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Remembering my way
I guess i remembered my password and that my journal actually existed. It's been awhile. It's a little more isolated in feeling than facebook. More contemplative and yet probably not as private as it 'appears ( Read more... ) -
snow is a blessing in the winter
There are lots of blessings in life. Water in all its forms is a blessing, especially when one understands how to see and use the blessing of water wisely. I know some people don't like Snow, and sometimes it can make life a little less comfortable, but snow brings great beauty too. It actually can act as a good insulator if drifted against ( Read more... ) -
I made some good soup
I made a lovely bean and ham soup out of odds and ends in my cupboard. One of those feel good soups, the kind that makes you feel better after you eat it. I don't mind work, but one has to fuel the body that supports the mind. Taking the time to do that is time well spent.
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Let the clean economy begin
We can do this through better rail, biking, and bus connectivity and providing those transportation systems that encourage these activities. -
Writer's Block: Teaching Kids about Their Little Carbon Footprint
Water conservation. Growing a garden, even in container pots. Allowing pets, beyond the cat and dog, although this is a good place to start. For those that are more wild, collecting indiginous species to be learned about and studied and then released healthy into the wild after two weeks maximum. Taking them for walks along wetlands, prairies ( Read more... ) -
In my Garden
Summer could be cool and short this year, but plentiful in diversity of crops. And I have no idea as to how much land it takes for even a loaf of bread. Thus, I am going to plant a circle of winter wheat in my yard. It will be fun to find out about these things on my property. But the child who came to my garden said, we need wheat, more wheat ( Read more... ) -
Orinoco Flow by Celtic Women
One of my favorites :) Good therapy in troubled times. -
What did I do today?
I wrote down a story that I made up but then deleted it. It just seemed a little too unbelievable. I'll keep practicing writing fiction. In the mean time I'll clean out a closet. I will get better. -
Thoughts on quitting my job last April. 2009
I respect most religions (I don't know them all) and those that pursue knowledge and application of that knowledge, especially when they have the best interests of humanity at heart ( Read more... ) -
The Mirror
The best thing that happened to me this week, was the this morning dropping my husband off downtown. We sat by the Lake, and the birds flew around us, to land nearby. Only for another bird to swoop in and say, "Tag! You're it!" The lake was perfectly still. Not a ripple could be seen anywhere. And water in the harbor was so still, that the ( Read more... )