last night, with a blanket spread on the dry grass, we lay down to watch a storm over the mountains ( Read more... )

I just found out another of my friends is pregnant. The three of them seem to be due in January. None of them know one another. It's just strange like that.
They were all "surprises" too.

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Ah, my two months of holiday have arrived ( Read more... )

This weather is so amusing. Rain in the morning- real rain, the-sky-means-it rain, and then soft easy blue sky and hot sun in the afternoon. This morning's grey heaviness seemed to equilibriate the inner heaviness of my pending moon. One of those ready to split at the seams bloating-cow days with a mood that cannot be deciphered in rational terms. ( Read more... )

My feet tuck into my body in squatting posture on the wooden patio chair. It is a small frame. My heels grip the slats at hip width. It is a favorite posture of mine, the squat. It is harmonizing and grounding. This morning it kept me energized while reading outside in the rainy cool ( Read more... )

The birds are twittering a busy evening. Blue sky. Sun on the receptive greens and paling bark. lovely lovely night ( Read more... )

I woke up yesterday thinking deeply about my two dead cats. The smell of their fur, their respective personalities: Prudence was a very prudent orange cat with gold eyes; Sunshine was a dopey black kitten with handicaps across the board. Prudence aged until 13. Sunshine until just four months ( Read more... )

computer-help call-out

Saturday, in the middle of writing an email, my computer battery went kaput.
Now I cannot login to my Yahoo mail. It alerts me that a secure connection could not be made. Anyone have suggestions???

I have finally just viewed "I for India", a film festival documentary about the soul movement that brings people to leave their homeland and pursue life elsewhere. A large portion of the film is super 8 footage correspondence exchanged between the Suri's in England, with the relatives back in India. Some of the perspectives and emotions shared in ( Read more... )

I made the err of following my curiosity.
i followed a Yahoo link about cupcakes. It's no longer the kindergartener's cake.
It's a rainy Friday. Cupcakes are pretty.
and then i found this linkIf you scroll down the blog a bit, you'll find a list of link, images, and a myriad of cupcake-world crones ( Read more... )