Archive for the 'Passing it on' Category
(Chronologically Listed)
A Year in the Life…..
My life has changed immeasurably during the past year. One year ago today, my Dad had a massive stroke. My life changed forever with that phone call.
The rawness of the time has softened; the need to speak for my Dad when he was unable to speak for himself has passed. The juxtaposition between the […]
Published by fromskilledhands on June 19th, 2008 tagged here and now, Musings, Passing it on, Caring, Gratitude, Love | 15 Comments »
It’s Good Luck to Be Nice
I had stopped at the Cleveland Food Coop on Saturday to pick up a few things. As I walked toward the building, I was approached by a smiling woman. She spoke little English; and started to talk to me in what I figured was Russian. I know one Russian phrase: lubov nyick o toschka. […]
Published by fromskilledhands on June 4th, 2008 tagged Musings, Passing it on, Caring, Helping, Community, Home, Gratitude | 15 Comments »
Over the Backyard Fence
It seems to me that blogging is another incarnation of the backyard fence: we chat, share thoughts, ideas and stories, even have a cup of coffee or tea.
The high tech has become the high touch—interesting stuff. This international community supports and challenges ideas, encouraging the writer to expand his or her thinking. Pats on […]
Published by fromskilledhands on April 1st, 2008 tagged Change, Passing it on, Gifts, Little Blue Santa, One World, One Heart, Heroes, Caring, Donating, Helping, Questions, Community | 6 Comments »
Late Winter: Frozen in Grand Central Station
The sun is shining in NE Ohio. The birds sing their promises of Spring. The chickens beg for their coop to be cleaned. Maybe later….. Dust bunnies in the house are relegated to the trash and the laundry is working its way through the process. We alternately work and nap, […]
Published by fromskilledhands on February 24th, 2008 tagged Musings, Change, Passing it on, Smiles | 8 Comments »
One World, One Heart
I came across the One World, One Heart site kind of by accident. Lisa Oceandreamer, the creator of this event, describes it:
The original idea behind this giveaway event was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables […]
Published by fromskilledhands on February 8th, 2008 tagged creativity, Art, Craft, Change, Passing it on, Discoveries, Collecting, Giveaway, One World One Heart | 67 Comments »
From These Skilled Hands
We have been making Little Blue Santas as fast as these 12 skilled hands are able. We are incredibly gratified by the response to this little guy. The history and courage of the people who come to this country unfamiliar with the language and the culture continues to amaze me.
We have heard […]
Published by fromskilledhands on December 20th, 2007 tagged creativity, Art, Change, Passing it on, Discoveries, Christmas, Gifts, Collecting, Giveaway | 29 Comments »
One Snowflake at a Time
Thank you to Kris for writing about Robert’s Snow.
Robert’s Snow was founded by Grace Lin, an artist who illustrates children’s books, and her husband Robert, as a fund-raiser to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. With their hearts and hands, artists have created snowflakes to be auctioned to raise money for cancer research. […]