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chalk&slate

learning about life by creating

My name is Pamela, and I have a passion for creating something beautiful that did not exist before, and sharing it with others. When I am creating, I am fully in the moment. I love crafting with words, and working with mixed media and collages. Since I was a young girl, I have been fascinated by the concept of the collage: bringing together otherwise disparate elements into something new and aesthetically pleasing. Learning about life by creating.

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A Minister by Any Other Name

I had a humorous interaction with my dental hygienist today in between the times she had instruments in my mouth.

Double Nickels

I suppose it is different for everyone—that age where mortality is a thing, and someday is here whether or not our grand plans tagged along.

Suck It Up

I bought a new stick vacuum cleaner. It has caused nothing short of a revolution.

MWF Seeking Silence

I think I am reading too much Merton this morning. Too much about quiet, solitude, humility, and poverty.

Living in Fast Forward

How sad that the "rewind" and "fast-forward" metaphors no longer elicit the physical, tangible movement of a tape wound upon a spool.

Seeking an Old English Sheepdog

I wish somebody would sit with me and help me focus. Like an Old English Sheepdog for my brain.

It's Not, Dr. Phil

Childhood fear is a funny thing. We see small fears in children as innocent and sometimes funny. But to a child, it can be terrifying.

Of Monkeys and Pigeons

I lay awake due to monkey brain, so I decided to begin reading Laudato Si' in order to fall back to sleep. Only it woke me more.

Fear Knocks, Love Answers

When I think back on the last six months, it seems that change has been the only constant.

Succulent Fandom

What is this obsession we have with these fat little fleshy plants?

Grazie Mille!

I received an unusual custom order in Italian.

Milestone Tribute

This card is for my friend of twenty-five years.

Happy Father's Day, Papa!

Here is my third high-tech attempt to let my father know how special he is to me.

So Perfect

It's extra special to hear the story behind a custom card.

Friends 'Til the End

A custom card featuring Frodo and Sam shows a close friendship.

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