Tag Archives: life

The world’s best journal

Posted on January 31, 2017 by

I swear you will not regret starting this journal. Way back in 2006 I bought a small wire-bound journal with penned indecipherable cursive writing atop its ivory cover. Barry and I had experienced too many conversations that went like this: … Continue reading →

Posted in January 2017 | Tagged , , , , , | 23 Comments

I want to be that old woman.

Posted on December 3, 2016 by

I am reading a book these gray December afternoons, breathing in toward the poetic words and out toward my own life’s reflections.  It’s called  Wild Comfort:  The Solace of Nature by Kathleen Dean Moore. It may not be allowed to … Continue reading →

Posted in December, 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 39 Comments

As the seasons turn…

Posted on November 6, 2016 by

I am stopping by to say hello to this blogging world: Hello, Hello! I am sorry to have seemingly deserted this rich and beautiful place, but it seems like the Universe (whom I hold dear and absolute) has alternate plans … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2016 | Tagged , , | 70 Comments

The medicine way

Posted on July 3, 2016 by

On June 10th the lupine theater played for a full house.  They perfumed, awed, and colored the landscape extraordinarily.  We onlookers gushed at their purple, pink and white symphony and deeply inhaled their essence.  Their lupine-ness shined superb; never were … Continue reading →

Posted in July, 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 60 Comments

Unplugged

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

Three hours and twenty minutes ago a poplar tree smashed against electrical wires on our road, ousting electricity for everyone. The mothers, fathers and teenagers could no longer utilize their computers.  The kids lost access to iPads.  Toilets no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in June 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 71 Comments

Benediction of sunlight and lupines

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

Sunlight hummed its June song this morning, leaping up through branch after branch, attempting to climb higher and higher above the tallest poplar and maple and spruce trees. Sunlight beckoned me, too, c’mon lazybones, sleepyhead, upsy daisy, how about a … Continue reading →

Posted in June 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 69 Comments

Barbecue sauce, cousins, and maybe a sideways grin

Posted on May 31, 2016 by

OK, pals, this is one of those blogs that I sometimes write with nothing to say.  It’s kind of a stream-of-consciousness blog, so stay away if you want something congruent and logical. (Although, who knows, perhaps that may happen!  I … Continue reading →

Posted in May 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 37 Comments