • 02: Anchor Inn Falling Down
      • 02: Creative Class Conundrum
    • January

      • 30: Hard Day
      • 29: Art of Gracious Living Podcast
      • 29: Spiritual Fair
      • 28: Withdrawing
      • 28: Challenger – 20 years Ago Today
      • 28: Quote of the Day
      • 27: Poof! There were Roofers!
      • 27: Busy Thursday
      • 25: Men and Math
      • 25: Extraordinary in the Ordinary
      • 24: Podcasts
      • 23: Grant Gone
      • 22: Peggy’s Retirement Party
      • 21: It’s Friday
      • 19: Creative Sisterhood, Grants and House Stuff
      • 18: A Retail Day
      • 18: Long Day
      • 16: Holed Up in My House
      • 16: A Five Hour Lunch
      • 14: A Little Lonely
      • 13: Juxtaposition
      • 11: Painting the Plane
      • 10: Brains and Beaches
      • 09: Clearwater Beach Florida
      • 09: Top Ten Things You Don’t Want to Hear Your Pilot Say
      • 09: In a Bad Mood
      • 08: Busy Sunday
      • 07: Working Outside in January
      • 07: Sig line
      • 07: Thank Heaven It’s Friday
      • 06: Sleep
      • 06: Games People Play
      • 05: Fathers
      • 04: Home
      • 02: A Joplin Visit
      • 01: 2006 Has Arrived
  • 2005

    • December

      • 31: 2006
      • 30: Rainbow Beauty
      • 30: Bits of An Old Life
      • 29: Quiet Day
      • 26: Sport Shopping
      • 25: Merry Christmas
      • 24: Christmas Eve
      • 23: Happy Birthday to Me
      • 21: Security Threats
      • 21: Twas the Blog Before Christmas
      • 21: Two Surprises in Two Days
      • 20: This Day in the Life
      • 19: Open House
      • 19: A Lovely Sunday
      • 17: Cards Out – Shocks In
      • 17: Dinner With Friends
      • 16: The Eyes Have It
      • 13: Accordians
      • 13: Plumbers and Friends
      • 12: Party Photos
      • 11: Christmas Open House
      • 09: Jesse’s First Time
      • 09: Art of Gracious Living Podcast #4
      • 08: Screenings and Magazines
      • 07: Merry Little Christmas
      • 07: Art of Gracious Living Podcast #3
      • 07: Snow!
      • 06: Last allied veteran of the Christmas Truce in WW1 Dead
      • 06: Don’t Get Creative With My Christmas Carols
      • 06: The Life I Want to Live
      • 06: Droopy Day
      • 05: Love v. Attachment
      • 04: Podcasting
      • 04: Sunday was Not for Rest
      • 03: Planting in the Cold
      • 02: Podcasting
      • 01: Bingo
      • 01: Failure
    • November

      • 30: Kansas State Library Card
      • 29: What Happens in Nicaragua
      • 29: Productive Day
      • 28: Monday is for the Dentist
      • 28: Kansas State Board of Education Prevention
      • 28: Kansas State Board of Education Prevention
      • 27: Christmas Preparation – Organizing
      • 27: Gingerbread Cake for Creative Sisterhood
      • 27: Gardening Continues
      • 26: American Chopper
      • 25: Black Friday
      • 24: Happy Thanksgiving
      • 23: Thankful
      • 22: Busy and Stressed
      • 21: First Graders
      • 20: Preparing the House for Christmas
      • 20: Christmas Parade
      • 17: How Many Cable Guys Does it Take…
      • 16: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
      • 16: Snow!
      • 16: Robert Kennedy, Jr.
      • 14: I’d Like Some Cholesterol With That, Please
      • 14: Question of the Day
      • 13: Progress
      • 13: Kathleen Sebelius Top Five Governor
      • 13: It’s Paula Deen’s Fault
      • 13: In Praise of Small Towns
      • 12: Moving Things Around
      • 12: Transvestites Doing Tricks
      • 12: Running With Scissors
      • 11: On The Run
      • 10: Monkeys and the Board of Education
      • 09: Newsletters and Kilz
      • 08: Bush Borrowed More Than All Previous Presidents Combined
      • 08: Wanting
      • 07: I Have Become My Mother
      • 06: More Weekend
      • 06: St. John’s Tea
      • 05: Sovoso
      • 05: The Blog Answer
      • 03: Festival of Remembrance
      • 03: Royals Visit
      • 02: Food for Thought and Diversity Lunch
      • 02: Pictures Soon
      • 02: Quote
      • 01: Happy Halloween
    • October

