10/31/2022 - Samhain

October Saga - Day 31

'Tis a day for goodbyes . . .

Goodbye to October, adieu 

to the month's project, adios

to those daily celebrations . . .

My mind indicates a good

rest this first upcoming week.

And, I'm a damn sight happy

to see the back side of my

very daunting project. Much

as I have loved celebrating

as if I were a teenager, rest 

may be somewhat enticing.

Of course, this day brings

some befores, durings and

afters. I would like to get

beyond the befores as quickly

as possible as the durings are

quite enticing. My intention 

is to learn to make a proper 

Bloody Mary.

My d) all of the above, as I

often refer to her, grew up in

a pub. I'm not quite sure that

is where she learned to make

them. Swear, I've never tasted

their equal.

Speaking of swearing . . .

This might just be the place I

should swear to myself not to

overdo on their deliciousness.

We'll just have to wait and see

what the night brings. Trick or

treaters tend to give this dark,

mysterious cabin a bit of a wide 

birth.

Happy! HAPPY!!  H A P P Y !!!

10/30/2022

October Saga - Day 30

I remember those feelings of

excitement with October right

around the corner . . . and now,

with my birth month ending in

a few hours, I'm feeling a kind

of loss.

Obviously, no one can stagnate

in a given time period, maybe 

that might be the real reason for 

celebrating 31 days instead of 

just the one.

On the morrow we bid adieu 

and the next day welcome. 

There is always an underlying

sense of expectation when

something new is occurring. 

What awaits us as we turn the

page on our calendars? B-days

perhaps? Thanksgiving and

getting together as families as

well as new weather patterns.

Still, I need to wrap my head 

around accepting the new. Live

rather than exist . . . ever and

always.

10/29/2022

October Saga - Day 29

Sooooo love me the 29th

for all kinds of reasons!

I like the number 9 for

starters. 'Tis three times 

my fave number, thus 

triple lucky!

It rather announces the

approaching end of the

month as well as a new

beginning. And, new 

beginnings can be quite

stimulating!

As it marks an ending,

it inspires all kinds of

yearning for the new! It

opens the path for dreams,

albeit daydreams or pipe

dreams.

There is a part of me 

that hates to see the end 

of my birth month. On 

the other hand, I'm about

partied out, as it were.

Part of me is looking

forward to a restful Nov.

All's well that ends well, 

right?!

10/28/2022

October Saga - Day 28

I heard a rumor that today

was going to be a nice day . . .

I woke up to 17 degrees and

snow on the ground?!

I'm going to go back to bed

and pout myself back to sleep!

Sooooo NOT kidding!!!

10/27/2022

October Saga - Day 27

WARNING - bitch session

ahead . . .

I thought we had a deal ?!

My month, the month of

October, is NOT yet winter!

The deal was, I do October

and you do afters. After

Thanksgiving would be best.

But oh no, you just had to

come along and snow in early

hours today . . .

Grrrrrrrrrrr ~!@#$%^&*()_+

Okay, I'll stop moaning and

groaning now and  leave the

moans and groans to the . . .

ghosts, spirits and skeletons.

~!@#$%^&*()_+. Grrrrrrrrrrr

You seriously thought I would

STOP?!

10/26/2022

October Saga - Day 26

"I think it will take people, true

patriots, on both sides of the aisle

to say, 'Enough of this nonsense,

we should work together for the

good of the people of the United

States'" ~Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, my SHERO,

what an amazing woman . . . in life

and from beyond the grave! If ever

there was someone with balls of

steel, it would be her. I want to be

just like her when I grow up!!!

It pains me to think of people in

general and women in particular

who don't vote. I recall those heroes

and sheroes who worked endlessly

to give us all the right to vote. And

yet, there are those who do not

bother. It's rather like we won the

battle, but lost the war!

So, let's get to it ladies . . . I voted

yesterday!

10/25/2022

October Saga - Night 25

And, on the third night . . .

The Dark Moon has passed

and the new sliver of light

from the New Moon awaits

our viewing.

