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.

09/07/2026

Sooooo love the gift

of the morning sun!

In this gift, I see I'm

granted yet another

day to live.

Per always, the word

LIVE not just EXIST 

is beyond important.

I ask myself, "What

would you like to do

today to actually live?"

As I age, my wants

and desires are simpler.

Naught wrong with it!

Today, I wish to write

a while, x-word puzzle

a bit and read. 

But most of all, I want 

to sit in the sun with my 

lover and devour that 

sunny energy, the beauty

of it.

I wish a sunny day for

you as well . . .

09/06/2026

"The forest keeps its

magic in places sun

light barely reaches."

Defenders of Lady Gaia

Perhaps some things are

simply worth repeating.

Everyday finds the pair

of us outside looking

towards the forest.

What is it about swaying

trees that is so calming?!

   -Do they see us?

   -Do they have an idea

just how much they are

loved?

Obviously, trees must be

a gift from the gods. My

heart simply breaks each

time I hear of a forest fire.

Would it? Could it? Be

possible for us to have a

look-see at what we're

doing to Mother Earth?

Think water bottles, trash,

discarded food . . .

Methinks some pondering

might be in order just now!

09/05/2026

So enjoy looking ahead, 

looking forward, to lovely 

moments about to happen.

Today, I get to see an 

old student, now a PhD, 

maybe even share a marg

or two.

Later, our neighbor besties

are coming over. Such fun!

We chose this corner of the

earth. No regrets. But it is

a solitary place. Add in that

we're now nigh onto a 100

and we only go out once a

month for gros and beers.

So the fact that those who

love us come here to see

us is a gift beyond the pale.

It's strange looking at life

from the other end. Never

thought I'd live this long.

Frankly, I find it rather

interesting.

Find myself pondering

over so many things . . .

09/04/2026

Sooooo loved Sept 4

as a kid . . .

'Twas due to the fact

that this was the first

day of school.

Small school in a small

town, two grades in ea

school room.

-!st/2nd - Miss Echols, Miss Lee

-3rd/4th - Mrs. Northrup

-5th/6th - Miss Morce

-7th/8th - Mr. Nick

-9th/10th - Mr. Thompson

Truly was a love affair

for moi. Loved my school,

loved my teachers, loved

my friends. Such happy

memories!

And speaking of love, so

wish I could see them all

again!

In reality, 'tis the why

behind I became a teacher.

41 years of sheer joy in

two countries!

09/03/2026

"Silence isn't empty,

it's full of answers."

~Empaths Empowered

Sooooo like this quote!

As a child, my parents

would give me 15 min

silence periods due to

moi talking too much.

Obviously, I still tend

to, but I also know how

to shut up and listen. I

also love silence by the

pond, simply listening.

Have you ever noticed

that sometimes we hear

another speaking and 

we are already forming

replies in our heads?

That's not really shutting

up and listening. So must

listen more carefully!

Blessed be . . .

09/02/2026

Yikes ahoy!

We were awakened at

o' dark 30 by sounds

in the parking lot.

Not sure what the hell

was going on! By light

of day we were able to

take a look-see.

Trash can upside down,

as well as trash strewn

around. First thought . . .

raccoons.

Then we saw the paw

print on the pickup

handle and the long 

scratches emanating

from there.

Sooooo scary! Sooooo

unnerving! I admit it,

I'm scared to even take 

the trash out.

"Lions and tigers and

bears, oh my . . . "

09/01/2026 - Robin

Alas, we start our new

month with a sad loss.

Robin is the mother 

of my step-children 

and a long-time friend.

One of the things I so

appreciated about her

was the way she treated

us.

We've been together just

shy of 27 years. In all

that time, she never said

a harsh word to me or

mistreated me in any 

way.

Robin was a faithful

Mormon gal. I really

have no idea if there's

a heaven . . . but, if

there is, she'll receive

a phenomenal welcome.

Rest in peace, Robin.

We will ever and always

remember you fondly.

08/31/2026

Let's see . . .

All dolled up and

ready to party!

A brace on my back, 

a couple on my knees, 

likewise my ankles. 

Looks like all I need 

would be to do my

elbows! Ha!

I remember when I

was a little girl, this

gal came to one of

our meetings. She

had on a white neck

brace all decked out

in fake gemstones.

That memory makes

me think maybe I

should think about

some decor of my 

own! 

Bottom line, I'm still

here and I'll make it

one way or another.

Still, just might have 

to learn me another 

curse word or two!

"Aging ain't for sissies!"

~Bette Davis

08/30/2026

"One day at a time,

One thought at a time,

One moment at a time,

One task at a time"

~Shamanic Medicine

Make no mistake, we

spend the bulk of our

lives in a hurry . . . 

   *Hurry to work

   *Hurry to eat

   *Hurry to tasks

   *Hurry to bed

When retirement kicks

in, we begin that long

process of learning to

slow down. Aching

bodies help with that!

Now that I'm about a

100 years old, I look

back lamenting I didn't

slow down more whilst

living my life.

Perhaps slowing down

is simply a gift to the

aging . . .

08/29/2026

I'm ever so in love

with my porch!

What a phenomenal

invention! Sitting

here with a hot cup

of coffee in the early

morn or a cold beer

in the afternoon . . .

all good!

I quite like the see all,

feel all of the porch.

Still, the provided 

privacy and relative

safety are sentiments

of vast importance.

No need to talk . . .

just enjoy the silence

and heal from this

mad, mad world we

live in today!

 - - -

"No single person invented

the porch; shaded outdoor

entryways evolved across

ancient civilizations world

wide rather than being

created by one individual."

Preservation Artisans Guild

08/28/2026

OMG . . .

Our Lunar Lady is

strutting her stuff!

I woke my guy at 9:00

last night. Alas, we 

couldn't see the 

happening.

But he got even with

me awaking me at o'

dark 30 this early morn

to see the full moon.

'Twas brightest of

yellows and well

worth the wake up.

I have to smile at the

pair of us. He's all sun

and I'm all moon. Yet

he makes certain I see

all things lunar and I

sit with him in the sun

each day.

Sooooo loving the gifts

Mother Nature brings

to us!

Blessed be . . .

08/27/2026

So enjoy recalling 

my life . . .

I don't live there any 

more, but I don't see

anything wrong with

visiting from time to

time!

Enjoyed my childhood,

much fun going away

to school, my 20 years

in Mexico, another 20

teaching in Commerce

City, now finally retired.

I've written about this

before . . . 'tis simply 

my way of visiting my

life . . . 

Sooooo don't think for

a minute I'm going all

gaga on you!

Well, perhaps a tad, but

just a tad!