tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post5472933499503224573..comments2024-03-28T04:23:40.855-03:00Comments on Simple Things Notebook: Wide Open SpacesDawn Suzettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-5485294261009670252013-04-05T07:43:59.950-03:002013-04-05T07:43:59.950-03:00Hey Lucia!
So happy you found me here!
Yep. We f...Hey Lucia! <br />So happy you found me here! <br />Yep. We finally made the move back out west. <br />Emily's writing is wonderful. How great that you know each other! I have only just met here through Kindred.<br />So happy to re-connect as well!Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-11173059223130741082013-04-05T07:41:39.674-03:002013-04-05T07:41:39.674-03:00Wow KC! I knew you grew up in these parts but I ha...Wow KC! I knew you grew up in these parts but I had know idea! What an amazing story you have to tell!<br />Thank you for your kind words. <br />You are a wonderful mentor to your girls and taking them on an amazing journey that will change the course of their lives. I can only think in the best of ways!Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-32839803561270018252013-04-04T21:05:12.441-03:002013-04-04T21:05:12.441-03:00Dawn! I am so horribly behind on all blog reading ...Dawn! I am so horribly behind on all blog reading and tonight I came across this new space of yours via a wonderful introduction to Kindred (my friend, Emily...from our time together in Sicily has a piece posted up there yesterday).It is funny to see how things wind and twist in wonderful synchronicity. <br /><br />Now I am off to read more and try to figure out if you made a big move or just off a wonderful adventure. Lots of catching up to do, but so glad to re-connect. Dim Sum, Bagels, and Crawfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398185185844916216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-52382543361633227972013-04-04T12:34:12.247-03:002013-04-04T12:34:12.247-03:00This was my whole childhood! I spent untold amount...This was my whole childhood! I spent untold amount of hours out in the open mesa. My dad lived 30 miles from the nearest town and 5 miles from the nearest paved road out in the open plains near the VLA. When I lived with my mom and Grandparents we lived at what is now the Petroglyph National Monument. They kicked us out! <br /><br />I spent my childhood finding indian ruins and picking up shards looking for arrowheads. Listening to the silence. Don't you love the silence out there? <br /><br />You are such a wonderful guide for your children! I hope when my girls are older I can be such a good mentor to them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754877585279239499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-37865345294472049842013-04-04T07:47:21.655-03:002013-04-04T07:47:21.655-03:00Thank you Kim! This move has been an interesting t...Thank you Kim! This move has been an interesting time of connections.Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-36231852083197194452013-04-04T07:46:21.980-03:002013-04-04T07:46:21.980-03:00Thank you Christina!
Indeed. I find myself wantin...Thank you Christina! <br />Indeed. I find myself wanting to be on that safe path sometimes but know there is so much to learn out there... off that beaten path!Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-63268021576962979772013-04-04T07:43:40.020-03:002013-04-04T07:43:40.020-03:00That does make sense! It has been a wonderful feel...That does make sense! It has been a wonderful feeling to see, really SEE, the wide open spaces. There are very few views to be had, of this magnitude, in the northern forests.Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-62530089299207570642013-04-04T07:41:25.007-03:002013-04-04T07:41:25.007-03:00Thanks Jennifer!
I can see why this place was so a...Thanks Jennifer!<br />I can see why this place was so attractive to folks who came out west to "settle." It does seems to hold the open door of possibility!<br />Yes. The rock climbing/hopping in Nova Scotia is a whole other world... although I must admit some of those coastal location gave me reasons to hyperventilate with the little people. I was just envisioning myself jumping in the great vast ocean to pull them out! ;-)<br />Standing there on the edge of the sea has a sense of possiblity as well but it is a much differnt feeling to know that with one foot in front of the other you can get out there in that great beyond... no boat required!<br />How did I miss the Nova Scotia connection? Don't think I have heard you mention it before.Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-27441909511074763662013-04-04T07:31:43.679-03:002013-04-04T07:31:43.679-03:00Thank you Lori!
I love this: "i want to teach...Thank you Lori!<br />I love this: "i want to teach them how to navigate and provide them with a few signposts so they can find their own way."<br />Dawn Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483805832809961369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-12063630069760650742013-04-03T16:39:14.922-03:002013-04-03T16:39:14.922-03:00This is beautiful! Such a stunning spot and what a...This is beautiful! Such a stunning spot and what a wonderful way to unite the paths we decide to follow.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-44809632083810415452013-04-03T12:55:17.197-03:002013-04-03T12:55:17.197-03:00This looks magical. I think the path feels safe an...This looks magical. I think the path feels safe and yet the wilderness has so much to teach us...thank you for these lovely words. XOHeart Box Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747012328926054345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-1529533325605582912013-04-03T11:02:47.985-03:002013-04-03T11:02:47.985-03:00It's beautiful Dawn and looks so freeing, does...It's beautiful Dawn and looks so freeing, does that make sense? I love how open everything is and the feeling of 'space' it gives. Tracey ~ Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575854515384481573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-61202237516612896212013-04-03T10:58:48.204-03:002013-04-03T10:58:48.204-03:00Wonderful post, I love the analogy to life. The f...Wonderful post, I love the analogy to life. The first time I went to Utah I couldn't get used to there not being trails, just the little piles of stones here and there to mark our way. The second time when I took the girls, I was a fanatic. Like you said, here we follow the trails or the ocean or a river and I don't mind if they get a little ahead. The one thing I did learn when we were there was how much my youngest loves to rock climb. I knew they climbed the rocks on the ocean in Nova Scotia, but these were biiiig climbs and my youngest kept saying don't hold me...don't hold me while I hyperventilated.<br /><br />I love the big skies out west. The wide open spaces. There is such a feeling of...possibility. I remember standing at the top of a climb with nothing around and just being overwhelmed by possibility and a closeness to the outside world.<br /><br />But like you said, it's nice to return home. By the end of the trip I was longing for the green and lushness of home.<br /><br />One of the best things I think we can give our children is a range of experiences and some freedom to explore it in safe hands.<br /><br />Thanks for this.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361318187755186703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743921172715592593.post-22223948244773023162013-04-03T10:06:41.568-03:002013-04-03T10:06:41.568-03:00beautiful words <3
i think those markers are w...beautiful words <3<br /><br />i think those markers are what i strive to give my boys when i’m mentoring them — i don’t want to just throw them out into the world and make them figure it all out for themselves, but neither do i want to give them detailed instructions for their journey. i want to teach them how to navigate and provide them with a few signposts so they can find their own way.Lorihttp://project-based-homeschooling.com/camp-creek-blog/noreply@blogger.com