Why is this important? For

those of you with romance

in your souls, have a thought

about this.

The New Moon, beginning

its journey to fulfillment 

suggests adding to whatever

you're about. Let's say you've

been making the effort to

meditate each day, but some-

times it just doesn't happen.

This is a time to thoughtfully

accomplish that which is truly

important to you, albeit spring

cleaning, making better meals

or making your bed each day.

Conversely, the day after the

full moon begins its journey

towards the new moon, 'tis

time to take away, get rid of

those troublesome things that

impede our personal growth.

Perhaps it's blowing off sacred

reading or worship. It might be

not taking time to rest properly.

Or, avoiding making that call

or writing a letter.

Here's wishing you well in your

new moons, albeit growth plus

or growth minus . . .

10/24/2022

October Saga - Night 24

Methinks the skies are chiming

in . . . most wondrous October

nights!

Tonight, brings forth October's

New Moon. One of the things

I simply love about the NMs is

that they're not satisfied with

just the one night. As with all

things magickal, 'tis a trio of 

nights; the night before, the 

night of, and the night after.

The night before, you'll find

that our Lunar Lady is quite

shaded in dark with just the

thinest sliver of light. But,  

'tis the following night, the 

actual night of, that she hides 

her face. This is known as the

Dark Moon.

There is a certain romance

to our Lady's dark side. She

awaits her entrance, as it 

were. She's there, behind the

curtains of her own theater,

awaiting those signal notes . . .

it's time to appear.

Tomorrow night, the night

after, we shall truly see those

magickal glimmers of our

Lady stepping out, aglow w/

that sliver of light announcing

her soon arrival.

To be continued . . .

10/23/2022

October Saga - Day 23

So love me those October

birthdays. It's so fun to get

together with others having

b-days in this delicious

month . . . 

Old neighbors, new friends,

loving besties and others . . .

Methinks 'tis most wondrous

to have an excuse to party.

Today, I am honored to spend 

time with my mentor. She is

one of the people I most admire.

I have learned ever so much

from her over the years . . . 

and now, she is quite elderly.

One of those things I wish to 

learn this year, is to take time 

with those I love. None of us

dare take for granted any of 

our tomorrows for they soon

may not be available to us.

People matter! People being

our children, our friends, our

neighbors, strangers. Pray let 

me love people and like things . . . 

never to mix up the two!

10/22 2022

October Saga - Day 22

Methinks my birthday 

gift today actually began

last night . . .

At 8:30, just about when

I was b-day shenanigans

dead, along came the most

humungous bear ever. He

walked all the way up the

path, enjoyed a good sniff

of the trashcan. Then, chose

to sit on top of it for a bit.

Somewhere 'twixt the day's

coffee and the bear phenom, 

I simply lay there and thunk

my way into today. And, as

ever, today is going to be a

lovely day as well.

One of my dearest and best

from Canada is coming to

see me today. So much to

catch up on. As you well

know, I'm ever so enamored

of telling tales out of school.

Bet there's going to be some

doozies today.

But, I'm winning . . . I have

bear stories and video to share.

Ha! 

happy happy moi

my bear has come to party

what did he bring me

10/21/2022

October Saga - Day 21

Today . . . my birthday 

gift is a day with Alice 

in Wonderland and her 

cohort in crime!

Seems to me they have all

kinds of naughty planned

with plenty of calories to 

boot! Yikes!

When I'm queen of the

Universe, I'm going to

ensure birthday goodies

are calorie free. You prob

should be voting for me!

Wonder what kind of no 

good we'll be getting up 

to?! I do see cake and ice 

cream in my near future. 

Wonder if I can persuade 

them to do dessert first?!

All jest aside, there is no

gift in the universe that

can compare to friendship.

Sitting by the fire, spending 

time together, telling tales 

out of school . . . all fab!

Methinks popping a cork

is in order. Dare I say, I do

love me some champagne.

10/20/2022

October Saga - Day 20

'Twas with glee I recalled

this early morn, two special

things await me today!

