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So. As I head out to never never land (Siberia/Mongolia), a bit of gallows humor is in order. Especially since I’m 74 years old, and about to embark on a mighty trek! I drive to my lifelong friend Mary’s house … Continue reading →

Green Acres Village and friends took ourselves to Eva’s house out in the countryside for Summer Solstice Ceremony and Celebration this year, telling friends to meet at 6 p.m., with ceremony at 6:30, and dinner at 7:00. Well, I, for … Continue reading →

Dear Briana is visiting over the Solstice; late this morning she and I compared notes on 2 a.m. “anxiety.” Me: “It feels like icky static throughout my body. When I’m able to be fully present to each and every second … Continue reading →

I find myself less and less able to focus here on this blog. And in fact, may stop altogether after taking pics from this evening’s Solstice event and posting them tomorrow. And, BTW: Happy Summer Solstice! It’s already happened folks, … Continue reading →

I’ve been a big fan of Vladimir Putin for several years, finding him to be not only massively intelligent, articulate, wide-ranging and detailed in his comprehension, but literally, I consider him the only real statesman of the 21st century. See … Continue reading →

On our early morning walks, puppy Shadow and I often encounter pickups rumbling by with trailers hauling big, heavy equipment: lawn service companies. While I admire the entreprenurial spirit of those who set themselves up in the business taking care … Continue reading →

In the past three days, we’ve learned that a subsidiary of Kroger is set to buy bunches of Marsh Supermarkets (two of them here in Bloomington), and Amazon is going to buy Whole Foods (A “lower-cost” version of Whole Foods, “360”, … Continue reading →

Today is the day, my youngest sister Kristin’s birthday. She will be 59! Which means she is coming into her second Saturn return in 2018! And which means, as she says, “You guys are really old.” I called her at … Continue reading →

This morning, on walk with puppy Shadow, I ran into some long-term neighbors, two women who are no longer a “couple,” or are they? In any case, I love them both very much and we stood there yucking for quite … Continue reading →

Actually, we’re doing okay without her. But only barely. And not without lots of texting back and forth. Lots of photos in this post, documenting mistakes, setbacks, near-mistakes, lists crossed off, and beauty! GAV News, Second Week June: Rebecca, our … Continue reading →