Author Archives: Camilla

The Museum of Hand Made Stuff

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December 26 2012:

I’m a blessed woman y’all! I got to do something very special today. I visited the Museum of Hand Made Stuff ….

Awesome Creativity. Got a really cool brochure detailing the items and they were all labeled in the Museum.

Later, I attended a one of kind show called the Lillian P. Darnell and Thomas A. Darnell Show. The lights were dimmed and I was treated to some cool interpretive dancing!

Team Member T & L have had a day full of letting their creativity and imagination have a ball!

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Adventures of Being a Family of Published Authors

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March 12 2018:

Team TLC had a little adventure this afternoon. Got to be filmed for a wee segment about being a family of published authors. Will share details of the name of the show, airing date and time, and hopefully a link for viewing once we get it. xoxo

Plush Life Interview 3.12.18 #1

Where Would You Fly by Lillian Darnell

Biggest Little Photographer by Thomas Darnell

D iz for Different by Camilla Downs

You Can Learn a Lot By Looking Into the Eyes

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December 15 2014:

“You can learn a lot by looking into someone’s eyes” – Thomas Darnell …

Thomas says to me after telling me about some classmates saying things about another classmate. I asked if what they said had bothered his friend and he said it didn’t look like it on the outside; but he could see in his eyes that it did bother him.

This young man gives me goose bumps some times. I am so blessed that I get to be around him every day!

Where Would You Fly – Magherafelt Northern Ireland and France and Pennsylvania and Australia

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March 3 2018:

Owen of Pennsylvania enjoying our friends Lillian’s book Where Would You Fly?

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March 4 2018:

Where Would You Fly gets to fly to Northern Ireland! Wahooo!!

March 6 2018:

I don’t think she has flown to France to date. Yet, she’s ready!! What fun to see this!

Pretty please! Can you leave a review on Amazon if you’ve had a chance to read the book? Oceans of gratitude!! xoxo

Where Would You Fly for sale in France 3.6.18

March 7 2018:

Yay , Leesh wants to let you know ‘This arrived today’ Thank you! … Batehaven NSW Australia …

Leesh with Where Would You Fly Book March 2018

March 7 2018:

“Beauty is always in you, no matter what people say.” ~Britney “Where Would You Fly and Other Magical Stories” written by Lillian Darnell of Team TLC … from Tele in Reno, Nevada

Tele Where Would You Fly book Reno March 2018

If interested to learn more about the book, go here … https://www.WhereWouldYouFly.com …. 

 

Mesmerizing and Love and Angels and Snow Melt and Spring and Peaceful and Beautiful

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March 6 2018:

Thomas and I went for a walk this afternoon. The clouds and sun were incredibly mesmerizing. He and I still mourn the beautiful and majestic tree that stood where Thomas is standing. He’s imagining that it’s still there and he’s climbed it. Love nature and trees deeply.

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March 7 2018:

Spotted while walking the cute Yonce yesterday (a wee little French bulldog I get to take for walks). Lots of love and angels floating around. xoxo

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March 7 2018:

Just the sound of melting snow filling the little lake. Love this sound! On the walk with Thomas yesterday afternoon.

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March 9 2018:

Spotted on Wednesday!! I see you Spring!! Yay!!

First Spring Flowers 3.9.18

March 11 2018:

Solo walk this afternoon. Incredibly peaceful with beautiful birdsong floating through air. I love trees!

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Book Musings: Big Magic

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March 11 2018:

Big Magic

I read this when it was first published 3 years ago. Just read it again. Perfect timing as I read it at the same time as “Right to Write”.

If one is in the space for it, this is a powerful book. It held a completely different and more intense meaning this time around. Reading this inspired me to create a writing vow and a blog post titled “The Alchemy of Writing” …. xoxo

Big Magic Book March 2018

Do YOU Like YOU

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December 15 2012:

Thomas is struggling with this right now. At least once a week, he says so and so doesn’t like him, or he has no friends or no one likes him ….

My response is, “Do you like you?” Question for all y’all … Do YOU like YOU? Once we like ourselves it spreads like a ripple.

We must teach and help our kids have a healthy self esteem and I say this knowing that sometimes I fail at doing this.

Nature’s Abundance by Camilla Downs

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Frosty Embrace - Nature's Abundance 3.9.18

Nature’s Abundance

I feel the frosty cold
embrace as You brush
across this body.
I feel and Know
your Abundance.

I touch and hug
the beautiful,
scarred and knotted
trees that sprout
and grow from Your soil.
I feel and Know
your Abundance.

I delight in the sparkling
and unique snow flakes
as they drift from
the brooding clouds
above and lightly fall
upon this body.
I feel and Know
your Abundance.

Lo, even as I dodge
and walk through
the nuggets of
geese waste left
behind by these
majestic and
interesting creatures,
I feel and Know
your Abundance.

Yes, I feel Your abundance
I Know it now.

It’s been a ….. Go here to read more …

Poetry and Photography: Nature’s Abundance