Inspired First Pee!

Have you all ever had the following experience?
When you pee for the first time in the morning...or i guess any time, really...for me it's the first pee perhaps b/c not too much else is crowding my brain, yet. anyways, there you are and...well, it's sometimes just a profound sense of gratitude that washes over me as i review all that it takes for my body to be able to pee...you know, that there are SO MANY body parts in good working order (even on days when i wake and feel like there are lots that aren't!!!) and what a blessing it is that i can simply pee.
Maybe i'm alone in this particular wellspring of gratitude but i hope not!

Spring Fun

One of the things I enjoy most about the beginning of the spring flower blooms is taking my magnifying glass and using it to look at the inside of the blossoms. Have you ever done that? It changed my life the first time I tried it. There's a whole other world inside a flower...delicate, intricate, beauty-full beyond words.
Try it and let me know!

Communication...

Yesterday I was telling my cat, Simon, that I missed him sleeping under the covers with me. He has either slept on his spot at the foot of the bed or in the loft for the last couple months.
Last night as I got in bed Simon was asleep on his spot. When I turned the light out I felt him climb over me and then ask to get under the covers!!! We both fell asleep purring :)

P.S. The next night Simon crawled under the covers but this time he had just come in from being out in the pouring rain. Good thing I love that boy so much cuz that was some kinda cold!!!

My 98 year old friend, Helen

She passed this afternoon

The Tooth Fairy

Inflation?
I hear the tooth fairy is now giving kids 5 bucks per tooth. I'm gonna start yankin' mine out. I like soft food!
My cousin was dismayed at the going rate so decided on what I think is a creative solution. For each tooth she gives her daughter a coin from another country.

Bad But Funny!

Today a friend and I were talking about our sorry dating situations...you know how you do with friends. And somewhere in the mix she drops this line: "Beauty is just a lightswitch away!"
That just got me so tickled.

Change Oh Seasons

Happy Spring Everyone!

Timing

Today I had that experience of oddly "favorable" timing.
As I was driving home I passed a dead squirrel on the other side of the road. I didn't remember seeing it earlier as I'd passed so I figured it hadn't been dead that long. At first I drove past it but very quickly decided to turn around and move it off the road. It was still warm and its little body very pliable so it was indeed, very newly deceased. I moved it and petted on it a little bit then went on my way. A short distance away was a live dog in the middle of the road (and I had to wonder if I'd not stopped for that squirrel at all or conversely had I not stayed with it for the exact amount of time I had would I have still come across the dog?...I can never know) It was an approx. 75lb. male malamute....a very handsome guy but also scared. He would bark, wag his tail then come a wee bit closer and repeat the process. He wanted to connect but his fear was getting the better of him. He got close enough to give me sniffs on my hands but then would back off. After a few minutes a guy in a pick-up truck stopped to help. He was a sturdy lookin' fella who was willing to share his lunch with our four legged buddy. That won him some big points and the ability to put the leash that I carry in my car for just such occasions on him. Once the leash was on, the guy left and I started walking the dog to the first closest house. It was clearly not the dog's house. So, I walked him back to my car and got out some dog snacks which I covered in ETS Plus for animals. Mr. Malamute soon started to relax and let me scruffle his furs without appearing nervous. We stood there for a few minutes while I plied him with the medicine and treats. At some seemingly random moment I decided I was going to walk Mr. M to another house to see if it was his. We'd gotten only a few feet away from the car when a truck coming from the other direction stopped. It had those kind of windows you can't see in which always make me nervous. Anyways, this dude rolled it down and said in a very dead pan way: "that's my dog." A woman came around from the passenger side and I said to her: "he doesn't have any tags." She launched into some story about Mr. M's lost tag and how he escapes...blah, blah, blah.
It all happened so fast. She thanked me as did the man. Then the window went up and they were off. And I was glad that Mr. M got to have some essences so he could know how it felt to not be quite as scared.
And I also reflected on the timing again. Had Mr. M and I still been beside my car, the "owners" wouldn't have been able to see us and the story would have ended quite differently. In some ways I wish it had as I didn't like giving him back to those people. But, it forced me to trust the outcome despite what I think might be best...

Celebrate Diversity?

A friend and I like to tweek that saying so it's a little more honest!

Celebrate Some (but not all) Diversity!!!

You can borrow it if you like.

EMF's

Sometimes, possibly even often, we underestimate the potency of EMF's.
If you happen to be "a sensitive" like myself, then you are likely more susceptible to their ill effects.
I just wanted to let people know about a couple essences that I've found useful in protecting myself. One is called Golden Armor and can be gotten from a company called Green Hope Farm in Meridan, New Hampshire (greenhopeessences.com) The second is called Yarrow Special Formula and is made by The Flower Essence Society (www.floweressencesociety.org)
Maybe they would be helpful for you and/or your pets as well.

Some Days

i am just not that fond of the human species...

Northern California!

West Sonoma County is a mecca for all things left of left, new age, hippied, liberal etc. You get the picture.
Today I learned about polyamorous potlucks!!!

Dorothy, we are NOT in Kansas anymore!

You Do The Math!

A friend was doing a rough estimate yesterday of how much money she has saved over the last 25 years by not buying underwear, bras or getting her hair cut!!!
Her poor mother!

The Three Stooges

Rick, Newt and Mitt!
And should they fail to entertain us, then there's Rush.
Yawn!

I Love Occidental

Yesterday I attended the memorial for a local man named Ranger Rick who might be called the de-facto mayor (a vacancy formed when the previous mayor, a rooster, met his premature demise...case still unsolved!), sage, town greener, town drunk, tourist greeter (and repeller!)  depending on who you asked. I was most moved by how Occidental took care of an individual who, in different circumstances, would have most likely ended up behind bars, in a looney house or in rehab. Instead, a local resident gave him a place to live and the town Chamber of Commerce gave him a paid job to keep the town clean. He was friend to and befriended by many. Somehow, in this tapestry of Occidentalites, Rick was woven into the bandwidth of quirky birds and eccentrics...revered for his refusal to live a life of compromise, honored for his spiritual insight and sensitive nature, appreciated for his hard work, given kudos for his generosity.
As I looked around yesterday at my community, I felt a deep and genuine appreciation for our capacity to include and take care of each other...so beauty-full...and I felt at home.

Another Art Car?

Though I no longer have an official "art" car,  I can't help but decorate my current ride! Perhaps just the beginning...