I get to have class today with

my fave student teacher. What

does it say about me that she

is now retired?! Methinks that

102 is chasing after me again.

Still, I love that we can still

learn together!

My bestie from far, far away

comes this evening. I can see

it now . . . a warm fire, a bit

of red and catching up on our

October happenings. 

One of the things I so enjoy

in my elder years is the gift

of friendship. Of course, I've

ever and always valued it in

so many ways. Still, growing

older we lose some things.

Health issues confront us. We

move into smaller homes. Our

children have proper lives of

their own and living on retire-

ment can be somewhat difficult.

But, that priceless gift of friend-

ship ever sustains and enlightens.

And, I would have to say, being

friends with my adult children is

absolutely the greatest gift of all.

10/19/2022

October Saga - Day 19

Early a.m. my fave time of 

day . . . all awaits and I am 

here, ready and willing, to 

find out what gifts will be

brought to the table.

Today, another incredible

adventure awaits. Friends

intend to kidnap us and 

'tis my understanding they 

will arrive with surprises 

under their belts.

Methinks this abduction 

smacks of breweries, pubs

and metaphysical stores.

Obviously, hints have been

dropped and my mind is a

fast learner.

Now, I need to lay hands 

on some shekels. Where

might some of those be 

hiding?! Oh right, I spent

those last night on another

venture. 

And here I was thinking 

that fab old age of 73 was

going to bring the gift of

wisdom . . .

10/18/2022

 October Saga - Day 18

Today is the day . . . 

I'm ever and always about

halfway between dead

pleased and really damn

annoyed on today's date!!!

My parents met on Halloween.

They married a year later on

Halloween. I was supposed to

be born on the following

Halloween . . . but NO . . . I

had to arrive nigh onto two

weeks early. Seems I've been

arriving early ever since.

Still this whole ridiculous bit

of showing up early has led

to me celebrating the entire

month of October, so it's not

all bad!

My son customarily shows

up on my actual day, puts 

on his chef hat and creates

pure joy in my little kitchen.

I can hardly wait to see what

surprises he has under his

hat for this year. 

I do know I'm going to be 

dieting the entire month of 

November! Well, maybe not

on TG; I'll just have to see.

So, raise your glasses to

happy happy! Ever so glad

I've made it to 73, I mean

a hundred and three . . .

10/17/2022

October Saga - Day 17

Can hardly wait to see what

today has in store for moi!  

A dear friend and her son 

will be taking us to a brewery

in a nearby town. Such fun . . .

Frankly, love these adventures!

I find that as we grow older, 

there are less and less of them.

'Tis to be expected, but I'm well

pleased when one comes our

way!

This particular adventure is not

about drinking, but rather about

tasting. Sometimes we fall into

that trap of everything from far

away tastes better. We tend to

forget that local anythings also

have wonders to share.

So love me some dark beers,

though I also side w/Mexican

cerveza in honor of my 20 years

there. Sooooo looking forward

to this proper look-see. Can't

help but wonder if there's a book 

report due in the near future?!

Makes me think though . . . 

a compare and contrast might

be ever so much better than a

book report! Let's see, where

else could I go for a taste test?!

Maybe there's another pub near

by. Or, maybe I shouldn't get

carried away already . . .

10/16/2022

October Saga - Day 16

Another fab day awaits! 

Can't help but wonder if 

it wouldn't be a good idea 

to treat every day with the 

same joy and expectation 

as we do our birthdays?! 

Must ponder . . .

Today, one of my bestest

dearests is coming from 

New Mexico to celebrate 

b-days and drumming. 

We are ever so fortunate 

to have a beloved Shaman 

in our neighborhood. I so 

honor her ceremonies, an

amazing experience.

As I'm roughly a hundred 

years old, I've collected 

several native drums and 

other such instruments . . . 

perfect for meditational

drumming.

Sooooo looking forward to

today's gifts of friendship

and sharings . . .

10/15/2022

October Saga - Day 15

Alas, today marks half of

my favest month gone . . .

