06/30/2025

"This is dedicated to every

human being who looks

different, feels different, and

thinks differently. I see you.

I feel you. I am you. Stay

different. Our world needs 

the difference we will make."

~Qasim Chauhane 

I've been told I'm different,

unusual, eccentric, since I

was a child. Methinks like

my father before me.

I would like to identify

whatever characteristics

make me different. Never

been able to put a finger 

on it.

I know, I do love people

who are not cookie cutter.

They interest me. Maybe

fascinate would be a better

word.

Bottom line, 'tis fab what

makes us all tic!

 - - -

Living the struggles, fighting

his demons, and in the search

for inner peace, Qasim Chauhan

started his journey of making art

and inspiring the world through

his words. He believes knowledge

can take you places and inner 

peace is the highest form of success.

Google Books

06/29/2025

"The future belongs to those

who believe in their dreams." 

~Eleanor Roosevelt

So love the wisdom of this

woman!

I've often wondered if we're

allowed to dream until the

very end or if in the end, it's

pointless.

Methinks I'll go with the 

former.

Feel the same as I ever have.

And, I still have hopes and

dreams.

I'd like to live yet another

while longer. I need to see

more of my children, all of

them. Love me my summer

afternoons with friends and

margs. Holding hands with

my guy!

Ever sooooo thankful to be 

here! And, I will continue

to dream on and on . . .

Life is so precious . . . 

06/28/2025

What?! Didn't I just fall

a few days ago?!

My two so unbalanced

Libra scales must be at

war again! Fell twice

yesterday afternoon.

Alas, my entire body

aches!

I know falling is indeed

an aging thing. But, I

have fallen my entire

life. 

Part of that has to do

with NOT paying

attention to business.

The other part would

be wearing silly slip

on sandals when I

should be wearing a

good pair of tennis

shoes.

Think I be asking the

deities for a gift of

common sense!!!

06/27/2025

Alas, 'tis off to the dentist

I go . . .

Sooooo don't get it! I'm

nigh onto a hundred years

old and it still scares me

to go. 'Tis hard to believe 

I get so upset about going

to the dentist. You'd think

I was a little kid!

Was supposed to go last

afternoon, but I canceled.

We had road workers 

and all their equipment

blocking  our three way

entry. Alas, couldn't get

out. Sob! Sob!

Guess I'll just have to 

"gird up my loins, sally 

forth and conquer . . . "

And there had better be 

a cold one waiting for 

me if I survive the 

experience! 

Pray for me! 

06/26/2025

"Positive people

are not ignoring

the darkness of this world

they have dragged themselves

painfully

into the light

and are choosing

to share it

     with you"

~Donna Ashworth

This matters to me, this

whole being positive thing.

There is so much negativity

in this amazing world of ours.

I'd simply rather be on the

other end of the stick, as it 

were.

Prob is, there is indeed a lot

of dark surrounding us . . .

   -those in need

   -violence abounds

   -heavy debts

   -hunger

   -loneliness

Methinks each of us should

do what we can, that little

tad extra and then celebrate

the light. Living in the dark

garners naught at all.

I pray the light returns for

all of us . . .

06/25/2025

Do you dream? 

Nightmares?

Do you remember them?

Understand messages?

I've ever and always had

nightmares. Never got

the why of it. So wish I

even had an explanation

as to why.

Sometimes, I'd almost

rather not seek sleep as

I most likely will dream.

In thinking about it, I

watch murder mysteries,

read murder mysteries . . .

Could that be the reason

for the nightmares?

I am always very careful 

about choosing the more

lighthearted mysteries

such as Columbo, Murder

She Wrote, McCloud, etc.

Nothing hardcore.

If I'm not careful, going

to have to go back to

Sound of music and such!

Ouch!

06/24/2025

"When you're feeling lost,

go to the flowers."

~Nausicaa Twila

Suffering from SAD, I go

rather nuts awaiting for

summer. Finally here!

I've so enjoyed working

out in the yard each day.

Although, next to my true

gardening friends, they'd

laugh.

Nonetheless, might just

be small that fare can be 

truly healing.

God, I so love summer,

the heat, the yard . . . I

feel ever so blest!

06/23/2025

"Life is too fleeting to allow

anything less than good vibes,

magic, and beauty into your

heart." ~Nausicaa Twila

Sad how we tend to forget

these words of wisdom!

We all know life is fleeting.

Losing friends unexpectedly

reminds us. Accidents, ills,

can take away cherished

fam and friends. And then,

we are reminded . . .

My dad used to quote that

old adage, "Live each day

as if it were the last." I get

that we mean to . . . 

