Posts by Saloma Furlong
Respect for the Power of Words and Images
Words and images are powerful. They can be used to foster understanding — of ourselves, others, and the world in which we live. This is what the great artists and writers who have gone before us have left as a legacy. They serve as a reminder of the human love for beauty and the need…
Read MoreHot Snakes Media Continues to Exploit and Slander Amish Culture
What attracts men to evil acts is not the evil in them but the good that is there, seen under a false aspect and with a distorted perspective. The good seen from that angle is only the bait in the trap. When you reach out to take it, the trap is sprung and you are…
Read MoreRaffle for a Handbraided Woolen Rug
It seems I needed a hiatus from my writing these past few months when my creativity took on a different form than I had expected. I just completed the seventh braided rug since I revived one of the homespun arts I learned from my mother. Now I can feel my writing muse returning. I have an…
Read MoreIn the Dreab Midwinter…
Every year I experience this low energy feeling after Christmas is past. Sometimes I can dispell the feeling until after the New Year. It's usually around the time that the Christmas tree stops drinking water and starts looking bedraggled. Then I know it's time to take it down. We cut ours early this year, and…
Read MoreThe Color Purple
Where I grew up, purple was against the Amish Ordnung. I yearned for purple. When I got my first set of 64 crayons, the purple ones were the first ones to be worn down. Most of all, I wanted to wear purple. But it was against the Amish Ordnung, and that was all there was…
Read MoreLast Minute Christmas Offers
Some years ago, my husband bought several fabric gift bags to wrap my gifts. That gave me an idea, and I began making them myself, in all sizes. For years we haven't used any paper. It is so nice… when you are done unwrapping gifts, you don't have any waste… only fabric bags and satin…
Read MoreFormer Amish Christmas Celebrations
At this time if the year when the nights are so long and so dark, I sure do enjoy sitting quietly in our living room, with Christmas lights all around me, I am so thankful for the celebration of light in the Christmas season. It seems in all the holiday traditions, lights are involved. In…
Read MorePondering the Creative Life
My parents always said that winter will not set in until the creeks and rivers are full. Last Saturday it seemed that Mother Nature was attempting to fill up the Connecticut River all in one day. We had downpours nearly all day long. What she didn't achieve on Saturday she is doing today. We've had…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
I am taking a moment as I prepare a Thanksgiving meal for six to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. It is truly a time for giving thanks for all that we have. Being of sound mind and body is something I often take for granted, and having a day of the year for giving…
Read MoreNew Perspectives about Everyday Life
Last week David and I drove 2,565 miles in five days. We traveled to Ohio for the Buckeye Book Festival first. There were 100 authors signing their books at the festival in Wooster. We signed lots of books and had meaningful conversations with readers. Normally there is a line of people who are waiting to…
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