Charred meat, cooked on propane, outside

Lughnasa                                                          Waning Honey Extraction Moon The herd tramped out to Roseville, to Warren’s second house, a gift to be that never found its receiver.  A broad curve of land on a first ring suburban street holds this late 40’s, early 50’s rambler with dark wood, scrolled book cases, formica kitchen counters and an outdoor fireplace […]

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And Again, Thank You

“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” – Meister Eckhart Here is a Zen koan on thankfulness: The Giver Should Be Thankful While Seisetsu was the master of Engaku in Kamakura he required larger quarters, since those in which he was teaching were overcrowded. Umezu Seibei, […]

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The Ancient Trail of Gratitude

quick note:  Boy, the pace of life accelerated with the coming of autumn.  This last week it felt like I’d gone back to full-time employment.  I’m glad the week-end is here. Mine is a small life, no encyclopedia entries or feistschrifts, no monuments.  Ordinary.  I’ve been lucky so far.  The major stumbles I made got […]

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