"Notable" Bumper Stickers

Spread the word, not gossip.

Back the Badge

Jesus Christ is Lord
Not a Cussword

One of the values of road trips is seeing noteworthy bumper stickers and church signs!

Lucky Duck

Yesterday I awoke to a very quiet morning round here...so quiet that at about 100ft. away I could hear the cows ripping the grass up and chewing, chewing, chewing. That there is a soothing sound. Then when I was having my morning pee I happened to glance into the woods behind my cabin and there was a coyote no more than 30ft. away (separated by a 8 ft. deer fence) She was ah itchin' and ah scratchin' sumthin' fierce. Seems like she'd just get settled in for a rest and then have to scratch the hell outta some body part. Eventually though, she found a good nappin' spot at the base of an oak with the sun shinin' upon her beauty-full , wily self.

Then this a.m. I awoke to both the smells of a medicinal broth I had put in the crock pot last night that cooked throughout the night and the blooming jasmine just outside my bedroom window. I lay in the bed with the sun shinin' on my face and felt crazy lucky.

Hair Dilemma

A male acquaintance recently offered to cut my hair. Inside I was thinking: "yes, a gay guy wants to cut my hair." It's like a gay fella saying he has some interior design tips...it does not get any more fabby than that. So, imagine my surprise (and dilemma) when I found out the man is NOT GAY. Oy. I am once again leaning towards cutting it all off. If I wasn't scared of looking like a Q-tip I would do it in a heartbeat!

Out of the Mouths of Young, Handsome Men!

On Wednesday mornings I volunteer at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center in the gardens. There are a group of "regulars" that come weekly and then usually a fair amount of people that show up less regularly. One of the things I love about going is that it tends to draw a younger crowd (20's and 30's) who are, in general, doing interesting things and are excited about making change in the world. Yesterday I was working with a young, handsome man. He was inquiring about my name. I told him I received that name when I was in high school. His response: "Wow, you've had that name a long time." All I said was "ouch" and he immediately started back pedaling, trying to explain what he REALLY meant! We both had a good laugh!

Out of the Mouth of Kidlets!

My little buddy, Don, was over visiting yesterday. It was a warm day so he was shoeless. He was wanting to step down off the porch and go into the yard. But, he said one of the paths was pokey and the other dirty (there was potting soil where he would have had to step and he does NOT like to get dirty)
I didn't say anything and just let him figure out what to do. He turned around and decided to go back in my house and as he did so he said as much to himself as to me: "I'm a drama queen.!!!"

Death and Dying

I just completed a two day workshop with an organization called Final Passages out of Sebastopol, CA.
We addressed many different aspects of our death and dying...like home funerals, green burials, taking care of the body after death, etc. It was incredibly interesting and really opened up worlds of possibility about how we can be in charge of our own end of life care...and how beauty-full and creative it can all be. It makes me look forward to something that before had felt so scary and unfamiliar. And that's part of the point...to reclaim this process...and how doing so speaks to wholeness...and how it changes the grieving process...and so much more. One of my favorite activities was decorating a cardboard casket. We all quietly and with great focus spent about half an hour making art on this casket while remembering a loved one of our own that had passed. I could go on and on...
I sure hope no one I know and love dies any time soon but if they do I am going to have a completely different experience of that journey. One I actually look forward to instead of fear and dread.
Check them out at: www.finalpassages.org

Lucy the Artist!

My new ceramics project entails recruiting friends' dogs (along with their person) to come to the studio and glaze my plates. In theory, said tail is dipped in glaze while dog's person is at the front of their pooch acting as head cheerleader and I am at the other end strategically placing the plate in optimal glazing position! Last night Lucy, pictured above, was the artist. She has a great tail for glazing...very brush like...but instead of using it like a brush, she instead chose a unique method of sitting on the plates while 3 humans foolishly tried to get her to wag!!! Below you will see a photo of Lucy's work.

If you live nearby and would like your dog to give it a whirl (tail required!), just give a shout.