Spring Planting Moon Granddaughter Ruth, turned 7 last week, asked Grandma, “Why did you become a doctor instead of […]
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Spring Planting Moon Within 30 pages of finishing Missing, the read through. Lots of ideas bouncing around, not sure […]
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Spring Bloodroot Moon Home again, home again. The dogs greeted me with unusual joy and vigor. Vega […]
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Beltane Beltane Moon All day. A thought comes. A sigh, hoping to delve into, oh, say, renaissance humanism. […]
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Spring New Beltane Moon Homes have needs. This one needs Kate to feel full and she’s gone. I’m lucky I have the dogs or I would feel […]
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Fall Waxing Autumn Moon Warning: weak stomachs should not read further. Kate yelled, but I didn’t hear. Rigel, let inside after breakfast and a morning’s romp in the woods, came in, lay down on our small oriental rug, and, as dogs sometimes do, threw up. Gross, I know, but after a while with dogs, many […]
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Mid-Summer Waxing Honey Flow Moon Our new pack Kona, Vega, Rigel + Gertie has begun to calm down. There are fewer tense circling moments, fewer snaps and growls. Life with dogs has its rhythms, just like life with humans. Vega, our biggest girl, lays on the window seat, tail thumping, watchful, inviting me to come […]
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Beltane New Last Frost Moon Good news from the vet. Vega’s kidneys are ok, so a round of doxycycline should set her right. She’s so lovable, a goofy, intelligent, sweet animal, a joy to be around. Then another death related incident. A friend called for thoughts about a service he was conducting for a deceased […]
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See the Heads?
Spring Beltane Moon Coming north on Highway 10 (or east, I can never figure it out and I’ve lived up here 18 years) just before the […]
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