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What's your most vivid childhood memory?

Posted on Jun 21st, 2009 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

One of my all-time, favorite childhood memories happened during our first visit to Cape Cod.  My brother and I were excited to explore new territory... we had never seen such huge grasshoppers before.  We spent... More »

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What was your favorite childhood song or lullaby?

Posted on Jan 30th, 2009 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

I don't know how I missed this question!  When I was growing up, I don't remember much music or singing in my home.  I do remember Nat King Cole's record being played at Christmas time,... More »

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Do you think more about the past or the future?

Posted on Sep 5th, 2008 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

I prefer to look only a few steps ahead of where I'm going.  I have discovered that thinking too much about the past or the future tends to give me a Mr. Magoo, myopic outlook... More »

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What's your first memory of the night sky?

Posted on Jun 1st, 2008 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

     I don't recall my first memory of the night sky, but this is certainly my most cherished memory of looking at the night sky.  My family would take a walk after dinner.  Our dog... More »

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Crayola State of Mind

Posted on Mar 11th, 2008 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

     In Geo 's March 5th blog entry "What Have You Been Missing?", Geo talks about missing color - winter keeping him in a "black and white world with subtle shades of grey."  He got... More »

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What do you remember of your childhood home?

Posted on Feb 21st, 2008 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

     My childhood home was an incredibly safe place for me.  It was a VERY MODEST cape with a one car garage... Everyone who visited was always surprised by its deceptively small exterior.  The main... More »

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What is your first memory?

Posted on Jan 28th, 2008 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

I'm not sure if it's my FIRST memory, but one of the most vivid memories is from about age 4.  I was in preschool... one of those church preschools.  We hatched chicks and had a... More »

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Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Posted on Jan 21st, 2008 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

     Isn't it crazy how a word or a phrase can take you back to a time and a place... Daniel's icon has the words Shine On under his icon, and all my brain could... More »

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What was the last thing you took a picture of?

Posted on Nov 20th, 2007 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

Huge snowflakes the size of half dollars greeted my daughters this morning on their way out to the car.  I could hear their squeals of delight from inside the house.  The flakes were falling quickly...... More »

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Shadows

Posted on Nov 16th, 2007 by Susan #1 : Balanced Susan #1

This morning as I was walking to the train, I was trying NOT to think about how cold it was.  I try to see something new every day - kind of makes a mundane thing... More »

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