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Cynni's Blog

Another hard thing…

...and I really hate needing to do it... Trigger warning ⚠️ this post will discuss the passing of a beloved pet and what to do after that. It was very hard go write, so I recon it may be hard to read as well... As I write this, Arwen is walking in front of me, sniffing as she goes, relaxing and enjoying the walkies. We're going a bit slower, she needs a rest every now and then, but she wags her tail, she comes for hugs... She's showing me she's having a good time. As I write this, I start crying and find out that I forgot my tissues.... Ah well... Sobbing mess it is... […]

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A heart-melting image of a young chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy sitting on a slightly damp, sandy ground speckled with autumn leaves. The puppy, with soulful hazel eyes and a few grains of sand adorably clinging to its nose and face, looks directly at the camera with a pleading expression. Its rich, dark brown fur is slightly tousled, enhancing its innocent and vulnerable appearance. In the bottom portion of the image, partially covering the puppy’s front paws, is the “GoFundMe” logo in white with green and gray text and an orange sunburst icon. The image evokes a strong emotional appeal, likely intended to garner support or donations for a cause involving the dog.
#ashes#brokenhearted#cremation
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Luke Goldfinch
Late last year I had the enormous privilege of drawing late Australian Test cricketer Phillip Hughes. The portrait was drawn for his parents and featured in the documentary
"The Boy From Macksville." Celebrating his remarkable life and legacy. Unfortunately I was not able to get a good quality photo of this work before filming and framing so a screen cap will have to do! 🏏

#art #artist #cricket #pencil #graphite #portrait #drawing #animals #australia #T20I #ashes #realism
#realism
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Rev. Charles Browning
How to make #ashes for #AshWednesday, part two: ashes become a fluffy gray powder after being run through the sieve. In #Hawaii we offer the ashes in one of two ways, either as powder to be sprinkled on the head or to be smudged across the head in the form of a #cross. To better facilitate the latter, I add #OliveOil to a bit of the powdered ash in a separate bowl (I use left over #healing oil), and mix it until it becomes a thick tar-like paste. This will make a solid cross that won’t rub off too easily (how I discovered this is a kind of gross story, tbh).

Again, church supply houses sell this stuff. But there’s a certain old knowledge that is lost when we buy stuff we can make for free.
Clay bowl full of powdered ash held in a hand; blue and wood counter underneath and metal bucket behind
Rice paddle holding powdered ash above an empty clay bowl
Brown bottle of olive oil being added to powdered ash
Olive oil mixed into clay bowl of ashes, creating a dark tar-like paste, held in hand
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Rev. Charles Browning
How to make #ashes for #AshWednesday: assemble your implements (bucket full of unprocessed ashes, a muddle, a sieve—in this case, an old ramen strainer—some olive oil, and bowls for holding everything.

This has been my Fat Tuesday custom for the last several years. Sure, church supply houses sell ash. But why buy something you can make for free?
A variety of implements on a blue and wood veneer counter: small jar of oil, a bucket filled with ashes, a wooden muddle, a ramen strainer, and two clay bowls
Unprocessed ashes and leftover organic material from palms in a ramen strainer over a bucket and sitting on a blue and wood veneer counter
My hand using a wooden muddle to coax unprocessed ashes through the ramen strainer as a sieve. Bucket of ashes to the left, clay bowl to the right, all on a blue and wood veneer counter
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