Category Archives: Painting

Yesterday’s Politics and Today’s

Imbolc and the quarter waning Megillah Moon Thursday gratefuls: Getting sleep back. Kate’s full bore on the feeding tube nutrition. Snow. Gray sky over Black Mountain. Flowers from Tom, especially the Star Gazer lilies. Flight. The Air Force. Major Joe. … Continue reading →

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Don’t believe everything you think

Imbolc and the remaining, waning Wolf Moon Saturday gratefuls: Good Stock. Soups. 2.0 calorie nutrients for Kate. Kate. Always, Kate. Kep, so happy for breakfast. Literally jumping up and down. Cooler weather. Sleep. Until 7 this morning. Biden says no … Continue reading →

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Hunting for Time

Samain and the Moon of Thanksgiving Tuesday gratefuls: Gary’s quick steak. Frozen corn. Holiday grapes. Yumm. Charlie Haislet. Mark Odegard. Cancer. Prostates. Mary in the Raffles Town Club Lounge, listening to Christmas music. Hotel Singapore. You can check in, but … Continue reading →

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Open to Ideas

Lughnasa, the Labor Day Moon and Mars Afternoon note: In a curious mental place. I’m calm, not spending time worrying about results or outcomes. I’m busy cooking, shopping, feeding, pilling, driving, listening, changing bandages. Organizing crafts people for work here. … Continue reading →

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A Good Saturday

Lughnasa and the Lughnasa Moon Sunday gratefuls: Kate, always. Jon. Ruth. Gabe. Joe. Seoah. Tara. Alan. Bill. Tom. Paul. Mark. Diane. Mary. Mark. Rigel. Kep. Derek. Those in close. Grateful for each of you this week. Different reasons, same love. … Continue reading →

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Who. Are. You?

Lughnasa and the Lughansa Moon Saturday gratefuls: Yet more rain. Cool nights and mornings. A not so bad day for Kate. Derek. Shrimp and gnocchi. Re-reading Jennie’s Dead. Urge to paint coming back. Tom and his focus for our Sunday … Continue reading →

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All ye need to know

Summer and the Moon of Justice Friday gratefuls: Getting a start on cleaning up the garage. Buying dope. The continental divide yesterday, hazy with wildfire smoke. Kate. Our sad birthday tomorrow. Grocery pick-up order in. The vasty deeps. The airless … Continue reading →

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Downsize?

Winter and the Future Moon Monday gratefuls: Ruth and Jon skiing. Gabe peeling potatoes. Kate getting Murdoch upstairs. The picker at King Sooper. Having Sunday free of workout. Cleaning off my table. Organizing and preserving my paintings. Kate paying the … Continue reading →

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Stick to it

Winter and the Full Future Moon shining through the lodgepole pines in the west Friday gratefuls: for the Mussar group. for the Daf Yomi, now day seven. for the chance to do the Murdoch mitzvah. for the fresh new snow. … Continue reading →

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Artistes

Winter and the Future Moon Monday gratefuls: (I like this practice, so I’m going to continue it for awhile. Maybe keep it here.) Being with Ruth yesterday. Going to Meininger’s Art Supply with her. The stuff in Meininger’s. Stanley Market … Continue reading →

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AncienTrails

We all walk ancientrails. Welcome to the journey.