Back On The Horse

September 29, 2010

Like a fickle lover, Sleep refused to embrace me last night. I dutifully nestled my head in the pillows and closed my eyes, but he eluded me. Perhaps he had no power over the voice I heard in my head. It was not “the voices” about which I usually joke … it was a voice [...]

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Going Home

June 12, 2010

A totem pole towers in front of his home on the cliffs over Mendocino. Don created it with his own hands when his children were small back in Ohio. One day, he saw a telephone pole that looked like it needed a raven on top, so he pulled out a knife and began to carve. [...]

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Pausing

June 9, 2010

I realize there is a pause in the conversation here. I will be back. At this time, our family is gathering to hold each other close. It’s a time for remembering … a time for sorrow and laughter through the tears as we celebrate the cycle of life. “It is not length of life, but [...]

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New Life. Only The Good Friday.

May 8, 2009

Among Celtic Druids, the wren (drui-en) is a sacred bird. Old folktales proclaim that even though the wren was the smallest of the birds , he was proclaimed king of the birds. Through its song, the wren was known as “the messenger,” and its beautiful sound was widely observed as a form of divination. The [...]

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Fly Away

May 3, 2009

The entire bird population at my house has me about ready to pull out my meticulously dyed red hair. I don’t see how in the world birds, as a species, survive, because they are dadgum stupid! Some days, I wish they would all just fly away. I told y’all about a pair of mourning doves [...]

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My Muse Assures Me That Grief Is Good

April 30, 2009

[Editor's note: If you have been here before, you might know that my Muse is just ONE of the voices that talk regularly in my head. This isn't our first conversation. The Muse is a bit childish. She loves to play dress up, go out and play or shop, eat chocolate, guzzle triple-shot mochas, and [...]

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Another Requiem, Too Soon.

April 27, 2009

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.~ Abraham Lincoln My brother has that quotation framed on the wall of his dining room. I wanted to smash it to bits today as it mocked the friends and family who gathered to mourn the loss of [...]

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Death & Taxes

March 18, 2009

[ Please note that my emotions are raw at the moment. The post below is not my usual silly, snarky self -- it's just something I had to say. It's not necessary for you to try to say anything ... it will all be OK.] Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and [...]

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Dreams To Ashes

September 11, 2008

She’s beautiful, isn’t she? At 49 years old, Jane Orth was “sitting on top of the world.” Having just retired a month previously from her job at Lucent Technology, she decided to take a trip of a lifetime. Australia! A dream vacation — what a treat! Weeks of excited packing were followed by hugs and [...]

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The Prodigal Returns!

January 28, 2008

Oh, I’m getting so tired of drama! I told y’all a couple of days ago that my cat had gone AWOL. I seriously believed she was dead, eaten by coyotes, and I have been weeping and carrying on like a lunatic. I haven’t been able to think or do my work. My neighbors hate me, [...]

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I’m Not As Macha As I Try To Pretend

January 24, 2008

When I was a teenager, we had a Great Dane. She was a regal looking fawn colored dog, but she didn’t know she was a dog. She was my constant companion, sleeping on my feet at night. She loved to accompany me as I walked through the woods each weekend. My family went to Paw [...]

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Heavenly Burgers

November 3, 2007

You probably would never stop at this little burger shack down by the railroad track. In the first place, you wouldn’t know where to find it, because it’s not in a nicer part of town. It’s not an “upscale” eatery, and face it, it doesn’t look like much. It’s called RJ’s Old Fashion Homemade Burgers. [...]

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