Autumn in Tucson is a time of wonder: perfect days to play hooky and warm oneself in Sabina Canyon, preparation for late and winter gardens, evenings spent outdoors on patios, and preparation for the All Souls Procession – these all alter the angle of perception of the season in that unique way only Tucson can.
January 8th Cannot Ever Be Just Another Day
I have some really great posts in the works, I have been writing up a storm, but I doubt any of them will appear anywhere today. Today I cannot help but to remember how the Old Pueblo came together to support the families of six individuals who lost their lives, and the 12 who lived […]
All Souls and Certain Souls in Tucson and Bisbee
Tucson To capture the essence of a place is to know heart and soul. Souls. How we ache, and grieve when they leave us, and then we celebrate the wonder that was having the ones we lost in our lives for a short time which allows us to have them in our hearts forever. My […]
Back from Going to Meeting — Activist Style
Tear Down the Walls Welcome and Plenary I ran across some people today that I met a few years ago through connections made during my very active times in the Women’s Peace Movement; also talked to people who are having other conferences here in Tucson in April, 2014. I adore the conference subtitle… “Change the […]
Gone to Meeting – Tear Down the Walls
Ready to head off to to National Conference that is happening here in Tucson! Finally! Does anyone else come from a part of the country where “Go to Meetin’” was a phrase used for going to church or describing things associated with that action? A “go to meetin’” hat might be one’s good hat, as […]
Baja Arizona Revived! ¡Viva Baja!
Thank you Paul Eckerstrom for showing the world, via Alex Wagner on MSNBC a few minutes ago, that Tucson is not nuts, like much of the rest of Arizona. You can see an earlier MSNBC interview with him, from 2011, on the Tucson Weekly site. Free Baja Arizona! You have done more than Representative Ron […]