Tag: Tipi

The 12-Foot Teepee

In August 2012, Marilyn shared the following about her book. Once upon a time, I built a teepee. I painted the door and filled it with things I loved. I made the poles, sanded each by hand, peeling the bark from each 16-foot sapling we had cut in our own woods. Then I wrote a book about … Continue reading The 12-Foot Teepee

THE 12-FOOT TEEPEE

BLACK & WHITE SUNDAY: STRUCTURE In 2007, I built a 12-foot teepee. It's the smallest "full-size" teepee. I would have built a bigger one, but we didn't have enough flat ground on which to build it. As it is, we had to create a flat place to stand the teepee. We build a platform of … Continue reading THE 12-FOOT TEEPEE

FIRE!

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Summer – Fire

PERFECT CIRCLE FOR A NEW YEAR

For Circle, WordPress's Weekly Photo Challenge, this is the teepee top through a kaleidoscope lens. I think of it as the maṇḍala I made myself. You can see the fibers and the textures of it, the bark of the oak tree whose saplings formed the poles. And from that same teepee, our own circle of life with … Continue reading PERFECT CIRCLE FOR A NEW YEAR

MY LIFE AND WELCOME TO IT

Once upon a time, I built a teepee. I painted the door and filled it with things I loved. I made the poles, sanded each by hand, peeling the bark from each 16-foot sapling we had cut in our own woods. Then I wrote a book about building it, and about life, transformation, and other things, some … Continue reading MY LIFE AND WELCOME TO IT

The 12-Foot Teepee by Marilyn Armstrong

Once upon a time, I built a teepee. I painted the door and filled it with things I loved. I made the poles, sanded each by hand, peeling the bark from each 16-foot sapling we had cut in our own woods. Then I wrote a book about building it, and about life, transformation, and other things, some … Continue reading The 12-Foot Teepee by Marilyn Armstrong

PERFECT CIRCLE – TEEPEE IN ITS SEASONS

Daily Prompt: Karma Chameleon by Krista on February 12, 2014 Photographers, artists, poets: show us CIRCLE. My teepee, from its first day, all shiny and white, to it's nearly final winter, rimed with ice and snow. Other entries: Sight and sound of a cemetery | Perspectives on life, universe and everything Karma By Another Name … Continue reading PERFECT CIRCLE – TEEPEE IN ITS SEASONS

Daily Prompt: My name is Marilyn. I’m a teepee.

My name is Marilyn but you can call me Teepee12. I am alive, if not entirely well. I plan to stay alive as long as the choice exists. I never intended to hide my identity when I chose this Internet ID as a username for my blog on WordPress. I chose it because I'd been … Continue reading Daily Prompt: My name is Marilyn. I’m a teepee.

Daily Prompt: Say Your Name — My name is Marilyn and I’m alive.

My name is Marilyn but you can call me Teepee. I am alive, if not always well. I plan to remain alive as long as I have the option. I apologize for any inconvenience. A while back, I got another blogging award. It was given to Teepee12. When I started this blog, it was never … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Say Your Name — My name is Marilyn and I’m alive.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Home – Fire at the Heart of the Tepee

For five winters and six summers. I had a tepee. I built it with help from my son, husband and granddaughter, but mostly, I built it myself. I never lived in it full-time. The lack of plumbing or electricity required I begin and end my day in the house, about 150 feet away. Nonetheless, the … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Home – Fire at the Heart of the Tepee