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Heather Marshall – Helping Us Write Our Legacy Stories

May 10, 2015

I had Heather Marshall come and share on “Legacy Stories: Capturing the Spirit of Your Life.”

Whether you are a new parent, hoping to gather and retain special moments as your children grow or a grandparent hoping to pass along family history, learning how to write Legacy Stories offers you the skills to craft engaging creative non-fiction stories that capture the essence of what your are all about.

I always learn something amazing from Heather. She is a wonderful teacher. I am looking at somehow using this to capture my Grandparent’s lives by asking them questions and writing out their answers. I picked this topic because I felt that it could be used in so many ways for me personally with my Grandparents being older and in not so great of health. By getting as many stories from them as I can, I hope this will help me to create a beautiful story book for my family and my niece and nephew who will only have a little time with them. I also want to use it as a way to learn more about myself and my own “legacy.” Who am I really? Another thing I would like to do with this technique is to help me tell my Raspberry Moon story better.

Heather’s ideas include adding lots of sensory detail as you write, and she had us go through several small exercises to help us do that. One example she gave was a quick list you could start with. One started with “I am from….” You could write things like: I am from the meadow and the ocean. I am from the roses and the sunshine. I am from the river and the backyard. I am from fresh corn and crisp apples. Just take two ideas and combine them to make a sort of poem. Why don’t you take a minute now and jot down a few ideas.

When you add sensory detail to what you write, it adds beauty and depth to what you share. One thing you can do is write about smells you remember that are attached to certain people. Did someone in your history cook a lot? Who used a specific perfume you remember? What smells from your adolescence can you remember? Take a few minutes now to write a paragraph about the smells you remember and who they are attached to and how they made you feel. Add words describing the smell. Was it heavy or light? Was it rich or subtle? Was it good or not so good?

Use another sense like touch to write your next paragraph. Describe something you remember touching, like petting your cat or the feel of someone’s coat when they hugged you. These are just a couple of ideas, you can write about anything you remember. Maybe you remember how rough the bark felt on trees you climbed, or how soft the petals of a flower were.

Another idea to help you start writing is to make lists of stuff, and to write the lists quickly. Heather used the examples of things you have owned during your lifetime. Things like cars, shoes, pets, outfits, furniture. Add color, texture and styles to the list as you make it too. Like red Jimmy Choo’s shoes, yellow cars, names of pets, style of clothes, etc. Lists are good springboards to poems. Why don’t you write that list now?

One of our ladies shared one of the stories she came up with during these exercises and I’ll be bringing that to you soon. Heather’s writing exercises can really get your creative juices going.

Heather is the author of a fabulous book, The Thorn Tree. She also offers a variety of writing workshops if you or your group would like to have her share with you. You can find her at her blog too, Heather G. Marshall. She has a list of the different types of writing instruction and other services she can offer you. Let her know what you are interested in and she will be happy to help you. We had a wonderful time learning from her. I’ll let you know how I do with my ideas for this later.

 

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The Dish On My April Ladies Lunch & Learn!

May 7, 2015

April’s event has come and gone, and I can’t wait to share it with you! We had a fabulous group of ladies attending as well as teaching and sharing with us.

Heather Marshall taught us how to capture some of our personal history with: “Legacy Stories: Capturing the Spirit of Your Life.” Virginia Kirwan shared on “Herbal Teas for Spring Relief and Summer Health,” with lots of tips for dealing with allergies, as well as menopause and other hormonal issues we women face.

Heather, Virginia and me!

Marianne Frederick was also with us and shared on a topic we all really need: “How to Have Energy Left at the End of the Day.” I’ll share more about what each of the ladies taught us in my next few blog posts.

Marianne, the keeper of the hats!

Do you see the container Valerie is holding in my next pic? This is something wonderful I’ve found, glass Tea Tigers! They are the perfect thing for herbal tea on the go. You put in your boiling water and loose tea to brew. There is a tiny strainer at the top of the container, so all you drink is your brewed tea and not the loose stuff. It’s been great to use! I have a few left at the shop, they are $28. Also shown in this picture are our goody bags, with lots of fun stuff inside so everybody had a little treat to take home with them.

The event was held at Bocca Ristorante off of Poinsett Highway in Greenville. If you want real Italian food, you have to visit them! The food is absolutely wonderful, and the staff is too!

Some of our food included Parmesan-Almond Crusted Basa. This is a flaky white basa fish with basil, bread crumbs, almond, parmesan crust, sautéed spinach, and pasta. This dish will just melt in your mouth, so tasty!

Another delicious dish was Chicken Parmigiana. Bocca serves the classic preparation, with pasta marinara. Yum!

This is some of the tea we sampled: The Lady In Red, which is a blend with clover, raspberry and honeybush. Stir in a little real honey from The Carolina Honey Bee Company and you have one yummy drink which is really good for you too! The tea is helpful for hormone issues, hot flashes and overall good health for women. The honey helps with allergies and is the perfect sweetener.

Now to share the most important part of my event: my pictures of all the lovelies that attended with all of their lovely hats!

Marianne had the fabulous idea for all of us to come in our most festive tea hat! Several ladies brought their own, some were borrowed from extras Marianne brought.

The variety seemed endless, and was so much fun!  Look, I think I spotted a princess!

The event was enjoyed by everyone. New friends were met. Old friends were happy to enjoy a delicious meal together.

It was a fabulous start to our weekend.

Don’t forget to be watching for upcoming posts as I continue to share all the things we learned that day. Until then…….create a beautiful day!

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Events, Inspiration, Raspberry Moon

Inspiration from The Winter’s Tale

August 14, 2014

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's TaleThe other day I watched a movie with Colin Farrell, The Winter’s Tale.

I enjoyed the movie and at the very end this quote hit home for me and I thought I would share:

No life is more important than another. And nothing has been without purpose, nothing.

What if we are all a part of a great pattern that we may someday understand?  And one day when we have done what we alone are capable of doing, we get to rise up and reunite with those we love the most.  Forever Embraced.

What if we get to become stars?

Filed Under: Inspiration, Raspberry Moon

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