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It really has. I don't spend a lot of time on dA any more, and I regret that. I miss the community. I miss the contact. But still I don't spend much time on here. I don't take a lot of photos. I don't publish my writing on here because I want to save it for publication, but I don't seek publication either.
On the other hand, things are good. We've finally moved to our (like rescued cats) forever home. Four acres. Chickens, geese, cats, dog. We bought five little ducks the other day. I hope we'll get more animals as time goes on. I want to have goats again, maybe pigs. We've moved in with my parents, and it seems like just in time, because my dad's health has taken a downturn and we need to help run the smallholding. I'm spending my days gardening, weeding, making order out of chaos. My arms tingle with nettle stings. I can't pretend everything runs smoothly. We're merging two households, and it's complicated. But compared to living in a town, this is utter bliss. Sunshine, grass, trees, freedom. It's beautiful, and we're home.
On the other hand, things are good. We've finally moved to our (like rescued cats) forever home. Four acres. Chickens, geese, cats, dog. We bought five little ducks the other day. I hope we'll get more animals as time goes on. I want to have goats again, maybe pigs. We've moved in with my parents, and it seems like just in time, because my dad's health has taken a downturn and we need to help run the smallholding. I'm spending my days gardening, weeding, making order out of chaos. My arms tingle with nettle stings. I can't pretend everything runs smoothly. We're merging two households, and it's complicated. But compared to living in a town, this is utter bliss. Sunshine, grass, trees, freedom. It's beautiful, and we're home.
Frodo
I've never written a journal on the app before and I haven't been around here for ages and I don't have a subscription any more. But I wanted to update to say we had to say goodbye to our dear Frodo on Monday. He was ill with age and getting worse, no longer happy, almost no longer with us. So I cradled him in my arms and we took him to the vet's where a very gentle vet and nurse put him to sleep. It was very sad and there were many tears and I held him until we buried him under a tree we planted very recently in memory of my brother in law, who we lost suddenly last winter. He was wrapped in purple cloth and buried with an egg. As a kind of
Reading, Reading, Reading
Over the last year or so I've been reading through the 'BBC Books' list. Actually, there are two, the fallacious, 'the BBC thinks you will have only read six of these books' list (which was bastardised from the original), and the real list, which was just a top 100 voted for by the public. I actually like the fallacious one better, despite its oddities and repeated books. I'm never going to read all of these books. Some I just don't want to. But I get a bit addicted to completing lists, and this is my progress so far.
First the 'The BBC thinks you will have only read six of these books' list. Bolded are read, italics are partly read, underli
A Tribute to Leonard Nimoy
“At the moment Leonard’s soul left him on Friday morning, his family had gathered around him in a ring of love. Leonard smiled, and then he was gone. It was gentle passing, as easy as a “hair being lifted from a cup of milk,” as the Talmud describes the moment of death. What did Leonard see? We can’t know, but Susan imagines that he beheld his beloved cocker spaniel Molly, an angelic presence in life and now in death.”
— Rabbi John L. Rosove
Perhaps I had to wait until I read this until I could write anything non-fictional. Having read Zachary Quinto's tribute, where he said he 'knew [Leonard] was v
Breakfast For Bigwoods
The "Breakfast for Bigwoods" campaign is part of a larger project - The Jamaica Project - in which we introduce Jamaican Primary schools to Elementary schools in the USA to collaborate, share, and learn from one another. Bigwoods Primary School will be working with students of Hamilton Park Montessori on a variety of projects. However, work can't happen on an empty stomach, and that's where you come in...
Learning brains need fuel. The breakfast programme was the idea of Omar Mitchell, Principal at Bigwoods Primary. Most of the students walk to school, and many of them on an empty stomach. Hunger impairs learning. The brain of a hungry child
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I've missed you too but I've also pulled back from writing or doing any other form of art for almost 2 yrs now. It's been a strain trying to get used to my changed circumstances. My husband retired early due to poor health. He's getting better being away from the hospital and rat race but it's cost me any peace I need for writing or self expression. This is because he has nothing to do but then nearly a bulk of our belongings are packed so our house will looked less cluttered to the buying market. Well we finally sold our home but now I have a new stress. We found our new home that's full of high class bennies except for two major ones ... no space for my husband and I to pursue our own things. This was what I truly wanted but to get a home that wasn't too old, near the places we need be close too and within our price range we had to settle for what we could. The ones that benefited the most were our two adult children. However, my normally negative husband has soothed my worry by saying he intends to convert the third garage into a man cave for him and an office for the family. I get a section of our truly large master suite to write in. Sigh. Well that sounds okay but it can't happen for a couple of years due to money so what do I do in the meantime? And another worry is the amount of serious down sizing we have to do. I have a large library and already downsized it. It looks like a lot of my treasures will have to remain boxed up a bit longer. However, the rest of the clutter (kitchen, garage, misc) really does need reducing so perhaps this is a good time to truly do it right.
I envy you the chance for a larger more country home. The peace of being out of the city sounds heavenly but health issues require we remain within the city boundaries. Hope eventually to see more of you as things get more settle for you and for us. Good luck my friend.
I envy you the chance for a larger more country home. The peace of being out of the city sounds heavenly but health issues require we remain within the city boundaries. Hope eventually to see more of you as things get more settle for you and for us. Good luck my friend.