Archive for July, 2021

Kindred Spirits

Last day of Summer and the Lughnasa Moon Saturday gratefuls: Mini-split air con units. Thanks, Tom. Mark’s suggestion for a topic on Sunday. Lotta sleep last night and this morning. Feeling good. An excellent meal with Jon yesterday evening. Rain. Cooler weather. Smoky on High. Lush mountain meadows, filled with waving stalks of pollen. Sparks […]

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Besties

Summer and the Lughnasa Moon Monday gratefuls: Ruth. What a sweetheart. Gabe and his puzzles. Jon. Rigel and Kep. The three of swords. Rain, hail. A cool wind and a cool night. Good sleep. Rebecca and p.t. Pruning. Facing front. Kate, always Kate. Sparks of Joy and Awe: Ruth Tarot card: Three of Swords   […]

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The Alembic

Summer and the full Lughnasa Moon Saturday gratefuls: A wonderful dinner with Tom at the Bistro last night. Tom’s help in pruning Kate’s clothing and sewing stuff. Friendship. Judgement card. Rain and cooler weather at night. Sparks of Joy and Awe: A close friend Tarot card: Judgement, 20th card of the Major Arcana     […]

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You Are Approaching a New Phase of Life

Summer and the almost full Lughnasa Moon Friday gratefuls: Tom. The Cog Railway. Pikes Peak. Oxygen. Rigel. Kep. Patient dogs. Zelle. Joseph coming. Hearing appointment. Pine Valley Road. The North Fork Fire. The North Fork of the South Platte River. Colorado. Becoming Coloradan and Westerner. Sparks of Joy and Awe: Pikes Peak Tarot card: Three […]

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Gettin’ Weird

Summer and the Lughnasa Moon Wednesday gratefuls: Shirley Waste. Rigel’s head on my pillow. Tom’s visit. Tarot and Kabbalah class. Blackened Red Snapper, heirloom Tomato and Onion salad, Sweet Corn. Salads. Diane. Mary. Mark. Eduardo and Holly, packing up. Pollen. Sparks of Joy and Awe: Old Friend. Tarot card drawn: Strength, #7 of the Major […]

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Movement

Summer and the Lughnasa Moon Tuesday gratefuls: Tony’s Market, always a treat. The receptionist at Hearing Aid Associates who fixed my hearing aid. A walk around my neighborhood. Kate, always Kate. Tom, coming for a visit. The Post Office. Mail. Money. Sarah and her organizing for the 18th. Rigel. Her funny character. Cool mornings. Sparks […]

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Simple Gifts

Summer and the Lughnasa Moon Monday gratefuls: Rigel eating and running. Mary’s pictures from the Van Gogh show and the Beach. Hsieh Ling-yun. Shan-shui poetry, creative sensibility. Wabi sabi. Fermented foods. Korea. The United States, as a vision. The United States, broken. Sparks of Joy and Awe: The cool Wind off Black Mountain yesterday afternoon. […]

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Still Changing

Summer and the Lughnasa Moon Sunday gratefuls: Rigel’s bad leg. Her sweetness. Fire mitigation and a moderate Smoky the Bear wildfire risk. Staples. Envelopes. Colorado Furniture. Subway. Radiation induced proctitis. Cool mornings. Kate, always Kate. Sparks of Joy and Awe: Black Mountain, stolid. Tarot card drawn: Reversed Ace of Wands*   Low energy. I get […]

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Changes

Summer and the Moon of Lughnasa Saturday gratefuls: Claire and her new life. Good sleep. Cool mornings. The Chrysalis of grief. Kep and Rigel, companions, angels. The six Mule Deer Bucks in the yard and across the road this morning. Sacred Shadow Mountain. Shan-shui. Maxwell Creek. Pollen. Marriage License, Ramsey County. Rebecca. P.T. Sparks of […]

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The Death Card

Summer and the Lughnasa Moon Friday gratefuls: Alan and the Parkside breakfast spot. Rabbi Jamie, Ellen, Marilyn (x2), Carol, Sally, Diane, Rebecca. The hot dog lady. The drive up Brook Forest to Shadow Mountain. The still rapid Maxwell Creek along the roadside. The Rock faces, the Ponderosa and Lodgepoles and Aspens and Willows and Dogwoods. […]

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