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Yesterday I neglected to mention how I’m celebrating my anniversary today. Curious? :) P.S.: This is my odd synchronicity for today….I have always had a round belly (except for that one year that I was having chemo and I dropped to 70lbs). Anyways, I hate it. Well, I’m not the only one with the belly [...]
Just finished reading Amy Irvine’s memoir, Trespass. It’s a well-wrought story of a Jack-Mormon woman’s relationship to the land, in the style of Terry Tempest Williams. One of the threads in the story is about her relationship with Herb, a SUWA lawyer that she dubs the “lion man.” Late in the book she shifts his [...]
peach blossom, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.~ Lao-tzu (604 BC – 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu [I've posted this bit of poetry before, but it bears repeating] The peach blossoms have been replaced by almond-sized green nubs, getting ever closer to peaches with each passing day. Yum! :)
lotsa roses, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. –taking catnap lessons from Elly. And I just love that her favorite nap spot is on the pillow where I prop my left leg. She curls up next to it as if to take that edge of pain away. –Apparently my big climbing rose is still blooming like crazy. [...]
I was feeling sorta grumpy and dumpy this morning and then John started streaming some Regina Spektor tunes and it was like the sun started shining in my heart (which had nothing at all to do with the fact that it was 101 freakin’ degrees in our fine town today)….
stars, trains, and shadow puppets. groovy music. you won’t be disappointed, I promise. :) H/T omondieu
Yesterday CatGirl played a beautiful rendition of “Amazing Grace” on her flute for our Friends’ Meeting annual Christmas party. It was, perhaps, an unorthodox choice of song for the holiday, but it’s so hauntingly beautiful on the flute that I encouraged her to play it anyways. And there was a great spirit in the room [...]
A vid from last year of duet with GameBoy and his cello teacher. The sound on this clip was compressed a bit funnily so it doesn’t exactly match the cello playing. But it’s a lovely piece of music anyways, I think. You can also get a little view into what Christmas looked like in our [...]
From someone who loves flowers as I do (Persisting Stars): If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul bya flower in bloom, perhaps your soul has never been in bloom.” ~Audra Foveo ~ Being perfect artists and ingenuous poets, the Chinese have piously preserved the love and holy cult of flowers; [...]
red oak lettuce, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. h/t to Superhero for this gem Praying It doesn’t have to bethe blue iris, it could beweeds in a vacant lot, or a fewsmall stones; justpay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t tryto make them elaborate, this isn’ta contest but the doorway into thanks, and [...]
I’m somewhat hesitant to share this publicly. It’s from a tough time in my life, an era that I rarely discuss anymore. But true to the theme of this blog, it shows some of the important ‘steps’ of my life journey. Perhaps it might resonate with some of you. It seems worth sharing if just [...]
It’s been awhile since we’ve done some flash poetry, so get a piece of paper or open a text program on your computer and write at the top: I AM Then fill in the blanks (write the first thing/s that come to mind): I Am [write your hometown(s)] I Am [write your favorite color, scent, [...]
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