Imbolc and the Megillah Moon Saturday gratefuls: Simple roast chicken. So good. Red Lobster dinner rolls. Likewise. Shadow Mountain Israeli Salad. Cooking. Kate’s feeling better this morning. Rigel prancing in the snow. At 12+. Kep and his serious life. Perseverance. … Continue reading
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
Winter and the Moon of the New Year Christmastide Day 11: Festival of the Three Kings Tuesday gratefuls: Three sets in resistance work. Bridgerton. The Twelve Days of Christmas. (Yule) The darkness of the night Sky. The brilliant blue of … Continue reading
Samain and the Thanksgiving Moon Monday gratefuls: Chess. Chess puzzles. Luhzin Defense by Nabokov. Queen’s Gambit. Safeway pickup. Irv and Marilyn. The Ancient Ones. Kakun. Shinise. Ichiwa. Ikigai. Wabi-Sabi. Korea. Seoah’s parents, her brother, and her two sisters. Seoah. Joe. … Continue reading
Samain and the Moon of Thanksgiving Wednesday gratefuls: Kakun, family precepts. This article. Ikigai. Ichi-go, Ichi-e. Cribbage. Card decks. Playing as the snow came down yesterday. Other cultures. Repositories of wisdom about how to be human. Ours, too. The … Continue reading
Samain and the Full Moon of Thanksgiving Monday gratefuls: A wise Kate. Our money. Home. This one. On Shadow Mountain. Games. Chillier weather. Covid. Trump leaving in 51 days. Writing. Painting. Chess. This loft/studio. Oahu, new home for Joe … Continue reading
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
Samain and the moon of Thanksgiving Sunday gratefuls: The Wind. Snow. The Stars at Night through the bedroom window, between the Lodgepoles and the Aspen. Kate’s good day yesterday. Conversation with Marilyn and Irv on Zoom. Seeing their two … Continue reading
Samain and the waning crescent of the Moon of Radical Change Saturday gratefuls: Romertopf clay cookers. The chicken who gave its life for our meal. The root vegetables in it, too: potatoes, carrots, leeks, garlic. The snow, may it keep … Continue reading
Samain and the crescent moon of Radical Change with Venus Thursday gratefuls: A charcuterie of sorts for dinner last night. Marilyn, a true friend, and Irv. Alan today. Ovation West. More good days for Kate. Quieter. More peaceful. Lisa Gidday, … Continue reading