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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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mommyblogger, shmommyblogger
mommyblogger, shmommyblogger

You had to know a back-to-school portrait was coming.​

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familyKaren WalrondAugust 27, 2012alex, third grade, back to school Comments
for #blogust:  finding love in a whole new way
for #blogust: finding love in a whole new way

On blogging and connection. Also? You're going to want to leave a comment on this one -- doing so will literally save a child's life.​

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friends, big plansKaren WalrondAugust 25, 2012vaccines, show love, shot@life Comments
10 things you should know about marcus on our (second) 10th anniversary
10 things you should know about marcus on our (second) 10th anniversary

Today is our second 10th anniversary.  It's time you knew more about this man I married.​

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familyKaren WalrondAugust 24, 2012anniversary, marcus Comments
sharing some love (as a thank you)
sharing some love (as a thank you)

Your kind words to me on my last post were a godsend. Here's some love in return.​

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friendsKaren WalrondAugust 23, 2012Irene Nam, David Ramirez, Willo O'Brien, Ryan Booth, Mati Rose McDonough, Marianne Elliott, Helen Jane Hearn, Jen Louden Comments
on limes and leaping
on limes and leaping

So here's a little something I've been working on.​

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big plansKaren WalrondAugust 21, 2012retreat, lime retreats, CLE, attorney, lawyer Comments
random thoughts in the quiet
random thoughts in the quiet

It's good to be back home -- and Alex has been away, so it's been weirdly quiet.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 19, 2012random thoughts Comments
blue funk
blue funk

Sometimes, there just aren't words.​

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Karen WalrondAugust 19, 2012rain Comment
the incredible getty images
the incredible getty images

I had the honour of speaking at Getty Images this week.  It was the experience of a lifetime.​

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places, big plansKaren WalrondAugust 17, 2012getty images, photography Comments
a room with a view
a room with a view

The James Hotel and New York City​.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 16, 2012soho, new york city Comments
uncommonly beautiful #2: trish
uncommonly beautiful #2: trish

My very dear friend, Trish.​

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friendsKaren WalrondAugust 15, 2012friends, trishComment
what it's like to swim in my gene pool
what it's like to swim in my gene pool

It's a somewhat dark and confusing place.​

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familyKaren WalrondAugust 13, 2012geneology, 23 and me, family tree, finding your roots Comments
say "yes" to opportunities for joy
say "yes" to opportunities for joy

Because joy is meant to be shared.​

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how to make lightKaren WalrondAugust 13, 2012joy in everyday moments, Kristin Pedemonti Comments
#hasselbladfriday, roll #18:  the eiffel tower, redux
#hasselbladfriday, roll #18: the eiffel tower, redux

This is my final roll of Hasselblad film that I took in Paris -- one of my favourite evenings of our trip.​

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family, placesKaren WalrondAugust 10, 2012paris, eiffel tower, france Comments
blast from the past
blast from the past

One from the archives, and a new favourite​.

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familyKaren WalrondAugust 9, 2012love, alex, motherhood Comments
uncommonly beautiful #1:  aimee woodall
uncommonly beautiful #1: aimee woodall

I've decided to start sharing the uncommonly beautiful people who cross my path.  My friend Aimee is first.

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friendsKaren WalrondAugust 8, 2012black sheep agency, aimee woodall, uncommonly beautiful Comments
on growing a blog
on growing a blog

They grow 'em different than they used to.​  And I need to go back to growing mine like I used to.

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random thoughts, big plansKaren WalrondAugust 7, 2012blogging, random thoughts, blog, the business of blogging Comments
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I love this week between Christmas and New Year’s, don’t you? It’s just so much QUIETER: no shopping needs to be done, no pressure to entertain, no reason to hustle. Bliss.

So tonight, Marcus and I are going out for dinner, just us
I MADE THIS FOR YOU. 

Over the last month, I’ve spent hours every day planning out the immediate future of my work and my career to fully encapsulate my word of the year for 2026:

KINSHIP. 

This led to the design of an entirely new website:
Happy Christmas from our house to yours! 🌴🎄
"A few weeks ago, I mentioned I was going to take the entire month of December off: I’d just come off of book tour, and I was in lovely, Christmas-y Bath, so the thinking was that I’d spend lazy days with mugs of tea and relaxing mus
 

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