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Fall of Freedom Project Update

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:48:40 +0000

Monday evening, 11/17: I just pushed ‘submit’ on the Fall of Freedom Event Registration Form. This is a big deal. Not in the fact that Kevin and I are now committed to the deadline, but because even as creative participants, we don’t fit the mold – we are not an organization. In fact, under the […]

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It’s amazing what a new set of strings will do for one’s sense of well being

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:56:01 +0000

Prior to my first face-to-face meeting with K (Fall of Freedom presentation piece collaborator), I quickly changed out strings on the Prisloe. My thinking being: if we are going to live-perform our evolving ensemble presentation piece in 3 weeks, I need to have freshly broken in strings for the momentous occasion. Weeks of private […]

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ShoutOut: Fall of Freedom Event

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:28:25 +0000

Note: I’ve been managing a constant stream of migraine waves since mid-September resulting in controlled silence on my end of various communications – including blogging! As many of you know, doing what needs to be done (work, teaching, just laying low, etc) during those times is challenging and often impossible. Today I seem to be […]

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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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2024 Books Read – a Partial List (with notes) – Fiction

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:05:00 +0000

While my partial list of Books Read in 2024 doesn’t hold a candle to blogger LA’s 119 read with 3 almost finished, herein lie selections – in no particular order – from my list of +/- 50 read with notes for casual perusal. I appreciate those who blog about their current reads so am returning […]

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A ‘White Album’: Pete Townshend – Who Came First

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:35:25 +0000

Here’s a little something that’s totally unrelated to the holidays or all the stuff currently going on in my daily life – a draft post conveniently available for pubbing! Note: my longstanding and growing personal list of ‘White Albums’ are albums inspired by the literal color-aspect of the Beatles’ White Album. Here’s one for you […]

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Something to Ponder #1

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 12:46:39 +0000

note: I’m gonna go out on a limb here. Naming this post with a “1” after it implies there will be more to come…let’s see how well that works out. Meantime, enjoy the break from most things serious! Way back when I was in the duo Laura & Thereza*, we came across yet another ‘Celtic’ […]

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Weekend Notes 8/17-18/2024

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:51:25 +0000

FYI: A few days ago, I received my “Happy Anniversary – you registered on WordPress 11 years ago” notification. It may be my last. Let me explain. Surrounded by my notes, I just now sat down, opened my computer and logged onto my WP account to begin this newest Weekend Notes post. What I originally […]

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Goals, ToDos & TryOuts – part 2

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:07:49 +0000

First seen in this earlier post and then again in part 1, a certain coffee mug takes center stage as an example of a ‘quick TryOut’. That said, the ‘quick TryOut’ to finish Aromatic Steam Arising is only as good as the sum of its parts. Meaning: one of those parts was to compose a […]

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The Meaning We Make with Our Hands (Poem)

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:33:03 +0000

In reading about the stories we as creatives tell through our (he)art, I came across this phrase from a Quiltfolk blog article. It resonated. I ruminated. I wrote a poem. The Meaning We Make with Our HandsLaura Bruno Lilly © 2024 I tell storiesI paint picturesI touch hearts with sound.Found soundComposed soundand sometimes spoken.Phrases shapedRhythms […]

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