Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon The most optimistic page in the newspaper? The obituaries. Every day and especially on Sundays I see evidence of the hopefulness and optimism of Minnesota citizens. I imagine it’s the same everywhere. With no evidence for an afterlife at all, let alone a particular one, person after person greets their mother […]
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Union, Yes
Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon This week had a lot of Latin time. I made it through ten lines of Diana and Actaeon which Greg and I discussed at length during my tutoring session today. I need to pay more attention to the verb and its object; when I get that, I get the translation; when […]
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Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon Sheepshead tonight. I took in honey for Ed, Dick, Roy and Bill plus honeycake that Kate made from our honey. Artemis Hives honors the ancient Greek Goddess of the hunt who also had honeybees within her domain. Worshippers took to her altar honeycake as an offering. My original idea was to […]
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Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon Another opportunity to spend some quality time with Ovid. Two days in a row with considerable focus on Latin. I like the continuity, the carry over from one hour to the next, one day to the next. It feels like things have chance to cement themselves, take hold. On the other […]
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Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon This has been a nix two-day event. The Woolly’s, for the first time I recall, canceled. Too little parking around Charlie Haislet’s condo. The days events scattered around me, I never quite got traction, feel a little down. Nothing bad, just wheels spinning. Don’t like it. The snow-blower, which needs a […]
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Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon Boy did we get the snow. Don’t know how much, but it sure piled up in the driveway. Up to the top of my Sorels when I retrieved the paper. Business meeting this morning. Still reconnoitering retirement finances. They look good right now, real good in fact. The recent market up […]
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Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon The snow has well begun and the winds howl outside, evidence that the Holly King has not yet been defeated by the Hawthorn Giant. Even so, the snows of this time of year do not last long, even when they come in depth. The sun vaults higher and higher in the […]
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Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon The bubble of calm before the winds begin to blow and the snow to fall. Predictions have increased the amount from 8-10 to 12-18. I’ve never outgrown my joy at a snowfall, so I’m looking forward to this one. My plan for the snow is this: Ovid and some reading. I’m […]
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Imbolc Full Bridgit Moon After 52 on Monday and a good deal of melting, with a good deal left to go, too, the red button on my status bar has lit up again with a winter weather advisory, a winter storm warning. If all goes as predicted, we may end up with 8-10 inches of […]
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Tech Savvy Milbank
Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon Blue Cloud Abbey Since I plan to spend most of my time writing, I brought one of my split keyboards which make typing much easier for me. Only thing. It had an old fashioned pin style plug-in. I have a USB exclusive laptop along. Sigh. Got on the web and discovered […]
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