01/26/2025

Methinks this must be 

something of a place in 

time.

Snowed all night. Got to

5° and I slept 14 hours

straight. Go figure!

There are times when I 

think I'm actually living

in a fairytale . . .

Tiny, tiny cabin right 

between the woods and 

a byway. Crazy weather, 

snow that won't melt and

brave friends that come

calling.

Actually, this might not

have worked during my

teaching years, but I sure

am enjoying it now! Each

day seems to bring on

something different.

And, as I'm not allowed 

to drive due to Petit Mal 

Seizures, seems to me I

ended up in the perfect

place.

Bless all of you who are

able to come 'round and

do so . . .

01/25/2025

Books! Did I say books?

So love me my books!

Praise the literary gods, 

I have a personal library 

of roughly 6,000. Used 

to have 7,000 but gave a

few away when moving.

I've been known to read 

a book and liking it, give

it a reread down the road.

Here's something I've 

never done before . . .

My daughter gifted me 

a fave book of hers for 

x-mas. I was delighted 

to finally read it a couple 

of days ago.

Finished it yesterday,

and promptly began a

reread last night . . . a

first for moi!

I just knew I'd reread 

it some point. Still, I

never dreamed it would

be on the same day.

I am at the author's feet,

make no mistake!

And mi hija, you have

phenom taste in books!

01/24/2025

"In a world that wants women

to whisper, I choose to yell."

~Sisterhood connecting as one

Sans paroles . . .

 

01/23/2025

Nigh onto sans paroles . . .

My hometown bestie came

last night. Can't even believe

traveling in this weather . . .

much less doing the passes!

We usually sit in front of the

fire, have a glass or two each

of our fave wines.

This time, we sat each on the

ends of the bed and caught up.

She had her glass or two and 

I brought up her dinner.

'Twas a ghastly 50° downstairs

and a lovely 74° upstairs. Easy

to see why we stayed up rather

than down . . . and talked the 

night away.

We were a heatwave of 3° 

when she left this early morn. 

Can't believe this weather. And, 

this makes 5 days with frozen 

pipes and no water. 

Praise one and all that we can 

now buy water at the health 

food store!

Hey! No complaints from the

cheering section if you have 

both heat and water! Having

said that, we indeed love living

in our 145 year old cabin. 

Obviously, not for one and all . . .

01/22/2025

"It is a blessing and a curse

to feel everything so deeply."

~Unknown

Many times, I've lamented

the so called gift of empathy.

I should back up and say . . .

yes, it is a gift. A wonder 

in the classroom, a way 

to help little children and 

loved ones.

Still, an empath tends to 

be in emotional pain most 

of the time. I understand 

this can lead to withdrawal, 

perhaps even food or alcohol 

abuse.

How can the empath heal?

Alone time helps a great deal.

Meditation is essential, make

no mistake. Spending time 

with one or two loved ones, 

rather than a people loaded 

party, can be quite healing.

There are empaths who help

others. They few who have 

learned how to turn off those 

pesky residual feelings that 

are so painful.

Alas, ever in emotional pain 

is a high price to pay for this 

quasi gift . . .

01/21/2025

Strange, strange happenings . . .

Last night, we got to 6 below 

0. All of a sudden, the temp 

began to rise. Got to 6 above 

0 and then started to snow. 

Incredible!

We live in a phenomenal 

world; make no mistake. 

But this, the above, is like 

naught I've ever witnessed 

before.

We find ourselves upstairs 

as it's warmer up here. No 

water, obviously, due to the 

frozen pipes. Going to melt 

some snow for flushing. 

I said strange happenings,

maybe I should have said,

interesting times. Looking

forward to some higher 

temps and return of water.

Gods bless H₂O!

01/20/2025

What a day . . . oh, what 

a day!!! Methinks 'tis a

salad day!

*Celebrating one of the 

most amazing men ever,

Dr. Martin Luther King. 

*Also heard there's to 

be an inauguration.

*On our end of the stick, 

due to weather well below 

0°, all our pipes are frozen. 

Thank the gods for Wet 

Wipes!

*Downstairs is freezing. 

Upstairs is 72° . . . . guess

where I'm staying!

*Yet another amazement,

it snowed all night, albeit

6 degrees or below 0. I'd

always heard it couldn't

snow at such low temps.

Guess I've learned dif!

Best part of this salad day,

my hero, MLK, will be

remembered. So love and

miss him . . .

01/19/2025

Minus 6 degrees. Half a foot

of snow. Bathroom froze up.

And, tears welling up every

few . . . Must be winter!

