Author Archives: Pam Lazos

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About Pam Lazos

writer, blogger, environmentally hopeful

As We Grieve

October 21, 2015, marks the date for the book release of my dear friend, Jan Groft’s book, Artichokes and City Chicken, Reflections on Faith, Grief, and My Mother’s Italian Cooking (available on Amazon).  This is Groft’s third book examining the topics of death … Continue reading

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On Legacies and Real Magic

On Legacies and Real Magic “What you must do to move yourself into the mental framework for “miracle making” is to just let go.” Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Everyday Wisdom The other night, I dreamt that my kids had all … Continue reading

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The Hidden Messages in Water…

“To understand water is to understand the cosmos, the marvels of nature, and life itself.” from: The Hidden Messages in Water You would be hard-pressed to find a more beautifully-appointed and significant book than The Hidden Messages in Water. For … Continue reading

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The Tools of My People

The Tools of my People We all have our favorite tools, and sometimes the oldest tools are the best tools, eh? There’s a reason why the wheel is still around.  And fire. They are useful, and they are indispensable.  I … Continue reading

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REBEL HEARTS

REBEL HEARTS You never know. Maybe I’m getting too old for this. It’s 9:45 p.m. and I’m sitting at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia with my 15, and 20-year old daughters, waiting for Madonna to come on stage for … Continue reading

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PARK(ing) Day

PARK(ing) Day Tomorrow is Park(ing) Day! The first parking day was held at 1st and Mission Streets in downtown San Francisco on November 16, 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio set out to do something different … Continue reading

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Be the Change…

“Change was the uninvited dinner guest at a swanky restaurant who drank and talked excessively and then bailed on the check, a nefarious six-letter word that entered like a hurricane, scattering roofs and dreams, downing all electrical connections, and leaving … Continue reading

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Crying Out of One Eye

[photo by Lucas Jackson | Reuters]   Crying Out of One Eye “I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and the conservative principles for which it stands.” That’s what Donald Trump said yesterday while at Trump Tower … Continue reading

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Lucia, Lucia

Lucia, Lucia In the days following WWII, women were struggling to define themselves. The war gave them a taste of what it was like to be out there, working alongside men, and earning their own money. After the war, the … Continue reading

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A Lesson in Buyerarchy

[Graphic by Canadian designer Sarah Lazarovic Under the category of Friends Doing Fabulous Things: A Lesson in Buyerarchy Impacting Waste Reduction at the Source by Janet Williams [A Buyerarchy Lesson was originally published on Sustrana’s blogsite in February 2015.] Here’s an … Continue reading

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