Category Archives: Minnesota

Still here. Still ok.

Winter and the beautiful waning crescent of the Moon of the New Year Ordinary time. Is there any such thing right now? Saturday gratefuls: Kate. A good night’s sleep. For both of us. Much needed. Rigel keeping me warm. Kep … Continue reading →

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Evergreen, Pine, and Conifer

Winter and the Moon of the New Year Christmastide, Day 9: Evergreen Day Sunday gratefuls: Coffee. Cold coffee. The Denver Post. All print newspapers still at it. An informed citizenry. Trump, for exposing our weakness. 17 days. Buh, bye orange … Continue reading →

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Here’s to Thee, Old Man Apple Tree

Winter and the Moon of the New Year Christmastide, day 7: New Year’s Day Friday gratefuls: Sherlock Holmes. Cribbage. Ribeye and lobster. Mashed potatoes. Deli salad. Tony’s. Cold. Snow. Low wildfire risk. Rigel between us, sharing her head. Kate’s pillow. … Continue reading →

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The Feast of Fools

Winter and the Moon of the New Year Christmastide, Day 4: The Feast of Fools Tuesday gratefuls: Kate’s forehead finally cool. Shrimp from Indonesia. Pasta from Italy. Cucumber from Colorado. Back to working out. Plans for Murdoch’s trip to Paradise. … Continue reading →

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Childhood

Winter and the Moon of the New Year Christmastide, Day 3: Holy Innocents, Children Monday gratefuls: The Ancient ones on wonder. Wonderfull. High humidity outside. Another weather change on the way. 23 days until he has to come on down. … Continue reading →

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Debates. From first principles.

Samain and the Moon of the New Year (2021!) Tuesday gratefuls: VRCC. Doggy care at a high level. Dr. Timian, Rigel’s doc when she was hospitalized. Rigel. Amber. And, Amber’s special bandages. Ruby and her heated seats. A now gone, … Continue reading →

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Be You. Home.

Samain and the Full Thanksgiving Moon Sunday gratefuls: The Full Thanksgiving Moon, which traveled west over the course of the night. Mary’s calendar of Joe and Seoah’s time in Singapore. Her seeing them off at Changi on their way to … Continue reading →

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Oh, Death

Samain and the Moon of Thanksgiving Monday gratefuls: The Ancient Ones riff on Thanksgiving and thanksgiving. The animal that gave its life for our carne asada. The potatoes and the carrots. Root vegetables. Garlic, too. Walt Whitman. When Lilacs … Continue reading →

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Yet To Be Known

Samain and the Moon of Radical Change Saturday gratefuls: Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, even North Carolina. Let them count. Let it be obvious. Life without Trump in the Whitehouse. Kate. A new, better political reality. Snow comin’. Cold, too. The Moon … Continue reading →

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Third Phase

Fall and the Moon of Radical Change Monday gratefuls: Beau Jo’s pizza. Stephen King. He inspires me. The Ancient Ones. Male intimacy. Safe space. Tom and Roxann. Pam, Roxann’s sister. Joe and Seoah. Mary. Margus. (Mark, in Arabic) Diane. Drought … Continue reading →

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AncienTrails

We all walk ancientrails. Welcome to the journey.