Woolly Mammoths Tramp Through The Marsh
Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice Woollies tonight at the Marsh in Minnetonka. We met in the moon room, a dining room … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Tom
All Ha’il
Fall Waxing Harvest Moon First communication back from Mark in Saudi Arabia. He says he hasn’t set up his computer yet and that the school seems to have a good connection. He mentions the school is in Ha’il*. Guess that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Woolly Mammoths
Tagged Black Forest, Frank, low latency trading, Mark, Mark O., Scott, Tom, Warren
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Grasshopper, You Are About To Be A Grandfather
Spring Full Bee Hiving Moon Men. Emotions surprise us, batter us into consciousness, wake us up. Hello, grasshopper, you are about to be A GRANDFATHER. Huh? How did that happen? Of course, you know exactly how it happened, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Family, Humanities, Woolly Mammoths
Tagged Bill, Charlie, Frank, grandfather, Mark E., Mark O., Scott, Stefan, Tom
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Tom’s Place
Lughnasa Waxing Artemis Moon Back from Tom’s gracious home in Shorewood. He served corn on the cob, salmon, an egg salad and spinach. Delightful. A pileated woodpecker ate from his feeder just as I came in. What a gorgeous bird. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Friends, Humor, Woolly Mammoths
Tagged Frank, Tarzan, Tom, violence
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The Sublime Gift
Beltane Waning Planting Moon ” Life can’t bring you the sublime gift it has for you until you interrupt your pursuit of a mediocre gift.” Woolly brother Tom Crane sent this to me. It took me back to my recent … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Art and Culture, Bees, Dogs, Faith and Spirituality, Family, Garden, GeekWorld, Great Wheel, Minnesota, Our Land and Home, permaculture, Politics, Writing
Tagged Kate, ministry, Tom
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The Patio of the Schwarzwald
Beltane Waning Planting Moon The Woolly brethren gathered yet again at the Black Forest, sitting outside near the fountain with the metal sculpture, a twisted geometric of aluminum. Warren, Frank just back from Ireland, Bill, Paul, Tom, Stefan and myself … Continue reading
Woollys, Grandkids
Summer Waxing Summer Moon Tomorrow we get the full on Summer Moon. We’ll have a warm, but not hot night with a brilliant satellite. No good for astronomy, but great for moon viewing, a favorite activity among the Japanese. Woolly’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill, Frank, Gabe, Jen, Jon, Mark, Ruth, Stefan, Tom
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A Locked Car Mystery
Imbolc Waning Wild Moon The Woolly’s met tonight at the Jasmine across from the Black Forest. Food is noveau Vietnamese, French accents. I had spring rolls and mangoes on sticky rice. Just right. Got to give everyone a head’s up … Continue reading