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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Power in Numbers

Live the way you want to be remembered. (quote attributed to several different people)

Maine Needs posted this morning that they had 367 requests this month that included towels....so I was even more excited to take in my stack today.

It was fun to do a shift with Anne. We tackled a huge request from a caseworker that included clothes and personal things for nine different people.  It would have been difficult to handle this long list on our own....there's power in numbers!

Thank you again to those of you who helped me purchase this big bag of towels. 

After our shift Anne treated me to lunch....and I was able to hand off this blue and white joy journal. It was fun to get to do that in person! 

I took the rest of the day off today from the studio for other puttering. I look forward to getting back to the other journals tomorrow. 
I'm still finding purpose hidden in my joy! 

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  1. dotty seiter: now playingFebruary 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM

    Thanks for the update on your towel donation, MaryAnn! I actually thought about those towels several times today—something in me must have known you were making a delivery : ) Great that you and Anne were able to work together to fill that large request from a caseworker, and then go out for lunch together, and THEN have your handcrafted joy journal pass directly from your hands to hers! That JJ is a beauty, gotta say.

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeFebruary 25, 2026 at 7:56 AM

      Makes me smile that you were thinking about towels Dotty.....something we all take for granted! My day yesterday was filled with joy.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM

    A beautiful journal and a beautiful collaboration to help others - what could be better? 💙 Judy

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