Methinks 'tis an excuse to

party harder! Mid morn,

we shall be having brunch

dedicated to the arts.

I am so excited! My friend,

the first friend I made when

coming to the states lo these

many years ago, is the artist

in question.

She will be showing her art

in my cabin; I'm hosting this 

brunch in her honor. I love

how celebratory moments

present themselves!

I can hardly wait to see how

this day spawns its stunning

rays of beauty.

lovely days ahead

experiences ahoy

long live october

10/14/2022

October Saga - Day 14

Today is soon beginning

and I can hardly wait! I'm

so excited I could spit!

Pray forgive the raunchy, 

'tis my favest expression

of all time!

Decorated our living space 

with skulls and pumpkins,

oranges, greens and browns.

Candles and fireplace soon

to be lit . . . and voilá, 'tis

nigh onto All Hallows Eve.

My head crammed w/ideas,

the kitchen stacked w/foods,

stove and preps await . . . 

Birthday gals all excited,

lovers waiting to please.

Champaña flutes aloft, and

suddenly magick abounds!

I find I am well pleased to

be celebrating for several 

days. There is simply no

way to fit All Hallows' Eve,

All Saints' Eve, Samhain or

Halloween all in one night!

hallows eve or halloween

may your ancestors abide

blessings upon you

10/13/2022

October Saga - Day 13

My gift today is coming 

down the mountain . . .

Can hardly wait! That plague

has so interrupted our ability

to keep in touch with our fam

and friends! So enjoying the

reconnects . . .

We all stay in touch via

different means. This way 

when a couple of us are able

to get together, we can both

share updates and news . . .

I actually want to know what

the weather's like up on the

mountain top. I look forward

to sharing tales out of school

about our Chartreuse making.

How are our pets surviving

the weather changes?

What are you about these days

for your own personal growth?

I'm practicing a couple of dif

meditations and quite liking

them. My guy is building me

a special outdoor meditation

area even as we speak. I so

look forward to using it . . . 

Do come and see!

Everyone is so busy and that

is as it should be. Still, I honor

those who make that incredible

effort to stay in touch, go the

extra mile. 

That's sooooo who I wish to 

be when I grow up . . .

10/12/2022

 October Saga - Day 12

Today, I think I'm getting my

b-day present . . .

I have a small meditation area

in the back yard. It has been

my dream for a long time to

to have it fenced off from my

guy's work space. Methinks

today's the day!

It's quite a small space made 

up of log seats, candle holders,

beautiful stones and a sweet

bush of unknown name. This

nook and cranny simply has

meditation written all over it.

We westerners do not, maybe

cannot, meditate in the manner

of the Asian culture with much

success. Still, I find that it can

be accomplished in a number

of ways. Sitting quietly in the

out of doors is most wondrous.

I enjoy sitting alone in front

of my fireplace.

One of the things that helps me

is to go to special spaces over

and over. I think it's important

to use these spaces only for

meditation. I don't necessarily

picnic where I pray.

So, here's hoping for a lovely

little birthday fence that will

enhance it all . . .

10/11/2022

October Saga - Day 11

A good omen for today . . .

A beautiful fox woke us up

in the hours of early morn. 

Methinks foxes almost look 

shifty the way they move so 

swiftly and are constantly 

on alert. Maybe there's an

omen in there somewhere!

October weather is coming

down, and I mean down.

We've awoken to below 

freezing for three days now. 

So wish we'd be able to sit 

outside for the Halloween 

festivities, but I don't see it

happening.

New Mexico is coming to 

me today. This afternoon a

long time friend is driving

up. It will be wonderful to

both see her and catch up.

The child in me wishes I

could live in October year

'round. Still, I am sooooo

enjoying my month and

damn if it isn't a third gone

already!

Here's hoping you do some-

thing very Octoberesque 

today . . . enjoy!

10/10/2022

October Saga - Day 10

Can't help but find it

interesting that even after

ten years of retirement I

still find weekends and

holidays rather enticing! 

Indigenous Peoples's Day!

I like the name ever so much

better than the name I grew

up with . . . Columbus Day.

