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!!!

10/26/2026

'The psychotic drowns

in the same waters 

in which the mystic 

swims with delight."

~Joseph Campbell

Love me some Joseph

Campbell. A true sage;

make no mistake!

I started reading him

when I was a young

girl. 'Twas a love of 

a lifetime.

I actually blame him

for getting psychology

as one of my degrees.

We will be honoring

his passing on the 30th;

yet his wisdom lives on,

Blessed be . . .

10/25/2026

"Speak words that

rebuild the torn down

places in others."

~Toby Mac

Sooooo want to be 

this person! Something

to aspire to; make no

mistake.

Our world today knows

much sorrow. We can't

even imagine what a

great deal of people are

going through.

A kind word, a nice

compliment, listening

carefully . . . all help.

'Tis harder as one grows

older. One simply does 

not see many people.

Methinks might be time

to get back to the written

word. I do know it makes

my day when a card

arrives in the mail!

Rather bears thinking

about, doesn't it . . .

10/24/2026

"The horrors persist

but so do books, art,

music, oceans, trees,

the moon, animals and 

love. So much poetry." 

~A. Shea

I need to be reminded

from time to time.

'Tis rather like sitting

in my yard . . . 

Look to the right . . . 

traffic and noise abound. 

Look to the left . . . 

forest, silence and beauty 

astound.

Do we actually need

both? Is this helpful in

reminding us of Mother

Earth's bounty? Does it

awaken gratitude within?

Pondering . . .

10/23/2026

Mother Earth gifted

me such a wondrous

b-day pressie yesterday.

Elk were everywhere;

I mean everywhere.

Especially precious

were the babies, still

not real steady on

their feet. Talk about

adorable!

Then, a while later,

the yard filled with

deer. We have Mule

Deer up here; they're

my cup of tea.

Methinks Mother is

alive and well . . .

. . . obviously angry

re how we're treating

her earth.

Can't help but wonder

what it will take for 

us to get a clue!

Blessed be . . .

10/22/2026

"Wild women are

women who aren't

afraid of who they

are. They don't have

to conjure magic,

they are magic. ~WWS

Ever so grateful for

my wild years . . .

Oh the memories!!!

-leaving home at 15

-20 years in Mexico

-40 years teaching my

fave baddies

I could go on but that

just might be bragging!

Ha!

Sooooo can't believe 

I've settled down. Must

have something to do

w/this whole 177 thing.

I so love life; hope I'm

gifted a few more years.