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My Life in Words and Pictures

This is a personal space for my stories.

Hi There!

I’m Kim, I started my first blog a long time ago as a way to show my work as a woodturner. I’m going to give this blog a refresh and now I’m going to use this blog as a place to slow down and collect my thoughts through writing and photography. I have a lot of different things that I like to do and this will be my attempt to show them to you.

Please bear with me as I get some entries up for you to see and read. There are going to be some empty pages and links until I get everything working.

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Recent Posts

  • Winged Bowls

    Winged Bowls

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    Kim

    Originally posted on 10/30/2010 Winged bowls?  What are winged bowls?  Bowls that can fly?  Well not with out help anyways.  I like to make a shallow bowl that has the natural edge all the way around it.  But the natural edge has to extend out from the top of the…

  • The tale of two bowls

    The tale of two bowls

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    Kim

    Originally posted on Dailey Woodworking on 2/19/2018 This morning I checked on some roughed out bowls that I had set aside to dry. Seven of the eight bowls were fine but one didn’t make it through the drying process. You can see in the photo above that the top bowl…

  • Recipe – Marilyn’s Chocolate Zucchini Cake

    Recipe – Marilyn’s Chocolate Zucchini Cake

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    Kim

    This was originally posted on my Dailey Woodworking site on April 26th, 2021. Here is another recipe from the cookbook that my mother and wife created more than thirty years ago.  This recipe is a family favorite and people cannot tell that there is zucchini in the cake.  Marilyn’s Chocolate…

Stories That Stay With You

A collection of blog posts

Each post is a snapshot of life. Sometimes it’s a full story, sometimes just a single frame — but always something real.

Photo Essays

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Creative Writing

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Everyday Moments

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Featured Photos

A few of my favorite captures — moments that didn’t need words.

This shirt design features a moose paddling down white water in a birch bark canoe. The outline of the state of Maine is the framework and the words, "Wicked Pissah" run up the right side of the design.

How I Work

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