06/30/2024

"Age is a case of mind over

matter. If you don't mind, it

don't matter." ~Satchel Paige

Methinks I'm about half nuts!

I'm ever so excited about my

very own special b-day three

months from now . . .

 . . . I'm turning 75! Yay moi!

What I would really like to do, 

is spend each day of the month 

of October seeing a special 

friend, doing some memorable

thing. 

For me, it's not about spending

money or doing anything big,

I just wish to give thanks to the

Universe for a gift I never

expected to receive.

So, my request to you . . . send

ideas! I need 31 plans for Oct.

and 11 more for once a month

for my 75th year. See?! This

will take some planning!

Want to get together? Just say

the word . . . can hardly wait!

06/29/2024

Oh, what a day! A day filled

with friendship and all the

trimmings!

Fab conversation, the sharing,

and food so wondrous I may

never eat again!

We were a bit like a traveling

circus . . . we started inside,

moved out under my fave tree,

then favored the picnic table

for food, back inside and then

we ended up in the vardo . . .

 . . . all the while, talking, 

sharing, enjoying! In the p.m.

we were joined by our friends

in the neighborhood. If you

ever wondered what heaven

looks like, I now know!

I'm def the luckiest olde dame

in the whole wide world; make

no mistake!!!

06/28/2024

"Invent your world. Surround

yourself with people, color, 

sounds and work that nourish

you." ~Sark

Sooooo love this advice; most

phenomenal. Methinks we oft

forget we actually have choices

and the ability to create our

lives and worlds.

Actually, I have done my fair 

share of inventing my world.

Add in, I also do that whole

people, color, sounds and work 

bits as well.

Must confess, I do not find

myself dissatisfied either. I've

had an amazing life. Fam and

friends first; education, travel, 

teaching, and life in a 145 year

old cabin to follow.

Certainly, zero room for boredom

of any kind. Bottom line, all that's

important would be living every

precious moment now gifted . . .

 . . . and I intend to do just that!

 - - -

SARK is an American author 

and illustrator of self-help books. 

Five of her sixteen books have

been national bestsellers and have

sold more than two million copies. 

1954 - Wikipedia 

06/27/2024

Today marks the occasion of a

very special soul entering this

amazing time and place . . .

He can be funny, sometimes 

lewd, ever kind and thoughtful. 

When in need, he's the first one

to jump in and help.

Best chef on the planet, make no

mistake. Pays special attention to 

specific needs. And . . . he loves

and uses my spice!

He's a son to be proud of, a friend

to enjoy and care for, a husband

most amazing . . .

 . . . Happy birthday, Wade!

And many more . . . xo, ld

06/26/2024

"Your legacy is every life you've 

ever touched." ~Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou has always gifted

us with both beauty and wisdom

through her words.

In her above gift to us, I find the 

reverse even more compelling . . . 

every life that has ever touched 

mine.

As my own time nears an end,

I find myself pondering exactly

this . . .

-that older woman who helped

me up from the floor at Walmart

-those fun remarks from two

crazy checkers at Safeway

-drivers braking so I could walk

in front of them 

-unexpected compliments from

people on the street

Obviously, these are those little

bits and pieces from the unknown,

whereas one can't even begin to

enumerate those gifts from fam

and friends.

Thinking about this makes me

want to honor Maya's words . . .

Get my ass out there and make

a difference already!!!

06/25/2024

Found myself in a bit of a mood

yesterday. From there, I headed

down memory lane.

Sooooo miss teaching, but no,

I don't miss the drive. I always

left the house at 5:00 am sharp.

It took me five highways to get

to work. Just imagine!

-GG Canyon

-SH93

-SH58

-I-70

-SH76

As I taught at Adams 14 for 23

years, three at the middle school

and 20 at the high school, I could

have driven the route blindfolded.

So, my day in the classroom began

at 6:30 and ended around 3:30.

Still, I miss the kids . . . who are 

now adults with their own families.

'Tis a joy to see them on FB from

time to time.

Actually miss the f-ing hell out of
them!!! Sooooo NOT kidding!

06/24/2024

Been pondering self-selected

slaveries of late . . . and maybe

even what to do about them.

Seems to be so many . . . jobs,

work, marriages and or status, 

to name a few.

I've always considered my job

to be that for which I am paid

and work to be that for which

I am not. 

Best thing I ever did . . . my

kids! Adore the hell out of

them and that means the lot!

Linda and Lui, Pete and Katie,

Sarah, Miah, Zak and Chris!

'Tis the best gift marriage 

ever gives; make no mistake.

Ever so grateful that I liked,

loved, adored, enjoyed, my

40 years of teaching in two

countries! I wouldn't change

a thing, not for love nor

shekels!

