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Good afternoon and Happy New Year! As 2021 comes to a close, I thought I would take a few minutes to review what has happened in my life this year. Since it's been a pretty uneventful year, this should be fairly quick. I receieved my BA in Creative Writing and English in September 2021. (My… Continue reading A Brief Review of 2021
In my last post, I promised to update you all on the happiness that brightened our little sad world over the last month. On September 29, my fourth grandchild, a beautiful little girl, was born to my oldest daughter. After the devastating loss of Donovan, her successful birth was a joyous occasion for the family.… Continue reading A Little Ray of Sunshine
On September 25, 2021 my third grandchild, Donovan Alexander Niman, was silently born. He was announced stillborn. On October 6, 2021 we held his funeral. It's been a devastating and heartbreaking couple of weeks for the family, with quite a bit of beauty and happiness shining through. (More on that next time.) Today, I want… Continue reading Donovan Alexander Niman
Yesterday, amid all of the chaos of life, we took a few hours out to go to a local Sunflower field. It was a fantastic break from everything that has been going on. I am in a capstone class for my History degree, in the midst of writing a thirty page research paper. Katarinah has… Continue reading Sunflower Fields
Time for new courses! The new term, which starts June 28, 2021, is going to be very exciting for me. I am taking His 338 Young America and HIS 460 History Research Seminar. This is my capstone course. Once this term is over, the following term is only one course and then I will be… Continue reading Almost Done with College
Being a guardian and primary caretaker of a toddler with autism is hard. No matter what anyone says or does, it is hard. Some days are really easy. Some days are hard. And some days are impossible. I love this little girl. She is absolutely amazing! Sometimes she is dramatic... ...Sometimes she is happy... ...Sometime… Continue reading Our faces of Autism
Coronavirus interfered with many things this last year. One of the most important accomplishments for me was pushed to the side and forgotten. In February 2020 I was awarded my Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts. While this may not seem like an important accomplishment to many, for me, it was a monumental stepping stone. In… Continue reading Commencement 2021
Today I'd like to show off a few pieces I photographed for Still Life week. Creating still life setups was interesting. I'm not usually the kind of person who can slow down and just relax. When working with fruit for this activity, I had to spend a bit of time positioning, getting the lighting right,… Continue reading Fun with Fruit
In my photography course, one of the lessons was how to manipulate photos to create new images and to change the way we see things. For my project, I took some flowers I bought over Easter weekend and played around with arrangements, seperating individual flowers, destroying petals, and flattening the buds to find different views… Continue reading Playing with Flowers
Little Girl in a pretty dress Recently I took a class at SNHU on digital photography. I learned a lot about photography, including how to operate a camera and customize all of the controls. In my sixth week, I took a pleathera of black and white pictures, which I find striking and powerful. I wanted… Continue reading Learning Digital Photography Skill
Cathy Marie Bown 