Now before you go all logos or pathos on me, I have not been seeing any wraiths or spirits, at least not more than I usually do. Where I live, in Tucson, this month is a lead up to the All Souls Procession. This month, in my life, is a month when I think a […]
Happy 99th Birthday, Dad. I Miss You.
The Battle of Hastings, 1066. This is how I remember the date of my father’s birthday. October was so filled with birthdays of so many friends and family members when I was young that I had to take some extra measures to remember when each one was. My mother (30th), Dad (14th), my best friend […]
First World Problems
On a recent weekend I spent the morning thinking about women, education, empowerment, information, fundamentalism and the tremendous power we fortunate women who have access to social media and the time to use it are frittering away. I am not lecturing, I am as guilty as anyone. First of all, I do not expect every woman […]
My Rediscovery of the Audiobook
My temporary job is made up of extremely monotonous tasks. But on the upside, I can do the job while I listen to audiobooks. Libraries lend audiobooks. This service is not one of which I had taken advantage until very recently. The Pima County Library uses OverDrive for audio and ebook distribution, and I have to […]
No Pumpkin Or Cat Silhouette Images, Please
I went scavenging at Pixabay.com for images to use on this blog this month, October, and quickly became bored with orange pumpkins, cutout silhouettes of cats, and depictions of ugly crone witches. So I found some images that are not unique or totally original, but that have a truth of season in them. Foggy field. With orange, […]
Dreams of Strength and Wisdom
The balance of power is shifting. Let us continue to work toward wisdom, as the women elders we are developing into have more important work in preservation of the world and humanity, as part of that living system, than any generation has faced. We are up to the task. We are finding our way, making our way.