      • 31: Roe v. Wade
      • 30: Snack Trays Galore
      • 29: America Needs its Own Petroskia
      • 28: Bad Bush Admin. Week
      • 28: Ready for the Weekend
      • 27: Things That Take Time
      • 26: Wichita for Compeer
      • 25: A Milestone in Iraq
      • 25: Rosa Parks
      • 25: Beautiful Morning
      • 24: Dentist
      • 24: Late Night
      • 23: Sunday
      • 22: The Kansas Guidebook
      • 22: Friday
      • 20: Heifer International
      • 19: Morning with Madden
      • 18: Music and the RIAA
      • 17: Governor in Town
      • 16: Natural Disasters
      • 16: sig line
      • 15: Lauren’s Drawing
      • 15: Lily and the Pink Purse
      • 15: Beautiful Saturday
      • 15: New Spam High/Low
      • 14: Question
      • 14: Friday
      • 12: Wednesday
      • 11: What Else Can Oprah Do?
      • 10: Art of Gracious Living
      • 10: More Real
      • 09: The Bride Wore Tennis Shoes
      • 08: Poetry Reading
      • 06: Dala Lope
      • 06: Shower Epiphany
      • 05: A Poet for Peace
      • 05: Dreams dead and Dreams new
      • 04: What I Want Tonight
      • 03: Religious vs Spiritual?
      • 03: Violation
      • 02: Art at Dillon Nature Center
      • 02: NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner
      • 02: Tile in the Sun Porch
      • 02: Lily
    • September

      • 30: Abortion and Crime
      • 30: Friday
      • 30: Happy Birthday to Terry
      • 29: Guest Column by Mark Reddig
      • 29: Mammogram
      • 28: Germs! Yikes!
      • 28: Wednesday
      • 27: Sentences that Have Not Been Uttered Previously
      • 27: Bush Visits LA
      • 26: sig line
      • 26: I HATE to shop
      • 26: phones, phones, phones
      • 25: Moving Things Around
      • 24: Corpse Bride – no spoiler
      • 23: Anticipation
      • 23: Bob Newhart
      • 22: Weary
      • 21: Creative Sisterhood
      • 20: FEMA sends Ice to Maine
      • 20: The Day
      • 19: It’s all there. It’s just injured.
      • 19: Talk Like a Pirate Day
      • 18: Weekend Winds Down
      • 18: Kansas City Star Turns 125
      • 18: Saturday at the Fair
      • 17: Quote
      • 16: PHC
      • 16: Friday
      • 16: Davis-Bacon
      • 16: Bill Maher to George Bush
      • 16: Pig Races
      • 15: Art at the Fair
      • 15: Apotemnophilia and acrotomophilia
      • 15: Bush Light Bulb Joke
      • 15: Life is Weird
      • 15: Question
      • 15: Bull Shit and Weasels
      • 15: “Back” to the Fair
      • 14: Oh, my aching back
      • 13: Tuesday
      • 13: LJ Meme
      • 12: Start with a Bang
      • 12: Mark Ponders Pumpkins
      • 12: CSI Effect
      • 11: Katrina Investigation
      • 11: Tired
      • 11: That’s a Jackalope
      • 10: Quote of the Day
      • 09: Flood Area Maps
      • 09: Words Worth Sharing
      • 09: George Bush Don’t Like Black People
      • 09: Al Gore
      • 09: Timeline
      • 09: Music
      • 09: I See Dead People
      • 09: Standing Water
      • 08: Taking to My Bed
      • 08: Barack Obama’s Words
      • 08: First Person Account
      • 08: Finally Red
      • 08: Quote of the Day
      • 08: God is Not American – Who Knew?
      • 08: Quote of the Day
      • 08: For Hutchinson Residents
      • 07: Are You A Democrat?
      • 07: Typing
      • 06: Pink
      • 06: Poll Question
      • 06: Disclaimer
      • 06: NYT editorial – In Case You Missed It
      • 06: I agree with Newt
      • 06: Someone Else’s Rant
      • 06: Oil Prices
      • 06: Quote of the Day
      • 06: Fragile
      • 06: Recognizing a Failure
      • 05: 46% Say Bush Handled Crisis Well
      • 05: 2008
      • 05: Honore for President
      • 05: Help Katrina Victims at Your Computer
      • 04: Some Normalcy
      • 04: Sig Line
      • 04: Rowing the Boat
      • 03: Casualties of War
      • 03: FEMA Dir. Michael Brown Needs to be Fired
      • 02: Cynic or just Observant?
      • 02: Thank You
      • 01: Relief
      • 01: Past, present or future?
      • 01: Red, Red, Red
      • 01: United Way Breakfast
      • 01: Sig Line
      • 01: Childhood Dreams
    • August

