TGIF
Spring New Moon (Flower) A long day at the museum. I had a tour at 10 and another at 2, leaving me three hours in between. In addition, for some reason I did not get a good nights sleep last … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Why We Need Universal Health Care
Spring New Moon (Flower) A word for the ones in silent despair, hiding behind doors and well-kept lawns, all those in trouble. A while back I mentioned a neighbor whose life turned upside down over a week-end. He went from … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Faith and Spirituality, Friends, Politics
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A Bit of Literary Criticism
Spring Waning Seed Moon “This is what I believe: That I am I. That my soul is a dark forest. That my known self will never be more than a little clearing in the forest. That gods, strange gods, come … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Letters, Literature, Woolly Mammoths, Writing
Tagged DH Lawrence, Holms, regionalists, Stefan
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A Green Miracle
Spring Waning Seed Moon The bee hives have a new coat of white sealer, a soothing color for them. The raised bed on which I painted them has some tulips pushing up and the bed across from it have the … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Cooking, Faith and Spirituality, Garden, Hydroponics
Tagged chard, hives, nutrient, seeds
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An Up Early Day
Spring Waning Seed Moon I hoovered up information on Bonnard, Rembrandt, Honthorst, Poussin and Thorvaldsen this morning, kicking it back out in bullet points and inquiry questions for the tour on Friday. I have Beckman, Dali and Chuck Close to … Continue reading
A Three Whippet Garden Guarding System
Spring Waning Seed Moon We hit 36 at 6:00 a.m. The prediction for tomorrow is 80. There’s a swing, 44 degrees. We do have a sunny though chilly morning here in Andover with a robin’s egg sky. Some tree buds … Continue reading
Wind and Water
Spring Waning Seed Moon A very windy day with a high wind alert for gusts over 40 mph. We had a 29 mph gust at noon. The day has warmed since morning, the sun has stayed bright. A good day … Continue reading
Posted in Weather +Climate
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Winds and Warming
Spring Waning Seed Moon Sunny but cold, winds hit 10 mph and temperatures in the low 40’s. Quiet but steady rain over the last three days and the green-up in the perennial beds is well underway. I saw the first … Continue reading
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Hermes, the Psychopomp
Spring Waning Seed Moon As the pace of physical activity picks up, I find my melancholy of a couple of weeks ago beginning to subside. It triggered a yearning for a return to full time writing and an investigation into … Continue reading
Posted in Faith and Spirituality, GeekWorld, Myth and Story
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A Level Foundation
Spring Waning Seed Moon This morning I leveled a foundation for the bee hive. Tomorrow I’ll paint the hive boxes and the base with a light colored latex paint and let them dry. I also ordered a smoker and a … Continue reading