Limits no Limits_059

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A handwritten journal entry dated August 18, 2019, includes a portrait of Catherine the Great and notes about her background and a family reunion.

Title: Limits no Limits_059
Alternative Title: Limits no Limits
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2019
Description: The image shows an open spiral-bound notebook. On the left page, there is a photograph of Catherine the Great, a historical figure, wearing a regal outfit with a crown. Below the photograph, handwritten notes explain that she was not Russian but a 13-year-old German girl. On the right page, there is a calendar layout for the year, with a handwritten entry for August 18, 2019. The entry discusses a family reunion, mentions bookkeeping, and notes about knee surgery.
Identifier: 011_070419-091519_limits_no_limits
Dates Completed: July 4, 2019 - September 15, 2019
Keywords: Limited; No limits; Death and loss; Barbara Boster Phillips; Missing Barbara; Fourth of July; Fireworks; Mourning Don; Grieving with Poppy; Mending quilts; Stitching and bleeding; Non-profit struggles; Artist conflict; Solitary tree; Communion; Dark days; Giving up dream; Joy in 29 Pieces; Reframing work; Will Richey; Baby Sol; Family tree; Surgery recommended; Mass shootings; Kindness; I have a dream; Fashion diversion; Christian Dior exhibit; PINK banner; Right action; Kelly and Joe mosaics; Phoebe Little paintings; Kinder world logos; Teachers as love; South Dallas Cultural Center; Epiphany; Injured wings; Consciousness; Betrayal; 29 Pieces compilation
Transcription: Left Page:
August 2019 began a detour into Catherine the Great and the Romanovs.
She was not Russian. She was a 13 year old German girl, plucked from her family.

Right Page:
SUBJECT: AUGUST 18, 2019
Kelly in NE. A day 7
BOOKKEEPING + CLEARING
SPACE. OVER 1000.
THE 50 yr. COLUMBUS
HIGH REUNION WAS LAST
WEEKEND AND I'VE HEARD
REPORTS FROM CANDY +
NANCY. FROM THE PHOTOS,
A FEW PEOPLE LOOKED
GOOD + WERE RECOGNIZABLE.
MOST WERE NOT. I DON'T
REGRET NOT GOING—
MY KNEE IS HURTING
AND I'LL HAVE SURGERY
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Is Part Of: Limited no Limits
Relation: Image Gallery