      • 31: Dying for Gasoline
      • 31: Polk’s Farm Market
      • 31: Family Safe
      • 30: Curtains – Finally
      • 30: Forecasters
      • 29: Hutchinson is a Prairie Dog Town
      • 29: Tiffany House – End of an Era
      • 29: Media
      • 29: Hurricane Katrina
      • 28: Early Start
      • 28: Question of the Day
      • 27: Bright Saturday
      • 26: Life has Curves
      • 24: India, Rain and Old Friends
      • 23: Life Goes On
      • 22: ER
      • 21: Anti Theft Devices
      • 19: BTK Sentenced
      • 18: Damn Spammers, Part Deux
      • 17: Life is Wild
      • 15: Floors Done
      • 15: Damn Spammers
      • 13: The End Times Draw Nigh
      • 12: Yarn
      • 11: Time
      • 08: Floor Update
    • July

      • 31: Relaxed
      • 30: Vacated
      • 29: Moving is Moving
      • 28: Personality Soup
      • 28: Yoder Road Signs
      • 28: Piano Moving
      • 27: Ceilings, Floors, Sunporches and Videos
      • 26: Tuesday
      • 25: Productive Day
      • 25: Moving, Moving, Moving
      • 24: Artwork and Censorship
      • 24: Relationships
      • 24: Altrusa in Puerto Rico
      • 23: Full Saturday
      • 22: Full Friday
      • 22: Carlin Observations for Sig Line
      • 21: Beamed Up
      • 21: Ace Jackalope
      • 21: Puerto Rico
      • 13: Hutchinson Scenes
      • 11: Overheard Conversation
      • 10: Morning Glories Grow So Quickly
      • 10: Piano For Free
      • 09: I Love Saturdays
      • 08: Behind
      • 07: London Explosions
      • 07: Making Music
      • 07: Creative Sisterhood
      • 06: What Journals Say
      • 06: Signature quote
      • 05: 15,000 Hours
      • 05: Parades
      • 04: I’m a Freak. Who knew?
      • 03: Rainy Day
      • 02: The Big Five
      • 02: Working on the House
      • 01: Happy Fourth of July
      • 01: The Great Glasses Hunt
      • 01: Your Vote on Glasses Does Count
      • 01: What a Beautiful Girl
      • 01: Dreams Come True
    • June

      • 30: What’s in a Name
      • 29: Wichita – shopping hell
      • 28: Ah, the power of a phone call
      • 27: BTK Confesses – Big News Here
      • 26: Some People Play Solitaire
      • 25: Garden Journal
      • 25: Art Style or Rut
      • 24: Disappointed
      • 23: Most Women Want Diamonds, I Want Juice
      • 22: Still Sick
      • 20: A Day Full of Fun and Friends – and BEADS!
      • 20: Sunday
      • 19: Loners
      • 19: My Numbers
      • 18: Unexpected Treats
      • 17: Books and More about Gardening
      • 16: Nose to the Grindstone
      • 14: Doctor – yikes
      • 13: Corel Painter
      • 13: Michael Jackson deemed Not Guilty
      • 13: Better
      • 12: Sick
      • 11: Guilty Pleasures
      • 11: Working in Every Direction
      • 10: Me? Travel? Yup… This one seems right on
      • 10: End of the Work Week
      • 09: Spoke Too Soon
      • 08: I’m a Great Girlfriend? Hmmmm…
      • 08: Mother Nature’s Shows
      • 07: Creative Sisterhood
      • 07: Mondays Always Get Me Down
      • 06: New Cards
      • 06: Leslie’s Drawing
      • 05: Old Acquaintances
      • 05: Brancusi Quote
      • 04: Altruism in Humans
      • 04: Prompts – 3
      • 04: Prompts-2
      • 04: Prompts
      • 04: Time Keeps On Slipping… Into the Future
      • 03: Houlihans and Garden Tour
      • 02: Slowing Down Time
      • 01: Pass the Potato Game
    • May

