How did I never add this photo before?! By far one of our best shots! Photographer: Inge Prins Conceptualist: Kelly Vaagsland Wainwright We walked up to the fishermen who’d just come out the boat, slightly disgruntled. We kindly asked if they’d get on the bed. With a bit of dragging feet, they hopped on up,…
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I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to write this post…How is it possible?! The lady on the far right was my 7th grade math teacher. The lady in the middle sewed my “senior picture” dress. The lady on the left had a couple kids I babysat for a time or two. Small-town-livin’!…
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ok – this got published in 2010, & somehow I never documented it otherwise! So – here it is! I am currently applying for grants to get my butt back to Cape Town to get some people bouncing on balls. I’ve been laughing & crying all day as I look back on all the different…
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I grew up in small-town, Middle America. My mom was the Prom Queen. She went to Sock Hops. (poodle skirts, anyone?!). She was a synchronized swimmer. My dad had a root beer stand in high school. He was an Eagle Scout. Lutheran & Norwegian (never 100% sure which was which!). They got married at 21.…
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Where to begin? BONES. I’ve been taking Release Technique (Modern) Dance. I CANNOT EXPLAIN how much I love it. feast on it. It is 72-hour bone broth for my soul. Rx: Do it every day. This society is bent more on “contraction”. On “tightening”, if you will. On the adrenaline. On the “hard core”. The…
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This is the backyard I grew up on from 12-18. After living all over the world (including 2 oceanfront properties), I’d have to say, this is pretty dang epic. I come here, & I CHILL. I Feast on the SPACE. The abundance of parking spaces. The warm evening air. The recurring, friendly passersby. The caterpillar…
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We came back from S. Africa 3 years ago now…May of 2010. I was really looking forward to coming home, because of just that. It felt like HOME (in my head!). We’d come back & forth a few times, & it always felt like a sweet reunion & homecoming. Tho there were some bits of…
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I’ve been a little incognito these days…under the radar…to be found hiding out at my beach casa, cross-country skiing on a frozen lake with an early pink sky, gliding along my “childhood” lake in fall whilst perching in my kayak. ah. NATURE! I freaking Love it! We had serious culture shock upon returning to the…
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