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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this was a good week
this was a good week

Dogs on land, dogs of the sea, and the most beautiful eulogy I’ve ever read.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 16, 2018 Comments
ever closer
ever closer

Your prayers to the Construction and Vacating Premises gods appear to be working. Keep going.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 15, 2018 Comments
and we still have to buy appliances
and we still have to buy appliances

I ain’t gonna lie — I’m a bit tense.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 14, 2018 Comments
i'm empty and aching and i don't know why
i'm empty and aching and i don't know why

We live in strange times.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 13, 2018 Comments
planning some awesome (and a little housekeeping)
planning some awesome (and a little housekeeping)

Meet Kim! We’ve got such good stuff cooking for 2019. Stay tuned.

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friendsKaren WalrondNovember 12, 2018Comment
les bons temps
les bons temps

Don’t tell my mom I posted this, okay?

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Karen WalrondNovember 11, 2018 Comments
distracting thought #2 (while starting to pack up the apartment)
distracting thought #2 (while starting to pack up the apartment)

And don’t even start me on that interstellar object.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 10, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Chris Hemsworth, body art, and our cool new welcome mat.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 9, 2018 Comments
distracting thought #1
distracting thought #1

Focus. I gotta focus.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 8, 2018 Comments
the light of the midterms
the light of the midterms

Things are looking brighter and more colourful in Washington. And this is a good thing.

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Karen WalrondNovember 7, 2018 Comments
vote!
vote!

Go out there and do your civic duty, my American brothers and sisters.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2018Comment
beginning movement
beginning movement

Almost time to start moving again.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 5, 2018 Comments
biology sure is different from when I was a kid
biology sure is different from when I was a kid

I probably would’ve gotten a better grade if my high school biology class was like this.

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togs 2.0
togs 2.0

Dressing when you have a teenager is tricky.

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Karen WalrondNovember 3, 2018 Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a wedding in Iceland, Ed Sheeran, and 350-year-old ice cream.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 2, 2018Comment
lower your expectations, not your standards
lower your expectations, not your standards

The absence of love and light isn’t hate and darkness.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 1, 2018 Comments
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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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"The house is quiet with my loves gone, but I’ve been enjoying the solitude: save for one day of sightseeing when some dear friends from the States came in town for a visit, I’ve been viewing the alone-time as a creative retreat, of
So here’s the stereotype about England that is absolutely true — it rains all. the. time. Even on sunny days, a passing rain shower is almost expected. Because of this, when it’s sunny, the call to go outside is strong. Especially w
 

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