      • 31: Some Good Quotes
      • 31: TV Screws Up The Kids
      • 30: A Holiday Monday
      • 30: 4:30 and I’m Still Up
      • 30: Turquoise? Who Knew?
      • 29: House Repairs
      • 29: Photographs
      • 29: Mail Art Call on Anxiety
      • 28: Saturday
      • 28: Comments about Mama
      • 28: Asia and Its Infected Birds
      • 28: Remembering Mama
      • 27: Tree Challenge
      • 27: Friday Nights of Holiday Weekends
      • 27: Wild Weekend Ahead
      • 25: Goodbye to my Love
      • 25: An Elegant Gathering of White Snows
      • 24: Lily
      • 23: New Cookbook I Love
      • 22: Playing Home Owner Today
      • 22: Things About Me 103-224
      • 22: Despite my Sloth Level…
      • 22: More tests
      • 22: Thinking Style
      • 22: Defining Oneself
      • 21: A Saturday in the House
      • 20: 101 Things
      • 20: Administration Assholes
      • 19: NewComers Tonight
      • 18: Creative Sisterhood and More
      • 18: Early Day
      • 16: Journaling Class
      • 16: Red Hat
      • 16: Ranchos de Taos
      • 15: Santa Fe For the First Time
      • 14: Land of Enchantment
      • 14: Taos Pueblo
      • 12: Road Signs of a Different Sort
      • 12: Traveling Alone
      • 06: Energy Healer Visit
      • 04: Statistics Become Real
      • 02: A New Venture into Art Shows
    • April

      • 30: Art Fair
      • 29: Abraded and Waxed
      • 28: Question of the Day
      • 28: Psychic Medium Reading
      • 27: Putnam and Painting
      • 24: Stillwater Altrusa Conference
      • 24: Mama
      • 21: Dr. Robert Putnam’s Speech in Hutchinson at the Dillon Lecture Series
      • 21: Creative Sisterhood
      • 20: Quote of the Day
      • 18: I Am No One’s Daughter
      • 18: Wilde Quote
      • 18: Puzzling
      • 17: Church and Stripping
      • 16: How Big is the Sun?
      • 16: Spring Is In Full Swing
      • 16: Aging
      • 15: Living in Printer Hell
      • 14: Brain Working Overtime
      • 13: A Busy Wednesday
      • 13: Altrusa Tonight
      • 12: Blog of the Day
      • 12: The Claw
      • 10: I had Forgotten that Llamas Spit
      • 10: Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam
      • 10: Father Daughter Dance and the Rest of Saturday
      • 09: Discussion List Theory
      • 08: The MCC Sale – A Piece of Americana
      • 07: What Am I Fanatical About
      • 07: Theta Waves and Creativity
      • 06: Panties in a Wad
      • 05: The Writing Myth
      • 03: Scars and Stories
      • 03: A Saturday Full of DWC, Art, Food and Friends
      • 02: The Pope
      • 01: The Dark Side
    • March

      • 31: Butterfly Sketches
      • 10: Earlier Entries at Live Journal
      • 04: Fence Posts and Snake Bites

Epitaphs for Patsy

In a document she left behind for a good friend, Patsy listed five possible epitaphs that could be used at the time of her passing.

  • ‘Lived Fully. Laughed Loudly. Gave generously. Gone.’
  • ‘Lived, Laughed and Loved. Continuing that elsewhere.’
  • ‘Lived fully every day. No regrets now.’
  • ‘The journey continues It has been magical.’
  • ‘A magical journey so far no regrets.’

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