CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

10 days of thanksgiving: music

10 days of thanksgiving: music

10 days of thanksgiving continues here on Chookooloonks (instead of Babble, where it belongs). Today, let's reflect on awesome music.

big plansKaren WalrondNovember 18, 201210 days of thanksgiving Comments

capturing the humans of new york

capturing the humans of new york

I just stumbled across this awesome photoblogger, and thought I would share. Read More

Karen WalrondNovember 17, 2012Humans of New York, Brandon Stanton, photoblogger Comments

10 days of thanksgiving: comfort food & drink

10 days of thanksgiving: comfort food & drink

10 days of thanksgiving continues here on Chookooloonks (instead of Babble, where it usually lives). I hope you'll join me -- today we're talking about food and drink! Read More

big plansKaren WalrondNovember 17, 201210 days of thanksgiving Comment

10 days of thanksgiving: creativity

10 days of thanksgiving: creativity

We've been celebrating 10 days of thanksgiving over at Bliss Your Heart. But the site's down over there, so I thought I'd share today's prompt here.

Karen WalrondNovember 16, 201210 days of thanksgiving Comments

on diversity of cultural experience & ganesha's sweet tooth

on diversity of cultural experience & ganesha's sweet tooth

I was given this very charming children's book to review -- and also, to give away!

Karen WalrondNovember 16, 2012children's books, sanjay patel, ganesha's sweet tooth Comments

katy, bar the door: i'm about to get crafty up in here

katy, bar the door: i'm about to get crafty up in here

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Read More

big plans, placesKaren WalrondNovember 15, 2012holidays, traditions, thanksgiving, arts & crafts Comments

so, about this thanksgiving ...

so, about this thanksgiving ...

I didn't grow up with Thanksgiving. Help a sister out?

big plansKaren WalrondNovember 14, 2012traditions, thanksgiving Comments

she's just as fast as lightning

she's just as fast as lightning

Alex is passionate about karate. Getting her into the sport was either the smartest or dumbest parenting move Marcus and I have ever made.

familyKaren WalrondNovember 13, 2012karate Comments

house renovation, day 39: it's starting to resemble a kitchen!

house renovation, day 39: it's starting to resemble a kitchen!

As we say in Trinidad, the house is coming-to-come. Slowly, ever slowly.

big plans, placesKaren WalrondNovember 12, 2012kitchen renovation, kitchen Comments

random thoughts: looking up

random thoughts: looking up

I can see clearly now. The rain has gone. Read More

family, random thoughts, placesKaren WalrondNovember 11, 2012happy thoughts, spontaneous dance party Comments

someone gets to be here

someone gets to be here

Sometimes it's hard for me to believe that someone lives here.

Karen WalrondNovember 10, 2012andrea jenkins, heather armstrong, joshua yetman Comments

on our global family, the fiscal cliff, and a beautiful video to inspire you to lend your voice

on our global family, the fiscal cliff, and a beautiful video to inspire you to lend your voice

I'm asking a favour. Please lend your voice.

friends, big plansKaren WalrondNovember 9, 2012the one campaign, ryan youngblood, deficit, petition, fiscal cliff, ethiopia Comments

there comes a time in every woman's life ...

there comes a time in every woman's life ...

... when it's time to face facts.

placesKaren WalrondNovember 8, 2012cold, flu, sick Comments

moving on

moving on

Time to get back to blissful routine. Read More

friends, big plansKaren WalrondNovember 7, 2012presidential election, politics, moving on, obama vs. romney Comments

go vote!!

go vote!!

A few reasons why you should go vote. Go. GO!

random thoughts, big plansKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2012go vote, vote, romney, election day, obama Comments

tedxhouston: resonate

tedxhouston: resonate

I fulfilled a secret dream of mine this weekend: I spoke at a TEDx conference, TEDxHouston. It was everything I could have possibly hoped.

friendsKaren WalrondNovember 5, 2012chitra divakarini, jane weiner, chitra divakaruni, stephen klineberg, nilofer merchant, tedxhouston, patrick miller, ted Comments