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Spreading my wings
Tuesday was my 6 year anniversary of moving to Maine. Yesterday I remembered that at 18 I moved to Seattle from Ohio to attend Seattle...
verajohnson9
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Inner fire
I am back from my mini vacation. I'm trying to not jump into a million things like I tend to do. I've been operating under a "sense of...
verajohnson9
Aug 15, 20221 min read


Chasing a dream and catching it
In 1999 I took my first blacksmithing class with Scott Shattuck at South Seattle community College. I signed up for the welding class...
verajohnson9
Apr 30, 20221 min read


Change is inevitable
Gratitude For changes, for growth, for direction 🙏 Getting back to basics Focusing on my relationship with the God of my understanding....
verajohnson9
Nov 12, 20211 min read


Love is Real
Tonight grief hit me like a ton of bricks. I had a breakdown/breakthrough it’s October 23, 2019.... 20 years ago today I got married, but...
Vera Johnson
Jul 29, 20213 min read


Letters of encouragement
And...out of the blue I get this email...🥰🥰🥰 Hi Vera!!! So glad it’s you! I found you by looking up Village Green to find your article...
verajohnson9
May 5, 20211 min read


Copper jewelry care
The questions that I get asked the most is “Will it Tarnish?” and “How do I care for my copper jewelry?”. The answer to the first...
verajohnson9
Feb 9, 20212 min read


Back from yourself
It cut deeply Noone could see it I couldn't see it. Smoothed over Glossy and almost Invisible Many moons passed Dozens of ships sailed...
verajohnson9
Oct 18, 20201 min read
Peace of mind
Found myself ambling about today. Lost yet completely found in the absence of humans. It's humbling to be amongst such absolute beauty. ...
verajohnson9
Oct 18, 20201 min read
Focus on my own behavior
Deep thoughts... what IF... we learn differently...we interpret differently...we think differently...we pray differently... Aren’t people...
verajohnson9
Aug 15, 20201 min read


Contrast and the steely knowing
The cutaways are the spaces I see more clearly. The shells and leftovers. The Emptiness. The discarded, bent, broken, hollow pieces...
Vera Johnson
Jan 9, 20201 min read


I am a part of everything
we reflect each other
Vera Johnson
Jan 7, 20201 min read


Why I moved to Maine
To Breathe in Big Open spaces Birch Trees Pure White Renewal Simplicity Explore new Skills To Challenge myself to Grow I was handed the...
Vera Johnson
Jan 6, 20201 min read


Hindsight is 2020
Fungi grows out of rotting matter. With a profoundly wondrous ability to transform toxins into something useful, is a mystery in and of...
Vera Johnson
Jan 5, 20201 min read


Birches
Birches represent Renewal and purification. I only just recently discovered this and It made me start thinking back on how I’ve been...
Vera Johnson
Aug 20, 20192 min read


Time is what we make it
History and the moment I’m in....As I travel-I go back in time in my mind and stay present to what is. Love and cherish these days with...
verajohnson9
Jun 24, 20192 min read


Seed Of life
Seed of Life The Seed of Life is an ancient symbol of great spiritual and religious importance. It can be found in many places around the...
Vera Johnson
Feb 21, 20192 min read


Oh the Joy!
Crunching snow, deer look on, Wandering the path alongside you in the quiet hush.It's the breath, the balance.I saw life, I saw...
Vera Johnson
Feb 7, 20191 min read


A place at the table
I used to cook, a lot. From our gardens. We used to have guests at our table every meal From all over the world: Africa, UK, Norway,...
verajohnson9
Jan 14, 20191 min read


Full Moon in Morning
She's been watching me all night Illumination the sentinel Raising my tides Heightening my senses Guarding my safety Full, Voluptuous...
Vera Johnson
Jan 14, 20191 min read
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