02/06/2026

"And if I am a disaster, 

I am one that will blow 

you away with what beauty

can be born from storms."

~A. Shea

Coming to the conclusion

that disaster may just be

common ground for all

of us. Frankly, 'tis a most

interesting place to be.

Can't help but wonder how

come it's taken me so long

to figure out?!

So what with libraries

getting run into w/thous

of books on the floor and

no weight loss because

of it, figure I may as well

go with the flow here!

I also get that I'm in the

p.s. part of my life . . .

 . . . so may as well sin

on the side of fun and

imperfection!

02/05/2026

"Don't ruin a good

today by thinking

about a bad yesterday."

~Unknown

'Tis most sorrowful 

how we hang onto 

the negative per se. 

Not quite sure why 

those pesky minus

points supersede all

the wondrous and

glorious we should 

be remembering . . .

Bears thinking about,

doesn't it!

Sooooo today, whilst

working on my tax

prep, I'm going to 

go out on a limb and 

struggle to be positive!

 Sorry! 'bout to go into

hysterics here . . .

02/04/2026

'Tis a lovely week in 

the upcoming forecast.

I have a couple of feels

re this. For me, what

with SAD and all, I am

delighted.

For Colorado, I feel both

bad and concerned as we 

much need both snow

and rain to store for our

needed water usage.

I also get the feeling that

Mother Earth is none too

pleased with us just at the

moment and for a long

time now.

When will we ever learn?

Does it really take that

much to pick up our trash?

Recycle? Use and re-use?

Stop using a ton of little

water bottles already?

Rather bears thinking

about, right?!

02/03/2026

"You are worn and cracked

and dented. And that is okay

because I have never heard

of a clean and shiny sword

that won a war." 

~Erin van Vuren

Sooooo love me some good

quotes! This one started my

day off on just the right note.

Somewhere 'twixt and 'tween

SAD and a 16 year old texter

shaving off the side of my

garage/library . . . NOT doing

so well.

So, already being down, I

decided to work on my taxes

yesterday. Alas, methinks I

may just be a tad loony-tuney!

Not sure what I'll get up to

today. I may just sit by the

side of the road and with can

in my hand ask for donations!

02/02/2026, Imbolc

Alas, I am so tired . . .

Sooooo not sure if 

I have the energy 

to face this new trial.

I pray Lady Brighid

grant me what will

be needed to survive.

02/01/2026, OMG . . .

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

There we were, just

minding our own biz

when we heard this

loud bang. We both

thought someone had

hit a deer.

Unbeknown to us, a

very young new driver

had just taken out the

side of the gar/library.

Praise the Universe 

she wasn't hurt, but her

new car was totaled.

Inside the library, books

everywhere, treasures

broken, bookcases down.

Had I started crying, don't

think I'd have ever stopped.

'Tis good we have friends

looking out for us as I'm

wayyyyy tooooo upset to

even think just now.

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

01/31/22026

Today marks the end

of Dry January . . .

I do it every year, 

along w/May and Sept.

Always wonder if I'll

make it. 

I so enjoy drinks w/my

guy, fam and friends. 

I make a point of not

imbibing on a daily 

basis. So, methinks I'm

safe as long as I can do

my three months a year.

Mental checklist here.

I think I'll break my fast

with a couple of margs!

Salud . . .

p.s. Hats off toHeineken
non-alcoholic beer. 'Tis
the best I've ever had in
its genre!

01/30/2026

My heart is heavy with

these horrific things

happening in our world

today.

Rather makes me want

to stick my head in the

sand and pretend I'm 

not here.

I keep thinking . . .

"What can I do to help?!" 

'Tis one of the things 

the elderly suffer . . . 

this whole not being 

able to help!

Then I recall some

advice from days of

yore . . . "Do what 

you can around you." 

'Tis the miracle of 

concentric circles. If

everyone does what

they can, the circles

around one and all

will overlap.

Even at my age . . .

I can hope and pray.

I can be kind to those

around me. I can write.

Methinks we must all

give what we can . . .

01/29/2026

"I hope to arrive to my

death . . .

   late,

   in love,

   and a little drunk."

~Atticus

Fam and friends know

I tend to be somewhat

over serious most of the

time . . . alas!

And here's Atticus from

days of yesteryear giving

me a much needed chuckle.

I get it! There's naught

wrong with being serious,

even most of the time. 

Still, it's important to be

able to see and enjoy the

lighter side as well.

Doesn't an old adage say

something about laughter

being the best medicine?!

I swear, today I'm going

to have a look-see into 

the brighter side!

 - - -

Atticus was a Roman editor,

banker and literary patron,

best known for his close

friendship, correspondence

with Roman statesman

Marcus Tullius Cicero.

110 BC - 32 BC"

Wikipedia

01/282026

"May you find bold,

unbridled joy in a

thousand little ways

you didn't expect."

~mhn

Methinks today is the

day to send blessings

abounding . . .

At o' dark thirty today,

I took out the trash for

pickup. 'Tas 17 degrees

but rather felt like minus

30. No feeling in my

fingers and now the pain

as it's coming back is

rather untenable.

Then I saw this bright,

beautiful blessing . . .

Perked me right up!

My little cabin, warmth,

food, friends and family.

How could I ever forget

such fortune?!

So, today I give thanks.

I hold this multitude of

blessings in my heart.

Ever so grateful . . .

01/27/2026

"Create a better world

wherever you go . . .

Every smile brightens, 

every kind gesture 

softens, every moment 

holds an opportunity to 

make this world just a 

little more beautiful."

~Dee Zantamata

So love this and perhaps

not for obvious reasons.

When you're about a 100

years old, you begin to

wonder how you can truly

help in this world of ours.

Like it or not, aging is 

an issue with this. Dee Z

reminds us that these

sweet little things help.

Maybe I can no longer

donate much, or help

build sacred places, or

even do visitations.

But, as Dee reminds us,

a smile, a compliment,

a kind, "How are you

getting along?" can

brighten a day!

01/26/2026

'Tis gone midnight . . .

o' dark 30 if you will!

Watching the snow fly,

noticing we're at 0°, 

my soul all a tremble.

I know Mother Earth

rests in winter. I also

see how beautiful the

snow is.

Ever so glad we have

no need to go out, to

leave for any reason.

Fam and friends safe

and sound. The larder

is full. Heat warming

us right down to the

cockles of our souls!

Although suffering

from SAD, I find

myself coming to

a bit of peace with 

the season.

Sooooo pray I'm 

learning to cope . . .

God help me!

Note: Temp stayed at

0° for a short while.

Then steadily raised to

10 within the hour.

Very strange!

01/25/2026

Oh my God! It's 2°

out there! Not sure

whether to laugh, cry

or just shoot myself!

It snowed all night.

Didn't think it could 

at such low temps.

Guess that's another

myth debacled! (Yes,

my choice of usage!)

Funny how easy it is 

to get wrapped up in 

winter! The beauty, 

the cold, the fear . . .

Alas, methinks fear may

be my one assailing foe.

God help me . . .