We get too busy existing 

to enjoy living!

Methinks I need reminding!

06/22/2025

"It's morning. And again

I am that lucky person 

who is in it." ~Mary Oliver

Maybe I didn't used to think

so much about this . . . but

at 75, indeed I do!

Each morn I awake, 'tis a

gift. It's been this way my

entire life, but I just didn't

think about it.

Kills me that I still make

mistakes every day. You'd

think I was old enough to

have learned already.

One thing I have learned,

only today matters. Wish

I could always remember

that . . .

06/21/2025

Awoke to great sorrow at

o' dark thirty this morning.

We live in difficult times,

sad affairs in the world

around us. This kidnapping

of a one year old just hurts

my heart. I pray the little 

girl is soon found. 

I must get myself into 

Mother Nature for healing . . .

06/20/2025 - Litha

"As the sun spirals its

longest dance, cleanse us.

As nature shows fertility

and bounty, bless. us. Let

all things live with loving

intent and fulfill their true

destiny." ~Alison Williams

Sooooo love the Summer

Solstice, that first day of

heat . . . Litha at its best!

I look around at the flowers

friends have shared with me

and my heart is filled with

joy.

Cloudless skies, ever so

blue, bright sun shining.

'Tis no wonder this is my

fave season!

Let's celebrate . . .

 - - -

"Litha, also known as the

Summer Solstice or Mid-

summer, is a Pagan holiday

celebrated around June 20th.

It marks the longest day of

the year, a time to honor the

sun's peak power, celebrate

the abundance of summer."

06/19/2025

Oh my God, I ache all over!

Last afternoon, I went out

to water, weed and rake. I

was moving the now empty

trash can when I stumbled

and fell.

And wow, did I ever! Got

my ankles, shins, knees and

back. Methinks I'm paying

for any and all sins I've ever

committed and then some.

Going to have to think up a

few extra just to get even.

That for which I am most

grateful . . . naught broke.

I am feeling ever so lucky

about that.

Guess I'd better be more

careful, eh?!

06/18/2025

"Don't wait for everything

to be perfect before you

decide to enjoy your life."

~Love Lines

I know! I know! We're all

guilty of this . . .

   -Want to write in my diary

once I change the sheets.

   -I'll read as soon as I wash

the dishes.

   -Going on a walk once I

vacuum. 

I am changing a tad; I write

before I rise! Good one!

I read from 8:00 - midnight.

And, I'm skipping the whole

walk thing . . . other than 

going for the mail and books!

I'm beginning to think that

this perfection business we 

all seek should be more about 

acceptance!

Being closer to a 100 than 

birth, makes me think I need

to get on with acceptance.

Might actually be a good idea!

06/17/2025

"They are good people to

know, these plant people."

~Robin Rose Bennet

Met him at an elk stampede,

this neighbors of ours!

Met her with a bottle of pink

in hand when she joined us

at the picnic table.

Met them both at the creation

of my wondrous vardo.

Even then, had no idea how

important this couple would

become to us.

They usually drop by at the

weekend and share a few

brewskies with us. They 

keep an eye out for us as

we are fast becoming 

oldsters.

But, the friendship is not

just that. There's laughter

and story sharing, telling

tales out of school, and I

believe a genuine caring.

'Tis most amazing how

people find each other,

get to know one another,

become friends.

This may not be Valentine's

Day, but I'm ever so grateful

for friendship at its best!

Blessed be . . .

06/16/2025

"Enjoy the little things."

~Anita Opper, Zen to Zany

Alas, 'tis easy to forget the

little things . . .

   -an early morn sunrise

   -breakfast in bed

   -planting all afternoon

   -sitting with my man

       and a beer afterwards

Wait! Those aren't little

things . . . they're the joys

in my life and they mean

everything to me!

One of the things I enjoy

about growing older would

be learning the truth about

things!

Seems those little things

are the biggest and best

that keep us going!

06/15/2025 - Father's Day

Ever and always I think

of my father. Still perhaps, 

today more than ever.

The great love of my life,

I find myself talking to 

him in a manner much like

prayer.

In life and after, he has ever

been there for me, helped

me through. Not sure where

I'd be if I couldn't talk to him.

I am so fortunate to have fab

dads in my life. I think of Don

Luis, father of my children. I

honor Martin, my kid's dad.

And the man beside me for

the last 25 years, Russel. All

amazing dads!

Happy Father's day to all you

dads out there. You are much

loved . . .

06/14/2025

"You are where you are

because of the choices

you have made. Own it

and adjust your decisions

to get to where you want

to be." ~Goddess Love

So admire the succinct 

wording of this bit of 

wisdom!

