Picking Daisies If I had my life to live over…I’d dare to make more mistakes next time… I would be sillier than I have been this trip… I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans…If I had my life to live over, I would start… Read More
So? A needle pulling thread…
I hate sewing. Okay, hate is a strong word. My inablility to sew is more like a genetic flaw that I resent. My grandmother was a fine seamstress. My mother made beautiful quilts and was a prolific embroiderer. Me? Nada. The seamstress genetic pool dried up when I arrived on earth. I prick my fingers, tangle the thread into hopeless… Read More
Twenty four hours…
The young sales clerk appeared to be full of sparkly energy. As I paid for my purchase she lowered her voice and said, “I can’t wait for this day to be over.” Taken aback by the inconsistency between her actions and mood, I asked if she had been having a bad day. “It hasn’t been one of my better ones.”… Read More
Nature’s hot flashes…
The past few days have been hovering around ninety degrees. The last time I checked, the calendar says it is September. Ninety degree days are fine for those less moody states like Florida, Texas, and California, but here in Minnesota the warm days are doled out like ice cream in hell. We get confused when we don’t see our breath… Read More
Seeing…
I found this Zen quote today and liked it a lot: “Begin to see what is in front of you, rather than what you learned is there.” -Stephen C. Paul The odd thing is I had just spoken with a woman who said pretty much the same thing as we discussed the idea of wilderness and being a woman. Talk… Read More
Old School…
I have class tonight and feel a bit floopy about being prepared. Floopy is Latin for “uncertain,” “nervous, “and many other definitions that the word floopy stands in for nicely. I’ve read the material more than once; I’ve made notes, and pondered the meaning of the work. However, I still feel floopy. If I could stick my finger on my… Read More
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