In the spring I do, in the autumn I think. We are an urban people now who reckon time passing by the changing of decorations in stores and the types of sales offered by retailers. As a woman who grew up playing, observing, and walking amid overgrown fence-lines, that I like to think of as […]
Cahokia. No Gesundheit Needed.
Cahokia may sound like a sound made during a sneeze but it is actually a UNESCO World Heritage Site near St. Louis. I thought today, the autumnal equinox, would provide a great context to write about the mounds near St Louis that are evidence for the importance of seasonal reckoning and measurement to the First Peoples of America. […]
Hospice Miracles and Malpractice – Part 2
Part 2 I have been writing about my emotional roller coaster ride for which I was ticketed by my disabled brother’s hospitalization, surgery, infections, and transfer into a hospice program followed by his apparent strengthening and process of recovery. You can read the first part of this series here. I am mainly writing this second part of a […]
Hospice Miracles and Malpractice – Part 1
Before I do anything else, I want and need to thank the scores of people who sent healing hugs, thoughts, light, and prayers over these past few weeks since my brother was moved from nursing home, to hospital, to a surgery floor, then ICU, and then into hospice. I know the love you send to […]
Time to Get Organized!
I love to meander, but I also like to get stuff done. I stay very busy, and sometimes I accomplish wonderful things, but I do so in a disorganized fashion. In a never-ending quest to have my life be tidy, sensuously-hued, and easy to navigate (like decorating magazine image of shiny, sparse homes) as well […]
My Schedule Is My Own For Six More Days
I’m not the best employee. I think too much. I question. I daydream. I invent. I’m not the best entrepreneur. I’m not rolling in dough and I like to sleep. I’m a damn fine human being though. Next week, a week from today I will start working a 40 hour a week temp job. I […]