KAREN WALROND
Home Books Speaking Coaching the make light journal
HomeBooksSpeakingCoachingthe make light journal
KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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year 2
year 2

It’s back-to-school time. For all of us.

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familyKaren WalrondAugust 21, 2023Comment
fifty-six
fifty-six

Happy birthday to me!

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Karen WalrondJuly 16, 2023birthday Comments
all I want for my birthday is to fight hate
all I want for my birthday is to fight hate

Help me fight hate for my birthday.

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big plansKaren WalrondJuly 13, 2023Comment
announcing summer sessions coaching series!
announcing summer sessions coaching series!

For a very limited time: join me for a summer coaching package!

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big plansKaren WalrondJune 21, 2023Comment
keep making light
keep making light

A toast to the delight-bringers and lightmakers. Long may they live.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJune 13, 2023 Comments
the way home
the way home

How do you know when it’s time to go home?

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familyKaren WalrondJune 9, 2023 Comments
marrying to the beat of their own drum (and bagpipes. and a fiddle.)
marrying to the beat of their own drum (and bagpipes. and a fiddle.)

This is how you joyfully marry.

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familyKaren WalrondJune 4, 2023 Comments
a proper english wedding
a proper english wedding

There’s even going to be cream tea.

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familyKaren WalrondMay 29, 2023 Comment
cheltenham
cheltenham

Sometimes coming home surprises you.

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bradford-on-avon
bradford-on-avon

This might be the inspiration for the setting of every fairy tale.

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places, familyKaren WalrondMay 25, 2023 Comments
return to the uk
return to the uk

Hello from Bath!

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placesKaren WalrondMay 25, 2023Comment
hopepunk
hopepunk

A reminder that hope is totally punk rock.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 20, 2023 Comments
heather armstrong, 1975-2023
heather armstrong, 1975-2023

An early blogging inspiration and colleague is gone.

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friendsKaren WalrondMay 11, 2023Comment
time to re-emerge
time to re-emerge

It’s in the living, man.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 23, 2023 Comments
photography is more than a pretty picture
photography is more than a pretty picture

We should all use our cameras, now more than ever.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 8, 2023 Comments
it might be time to bring back the life (light?) list
it might be time to bring back the life (light?) list

On being a person who at least tries.

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big plansKaren WalrondMarch 10, 2023 Comments
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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. I
"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
Bath is named for Roman baths in the centre of the city: an ancient Roman bathing complex built around 70AD, and preserved beautifully. And on this miserably rainy day, my friends @leapfearlessly and @kevinross came to visit, and we checked out this
 

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