Category Archives: Aging

A Meta Perspective

Samain and the Decided Moon (14% sliver) Monday gratefuls: Cool nights. Electric blanket. Ninja Blender. Thanksgiving. Greg Lell. Painting. Living in the Mountains. Sun. Moon. Stars. Orion. Vega and Rigel. Kep and Gertie. Kate of blessed memory. Ruth. Gabe. Jen. … Continue reading →

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The Other and the Soul

Samain and the Decided Moon Sunday gratefuls: Kep’s nudges. Sleeping in. A bit. Getting the house closer and closer to my vision. All the wild Ones in Winter. Sunseen. New ritual. Getting mail after dark. Kiddush Levanah. The Moon. The … Continue reading →

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Independent, Cognitively Sound, Mobile

Samain and the Decided Moon BTW: If you’re new to Ancientrails, I wanted to welcome you and tell you about my noun capitalizations. After I read Braiding Sweetgrass, I decided to do as the Pottawatomie do and capitalize all nouns … Continue reading →

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Peeking Out from the Curtains of Age

Fall and the Decision Moon Thursday gratefuls: Ex-wives. Raeone. NEX. Dinner last night. Fish katsu. Walking with Joe to his work. Sweating. The sweetness of a son and daughter-in-law. Cordial relations with Raeone. Family. The weird American way. At least … Continue reading →

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Whither after the Mountains?

Fall and the Sukkot Full Moon Tuesday gratefuls: Robin. Pruning well under way. Hawai’i. Minnesota. ? Sleep. A lot. Kep and his eyes. His back legs. Black Mountain. Blue Sky. Golden Aspens. Green Lodgepoles. A Mountain Fall. That Fox which … Continue reading →

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The Way of the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine

Fall and the High Holidays Moon Sunday gratefuls: Erev Sukkot. Jen. Ruth. Gabe. Trees of gold flame. Early Sun. Cool night. Open Window. The Move. Leaving Shadow Mountain. Kep, the non-seeing eye dog. Warm against me last night. Creativity. Poetry. … Continue reading →

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The Trial(s)

Fall and the High Holidays Moon Thursday gratefuls: Joe and his update. Sarah and BJ. Annie. Seoah. Murdoch. Ruth back home. Gabe coming up. Kep. Bumping into things. Jen. Jon, a memory. Probate. Still invisible, somewhere in the bowels of … Continue reading →

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Fall Back Plans

Fall and the High Holidays Moon Wednesday gratefuls: Kep, going to bed earlier. Acting class. Personal inventory practice. How do I feel? Chekhov. Astrov. Two of his monologues. Hawai’i. Minnesota. Joe and Seoah. Sarah. The Jeep, Annie’s. The Sun, early, … Continue reading →

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The End of the Days of Awe

Fall and the High Holidays Moon Tuesday gratefuls: Hi, Annie and Sarah. Jen. Ruth. Gabe, excited about coming up here this weekend. Cool, blue morning. More gold on Black Mountain. Options. Housing market. The Kep. Kate, always Kate. Jon, a … Continue reading →

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Momentum

Imbolc and the Durango Moon Monday gratefuls: Aerodynamics. Lift. Jet engines. Shrinking distances. The sweetness of family. Learning it in old age. Even sweeter. Kep. Home. Shadow Mountain. Evergreen. Ana and her coworker cleaning my house. Right now. Jet lag. … Continue reading →

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