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Teddy Bears, Frivolous?

Are Teddy Bears and other Hobbies Frivolous? Frivolous.  Dictionary definition: carefree and not serious. It’s antonym is considered: serious or important. Today, I came to the ironic realization [..]

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Teddy Bears and Creative Memorials

How distressing. So distressing I can’t ‘bear’ to stay silent. Yes, I know they have too many. And yes, I know I’m ridiculously sentimental.  And I can see [..]

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Too Many Teddies?

It’s raining teddy bears in Sandy Hook, Conneticut! Yes, bear lovers and sympathetic folks everywhere have sent love in teddy bear form en masse. So en masse that [..]

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The Christmas Lament

Appreciating Grief When considering the tragedy of murdered children, it occurs to me there are other murdered children, unnamed, that must not be forgotten. The Last Arrivals at [..]

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A Tragic Merry Christmas

A Story Inspired by Reality. This is how I imagine it…. by T.A.Paxton On Earth parents are weeping. Angels hover close by, offering comfort. They don’t show their [..]

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If you want to say Happy Holidays, lets say it all Year.

It's called Christmas It's not that I have a problem with Happy Holidays. It's the fact that some people use it to discriminate. Truth be told just about [..]

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The Toy Artist Custom Inspiration

The Limitless Imagination of Childhood Wonder Most American childhoods are full of toys. Sometimes the toy comes first, sometimes the TV show does. But either way it soon [..]

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Compromised Art

The Art and the Money to Show it Compromise in art can be maddening. Art can be many things, many mediums. It can be the fine art hanging [..]

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Inspirations: Dragons

There is something about dragons that just captures the imagination. Their powerful and have amazing abilities. Their role in our imaginations has changed over the centuries, informed by [..]

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Faith, Science and Imagination

Our outlook on life depends on what we let our mind see. We live in this world as a species at war with itself. I don’t just mean [..]

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