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Weekend Notes 2/17-18/2024

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 18:40:04 +0000

A few weeks ago, we took to the road to attend my Uncle Dennis’ funeral in Chicago. He was the youngest and last of the three brothers in my Dad’s family. 3 Brothers, 3 Uncles, 3 Dads My Aunt Dolores, as the baby in the family, is now the sole surviving sibling. Most everyone is […]

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COVID Clench, Pandemic Hair and Cardamom Braids

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 19 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000

In my fantasies of what I’d do first once I was fully vaxxed, getting a haircut was the primo #1 Big Thing. I’d been gearing up for the Big Leap into an enclosed, hair salon experience during the 2 weeks-after-my-second-jab clearance and figured it’d cross off two ToDos at the same time. #1 – Getting […]

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Pandemic Potpourri #6

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:07:00 +0000

It’s been awhile since I wrote one of these posts. t’s been awhile since I’ve posted, period. I’m tired. I’m worn out. I’m wasted. Yet, excited to be alive. Sounds paradoxical. Perhaps the title of this should be renamed, Pandemic Paradox #1. Just sayin’… Three weeks ago, while standing in line for over an hour […]

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Pandemic Potpourri V

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 14:12:23 +0000

First and foremost, I just had to show off this piece by my friend, Mariss. I’ve long admired her fiber art – and her curiosity about trying new techniques. After attending a course given at the South African National Quilt Festival in 2019 on Kantha stitching (pre-COVID – remember when?), she decided to experiment with […]

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Finding Home (Poem)

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:52:00 +0000

Finding Homeby Laura Bruno Lilly© 2020 I’ll know. When it feels right. Deep down in the dark moonlight filled with desert delight and mountain might. Finding Home. Where past meets now and future hopes crystallize. Where how and why are captured kept as secret gardens – growing spirit – with a side of fruit. A […]

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Snowin' on Raton

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:37:20 +0000

One of the things I do on a regular basis is search and discover ‘new’ (to me) music via a myriad of ways…all part of being a working musician – seeking, learning, creating. A fine example of this occurred recently. As noted in a prior post, CNN’s short video in tribute to David Olney lead […]

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Ice Cream and Remembering Dad

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 23:10:28 +0000

So, this evening, after a fine dinner of Lemon Baked Spicy Salmon, rice, beets and peppers, I indulged in the last of the Tillamook Coffee Almond Fudge ice cream. After my second helping – there was just a little bit left in the carton – I thought at first my prolonged craving was induced by […]

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Notes on the Page (Poem)

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 03:17:29 +0000

Notes on the page wrestle out feelings deep inside – a flesh and blood yearning for home. Notes on the page travel through these fingers dancing the strings finding spoken out loud music words. Notes on the page SpeakSing this singular woman’s (he)art.

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Oh Happy Day – It's a Done Deal!

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:14:16 +0000

On Monday, September 17th, my bro and I signed over our folks’ house to a buyer who said, “I fell in love with this house the minute I set foot into it.” In celebration of this event, I bring you a jam session of a favorite gospel tune, Oh Happy Day, in the spirit of […]

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'shower the people you love with love' – what we can do in the here and now

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:50:06 +0000

As most of you know, I’ve been sorting/sifting through the stuff of the lives of my folks while trying to get their house in order for sale these past almost 2 years. That said, this post is kindof like how I am – two opposite drives streaming together – sadness for those lost and gone, […]

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