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Today I received my very own copy of Daisy & Herm! OMG! I actually wrote a book LOL! I look forward to holding it in my hand and reading it in book form instead of just words on a computer! Writing this was quite the journey and one which I enjoyed immensely! I used to… Continue reading I’m An Author!

I was a shy, introverted kid, which made me more drawn to animals and nature rather than people.  I grew up in a suburban neighborhood and most kids, when there was a new baby in the hood, would get all goo goo and excited…not me…only when new puppies or kittens appeared did I come out… Continue reading A Girl And Her Dog

I have a lot of houseplants, some of which grow really well, some that whither and die, some that I give away, some I have to prune and even throw away. I find friendships are like my relationship to these plants.   You plant a seed, you give it a medium to grow in, you… Continue reading Houseplants and Friendships

Joseph Campbell, in his book “The Hero With a Thousand Faces” describes the “Adventure of the Hero”.  There is the “departure”, the “initiation” and the “return”.    The “hero” heeds the “call to adventure”, leaves all that is familiar behind and crosses the threshold into the unknown where she encounters trials, tests, ordeals, obstructions, demons,… Continue reading THE JOURNEY

Personal growth I mean….actualizing the self, becoming who you are meant to be in this life?  Well, it ain’t so easy for us humans to jump in the deep end, face our fears, our foibles, our desires dark and light.  We are naturally a bit lazy and want things easy and personal growth ain’t always… Continue reading Do You Want To Grow?

Did you know that your are always being sent messages from angels, guides, loved ones that have passed, nature, the universe?  We, as humans, are so busy rushing around and not being conscious of what is going on around us that we miss the fact that we are always being guided and are never alone.… Continue reading You Are Not Alone!

As I sit here writing, a summer storm is raging outside. Heavy rain and hail are beating the ground, wind is buffeting the trees making them sway dizzily, lightning is ripping the clouds and the cacophony of the thunder is making my ears ring.  Are the earth, plants and animals cringing in fear in the… Continue reading STANDING ALONE IN MY POWER

The number 9 in numerology is an ending number, as life goes in 9 year cycles.  Sky and I are both in a 9 year and after 28 years together our relationship is ending, or at least, as Sky says, “this is the close of a chapter but maybe not the end of the book!” … Continue reading Chapters

Picture an 18 wheeler on the freeway in a wind storm, being buffeted all over the highway.  That is me carrying a large backpack full of supplies and groceries, uphill, on snowshoes, with wind whipped snow in my face trying to make headway in a gale.  Just like that 18 wheeler, I am pushed back… Continue reading WINTER AND SPRING AT NOMAD’S REST