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Susan E L Lake

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This blog focuses on ideas that scroll through my mind. There’s no logic to the selection just as there is none in my head. Fair warning.

What else is there to say about me? I’m driven, compulsive, and ever searching for the next experience. I love grandchildren (and their parents), gardening, genealogy, and Gene. Lot’s of “Gs” in my life. Good photography and going places also could be added to the list. My gardening blog can be read here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022

We are changing our method of communication for the annual greetings. We know many of you follow Susan or Gene…

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Embracing Change

I’ve entered that stage of life where my body (and even my mind) don’t cooperate as well as it once…

June 24, 2017

What I Learned on my Summer Vacation to the Baltic

1. Limiting one’s packing to a single reasonably sized suitcase means it’s quicker to pack and even quicker to unpack…

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016

Embarrassment of Riches

I think what I love most about gardening is watching the miracle of germination. Purple basil seeds have been lying…

March 14, 2016

Shadow Questions

More morning shadow play. What do you see: the shadow or the wheel? Is it easier to see the dark…

March 12, 2016January 25, 2021

Crown of Thorns

I’m not sure if it’s because of Lent, but I found myself drawn to this thorny plant protecting its Kaffir…

March 12, 2016

Static Movement

I was experimenting with capturing movement. What struck me about this wind ornament was that the static part is clear…

March 12, 2016

Retirement Evaluation: Are you retired? If so, what is it like?

My Response to a Friend’s Questions about Retirement Retirement isn’t a destination; it’s a journey. Your experiences, needs, and wants…

January 30, 2016January 30, 2016

Wordless Sermon

The new young pastor’s stole was draped unevenly which was apparent when he turned to face the altar making me…

September 17, 2015

Layering of Differences

During Kristin Galle’s sermon Sunday, she spoke of the layers of diversity. During this time of division and differences of…

July 25, 2015July 25, 2015

Air and Water

The title of this image is “air and water” – two essentials of life. I kept trying to crop this…

July 25, 2015July 25, 2015

Messages of Grace

I have spent the last months in a spiritual study program created by Pastor Rich Nelson called “Following the Way.” My…

July 25, 2015November 20, 2015

A Special Thanksgiving

This is the season when I look back over the photographs I’ve taken during the year trying to decide which…

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013

Touching Others using Social Media

I have to confess. I love facebook. I love that it lets me share in lives of those from whom…

December 22, 2013

Shared Grief

I’ve always lived a private life tending to hide myself away from the rest of the world. I remember when…

September 6, 2012August 3, 2013

Real Reality TV

I didn’t stay up last night to see if Curiosity landed, but it was the first thing I looked for…

August 6, 2012September 6, 2012

HubStuff Revisited

Below are three of the articles I wrote on Anthony Kearns. You can tell I am still just as smitten…

December 8, 2011September 6, 2012

I’m Spellbound Once Again

A number of years ago I put in place a “consumable only” rule for gifts for me. I had far…

December 8, 2011September 6, 2012

Let’s Talk

I had a rare opportunity yesterday. I was allowed to participate in a communication committee meeting held by the bishop’s…

November 3, 2011August 3, 2013

Problem Solving

I have taught in only two public schools. One was a wealthy school in Kansas that provided teachers with anything…

October 10, 2011August 3, 2013

A Tribute

I know that all the news reports about the passing of Steve Jobs (I really can’t use the word death…

October 7, 2011August 3, 2013

A Study of Time

This is a piece my dad wrote in 1984. It seems worth sharing. It is not the movement of the…

July 23, 2011August 3, 2013

Calendar Chaos

Folks who live on the other side of the retirement line often ask, “What do you do all day.” Like…

March 26, 2011August 3, 2013

Another Time But Not Another World

At a time in our history where it seems that we are so divided in our beliefs, the book I’ve…

February 19, 2011November 20, 2015

Kitchens Again

I realized that my previous post omitted something important – it’s what I’ve learned using the kitchens created by other…

February 15, 2011August 3, 2013

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