"Take responsibility" 

is another adage that 

comes to mind.

I find myself thinking,

fab advice! And high

time I pay attention!

Seems to me, one of the

the things that follow us

from childhood is the

need to place blame on

someone else . . .

So hope I grow up, get

my ducks in a row and

take responsibility for

myself . . . before I die!

 - - -

Take responsibility is a direct

translation and adaptation of

the Latin phrase, "cum magno

imperio, magna servitus."

Wikipedia

Friday the 13th, 2025

So love me some Friday

the 13th! Happens once

to three times a year and

I always get a kick out of

them.

There are lots of stories,

some superstitious, some

fun. I prefer the latter.

Friday, the last day of the 

working week. FACs just 

waiting to happen and the

entire weekend ahead! 

Add in 13, such a delightful

number, and you have the

makings of fun at its best!

Whatever you do today,

enjoy . . .

 - - -

"Fri the 13th was traditionally

sacred to the Divine Feminine.

Fri is named for Freya, goddess

of love and magic, 13 honors 

lunar cycles tied to womanhood

and creation. It celebrates fem

power, a time when the veil is 

thin, intuition flows freely, and

ancient blessings stir beneath

the surface." ~lightFUL

06/12/2025

"Simplicity quiets the 

noise.

Stillness returns you to 

yourself.

Nature reminds you what 

truly matters."

~etheric echoes

Methinks, our elder years

are all about returning to

the simple. And, I truly

believe that stillness is

lifesaving!

I am ever so grateful to

my father for my love of

Mother Nature. Always

lived out in the country, 

but weekends we for

picnics, hiking, enjoying

our Mother.

If you think about it, it's

interesting how parents

influence us. Obviously,

we're not like them in

many ways, but taste

has to rub off.

I no longer hike . . . thus

making me doubly glad

we live in a forest!

Blessed be . . .

06/11/2025

"Sometimes, all we can do

is try to seek the beauty,

through all of the madness."

~P.T. Berkey

Fab reminder . . .

In living our daily lives, we

are so busy coping that we

tend to miss the beauty that

surrounds us.

Yesterday, as I sat out under

my fave tree, I looked around

that the beauty surrounding

me.

I could see the work we had

accomplished in the last few

days. Green spilling out every

where you look. A gift of plants

just waiting for their new home.

Visiting with my guy, I found

my heart was full, my mood

happy and my mind alert.

High time I remember to seek

beauty and leave the madness

behind!

06/10/2025

"The world is full of poems,

but you have to be quiet to

hear them." ~Mary Oliver

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

Methinks, I do more tuning

out than listening. Seems 

to me, I need to do some 

serious rethinking!

Yesterday, working in the 

yard, I got to hear so many

different bird calls. I was

also blest to see several

humming birds.

Alas I fear, I commented on

the weeds rather than the

birds. Obviously, something

else to rethink!

Two weeks 'til summer, SAD

will have passed and I swear

I'm going put my senses to

work a la positive!!!

06/09/2025

"Fear attracts darkness.

When you have no fear,

the darkness fears you."

~Suzy Kassem

Been thinking a great deal

about fear of late . . .

Seems to me that I have 

been fearless most of my

life. So, where the hell is

this fear business coming

from?!

Perhaps, it has something

to do with age. Obviously,

as we grow older, we get

that there are a great deal

of things to fear.

I find I would like to go

back . . . back to a time

when I was not so fearful.

That doesn't mean I wish

to live entirely in innocence. 

Knowledge and the wisdom

to deal with both the known

and the unknown is important.

Still, I find fear more than a

tad overwhelming . . .

 - - - 

Suzy Kassem is an American

writer, poet, philosopher and

multi-faceted artist of Egyptian

origin. 1975 Google Books

06/08/2025

"When you forgive, 

you live.

When you let go, 

you grow."

English Literature info

Wondrous bit of wisdom

found this early morn.

At least I know I have

forgiven many a time.

More difficult would be

forgiving myself. Alas,

I don't seem to be able to.

Now, letting go; methinks

ain't never going to happen!

And, I am sorry for that.

I've worked on letting go

my entire life. I simply don't

seem able to.

And now, I can see why I

found this particular quote

this morn . . . the two things

I need to work on . . .

   -forgiving 

   -letting go

Not certain I'll be successful,

but I sure am going to try!

06/07/2025

"She is walking away

Afraid but brave

White knuckles

become open arms

Now she is ready

to embrace the stars"

~A. Shea

I find it interesting that

I have more fear now 

than I ever did as a young

person.

