January 18, 2018January 17, 2018 by Catherine Arcolio

The Privileged

we watch
winter’s demanding dramatics
from inside our warm havens

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Line Herikstad – India/Norway – I am a freelance writer. I write articles about spirituality, multiculturalism, and psychology. I also publish poems, and photos in various magazines and newspapers.

Trini Lind says:

January 18, 2018 at 4:14 am

Gorgeous!! ❄️🌲❄️🌲❄️

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judybarton – Still in love, complicated, almost stupid, interested to recognize herself. "Up to the age of eighteen years old everybody writes poems; after, only two categories of people may continue to do it: poets and idiots." (Benedetto Croce). Obviously I do not consider myself a poet.

judybarton says:

January 18, 2018 at 7:14 am

Yes! Moreover, we usually do so for all the world, often sunken by demanding desperate dramatics from inside our rich western warm havens… but now that bad world is reaching us …
Anyway: thank you as usual for both words and photo!

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1. Catherine Arcolio – near the North East Kingdom, USA
  
  seedbud says:
  
  January 20, 2018 at 8:14 am
  
  thank you Judy
  
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shoreacres

shoreacres says:

January 18, 2018 at 8:16 am

During this week, there were times I couldn’t get warm even in the house. Believe me, I thought about the plight of those without a house, as well as the pure pleasure of watching the world ice up while drinking tea.

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1. Catherine Arcolio – near the North East Kingdom, USA
  
  seedbud says:
  
  January 20, 2018 at 8:13 am
  
  Oh! I know! The electrical outlets were letting in rivers of cold until I put masking tape over them when it was -30
  
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  1. shoreacres
    
    shoreacres says:
    
    January 20, 2018 at 8:32 am
    
    I felt like a genius when I figured out I could use these. You can save them from year to year, too.
  2. Catherine Arcolio – near the North East Kingdom, USA
    
    seedbud says:
    
    January 22, 2018 at 8:13 am
    
    Oh! I’ll be getting those. Thank YOU!
Carrie Staples – United States – Author, illustrator of "The Yarn Animal Book", probably the only craft book with instructions for making such unique yarn animals as an orangutan, an ant eater, a llama and a star-nosed mole and "The Single Minded Prince, a fairy tale for all ages about a boy and a pirate captain who both misbehave. The books and a booklet series based on each different yarn craft topic covered in "The Yarn Animal Book" (pompoms and other really easy yarn crafts, knitting, crocheting, rya, needlepoint and embroidery), are available on Amazon and Kindle.

Carrie Staples says:

January 18, 2018 at 12:41 pm

Peel some bark off a dead tree to discover winter haven for beetles! So many different protective homes out there. Will put some beetle photos i took 1/1/18 on my blog one of these days…

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1. Catherine Arcolio – near the North East Kingdom, USA
  
  seedbud says:
  
  January 20, 2018 at 8:11 am
  
  I adore beetles. My grandfather was an entomologist and had a large beetle collection I would marvel at as a child. SO many colors! Like dinosaurs!
  
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Cynthia Guenther Richardson – Pacific NW – Hello fellow readers and bloggers, Writing has always been a powerful connector to diverse ideas and people. We each are a meaningful part of this beautiful, ever-widening web of life. Blogging enables more interaction, which I love even after 11 years of blogging posts on three different sites. For thirty years I was an addictions/mental health counselor and also a manager of home care services for elderly folks. Now that I have hit 70 and am more devoted to a creative life! I've published online or in literary journals/collections several times, including fiction and creative non-fiction pieces and poetry over five decades. Additionally, I was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for an excerpt of my novel-in-progress, Other than Words (the work gathering dust at present), about a mute dancer and her impact on her adopted community and a world-travelling photojournalist. I also am working on a connected set of stories about a close-knit town in northern Michigan. On Wordpress I enjoy writing about living richly despite (or because of) life's setbacks and a diagnosis of heart disease at age 51. Posts tagged "memoir" share spiritual adventures, interactions with nature, the healing of trauma's impact and challenges of writing full-time. Short stories and creative nonfiction, and poetry are favorite genres but I enjoy sharing my photography as well My hope is my offerings reflect a profound faith in God and our humanness which cloaks spiritual natures. I include myself as part of the diverse group of writers who discover and share the illuminating, positive experiences amid life's uncertainties and hardships. Let me hear from you when you visit--I appreciate your comments a great deal. Blessings and regards, Cynthia

Cynthia Guenther Richardson says:

January 18, 2018 at 6:29 pm

So glad you are watching for me…always a good moment, to see what you see

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1. Catherine Arcolio – near the North East Kingdom, USA
  
  seedbud says:
  
  January 20, 2018 at 8:10 am
  
  _/\_
  
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Eliza Waters – Massachusetts – Gardener, photographer, naturalist, writer

Eliza Waters says:

January 18, 2018 at 8:27 pm

Always grateful for that!

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