Spring New Bee Hiving Moon The dogs, that is, Sollie and Rigel, still have energy for the fight. Damn it. I’ve not yet figured out a foolproof strategy for keeping them away from flashpoints. I will. Kate called and she says both Ruth and Gabe have had a change in habitus. That’s pediatric speak for […]
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Imbolc Waxing Bridgit Moon No aurora so far. A big solar flare yesterday, but nothing much going on right now. I had a truly senior birthday dinner experience. At 4:10 I went into see my physician, Tom Davis, to get my blood drawn for a thyroid level check. Then, Kate and I walked down Nicollet […]
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Winter Waxing Moon of the Cold Month Kate sees this trip as vacation; I don’t. Family related travel, the bulk of what I do, has a different purpose and feel. It’s about relationships and the hard work necessary to maintain them. It has the flavor of duty, but duty in a positive, not an obligatory […]
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Winter Waxing Moon of the Cold Month Gabe and Ruth asked for us to come over tonight. We did. We went with Jon and Jen and Ruth and Gabe to an art teacher’s art show. It was in the ‘hood, just off west Colfax, the Latino part of that very long street, not too far […]
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Winter Waxing Moon of the ColdMonth When Kate and I arrived down south here in Denver, we got a 40 degree temperature swing. At 8 am this morning, my weatherstation recorded -14. When we got to Denver, it was 26. If we’d left Minnesota at 50 degrees amd gotten a similar bump, it would be […]
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Winter Waxing Moon of the Cold Month Ancientrails hits the road tomorrow, coming to you cyberlive from Denver, Colorado in the new and rapidly expanding area around the old Stapleton Airport. There will be wonderful grandchildren stories, important updates on children and a report on the interior of the Denver Mint. Don’t miss anything. Especially […]
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Samhain Waxing Moon of the Winter Solstice The storm seems to have slowed down a bit, winds have decreased as has the snow. It looks we got around a foot, but I can tell you that many of the drifts exceed that. First, my insulating vest over my sweatshirt. Then the wind pants over my […]
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Summer Full Grandchildren Moon The full moon has risen over the seven oaks outside my study window. It stands high, calling to mind the grandchildren of the world, how they come into our lives as gifts and remain as loved ones. Ruth and Gabe, my grandkids, are in my life only because Jon and Jen […]
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Summer Waxing Grandchildren Moon OK. This will be last of this. But. Kate reminded me of her surgery on June 30th. Which preceded preparation for and the arrival and stay of Jon, Jen, Ruth and Gabe followed then, as I said yesterday, by our too inclusive preparations for the Woollys. No wonder I wore out […]
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Summer Waxing Grandchildren Moon The grandkids have returned home to Denver. Their parents only have a couple of weeks now before they return to their teaching jobs, Jon in elementary art and Jen in EFL elementary work in an experimental school. Ruth and Gabe will return to child care at Humphrey’s, across the street from […]
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