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52 Photos Project: Celebrate

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I celebrated as I watched my son turn into a father. Soon, we’ll celebrate again as Logan, now a big boy of four, becomes a big brother. Though Katie says the time has flown by during this pregnancy, I'm sure she's anxious to meet the newest family member  that's currently using her bladder as a trampoline. Great-grandparents, grandparents,  aunties and uncles, a host of cousins and Daisy the puppy  will celebrate the new arrival. I don't know if the furry felines will participate. 52 Photos Project

Tuesday: Polyvore Personal

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I’ll admit it. I’m hooked on Polyvore. I record images instead of words for my “morning pages.” All aspects of my psyche are invited to show up and help. I’ve been known to channel entities as diverse as  Nick Bantock and Andy Warhol. It’s just plain fun. A  “no mess, no supplies required” creative outlet. Tuesday is kind of a blah day here at MeriMagic. So I’m going to post one of my PV creations each week. "Imprint" created on Polyvore.com by @merimagic If you’re a Polyvore player and you’ve got art sets  to share with the world, leave me a comment. I’ll set up a way to link your post here. Am I like an addict that wants to get others hooked, or what?

Shadow Shot Sunday: Bicycle

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Shadow Shot Sunday

Sepia Saturday: A'aninin People

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Edward S. Curtis was fascinated by native peoples and memorialized them in photographs taken as he traveled the American West in the early 1900s. One of the tribal groups whose images he captured was the A’aninin, the White Clay people – as they called themselves.  The people were also known as the Atsina or the Gros Ventres of the Prairie. They were a nomadic plains people who followed bison hers and generally were found between the Missouri and Saskatchewan Rivers.  Like most plains groups, they lived in tepees and engaged in trade with other native groups. However, they had received guns and ammunition from the British, which gave them an advantage over many Plains bands like the Shoshone. Unfortunately, their choice of the Blackfoot nation as an enemy left their ranks depleted by war just as the western smallpox epidemic stuck. The combination decimated their numbers and as of the 1990 Census, there were only about 2800 known descendants of the tribe that.

Weekend Reflections: Savory

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A nose bouquet of heavenly smells. Weekend Reflection.

Theme Thursday: Cemeteries

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After the families have finished their rituals, then and only then, visit the cemeteries In San Miguel Allende in honor of Dia de los Muertos. Bring some marigolds and celosia to decorate the graves where no one kept vigil. And for your loved ones who've passed into the next world, who've gone home, create your own ofrenda. Say prayers for them to the Virgin Mary to the Sacred Heart of Jesus to the Virgin of Guadalupe or to whatever Divine Force you believe in. And for yourself, for all time, Dance – and love -- like there’s no tomorrow. Don't spill a single drop of JOY Drink it all! Linking to THEME THURSDAY RECUERDO MI CORAZON  and SHARE THE JOY

Beautiful Things

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The theme this week for the 52 Photos Project is “On the Table.” I went table hopping one day  and found lots to look at. What's your pleasure?

Calaca Beauty

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Beautiful Calaca. Pink feathers and the patina of age. For more Calaca magic , visit Rebecca.