After the Women’s March to Sacramento, I was elated. The cloud of despair had lifted and stayed gone as I clicked “Like” on Facebook posts picturing my friends and family at Marches all over the country. On Sunday morning, I … Continue reading
Category: thinking
Women’s March- Sacramento- Part 2
Women’s March- Sacramento- Part 1
In early December, when I saw an announcement on Facebook about buses chartered to take women from Tuolumne County to Sacramento on January 21, 2017, I signed up. I didn’t have well-defined expectations. I simply wanted to be with other … Continue reading
Rim Fire Days
There was a puff of smoke in the sky to the south, clearly a fire, something our eyes are alert to in the foothills all summer. We watched a pyrocumulus cloud form on the horizon–beautiful but not benign. The cloud … Continue reading
Solo
For several years I’ve been wanting to have a dog in my life again. It’s been over 20 years since I last owned a dog, but for the first 40 years of my life I was never without one. Not … Continue reading
Abundant Heart
My heart filled again and again in the week before Christmas, this year. It all began with Occupy Christmas. For a time, I didn’t think it was going to be possible to pull off our annual Christmas party, but with … Continue reading
In Training
I hesitate to say that I’m training for a triathlon when I have yet to run a mile nor is my bike in working order, so I’ll just say that I’m seriously thinking about doing a triathlon next October. Watching … Continue reading
The First Day of Spring
Stormy weather all night that continues into this morning makes our upcoming vacation all the more appealing. Not to say, I don’t enjoy the rain. Here are the gifts I’m grateful for on the first day of spring: #39 snuggling … Continue reading
More Gifts
The point of the 1000 gifts exercise is to notice the blessings in one’s life and to let that noticing do wondrous work. When the fragility of each day is so apparent in the devastation in Japan, it feels like … Continue reading
Fear & Adernaline Poisoning
On Saturday night, I had a harrowing experience that sent adrenaline coursing through my bloodstream with toxic effects. Here’s what happened: The day involved meeting Cindy’s family in Fresno to see the movie Secretariat followed by dinner at the Chuckchansi … Continue reading
Bottled Water Withdrawal
Today is Blog Action Day. Bloggers around the world are writing about water as a global issue. I’m taking the stance: think globally, act locally. By local, I mean right here in my own sweet home, or rather by my … Continue reading