Susan chandel's Blog (23)

When asked about the hippy days, Chris Bettini the talented maille artist behind IkowDesigns: said ‘I was 3 years old in '72, but my mom tells me I was all out the hippies. She said I used to go around doing the peace sign and saying "two peaces (pieces)".’

Wayne Elkin, a self described aging hippy posted a picture of a peace sign on a barn in Marin. In the past two days, I have received e mails on the Department of Peace and an… Continue

While I was cleaning I came upon some old poems that may need reworking. Here is one for example...I did make a few changes. It was originally entitled Sky Spirit in Ivory I was inspired by an orchard in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and a time in my life when I was looking towards freedom:





In my bones

marrow shrivels into

grains.



I open the window

breathe in the sky

the sunset dance and all its turnings.



The trees of the apple… Continue

I am grateful that I was asked to join in. My time on the web has been taken up with my little etsy shop and the social elements of it. Since I'm not much into running a business, I find that I am donating what little proceeds I get to local groups that assist those who lives have been effected by violence and groups that promote creativity, such as the local theater project with workshops for kids. I am not currently working, as social service… Continue