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Leap of Faith Linda: Progress not perfection
Hello Readers, As promised, I’m sharing my progress with illustrating my first children’s book. This past week I met with other artists at a local coffee shop. We gather once a week around a large rectangular table, sip tea or coffee, talk, and work on our own art projects. This time I worked on my…
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Leap of Faith Linda
Dear Readers, Have you ever tried to do something new and fear gets in your way? Me too. I want to illustrate a children’s story I wrote because I know it will help kids in Los Angeles who lost their homes in those horrific fires in January. I used to live in LA, so the…
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Be Careful What You Look At Everyday
I bought this large painting at Pier 1 in Los Angeles to connect me with the trees & forests I missed. It hung in my bedroom over my writing desk for many years. I loved it. Sadly, I couldn’t bring it to Oregon. No room left, so I gave it away, reluctantly. But when I…
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When Politics Becomes Personal
Feb 14, 2025 – The day started sweet with a loving Valentine’s Day message from a far away old friend. I thanked her & then sent a text message to my adult daughter who lives in another state. I wished her a lovely day & told her I loved her. She replied with a ❤️…
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Taking a break: Baking a cake, again
Last year I wrote about taking a break from packing boxes for my big move to Oregon. I baked a wonderful sour cream coffee cake with cinnamon, ginger cardamom & orange zest thanks to Ruth Stroud’s family recipe learned from her mother, Flora Stroud. Now, a year later I’m taking a break again. Only this…
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Turning to Poetry in Troubled Times
Whatever you are thinking, feeling this November 6th morning, I wish you both solace and hope today as we march forward into the unknown. Let’s do it… Turning to Poetry in Troubled Times
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Building community
It’s been 4 months since I moved to Oregon. It takes a lot of time and effort to build new relationships after a move. When we were newlyweds & moved to LA, I was bewildered but we had each other. Now I’m single and finally returned to the land I love. Evenso, some days it…
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Possibility Pursued: I moved to Oregon!
For the past year I have been pursuing the possibility of making an old dream come true: move to my homeland, Oregon, where I was born & raised. Could I really do it after 40 years in Los Angeles? At my age, 69? “Why not?!” I thought, I’m more free now than I’ve ever been.…
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Cake Baked!
And now for the taste test …. Awww, heavenly! Light & fluffy, sour cream delight, sweet cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, sugar, & walnuts on top and inside. Thank you Ruth Stroud for your great family recipe! Best coffee cake I’ve ever tasted! If you’d like the recipe, here’s the link to Ruth’s recipe: https://open.substack.com/pub/timetravelkitchen/p/time-travel-kitchen-18a?r=2qhxm6&utm_medium=ios
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Pause packing ~ bake a cake 🥰
“Bake a cake?” you say. Yes, a simple coffee cake. While reading my friend’s newsletter (link below) of yummy cake recipes from her mother, these thoughts came to mind: • Take time to taste the sweetness of life. • Slow down, pause all the preparing & packing for my move to Oregon. • Don’t be…
Linda Marie Marten
- Creating stories that touch the hearts of children and adults
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