Linnea Ashley on January 27th, 2008

money hasn’t been my driving force for quite a few years now. when i was much younger and just beginning to understand the uses and power of money i admit i was a fan. i remember when i started baby sitting in the neighborhood i would have $100 stashed in my top drawer. not a […]

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Linnea Ashley on January 25th, 2008

my sister and her husband seep love. their house steeps love. not just because they have the pitter patter of 6 little feet but because they are the incarnate of affection and passion and…well…love. saturday marks their 6th anniversary. i wish them more of the same. and for my part, i wish myself my own […]

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Linnea Ashley on January 18th, 2008

it is so easy not to think about it, despite being surrounded by it on a daily basis. drinking from it, protected from the elements by it, watching the world whiz by behind it…glass is remarkable. that said, so is my stained glass making class. bent over a dusty table, glass cutter poised over a […]

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Linnea Ashley on January 16th, 2008

On the phone with my mother, contemplating the dishes that had been sitting in my sink for more than a few days, the shots rang out so clear and loud that I stopped for a split second. Just a second. And then I told my mother I’d call her back and promptly called 911. There […]

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Linnea Ashley on January 6th, 2008

the problem with starting over is…well starting over. it is the blank space where there used to be words or pictures or love. it’s the arduous process of taking first steps, forming first syllables, and liking someone enough to provide directions on how to get a little closer to my interiors. quite frankly…i’m a little […]

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