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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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art of meaning (18/100)
art of meaning (18/100)

The art of Kesha Bruce.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 10, 2020Comment
working outside (17/100)
working outside (17/100)

Change of (work) scenery.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 9, 2020Comment
social distance dinner (16/100)
social distance dinner (16/100)

We had my parents over for the first time in 5 months.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 8, 2020 Comment
this was a good week (15/100)
this was a good week (15/100)

Featuring safety, empathy and joy.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondAugust 7, 2020Comment
outdoor zhuzhing (14/100)
outdoor zhuzhing (14/100)

When you’re housebound, you can’t help but spruce things up a bit.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 6, 2020Comment
fake smile, real smile (13/100)
fake smile, real smile (13/100)
familyKaren WalrondAugust 5, 2020
show up and show out (12/100)
show up and show out (12/100)

Owning your story is an act of kindness.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 4, 2020Comment
august in houston (11/100)
august in houston (11/100)

Keep on keeping on. (And keep wearing your masks.)

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 3, 2020 Comment
sunday morning coffee (10/100)
sunday morning coffee (10/100)

Sunday morning gratitude.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 2, 2020Comment
spent (9/100)
spent (9/100)

Don’t forget rest. It’s as important as everything else.

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big plansKaren WalrondAugust 1, 2020Comment
this was a good week (8/100)
this was a good week (8/100)

Featuring The Go-Gos, Dr. Bertice Berry, and the inimitable John Lewis.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJuly 31, 2020Comment
constant view (7/100)
constant view (7/100)

This view hasn’t changed all week.

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placesKaren WalrondJuly 30, 2020 Comments
fierce and beautiful (6/100)
fierce and beautiful (6/100)

This succulent is #goals.

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Karen WalrondJuly 29, 2020Comment
calm in the storm (5/100)
calm in the storm (5/100)

Remember to breathe.

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Karen WalrondJuly 28, 2020Comment
the revolution will not be on social media (4/100)
the revolution will not be on social media (4/100)
Karen WalrondJuly 27, 2020 Comments
across-the-pond birthday (3/100)
across-the-pond birthday (3/100)

Celebrating across the pond today.

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Karen WalrondJuly 26, 2020Comment
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I was just talking to my dad on the phone, and fretting about … well, everything.  And he said, in the way only a Trinidadian father can:

“What is to is will is, my child.”

And he’s so right.
"...rather than simply being a workshop where I have access to a wheel, the pottery has become a home-away-from-home, a “third space” — that place that’s not home and not work, but where I still connect with others in com
Hitting the road headed home after a lovely #mom2summit. But first…
"I loved this so much: 'stay human' feels like a more realistic, more imperative goal; more than 'stay calm,' far more than 'stay positive.” It feels like what the Artemis II astronauts were reminding us to do. And it feels … I dunn
 

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