I cannot stand the crass commercialization of Christmas, or the Solstice for that matter. I put up my Christmas lights on December 24th and take them down on January 6th. Christmas Eve through Epiphany is my Christmas Season. The twelve days of Christmas and all that… Christmastide. I’m not overly religious, but I do appreciate […]
Gifts from the Goddess: Words and Babies
Two little gifts arrived from the Cosmos today. Twice. I am blessed. I began thinking about BlogHer’s 10th Anniversary while waiting for my twin grand babies who are now very grownup three year old girls. From this juxtaposition I made wonderful discoveries. One of the wonderful things about being a prolific blogger who has […]
Fortuitous Foreshadowing
I am republishing most of a 2009 post that illustrates what a consistent vision can do. I have been moving to the point where I am now steadily over the last few years. It is good to look forward and envision what you are doing and where you are going. It is more than positive […]
Reorganizing Everything
I've been in such a funk lately that I decided to spend the day organizing… Household Organization First I bought a new shower curtain to coordinate with my old brick wall in the master bath. This helped me get out of my recent doldrums a bit. This didn't really help me organize anything, but having […]
Prometheus as Prequel has Problems
Prometheus I have been fascinated with H. R. Giger’s organic, metallic biomechanica art since the first Alien movie introduced me to his surreal interpretations of the dark interiors of the human soul. Prometheus was worth the ticket price just to see Giger-derived designs developed so beautifully. At the conceptual level the prequel to the […]