'nuff said.
"Reds of Washington" was the theme of a very swank, very FUN, get wild before midnight kinda' wine tasting/party. Everyone brought a bottle of red from Washington (duh) we brown bagged and tagged them all, tasted, rated, ate fabulous food and, in general, had just the best time ever! Again, I highly recommend time with friends. It is ALWAYS well-spent! (and it really softens the blow when in ONE week you lose TWO major competitions, but that's another chapter....)
“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” —Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
The week of Sept. 24-Oct. 1 is Banned Books Week (a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books is here), which celebrates the Freedom to Read. Please remember that what most of us consider one of the most BASIC of freedoms isn't available to everyone and is actually at risk in our own country. The very fact that YOU have the right to decide what you want to see and read and live means I DO TOO. Leave the books, all the books, available and step-up and do what a parent should do: decide what is appropriate and when its appropriate for your own children and realize that they have some say in it too. Opens minds = open hearts.
“I don't want to be shut out from the truth. If they ban books, they might as well lock us away from the world.” —Rory Edwards, 12
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Spent a nice, long afternoon with friends enjoying the unpredictable, newly-fall weather, eating too much, drinking too much, enjoying the time immensely. We're not usually the type to go to such things, but, like always after the event, we were so glad we did. Commented several times since yesterday "I'm sure glad we went." Was a great reminder that we're all so much more than our individuality. Of course, I'm ALL for individuality, but ironically enough, part of what makes us unique is what we take from those around us and our collective environments. Enjoy whats left of the season and spend some valuable time just hangin' out with friends. You'll be glad you did.
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I've noticed a little mini trend in my scrapbooking right now. Almost theraputic. Dealing with things that are so personal I don't really think about them, they are just in my head. Almost more of an emotion and feeling than an actual thought put into words. And lately they've been showing up in layouts and journaling and its wonderful. What a great way to express what makes you tick. Help YOU learn what makes you YOU. My challenge to you: in some format (visual, verbal, even audible), put something OUT THERE that expresses you. In all your glory, fear, pathos, whatever, just to get it out of your own head. So nice to meet you!
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