Ostara and the Moon of Mourning Friday gratefuls: Kate smelling coffee in the morning. Kate admiring the canals of Venice. Kate, treating me for pneumonia in Vienna. Those Andean pipe players underneath our balcony while I recovered. Death certificates. Kate’s … Continue reading
Ostara and the Full Moon of Mourning Wednesday gratefuls: Changing Kate’s bandages, using lotion on her legs and arms. Kate dressed up for Purim. Kate lighting the Hanukah candles, saying the blessing. Kate and I at mussar. Mountain Waste. More … Continue reading
Ostara and the Moon of Mourning Sunday gratefuls: Kate cooking in Andover. Canning. Sewing. Quilting. Kate talking at mussar. The flower petals she scattered for my birthday two years ago. Taxes. Rigel against me last night. Watching Mortal Kombat with … Continue reading
Ostara and the Moon of Mourning Friday gratefuls: Joseph is here. Kate heading out to work from Edgcumbe, 153rd. Kate and I at the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Holding her. The sign language for I love you. Money. Honey. Time. … Continue reading
Ostara and the Moon of Mourning Wednesday gratefuls: Kate’s intellectual and emotional honesty. Speaking her truth, always. Kate leaning her head against me. Kate, a glass of white wine, greeting well wishers at her retirement party at the MIA. 2011. … Continue reading
Ostara and the Moon of Mourning Sunday gratefuls: Kate weeding in Andover. Ruth offering, on her own, to stay with me. Seoah showing up. Rigel and Kep both warm up against me last night. Snow. Blue Sky and bright Sun. … Continue reading
Ostara and the Ovid Moon of the Metamorphoses Monday gratefuls: Heart to heart with Kate. Sweet and sad. Rigel, her head on my pillow most of the night. Vaccines. Salivary glands. 45 Mar-a-logged out. 46 looking more FDR’y everyday. Grief … Continue reading
Ostara and the Ovid Moon of Metamorphoses Saturday gratefuls: Tough towels. Morning lucidity. Vaccines. Kate’s appointment today. Georgia GOP. No doubt now about their racist, oligarchic ideology. The Voting Law. Ditching the filibuster. Sparks of Joy: Vaccine #2 on April … Continue reading
Imbolc and the Ovid Moon of Metamorphoses Thursday gratefuls: Corn beef and cabbage from Easy Entrees. Thanks to Diane and Mary. Cribbage. Quest Labs. Poetry. Southern Gospel Revival. There Ain’t No Grave. Those Golden Bells. Will the Circle Be Unbroken. … Continue reading
Imbolc and the Ovid Moon of Metamorphoses Tuesday gratefuls: Mary, Diane. Kate, a bit better this am. Rigel and Kep, slogging doggedly through the Snow. Ted of All Trades who plowed us last night. Chex mix. Oranges. Rubbermaid storage containers. … Continue reading