Birthdays and Deathdays
Last Wednesday we practiced a tradition that we have been performing for the past five years we celebrated the birth of my husband Jack’s mom, and my dear friend Leonora. We began the tradition six years ago, a year after
I survived abundance (but I had to unbutton my pants)
Welcome to the day after the feast. Lots of leftovers and still some dishes to wash but all and all a good time was had. Throughout the week I tried to take some deep breaths let the cold frosty morning
Surviving abundance
It is harvest time, a time of bounty, a time of gathering and collecting, hoarding and sharing all at the same time. I am in a surviving abundance mode right now, so many things going, all good and worthy causes,
Six day old wisdom
I have been thinking a lot about six-day-old wisdom this week (by the time I post this Ms. Izzy is 17 days old but 17 day old wisdom is probably more than my 17610 day old brain can fathom so
Welcome to the World
I met Isabelle Sian Bartlett the other day. Izzy. I met her at six days old brought, here by her parents who had taken a forty plus year circuitous journey to bring her here. There is much to be said
The known world
I thought a lot about us spinning away on our own little planet, in our own little country, in our own little towns, in our own little houses, with our own little beating hearts. How small we are how short
The Blue Marble vs the Pale Blue Dot
I heard an old interview not long ago with Carl Sagan. The interview was on the 20th anniversary of the most distant photo we have taken of the earth from space. Carl Sagan dubbed it “The Pale Blue Dot”. It
Three perfect, blue-speckled eggs
Like in the post a few weeks back about the life cycle of an apple tree I thought a lot about the persistence of nature this week. The strong desire of nature to fulfill its destiny, to lay hope in
Making a nest
Awhile back Doug, who works here at The Bishop’s Ranch, brought me this birds nest he found. The nest had probably been started when things were quiet here at The Ranch but abandoned when they found their chosen spot