Now jobs . . . something else

indeed! Do I cook or not? 

Invite guests? Do the dishes?

Clean the house? Write my

blog?

Now that I'm nigh onto a 100,

I think I'm better about jobs.

I don't cook if I don't feel like

it. I wash dishes only once a

day and write my blog every

day come hell or high water.

Methinks I'll keep my little

slaveries like my kids, FACs

with friends and my blog.

Anything else may have to

fight for my attention!

06/23/2024

"A wise woman is an ageless

beauty who honors and nurtures

the feminine energy in herself 

as well as all living things."

~American Indian

Dealing with the aging process

brings about mixed feelings,

make no mistake.

If one is intelligent at all, it

bears recognizing that aging is

far preferable to its alternative.

Having said that . . . the aching 

knees, the hurting back, the

slower pace . . . are indeed the

other side of the coin.

Still, I glory in being alive. 

What a gift! We've all lost fam

and friends far younger than

ourselves.

I must make a commitment to

live life, rather than simply exist.

Just enjoy! Simply enjoy!!!

06/22/2024

"Imagine being bitten by a 

snake and instead of focusing 

on healing and recovering from

the poison, you're consumed

with finding the snake to explain

why it hurt you and to prove 

that you didn't deserve it. 

This isn't about the snake!" 

~Unknown

Found this incredible bit of

wisdom this early morn. Wow!

Rather wish I'd had this starting

about the time I was a kid!

Having grown up in the 50's

and being about a 100 now, I

think we've lost the practicality

of then, and moved on to the 

more sophisticated of now.

Naught wrong with either. Still,

methinks a bit of balance is in

order. 

This from the most unbalanced

Libra I know . . . Still, bears

thinking about!

06/21/2024

"Never

question your journey

because

someone else does."

~Tiffany Aurora,

The Wild Keeps Her Holy

We all do this! I know we do!

I think of the time I've wasted

on what ifs; rather makes me 

shiver!

I do enjoy looking back at 

my life, but I don't live there.

I even like planning ahead . . .

but, I'm making a conscious

effort to live in the present.

So today, first day after our

Summer Solstice celebration,

I am going to take TA's advice

and cease questioning my 

journey. Secondly, although 

I may love my memories, I

will make every effort to live

in and enjoy the present.

 - - -

Tiffany Aurora is a poet, lyricist,

contralto and artist. She loves

nature, swimming and all things

Harry Potter. Google Books

06/20/2024 - Summer Solstice

A Summer Solstice Blessing

"As the sun spirals its longest dance, 

cleanse us.

As nature shows bounty and fertility, 

bless us. 

Let all things live with loving intent 

and to fulfill their truest destiny."

A little bit witchy - A little bit hippie

Just shy of 3:00 this afternoon,

Summer will be peaking its 

shining head over the horizon.

Sooooo love summer! Seems 

I wait forever for him to come 

knocking and then he's gone 

in a blink of an eye. When I'm 

queen of the Universe, we'll 

have two summers and loose 

winter altogether! Vote for me?

Albeit summer is your fave

season or not, do enjoy it 

to the fullest. Swim, dance,

picnic, tell fireside tales and

raise a toast to his lovely 

warmth and beauty.

Salud!

06/19/2024

Yesterday, my guy and I did

an emergency run to the market 

to pick up a few must haves.

At checkout, our fave checker

came over and said, "Well, if it 

isn't my favorite old hippies?!"

The gal we were checking out

with said, "It's my turn, I get

them today." There ensued jokes,

laughter, compliments. Such fun!

In a world that largely ignores

anyone over 60, I found this tiny

moment in time most delightful.

Of course, it's always lovely to be 

recognized . . . a kind of honoring,

if you will.

Alas, we live in a world today that

leans toward the cookie cutter; thin,

young, endowed, beautiful, rich?!

Indeed, an overstatement, but to

make a point, I exaggerate a tad.

I say, let's all make a point of

recognizing those outside the box,

or even no box in sight!

Yayyyyy for excentricity!!! 

06/18/2024

"May the joy of simple things

color the canvas of your soul."

~mary davis

Yesterday, we sat outside for

the entire day. It was hot, make

no mistake. I'd say 85° - ish.

We saw three or four different

kind of butterflies. Hummers,

Robins, Black Cap Chickadees

were on the menu along with

one other kind I didn't recognize. 

Sooooo enjoyed the different 

songs sung.

'Twas so hard to go back inside,

we simply snacked and stayed.

Hell, we may have never come

back in if we hadn't run out of

beer!

Bottom line, first Spring in CO

in many a year that lasted more

than a couple of weeks . . . 

 . . . ever so grateful!!!