11/08/2026

"I want a morning that

doesn't know what time

it is. ~Wilderness Times

One of the things I so

enjoy about retirement

would be putting time

away.

The day I walked out

of the classroom after

41 years of teaching,

I took off my watch

and put it in a drawer.

Obviously, I do need

to know the time for

meet ups, certain tasks.

Still, 'tis ever so lovely 

to stay up all night with

a new book and sleep

in the next morn.

Sooooo hope I'm gifted

many a year w/no clocks.

11/07/2026

"The blue of the sky

falls over me like silk,

the flowers burn, and

I want to live my life

all over again, to begin

again, to be utterly wild."

~Mary Oliver

I don't necessarily need

to leave this life. Still,

I have so enjoyed it! I

simply don't wish to go.

Obviously, that entire

Dick and Jane books

side of life simply does

not exist.

Having said that, I've 

had my own life and

all the experiences

coming with!

Now that I'm coming

into my own vejez, 

I dream of new joys,

experiences, knowing,

understandings . . .

 . . . Can hardly wait

to find out ever sooooo

many things!

11/06/2026

Pondering portals of

late . . .

There's ever so many

in our lives. Methinks 

we don't necessarily 

think of them.

Perhaps the term . . .

doors is more common 

in daily usage.

Having said that . . .

I love, most of all,

the portal into our

souls. If one takes

the time to study

the soul, it will give

so many answers.

The door that opens

to sleep is blessed.

One beds exhaustion

and just when rest

overwhelms, the

dream portal opens.

The sweetest door

opens to love. One

can only pray 'tis 

the real thing.

Recognizing that 

the doors to love 

are varied and many,

the love of one's

children would not

be the same as the

love for a spouse or

a friend.

Still, may those doors

never close! Rather

worth knocking and

seeing what's what.

Don't you agree?!

11/05/2026

"Search the darkness

closely . . . when the

monsters come out

so do the heroes."

~A. Shea

Is it because I'm a

Libra that I see both . . .

   -light and the dark?

   -good and the bad?

   -happy and the sad?

Or, is it simply that I'm

this kind of person?

Perhaps it comes down

to self acceptance . . . 

but, where I draw the

line has to do with

living in the dark. 

Can't stay there. The 

light is so important.

I will slog through my

darkest hours . . . ever

and always towards the

light!

Blessed be . . .

11/04/2025

Bobcats ahoy . . .

A gift from Mother;

make no mistake! 

I actually can't recall

having a bobcat here

before. Mountain lion

yes, bobcat no.

We had him for about

30 minutes. Interested 

in going under the cabin 

where our mapaches

appears to reside.

Very interested in our

front door steps as well

as the badger hole. It's

been so fun watching

this bobcat come and 

go, in and out.

Ever so beautiful . . .

I feel so blest!

11/03/2026

"If you don't let 

the past die . . . it 

won't let you live."

~empaths & old souls

We're reminded over

and over to live in

the present. The past 

is gone and the future

has not yet arrived.

Methinks we are all 

sussing out all three . . .

and perhaps the worst

of it is the present gets

the least attention.

I often think you almost

have to be Asian to live

completely in the present.

That culture sooooo has

it down!

Today, albeit we're standing

in line to vote, or cuddling

up with a good book . . .

let's make the effort to be,

to live, to abide in this day

and only this day!

Blessed be . . .

11/02/2026 - Día de los Muertos

Today we end our

annual celebrations.

We celebrate those

adults in our lives

that we have lost.

Obviously, our

ancestors . . . some

known and others

not.

For me, tis the loss

of the love of my life,

my father. My mother

and my brother as well.

I think of them most

days, remember them

fondly and tell tales

out of school when I

have the opportunity.

Today, at 0' dark thirty,

my guy and I sat by the

fire and honored the loss

of our loved ones.

For me, there were tears

and he comforted me. I

sooooo miss my father.

Alas, when I'm sitting by

the fire and meditating, I

often find myself talking

to him.

I always pray the Universe

is not offended.

Blessed be . . .

11/01/2026 - Día de los Inocentes

Today, Day of the

Innocents or Day

of the Little Angels,

for me is ever so

sad.

We as adults live 

our lives and if we

are lucky, we pass

nigh onto old age.

But, the loss of a

child who hasn't

even been granted

a proper life, is one

of the saddest events

E V E R !!!

So, in our custom,

you'll find toys and

children's books at

the altar as well as

their fave foods.

I honor these little

ones who weren't

given the gift of

life.

Blessed be . . .

10/31/2026 - All Saints Eve

Can only imagine 

the excitement in

those homes of kids

awaiting Halloween

door to door.

Sooooo honor those

parents who arrange

trunk parties for the

safety of their babes.

Today represents All

Saints Day for us. 'Tis

the first of three days

in which our dead are

honored.

On this day, you may

see indoor and outdoor

altars honoring our

dead. Face paintings,

parades welcoming

the return of our dead.

At 0' dark thirty this

a.m. I was putting up

my own altar. In it my

parents, aunts, uncles,

cousins . . . all honored.

The curtain is nigh onto

transparent. You may be

visited via dreams or

even visits.

One way or another, give

a thought to your own dead.

Blessed be . . .

10/30/2026

I find the changes in

aging so interesting.

    -awake early

     -eat less

    -dress down

    -drink less

    -pee more often

    -sleep earlier

    -weigh more

Could go on, but for

me the whole thing

is about accepting 

and adapting.

Sooooo NOT into the

alternative, which'd be

death. Still, one must

learn to cope with the

maladies as well the

daily joys.

Somewhere 'twixt and

'tween those magical

salves we use on our

hurting joints . . . 

 . . . meditation and the

odd curse or two, we're

going to make it.

That old saying . . . 

come hell or high water, 

comes to mind.

Wish me luck!

10/29/2026

Mole ahoy . . .

Day three in my mole 

making and here I am

up at 0' dark thirty

still messing with it.

He says it's perfect

and to leave it alone.

What's with me and

not being able to stop?!

Ever and always liked

to end my October

celebrations with mole.

Methinks 'tis the most

fab food in the Universe.

Don't even care if I gain

a few in the next couple

of days. Just thinking

about it and I'm drooling

already!

Salud!

10/28/2026

"Each of us is given

only so many mornings

to look around and love." 

~Mary Oliver

Oh the poetic wisdom

of Mary Oliver . . .

Woman with a painful

past, spending her life

sharing uplifting words

for one and all.

Much to learn for her;

I read her every single

day. I meditate on her

words, subtle meanings

and long to learn.

I thank the Universe

that I have been given

these last years . . .

. . . I pray I may enjoy

the beauty rather than

focusing on achy joints!

Blessed be . . .

10/27/2026

"Old age ain't no place 

for sissies." ~Bette Davis

We had been watching

The Highway Men 2016

PBS Special . . . when

all of a sudden I got

beeped. 

It was 8:30 and the

message said I had a

dental appt at 9:00.

Literally put on shoes

and jumped in the car.

We arrived at 8:45, the

time I was supposed to.

Now, the gal couldn't

find my appoitment.

Then she said, "Oh it's

on November second.

I think about nearly

pushing my guy down

the stairs and breaking

every speed on the

highway. Could have

died on the spot.

So, I go out to the car

and he asks, "So what

happened?" Of course

I had to tell him . . .

Told him he could kill

me as soon as we got

home. He just laughed.

My hero!

And no, I am sooooo

NOT confessing that

this is the second time

I've done this!!!

And if you tell anyone,

there's going to be hell

to pay!!!