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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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wishing you a merry christmas ... and so much more
wishing you a merry christmas ... and so much more

This year, "Merry Christmas" doesn't seem like enough.  Thank you.

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Karen WalrondDecember 25, 2017merry christmasComment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a new solar system, dominoes, and the astonishing Esperanza Spalding.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 22, 2017Comment
preparing for the year ahead (let 2018 be your year of light)
preparing for the year ahead (let 2018 be your year of light)

A free worksheet to help you dream for your year ahead.

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big plansKaren WalrondDecember 18, 2017new year Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring salt, sweaters and Singapore.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 15, 2017 Comment
4 steps to becoming a quiet activist (or, the chookooloonks change-the-world challenge)
4 steps to becoming a quiet activist (or, the chookooloonks change-the-world challenge)

You've got it in you to change the world.  Here's how.

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big plansKaren WalrondDecember 12, 2017change the world Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Christmas trees, pie crusts, and tree cathedrals.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 8, 2017Comment
brothers and sisters
brothers and sisters

With all the crazy in the world, let's remember each other.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondDecember 5, 2017syria Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Finnish coffee, fashion and find art.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 1, 2017shantell martin Comment
on giving (after receiving so much)
on giving (after receiving so much)

My friendship circle is full of innkeepers.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 27, 2017christmas Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Advent of Light, airplanes and Alanis.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 17, 2017 Comment
moving toward home
moving toward home

Learning about what makes a home.  And taking steps to get there.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 14, 2017blanket, home Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

A puffer fish, a painting and Pete Souza.  So much loveliness.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 10, 2017pete souzaComment
#tbt last night:  the beauty of routine
#tbt last night: the beauty of routine

Routine is often seen as a bad thing.  But I'm loving the hell out of it, these days.

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placesKaren WalrondNovember 9, 2017leland isley, guitar lessonsComment
on gratitude
on gratitude

I've never formally shared my thoughts on gratitude.  Here they are.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2017gratitude, gratitude practice Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring sushi, smog, ash and diamonds.

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Karen WalrondNovember 3, 2017 Comment
#tbt:  the things that connect us
#tbt: the things that connect us

The things that connect us vastly outnumber the things the divide us.

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Karen WalrondNovember 2, 2017ethiopia, the one campaign Comment
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"I’ve been back in Houston for a week, and it’s been one of those weeks where it feels like it’s flown, and also lasted at least few months. You know those weeks? Like, I can’t believe it’s already Friday; also, was
"As I walked around the stalls looking at the work of all sorts of artisans — woodworkers, potters, knitters, bakers, butchers, cheesemongers, to name just a few — I thought, well, here’s one deeply European custom that America
One last look around before locking up and heading back to the US.

Thank you, Bath, you’re beginning to feel like home. ❤️🇬🇧
Last night was my last speaking event of the year — and now I’m free to get into the Christmas spirit! 🎄So today, during a break in the (ever-persistent) rain, I walked into town to check out the Bath Christmas market.

It was mobbed.
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