Guest Bloggers
Plum Run: by guest blogger, Col. Eric E. Aslakson
With fixed and leveled bayonets, the charge of the 262 soldiers of the 1st Minn broke the Confederate assault and bought crucial minutes for reinforcements to bolster and save the Union line
Christmas buttons: by guest artist, Gaynor Aslakson
Each button was chosen with Eric in mind
The Oriole: by guest artist and poet, chorister and pianist, Anne Martin
The year the church choirs were silenced
Guest poet and blogger, Josie Aslakson
I drove my head into the crow’s nest & what I heard you wouldn’t believe.
My resolution for 25: Guest blogger, Josie Aslakson
“[God is] a bird once free”
Making the best of “Corona Confinement:” by guest blogger, Margaret Myers
As a result, my hope is that my family’s new normal will revolve around talking with one another, relaxing, and bonding—just as we have been the past three months.
A church steeple: by guest blogger, Margaret Myers
As I walk, my mind clears of the day’s stress. I notice snow on trees and that the color of the winter sky changes depending upon the day and the time.
The Great Horned Owl: by guest artist, Anne Martin
The Great Horned Owl has large tufts of features, not horns. His talons are deadly—for skunks and such.
Watercolor Inspiration: by guest artist, Margaret Myers
It’s taken years to incorporate my feelings and emotions into my work but once I started doing so, I bonded with my paintings.
Appreciating a small city in Appalachia: by guest artist, Margaret Myers
I am turning my lens towards the good aspects of what East Liverpool gives us rather than the negative, hoping to better our lives and our community.