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Omar Khayyam, Paul McCartney, and Ma

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 03 May 2026 16:32:03 +0000

I’ve been in a pondering mood lately. Going far beyond my regular early morning meditations. Contemplating concerns near and dear to my heart. Confronting those concerns that inflict fear, anxiety, and regret. Embracing those that stir joy, hope and purpose. This then is but one tiny slice of all of that… I am a quote […]

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My Snow Day Weekend

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:15:38 +0000

Over the weekend here in the Carolinas a Cold Snap peaked on Saturday, with a Snow Dump of about 4 inches Sunday morning. We were ready for the ‘bad weather’ predicted locally. Except for the prospect of power outages (there were none, yay!) due to ice on the many exposed power lines in the area, […]

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Holiday Miscellany & Poem

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:21:10 +0000

A Pair of Snowy Owls in Chicago on the Lakefront - December 2025©LBLArctic gift of natureSlipped through the polar vortex.Come to visit those who need respite frombrutality and greed. The teapot makes me smile – a reminder of my first Christmas as a newlywed. Hubby spent hours with a carpenter friend in his shop designing […]

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Giving Voice: A USAID-funded researcher’s perspective on 2025 changes-pt3

Michelle L. Solorio — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 21:14:39 +0000

Notice the byline on this post? Yes, the ‘USAID-funded researcher’ is none other than our middle daughter, Michelle. And yes, she is one whose voice was silenced on 1/20/2025. A few months ago, Michelle asked if she could share her perspective with my readers.It was time. Part 3: Unresolved My belief in people’s capacity to […]

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Giving Voice: A USAID-funded researcher’s perspective on 2025 changes-pt2

Michelle L. Solorio — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:39:58 +0000

Notice the byline on this post? Yes, the ‘USAID-funded researcher’ is none other than our middle daughter, Michelle. And yes, she is one whose voice was silenced on 1/20/2025. A few weeks ago, Michelle asked if she could share her perspective with my readers.It was time. (note: part 2 is the longest of this 3-part […]

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Giving Voice: A USAID-funded researcher’s perspective on 2025 changes-pt1

Michelle L. Solorio — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:55:00 +0000

Notice the byline on this post? Yes, the ‘USAID-funded researcher’ is none other than our middle daughter, Michelle. And yes, she is one whose voice was silenced on 1/20/2025. A few weeks ago, Michelle asked if she could share her perspective with my readers. It was time. PART 1: War and Life The room was […]

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Priorities Over Chaos

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:33:57 +0000

Like many of you, I’m finding it difficult to post regularly. For whatever reason, and there are many significant factors involved, it’s just how things are for me right now. An easing back into the blogging rhythm just hasn’t presented itself before now. I’ve noticed several bloggers I follow have courageously forged forth with timely […]

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A Roundabout Post for Black History Month

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:01:15 +0000

Note: It would not be prudent for me to share how the past 29 days of our lives have been personally & directly changed within our family and friends since 1/20/2025. Or specific instances of how those changes reach farther than just us. Instead, what follows is an attempt at showing in a less threatening […]

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October 18, 1972

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:54:44 +0000

Note: Today, Friday, October 18, 2024 is an ‘especially significant day’ as my oldest (by 5 years) girl cousin says. I confess I’m a bit cranky this year as it’s the year I tilt over from the nines into a new decade of numbers…But I’ll get over that, I always do! HA!In the spirit of […]

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Weekend Notes 3/2-3/2024

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 18:46:37 +0000

“Mounted over canvas” As per recent quilt-blogger discussions about how to mount certain fiber art pieces: Mary over at Zippy Quilts posted a callout for suggestions on how best to display a ‘map’ quilt she recently completed. The overriding consensus suggested mounting it over canvas. About two years ago, I experimented with this technique. During […]

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