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Catherine Bussiere: Happy Mother’s Day!

Catherine Bussiere: Happy Mother’s Day!

I was 24 when I had my first son I remember being pregnant at the time and having both this beautiful inner feeling of life forming inside me but also, being young and filled with other dreams, this idea that it was it, I would be a mother for ever and nothing else a strange mix you may think but none the less true I’d wanted to be a photographer and a filmmaker an artist of some kind A mother I … Read entire article »

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Catherine Bussiere: Grow a Farmer

Catherine Bussiere: Grow a Farmer

  Over the past few years slowly but surely there has been a movement of young men and women that have educated themselves by school, trade or self about the essence of who we are our very core, implanted in us to grow and gather our own food a forgotten art Taken care of by something so big that it has lost sight and so have we of natural beauty and perfection in a need to control and profit our health and our environment has been jeopardized But it is so … Read entire article »

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Look with Lorna

Look with Lorna

I just wanted to show off some of the wonderful rugs that the ladies were working on this week at our weekly hook in. We also had a spinner here today, which was great to watch.       This was a box of yarn that came in this week. It was so beautiful I had to take a picture.   … Read entire article »

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Catherine Bussiere: Happiness

Catherine Bussiere: Happiness

  happiness is a sunny day with a high of 8˚ after a month of stormy weather all my kids plus one home for Easter pussy willows found on the morning walk a cat rolling in the dirt with a big smile on it’s face the smell of turkey in the oven baklavas left over from yesterdays bake a cheesecake coming over for dinner my daughter walking around with bunny ears even though she is 16 a walk at the beach ice floats melting away the … Read entire article »

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Catherine Bussiere: Easter Eggs

Catherine Bussiere: Easter Eggs

A few years ago as I was visiting Louisiana I came upon this workshop on decorating eggs for Easter. It is simple and the results are simply stunning. Here are the things you will need: - Thin colorful 100% silk with pattern (or not). Ties are often made of silk and can be found at second hand store and or in your husband’s closet. - Eggs previously emptied and well rinsed - Plain cotton squares big enough to cover the … Read entire article »

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Catherine Bussiere: to catch a whirlwind

Catherine Bussiere: to catch a whirlwind

I spent the day with Deanne yesterday As you may know she has created a new online course about hooking people She asked me out of the blue a week ago if we could shoot a video I didn’t ask much, I said sure, when There’s no point asking too much I like working with Deanne it’s always a little bit of a challenge and it’s always fun so I just say yes Working with her is like trying to capture a whirlwind you … Read entire article »

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Catherine Bussiere: Joy

Catherine Bussiere: Joy

  In a place called Sunset where forgotten residents live a place regulated by the hours meals are served and duties done where people like you and me for reason unknown or by natures draw have ended there People of all ages people in need in need of physical care that can be charted and checked and spiritual care that can be forgotten or overseen In this place I saw Joy like I have never before I saw a woman who’s face shone so bright that all … Read entire article »

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Catherine Bussiere: Beauty

Catherine Bussiere: Beauty

Beauty: “a combination of qualities, such as shape, color or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight” to find beauty everyday to see it in the smallest details as it is everywhere but one must look be attentive be open beauty isn’t set it doesn’t follow any rules it stands against time it ages it gets covered in dust it gets forgotten and like a treasure it may be found it may be seen it may live in the eye of the beholder cultivate it create it nourish it take solace in it beauty … Read entire article »

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