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The Deer at Lammas Tide
Aylwin thought she had all the answers—until the Goddess showed her otherwise All seemed well in the orchard that morning and in the woods beyond. Walking from the Big House through the […]
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AIDS Walk Austin is early this year
Hi — so, I’ve been thinking I’d have a normal, relaxing summer (well “normal & relaxing” by Trump era standards) and not be too concerned about the AIDS Walk, since it’s not till fall. Then […]
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Tuesday in Mooseville – How Does Your Garden Grow? 7/9/19
Every time RonK posts something that includes PNW plant life, I find myself scouring the photos, because 9 times out of 10, I’m seeing plants I’ve never seen before. Or I’m learning something about a […]
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Summer Sunning!
Today marks the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The seasonal significance […]
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Tuesday in Mooseville – Falling Down the Rabbit Hole Again 6/11/19
I spent the weekend in the garden, and the repetitive, simple acts of digging up unwanted re-seeders and spreaders (are they “weeds” if their only crime is being in the wrong place?) leaves one time […]
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Tuesday in Mooseville – Ode to the Paper Bag and Other Items of a Bygone Era 5/21/19
Sometimes a peripheral observation in a book sets off a series of musings and memories. The paragraph that started this train of thought: The development of the first practical mass-produced paper bags was spurred, like […]
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Tuesday in Mooseville – Book Break! Bargain Bin Brain Candy 5/7/19
Between work hours that are almost identical to my library’s open hours (making library visits next-to-impossible) and my habit of reading in bed at night (with a dog sleeping against my shoulder, effectively limiting me […]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on, the light returns more […]
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Tuesday in Mooseville – Remembering One Year On (James Cone) 4/23/19
On April 28, 2018, James Hal Cone, considered a father of black liberation theology, died at the age of 79. I never knew Dr. Cone, but I spent most of my adult years knowing of […]
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Big matching donation for AIDS Ride!
I just found out about this — today starting at noon central time, there’s $10,000 in matching donations for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS! If it is at all possible, please donate on my […]