I get that much reparation

needs to happen, but am ever 

so glad that at least some is

happening.

I'm going to celebrate with 

a Mexican dish named mole.

It is customarily made in Olde

Mexico. The further south you

go, the more interesting and

authentic. I love mole and

particularly mole from the

border between Mexico and

Guatemala.

My children's father has such

an amazing family. I love the

story where three of his aunts

kidnapped me at the beginning

of my twenty years in Mexico

and taught me to make mole.

Before embarking on the three-

day venture, I had to promise 

never to share the recipe with

anyone other than my kids.

Making mole over the past

umpteen years has brought me

great joy to both my cultural 

soul and my palate. I would

confess I quite enjoy serving

it to guests as well.

Thus, my b-day gift to myself

today, the arrival of a long

time friend with birthday cake

in hand. In turn, I'll serve her 

my mole. Such fun!

10/09/2022

October Saga - Day 9

So excited . . . my treat

for today is to see an

old friend I haven't laid

eyes on for a long while.

I've come to believe that

b-days are most likely my

fave holidays ever!!! And,

it's NOT about everything 

all about me. 

Methinks 'tis a conscious 

recognition that life still 

has much to offer. To honor

the ending of an old year 

and the start of a new one 

is a great way to affirm life.

Today, when my old friend

comes to visit, I will honor

both her youth and my age.

She has come far and I have

come farther . . . a reminder

to look back and celebrate

our wondrous memories; to 

look forward awaiting those

new memories yet to be

created.

Let's raise our early morning

coffee mugs to that new yet

to come!

10/08/2022

October Saga - Day 8

One of the things I get  

a right down kick out of 

during the 10th month of 

the year is other birthdays.

Seems I can barely go thru

a few days and one of my

friends has an October

birthday. Alas poor us, we

just have to break down

and celebrate.

Love seeing how we each  

celebrate differently. One

enjoys a familial gathering.

Another loves a party. Yet

another likes the restaurant

venue. I have one friend

who prizes celebrating on

her own. Never quite got

that one.

Where I differ is I insist 

on a daily celebration of

one kind or another the

entire month. Can't help

but wonder if it's a Libra

thing?!

So today, it will be all

about celebrating by the

light of the moon and

other twinklings . . .

such fun!

10/07/2022

 October Saga - Day 7

I always make the effort

to be joyous during the

month of October . . .

However, on this the 7th.

day of my celebratory mo,

I find myself working on

cards. But, my computer

seems to have other ideas.

Methinks my electronics

are of the capricious variety

and frankly, they're driving

me nuts! If I'm not careful,

I'm going to go back to the

days of yesteryear and use

carbon paper and mimio

machines!!!

Here's hoping my guardian

angel, if he or she does indeed

exist, will stop by sometime 

soon and illuminate me. If not,

there may be no holiday cards

this year!!!

Grrrrrrrrr ~!@#$%^&*()_+

10/06/2022

October Saga - Day 6

Sooooo looking forward 

to today . . .

One of my all time besties 

is coming over for a fire,  

drinks and dinner today.

Can hardly wait!

I get that we're all busy as

hellacious beavers in our 

neck of the woods and that 

it's somewhat difficult to 

stay in touch. 

Most wondrous are those 

who make that extra effort

to make it even possible.

Been giving some thought

to all the ways this can be.

Obviously, there are those

much coveted visits. Still,

modern day life doesn't

always permit . . . Phoning,

texting, the odd post card, 

even proper letters are fab

for fomenting friendship.

Methinks we all need to

adopt and use whatever

methods we can come up

w/to stay in that precious

circle of friendship!

10/05/2022

October Saga - Day 5

How to be a Moon Child

   *Never stop exploring.

   *Follow the moon.

   *Stay wild.

   *Walk barefoot.

   *Listen to the wind.

   *Always be yourself.

   *Say yes to new adventures.

   *Be brave. Be Kind. Be curious.

