09/20/2026

Today is Mabon Eve.

Or perhaps you call it

the first day of Autumn.

Got to thinking when

it was that I fell in love

with eves. 'Twas my 

parents . . .

They always celebrated

the eves of all holidays.

Mom used to say eves

were intimate gatherings

for the fam; the actual

days for eating. I like it!

The quiet evenings, 

the gentle celebrations, 

the expectations for the 

morrow. All precious.

Alas, Fall isn't my favest

time of year, but 'tis ever

so wondrous to be alive!

Happy Mabon!

09/19/2026

"Life is a shipwreck,

but we must not forget

to sing in the lifeboats."

~Voltaire

Seems my entire life 

I've been seeking 

perfection.

Not sure if it was due

to my sign Libra. And,

here's moi, the most

unbalanced Libra I've

ever met.

Perhaps 'twas my mother

as she was so religious. 

Still, one of the gifts of 

aging is finally accepting 

the inevitable. 

   -It is what it is! 

   -I am who I am!!

   -Let it be!!!

And yes, I'm singing in

my own lifeboat!

09/18/2026

"Let me keep company

always with those who

say, "Look!" and laugh

in astonishment . . ."

~Mary Oliver

Being gifted with age,

I find myself wowed

beyond the pale at 

how many different 

kinds of people exist.

There are those so

filled with joy they

simply cannot hold

it in.

A few so dour, can't

imagine how they 

face each day.

Some solemn, others

sad. Obviously, there

are people in every

category known to 

mankind.

I've concluded what

I want for myself, is 

the choice.

All moods have their

place, per se. But god

awful to spend all of

life in the dumps.

Methinks choosing joy

above all else just might

be a wondrous thing!

09/17/2026

Autumn begins in 4

or 5 days. But, if I

had to opine, I'd say

it's upon us.

Sitting outside at 65°

rather than the usual

seventies and eighties

is a tad hard for my

aching bones.

Still I know, I must

take advantage of 

these days of heat

and sun.

Sooooo love being

A L I V E !!!

09/16/2026

"Some roads are better

when you don't know

where they end."

~Wilderness Times

Methinks 'tis the street

on which I am living

just now . . .

*How long will the

Universe allow my

stay?

*Will I be allowed 

to keep my mind so 

I may continue to 

learn and grow?

*Can I make a diff

just sitting in my

front yard?

Only time will tell.

Not really sure if I'd

like to know or not.

Bottom line, hope

for the best and go

with the flow . . .

09/15/2026

Musings . . .

Sooooo love that

I'm still here!

Having said that,

finding so many 

things interesting.

"Where have all the

flowers gone?"

~Peet Seeger

I mean, everything 

is changing. Friends

moved far and wide.

Perhaps to be nearer

their children.

Places, cafes, stores

I liked . . . going out 

of business.

My own children have

the temerity to be 50

years old. When did

that happen. They were

in school just days ago.

I am now a great gran.

Am I even old enough . . .

although I adore my

grans from afar.

No doubt about it, life

is changing. I suppose

I am changed as well.

That whole walking a

tad slower, eating and

drinking less, taking

naps . . . all to be thought

to help us out . . .

 . . . Oh my, my, my!

09/14/2026

Wow! 

64 degrees this early

morn. We have been

awaking to 45 for days

so this is a veritable 

heat wave!

Methinks a grand day

awaits. My guy feels

better, my son comes

for lunch and it's not

supposed to rain 'til

the morrow.

Just call me happy

camper . . .

09/13/2026

"I currently have no 

idea what is happening 

in the world on purpose. 

Please don't fill me in."

~Brooke Hampton

Rather beyond brilliant!

Always thought being

informed to be important.

Having said that, I need 

a break from today's

reality, mentality, etc.

At this time in my life

I need beauty . . . the

beauty of children,

friendship, quiet times,

Mother Nature.

I find myself unable to

cope with the hunger,

the poverty in this world.

Listening to millionaires,

billionaires, trillionaires

blather on and on about

their wealth leaves me

physically ill.

For moi, 'tis all about

being w/fam and friends,

looking up at the forest

and loving the simple

life.

Blessed be . . .

09/12/2026

"Life keeps leaving tiny

love letters everywhere

and calling them birds,

clouds, flowers, rain."

Empaths and old souls

Sooooo love this quote!

It reminds me where I

live; must be the Libra

in me.

I sit outside by the pond.

Looking to my right is

an unequaled forest. I 

see to my left, incredible 

traffic.

If I choose to focus on

the forest, I am comforted.

If for some reason, I look

over the fence and see the

traffic, I am overwhelmed.

Methinks 'tis down to . . .

choices.

   *If the news bothers you,

don't watch. 

   *If you don't feel like 

going to town, stay home.

   *Feeling lonely, seek 

company.

   *Hungry, eat whatever

falls out of the fridge.

I've come to the conclusion

that we obey our parents

dictates even when we're

about a 100 years old.

Moi? I'm having ice cream

for breakfast!!!

09/11/2026

I was in my class

teaching when the

principal came on

the announcement

channel. 

He told us to keep

the class we had for

the day and keep the

television on.

Never seen a class

so quiet and for an

entire day.

So many precious

lives lost. My heart

just hurts at the

remembering of it

all.

09/10/2026

"There is always,

always, always,

something to be

grateful for."

Empaths Empowered

Today, as we bid 

adieu to the mother 

of our children, I find

I am grateful for life.

I can't believe she's 

gone and I'm still

here.

Methinks we must

cherish every single

day we are allotted.

Such a gift!

09/09/2026

"What a difference

a day makes."

~María Grever,

Mexican song writer

Ain't that the truth?!

One way or another,

we all have that one

particularly bad day.

Rather makes you

leery of facing the

next one, doesn't it?!

Still, can't help but

wonder just what 

the whole bad day

syndrome is about?!

-Lesson to be learned?

-How you handle it?

-Thankful for the good?

For me, good day or

bad day, I'm ever so

grateful to be alive!

09/08/2026

Someone recently

asked me about my

tools. Not really

something I talk

about much.

Still, I'm happy to

share. My favest is

my BOS. Book of

Shadows.

A diff name for a

diary. Or, maybe I

should say diary

slash scrapbook.

Like to write in mine

especially 'round the

full moon. Sooooo

love me a stunning

full moon.

Perhaps 'tis the scrap

book part I like best.

I'll see a poem I like 

or a special picture

and into the BOS it

goes.

Sometimes I simply

enjoy looking through

it. I find it brings me

joy and reminds me

why I'm still here.

I have to smile as I

have roughly 30 of

these. Methinks I

really need a proper

look-see.

Bottom line, all of us

should have a BOS

that fills our needs.