I'm not afraid all the time

nor do I court fear. I can't

help but wonder if this

stems from having lived

75 years on this planet?!

Living this long, one is

exposed to things, sees

things, experiences things.

So of course, fear will be

a resulting ingredient.

Actually, methinks the 

word fear is a misnomer.

Perhaps, respect would

be more accurate.

One thing I know, I love

living . . . whatever issues

it includes!

Here's to life and may we

live it to the absolute best

of our abilities!

06/06/2025

Just wondering . . .

Who do you pray to? 

Who should we pray to?

Per se, I meditate. But,

there are moments when

I feel the need to pray. 

The problem for me is, 

to whom do I direct my 

thoughts? My words?

The Christian God? 

Pagan deities? My own

father? My inner soul?

I would chuckle, but it's

important to me to be

respectful.

Do you have any thoughts

on the matter?!

06/05/2025

"Wildness is a necessity."

~John Muir

So love me the wisdom

of John Muir. I've been 

a fan my entire life!

Lucky to live with the

wilderness on one side

of us. Not so lucky to

have the ever present

traffic on the other.

I tune out the traffic and

simply enjoy Mother

Nature smiling down 

on me.

We're living in incredibly

difficult times. I firmly

believe that to get through

this, Mother Nature is the

place to be. She is the

saving grace. 

We need to get the hell out 

of Dodge and fill our hearts 

and minds with her. We

can't afford not to.

24 hours in a day . . . spend

even half an hour with her.

It will help!

 - - -

John Muir was a Scottish 

born American naturalist,

author, botanist, zoologist,

glaciologist and advocate

for the preservation of

wilderness in the US.

1838 - 1914 Wikipedia

06/04/2025

"I need a timeout until I 

can play nice with others . . .

this may take a while.

2drunkladies

Sooooo not sure what's up

with moi! It's supposedly 

spring and SAD shows no 

sign of letting up. 

Been so grouchy that I 

warned a friend who came 

to see me. Told her, "If I 

seem rude, it has nothing 

to do with you."

The bad thing is . . . when

is this ever going to end?!

So, if I seem a tad out of

sorts these days, don't take

it personally. 

Just shoot me already . . .

06/03/2025

So love me new beginnings!

Just think of all those we are

given . . .

The beginning of each day,

each week, each month, each

year!

So, why is it that we think

we have to wait until the new

year to begin again?

   -Today, a new beginning, 

means I can be more careful 

about what I eat.

   -This week, I can commit to 

buying healthier groceries.

   -This month, get more exercise.

   -This year, make sure I live a

tad longer.

I like this whole thinking outside

the box thing! Now, if I could

only follow my own advice!

06/02/2025

"Do your little bit of good

where you are; it's those

little bits of good put together

that overwhelm the world."

~Desmond Tutu

Beautiful sentiment! And, 

I so love the idea.

What rather astounds me is

I seem to be on the receiving

end of late. Methinks must 

have something to do with 

age.

-Can I get you a drink?

-Would you like anything else?

-I can pick that up for you.

It's sweet, but I can't seem to 

get used to it.

Perhaps the answer lies in age.

I we each serve someone older

than ourselves, we all get to be

both helpful and nice.

Frankly, this whole aging thing

takes some getting used to. Bit

of a learning curve here!

 - - -

Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a

South African Anglican bishop

and theologian, known for his

work as an anti-apartheid and

human rights activist. He was

Bishop of Johannesburg from

1985 to 1986, then Archbishop

of Cape Town from 1986 to

1996, in both cases being the

first Black African to hold the

position. 1931 - 2021 Wikipedia

06/01/2025

"I love three languages of the

universe: music, love, silence."

 ~Qasim Chauhan

Methinks we tend to forget

there are more languages in

the universe than those we

speak!

When I saw this quote, I was

instantly reminded . . . and I

cringe at all we simply take

for granted!

That music of Mother Nature

is nothing short of miraculous.

The gentle swaying of trees

and grasses, the chirp of birds

in the bushes, the soar of eagles

swooping in and out. Priceless!

I am ever so fortunate to have

known love. That which I hold

for my children is beyond

sacred.

And, we so easily say, "I just 

love that dress or I so love

mole." Need to learn to use

like instead of love, right?!

Spiritual love, sacred love,

the love we have for a long

time partner . . . blessings!

There are times I would trade

my soul for silence. Not a

commodity easily found these

days! I live in a Libra kind of

world . . . forest and quiet on

the one side and continual

traffic on the other. 

Guess I would have to say 

the trick is learning to tune 

in or should I say, tune out!

Dear, dear Mother Earth, 

I am listening . . .