Wow, what a glorious, celebratory day it is. I am stunned by the fact that The Silver Pen is TWO years old today! This is officially my 1,150th post. Ha! That makes me chuckle. Who would have thought that I, the girl who had never so much as even looked at a blog two years… Continue reading The Silver Pen Turns TWO!
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Vegan Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
This week, I thought I was pregnant. Uh huh. GULP. Why? Well, because I woke up craving baked pumpkin oatmeal, something I’ve never had in my life. This wake-up-craving-something-I-had-never-had-before feeling happened one other time in my life: when I was pregnant with Sweetly Six. After I realized that it would be impossible for me to… Continue reading Vegan Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
Destiny – William Jennings Bryan
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Bookworm: Charlotte Moss: A Visual Life
Yesterday was a happy, happy day because I received my highly anticipated copy of Charlotte Moss: A Visual Life. Her Visual Life is a virtual Visual Feast! In the book, she shares her lifelong passion for beautiful and artfully arranged scrapbooks and collages. The book is organized by some of my favorite themes: travel, gardens, interiors, entertaining.… Continue reading Bookworm: Charlotte Moss: A Visual Life
What Having Breast Cancer Has Taught Me – Lessons Learned
With the passing of the month dedicated seemingly to all things pink, I have been reflecting on the things that I learned when I had FBC (f-bomb breast cancer for new readers) two years ago. I remember the day I was diagnosed like it was yesterday. How is it, by the way, that time can… Continue reading What Having Breast Cancer Has Taught Me – Lessons Learned
Getting Along – Gandhi
Post election, I hope that our elected officials can cross the aisle and get along to improve our country. That, after all, is the most important goal and will be theSilver Lining!
Fire Drill…Literally
Yesterday for the first time in a long time, I decided to do yoga. The past few days, I have had a nasty stomach somethin-somethin. That combined with my recent post about my (lack of) control issues prompted me to think that some stretching and deep breathing would help me feel a little more balanced. My inclination… Continue reading Fire Drill…Literally
Raise Your Words – Rumi
Happy voting day…I’m looking forward to it all being done & even more forward to the nasty rhetoric ending! These guys ought to listen to Rumi….just sayin’…
Control (or lack thereof)
Hurricane Sandy has thrown me for one heckuva loopdeedo. I can’t stop thinking about all of my friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and quite frankly the thousands of people I don’t know who are still without power, gas, shelter and left in the cold — literally. I am reminded over and over and over again how quickly life… Continue reading Control (or lack thereof)
Poetry Series: Pablo Neruda
In my fast-paced over-thinking life prior to FBC, I never had the time or the patience to appreciate and enjoy poetry. However, the Silver Lining is that poetry…beautiful, soul-searching, enchanting, eye-popping, inspirational poetry began coming into my life from the time of my diagnosis and keeps on showing up (Silver Lining). The truth of the matter is that… Continue reading Poetry Series: Pablo Neruda