10 Days in February... Limitations & 10 Days in March... Possibilities

In an interesting creative experiment Eleanor challenged<br />herself to write Book 3 and Book 4 of her memoir series<br />'10 DAYS 1 VOICE.'<br />With two Titles in one Volume she contrasts the <br />'Limitations' of midwinter in February with the<br />'Possibilities' of springtime activities in March.<br /><br />As a child in the 1960s Eleanor was influenced by: <br />- living in the mountains of Colorado<br />- experiencing Brownies and Girl Scouts<br />- reading Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House' books<br />- studying Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan<br />- observing herself and others<br />- caring for her baby sister<br />- creative expression in dance class<br />- going to Sunday School<br /><br />In 1978 as newlyweds Eleanor and her husband Kevin set out for the wilds of Canada intending to live the 'Back-to-the- Land' homesteading lifestyle in the tiny log cabin they built before winter set in.<br /><br />The cold darkness and silence were crushing. <br />The isolation and poverty intensified Limitations.<br />Could Eleanor somehow overcome the Limitations and seek Possibilities?<br />Volunteering opened ever-expanding community creativity and Possibilities.<br /><br />Weaving together the past present and future the author shares a span of 40 years as she both learns to cope with seasonal depression and also participates in creative community service.