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CC the Rescue Chi

February 12, 2019 LauraChalk

This week’s blog post is a feel-good dog rescue story that I wrote a few years ago. The art was…

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Filed under: chihuahua, laurachalk, laurascreativecottage, mixedmediaillustration, pastels, rescuedog, rescuepet

Wiser

February 6, 2019 LauraChalk

This past weekend, I saw “A Star is Born,” and left the movie feeling emotionally spent. It was a dynamic…

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Filed under: astarisborn, bradleycooper, domesticabuse, emotionalhealing, heart, ladygaga, laurachalk, laurascreativecottage, mixedmediaillustration, selflove, wise

Coffee date

January 29, 2019 LauraChalk

A December rain fell as I walked along the train rails. Drops popped on my umbrella and on the ground.…

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Filed under: abuserecovery, affirmations, coffee, coffeedate, coffeeshop, domesticabuse, domesticviolence, Illustration, journal, laurachalk, laurascreativecottage, mixedmediaillustration, prismacolor, selfhelp, selftransformation

Look Up

January 21, 2019 LauraChalk

Our alarm clocks chirp us awake. We hit the ground running, it seems. So much on our lists, to do…

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Filed under: balance, bigsky, clouds, Illustration, landscape, laurachalk, laurascreativecottage, lifebalance, mixedmediaillustration, prismacolor

Dreams of Spring

January 16, 2019 LauraChalk

A steady snow fell on Saturday. Days later, inches of white blanket the ground and cling to rooftops, branches and…

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Filed under: Crocus, earlyspring, Laura Chalk, laurascreativecottage, midwinter, mixedmediaillustration, springflowers, wintersnow

Abundance

January 9, 2019 LauraChalk

As the sun broke last Saturday morning, I wrote the poem included in this blog post. I finished the poem…

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Filed under: abundance, beauty, grace, Illustration, laurachalk, laurascreativecottage, mixedmediaillustration, morningsun, neighbors, picketfence, poetry, simplelife

Christmas contemplations

December 26, 2018 LauraChalk

Yesterday was Christmas. Today, I am sitting by the front window of my living room, gazing at the Christmas tree…

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Filed under: Christmas, Christmastree, contemplation, forgiveness, gratitude, Illustration, kindness, love, mixedmediaillustration, personalgrowth, poinsettia, prayer

Desires of the heart

December 18, 2018 LauraChalk

For years, I had wanted to be a creative writer and illustrator. It was a dream I’d had as a…

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Filed under: creativewriting, desiresofyourheart, dreams, epson, Epsonprinters, floralillustration, goals, houseplant, laurachalk, lifegoals, mixedmediaillustration, nebraskafurnituremart, pinkflowers, prismacolor, providence, terracotta

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