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Sue McDowell
Apr 23, 20202 min read
The art of learning patience
I realized yesterday that it has been a very long time since I updated this page. A very long time. But it's also been a very unusual few...
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Sue McDowell
Feb 27, 20205 min read
Northern Lights...fill the skies...
I’m doing a very un-green thing today. I’m flying from the midwest to Boston and I’m giving myself a carbon pass because I’m attending a...
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Sue McDowell
Jan 25, 20203 min read
The mountains and molehills....
The image at left is the box I used to hold my notes that became my first book, American Metallic Fabric Company: 100 years of Wire...
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Sue McDowell
Jan 8, 20204 min read
Putting yourself out there...
I deliberately took a break these last few weeks...to rejuvenate after the holiday sale period and to enjoy families and friends over the...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 24, 20192 min read
An attitude of gratitude..
Last weekend was my two holiday gift shows - selling my scarves and cotton towels on Sat/Sun and my glass, felt landscapes and felted...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 11, 20192 min read
To every thing, there is a season...
I had the opportunity to travel to Cape Cod last week - to visit with family and share our loss as an elder passed before Thanksgiving....
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Sue McDowell
Dec 1, 20192 min read
Tangled webs...
As frequent visitors of this site know, I've been weaving up a storm for the winter holiday sales I, ironically, said I wouldn't be doing...
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Sue McDowell
Nov 18, 20192 min read
On the move...
Last week was my last shift on the polar bear cams at explore.org It's been a great experience and such a treat to re-live my visit to...
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Sue McDowell
Nov 7, 20193 min read
Waiting......
So while the bears are waiting for ice to form at Churchill, and I wait for holiday glass to come out of my kilns, I also eagerly await...
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Sue McDowell
Nov 2, 20192 min read
'Tis the season
How often in life do you find yourself doing the same thing without really thinking about why you do it that way or taking the time to...
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Sue McDowell
Oct 23, 20193 min read
Same, same, different
I have to say that one of the wonderful things about getting older is that I've had time to really get to know myself - both my strengths...
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Sue McDowell
Oct 18, 20191 min read
And so it begins!!
The folks at Polar Bear International and Frontier North (and other supporters) are getting ready for another active year observing the...
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Sue McDowell
Oct 16, 20192 min read
A new season is starting...
Another polar bear watching season starts in Churchill next week! For those interested in knowing more about the current state of...
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Sue McDowell
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Fall is in the air!
Don't you love Fall? All that crisp air at the change of the season. In the Northern Hemisphere, the leaves are changing to brilliant...
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Sue McDowell
Oct 2, 20191 min read
The art of color and light
I've been thinking a lot about color and the similarities of glass and fiber, as well as their considerable differences. With my...
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Sue McDowell
Jul 17, 20191 min read
Is it summer already?
I will admit that keeping this blog has been considerably harder than I thought it would be - given I write all the time. But composing,...
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Sue McDowell
Apr 8, 20192 min read
Spring has sprung...
I'm not sure that anyone under the age of 50 remembers the ditty, Spring has sprung, the grass has riz I wonder where the boidies is? I...
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Sue McDowell
Mar 6, 20192 min read
The end of winter?
One of the beauties of early March is knowing that Daylight Savings Time, and spring, really are right around the corner. But in these...
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Sue McDowell
Jan 31, 20193 min read
A new year
Sometimes, my own ignorance (of my talents, of my motives, of just about anything) amazes me. Take this morning, for example. I've been...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 3, 20182 min read
Good news, bad news
It was with considerable excitement that I've been reading the CBC announcements that the first train to Churchill in over a year has has...
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