Trying for the positive here.

Maybe not quite making it.

But, it is beautiful out there.

And, that's something!

Don't have to go anywhere.

Good thing we laid in both

drinking water and flushing

water.

Methinks I'll just go back to

bed, cover my head and not

come up 'til spring . . .

 . . . Oh just remembered, 

don't get more than about

a week of spring here!

I'm going to shut up now

before I get all negative!!!

01/18/2025

"And those who were seen

dancing were thought to be

insane by those who could

not hear the music."

~Friedrich Nietzsche

I've always loved this quote;

not exactly sure why . . .

 . . . Methinks might have 

something to do with the 

fact that I'm an eccentric my-

self. I do get that eccentricity 

drives some absolutely nuts. 

I've always known my life

is colored outside the lines.

As a kid, I thought it had 

to do with having a special 

brother.

When he went off to school

for the deaf and blind, I was

also able to go away to school.

'Twas where I realized I was

my father's daughter and was

destined to be unusual, odd, 

weird . . . and never looked

back.

Yes, I can still hear the music.

Dancing in my heart . . .

01/17/2025

"When a woman has sister-

hood with other women, with-

out comparison or competition,

she gains the super power to

soar." ~Christine Arylo

Methinks the term lucky, does

not even cover how I feel  . . .

I have sisters, bottom line, at

the beginning and ending of

all comments. So no, lucky

doesn't really do it for moi!

What I do have, is a great

sense of gratitude. I know

there are those women who 

feel they have never really 

found sisters in their lives.

Who knows?! Is it luck? Is

it the power of attraction?

Is it simply meant to be?

Ordained somehow?!

Perhaps, it is not to be under-

stood. Maybe it just is. What

ever it is, I'm beyond grateful.

And, as one cannot pay back

those who love, pay it forward

comes to mind! Not sure what

that looks like, but I intend to

ponder until I suss it out.

Truly, what a gift love is . . .

01/16/2025

Goodbyes are ever so hard . . .

I can remember my parents

coming to visit from time 

to time when we lived in

Olde Mexico.

So enjoyed their few visits,

but the goodbyes were the

hardest. I would stand there,

waving as they departed 

with tears streaming down

my face. And now, they are

gone forever.

I find the visits from my old

friends from my home town

absolutely wonderful. Alas,

they too, must depart in a

timely fashion. Maybe I no

longer shed tears, but I do

wish they could stay longer.

Our amazing friends down

the street see us often, but

they have lives of their own.

Work to do, errands to run,

gardening prep, and they

enjoy each other's company

which is phenomenal.

I'm always surprised when

they leave, just how much

I'm missing them already.

My thoughts are that this is

just as it should be. I have 

heard people say, "My God,

I thought they would never

leave." Such a sad dictamen!

Missing my kids as ever . . .

seems once a month visit

and once a week telephone

call just isn't enough. Glad

we love each other enough

to indeed miss!

Who knew?!

01/15/2025

"Walk barefoot. Talk to the

moon, the trees, the rivers,

and the mighty mountains.

Find magic in everything."

Ancient Pagan roots

This truly speaks to me  . . .

Obviously, we can't walk

barefoot outside this time 

of year. I just put the trash

out at 5° this early morn

and methinks I have frost

bite!

Still, last night I had words

with the full moon, well

the day before, the day of

and the day after. Sooooo

love me the moon in all of

its stages.

We actually live by a small

running stream. The deer

and elk frequent it. I like to

go over, have a few words

from time to time. It runs

right by my garage/library.

The mountains, embedded

with evergreens, grace one

side of the property. A road,

and the stream, the other. 

On a side note, should be

charging passageway from

the cars passing by! Ha!

Still, 'tis indeed magick

everywhere; I'm in love

with every bit of this here

and now . . . although . . .

Winter has overstayed its

welcome!

01/14/2025

Yesterday, a friend of mine

came over to help me put 

the cabin in order after all 

the New Year celebrations.

She was in the living room 

whilst I was rearranging my

hobby center. Sitting on the

floor, tending to the bottom

shelf, I found a small box 

no longer needed. 

I simply tossed it through 

the door to be burned later. 

In a couple of moments, my 

friend came in and asked if 

I'd thrown the box at her as 

it had hit her in the head.

She had looked all around 

to see where it had come 

from, then it occurred to her 

that I had thrown it.

Must have been the moment,

but we had ourselves a good 

laugh . . . then, every little 

while, one of us would erupt 

in chuckles.

No biggie maybe, but in the

throes of winter, one must

find hilarity whenever and

wherever it comes out to 

play!!!