A post with a variety of happenings and feelings. I posted photos related to the ones here with the commitment to blog about what they represent.
Family- Family time- Clemson, sharing the Ring Ceremony- tradition and a reason to celebrate and a valuable offering by the University. We loved being with Caroline, Scott, Ann and Cate AND the family and families forged in this southern backdrop. I always love to see a college campus and this was a treat! Plus a southern getaway always delights during a busy work/derby prep time. THANK YOU for the wonderful hospitality!!
Blooms! The bulbs purchased for Valentines Day have bloomed and they're beautiful. So many lessons there- patience, timing, beauty and the gifts of blooms. Bloom where planted, not even planted, created to be able to delight outside of soil, self contained with beautiful wax. Amazing to see how these have evolved. A friend gifted me one for Easter and wowza. It is like our "insert holiday" cacti..my thanksgiving one is blooming again for Derby? Derby Cactus..could be a thing!
Make New Friends But Keep the Old....can you hear me singing, or the brownie troop singing....I was in Chicago for work (AMAZING events and valued time with families and alums) and added time to see Amanda Love's exhibit at https://thepatriciangallery.com/Patrcian in Wilmette. If in the area, please make time- you'll be so happy you did. It was special to unite a blend of friends- Denison, DePauw, North Shore Country Day,...the common denominator- education...thank you to each person able to connect, that Tuesday afternoon. Being off of Newark-Granville Road was a delight! Amanda we missed you, Patricia, thank you for hospatality and offering what you do with your beautiful gallery in a special community! This pic of Diana and me...friends in 9th and 10th grade, reconnected many years later when I took on this role and started traveling.
Surprise- thank you Julie for the pop into the Inn on Friday for a hug while you were in town! I miss you, I'm proud of you and I am grateful for your friendship. Speaking of that Friday...wow what a wonderful week in Granville and at Denison! Grateful to Lauren- see pic on facebook- for her service on the board. Thank you families meeting with me at the Inn to share and reflect and learn about how to support the college. Thank you Denison community for the Academic Awards Ceremony....always a treat...the cheers, the music from the organ this year (thank you WO) Seeing the families- the families these students have forged here in our home on the hill....delightful. As I reflect on this I think about Clemson's Ring ceremony and the banner presented with the rings...How will you Serve? The ceremony is about celebrating history, connection, belonging and call.
Life on Newark-Granville Road, the blog, our conversations and actions, the happenings I share here are about the same thing. The Derby Party in a week...it is a call to offer hospitality, connect as community and have fun! The work we both do is a call and of course we love not only our alma mater but the instituions that nuture and support our own family. Our children are blooming beyond this life on Newark-Granville Road and it is beautiful. Our sweet village is blooming too- literally and figuratively. It is always a treat to come home.
Just a few of the pics....
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