Moon Lovers

I find it both interesting and rather

strange that even as I suffer SAD,

Seasonal Affective Disorder, 'tis 

the moon I follow rather than the 

sun!

Both magickal, still 'tis the moon

that calls to me. Perhaps it's that

mystical component of our Lunar

Lady that does it for me.

She brings light and hope as well

as mystery on otherwise the darkest 

of nights. I actually find that seeking

her in the middle of long, sleepless

nights, helps me to cope.

Lady Luna is perennial, physically

and esoterically. I can attest to the

fact, both sides of this conundrum

call to us. She plays her roles for

our child within as well as our more

romantic side.

Obviously, we could not live without

her more important scientific contribs,

but currently, 'tis her comforting arms

reaching out during my disquieting

eves that call to me.

'Tis on bended knee that I worship at

the feet of our Lunar Lady . . .

10/04/2022

October Saga - Day 4

My thoughts today wend

their way somewhere along 

the lines of holiday shopping.

I say holiday as these days so

many of us celebrate different

paths. 

Last night I was working on

my Christmas cards, to coin 

a phrase. Some were proper

x-mas cards with religious

overtones. Others were simply

holiday greetings. Then there

were Yule cards and even a 

few celebrating Kwanzaa.

Seems gone are the days of

simply, "We three kings of

orient are." Thus I've been 

pondering . . . Some celebrate

Christmas in December, others

Christmas in July, then why 

not Yule in October?!

I've had such fun these last 

three days giving out my x-

mas presents in October. So, 

it occurred to me, why not go

ahead and send out my holiday

cards in October as well?!

Hell, some think inside the box,

others outside the box and in 

my case, methinks I don't even 

have a box! So, just think happy,

happy with whatever you want

to celebrate . . .

10/03/2022

October Saga - Day 3

Today, my dearest and bestest  

is coming to celebrate a day in

October with me. How fun is

that?!

The first part, of course, will 

be the catching up as it's been 

a while. The sharing of news,

old and new? Might there be 

the odd glass of something 

celebratory involved? A trip

to a fun place of treasures? I

can hardly wait!

I ponder a bit just how I enjoy

celebrating this pivotal month

in my life and it occurs to me

that this is how we should be

celebrating life in general.

Every single day we awaken

is a miracle in itself. Shouldn't

we be celebrating, doing that

something special, enjoying

life every way possible? Bears

thinking about, doesn't it?

Today, I'll be celebrating 

October's Autumn beauty, 

the glory of friendship, the 

miracle of simply being alive

for 73 years. Fortunate doesn't

even begin to cover all of this.

Pray I remember these, each

and every day. Life is to be

celebrated, not just endured.

Still learning my lessons . . .

10/02/2022

October Saga - Day 2

Oh my God . . . yesterday with

my girls was absolutely glorious!

And to think we still get to have

breakfast together today!

Much as I love summer, my fave

season, October stands tall above

the rest. B-days are fun of course,

but I celebrate Halloween the entire

month. I even decorate the cabin on

the 30th at midnight.

So my dear, dear naughties, I even

keep an October calendar to remind

myself to do something daily. Get

your asses in gear and come on over

for some delish margs and a bit of

Halloween evil!!!

10/01/2022

 October Saga - Day 1

Seems I've waited the space of

nine for my favest month of the

year to arrive. My mom must of

felt similarly whilst awaiting my

birth; poor ole dame!

My last party was when I turned

65. Now, I rather enjoy smaller

day to day joys in the entirety of

the month! Sooooo love me the

tenth month!!! Let no day go un-

celebrated . . .

This month I get to catch up with

special friends, have glorious chats, 

visit the odd cafes, eat fun foods, 

and anything else that comes to

mind! God, I love b-days!

I am so excited today as all my

daughters are coming to brunch.

There is something so rare about

having all my adult gals sitting 

round the table with me. Glorious!

Going to be so much fun seeing

what this month brings to me.

Some things carefully planned,

others complete surprises! I'll

probably report out from time to

time. The anticipation alone is

killing me . . .

so much fun awaits

happiest celebrations

sooner the better