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Entries Tagged as 'Story Tellers'

Story Tellers 4 – The Rest of the Story

October 26th, 2009 · No Comments · A Home Complete, Families, Story Tellers, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

If you will look below at Friday’s post, you will see the photo of a master potter’s hand-thrown, kiln dried and glazed vase, with lid, given to us by Kay Nguyen, a member of our extended family.  I asked you each to try to guess what the motif is that she carved around the jar.
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Story Tellers 4 – Who Can Guess?

October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · A Home Complete, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Stories, Story Tellers, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

The beautiful pottery jar with lid below was hand thrown and decorated by Tom’s son-in-law’s sister, Kay Nguyen, a professional potter.  She lives in Houston where she practices her art and works with children and others.
It is kiln fired and glazed.  It has an interesting motif carved in the clay which is carried out [...]

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Story Tellers 3 – With Grace Surround Us

October 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Inspirational, Perspective, Reflections, Story Tellers, Tom & Me

Today I want to share our latest acquisition with you.  It’s our first one in a long while, actually, but when I found it, I felt peaceful and blessed and had to have it.
So, I brought it home and Tom and I searched out the best place to hang it in our home.  We decided [...]

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Story Tellers 2 – View From My Kitchen Sink

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments · A Home Complete, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Stories, Story Tellers, Tom & Me

What is your view from your kitchen sink when you are standing there working?  (Or not working, as the case may be, in the case of you fellas.)
I don’t know about y’all, but I spend a lot of time at my kitchen sink.  A lot.   At least, it seems that way sometimes.
Of course, I used [...]

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Story Tellers 1 – "Texas Angel"

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · A Home Complete, Reflections, Stories, Story Tellers, Tom & Me

I’m starting a new series today I call “Story Tellers.”  The premise of this series came from a comment Tom’s daughter, Kristine, made one time several years ago when visiting with us in our home.
We were showing her something and telling the story behind it.  She turned to us and said, rather in awe, “It’s [...]

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