Jul
31
togetherness . . . in oh so many ways
Filed Under Embers, Fodder | 2 Comments
tonight at 7:30, i will have been married 35 years - to the SAME fantastical man - and that gives me such fodder for today: commitment; the role of space in togetherness; a place for everything; “like” v “love” - and is it really “v”; what is love anyway; growing together, growing separately, the infrastructure [...]
Jul
29
no lions and tigers, though
Filed Under Embers, Fodder, Natural Curl, Nature, Postcards | 1 Comment
we’d notice with amazement the birdfeeder on the ground, chortling about how huge the squirrel must’ve been to straighten out the iron hanger. then, while i sweep up and pick up, mr. thrillenity notices the strange markings on the tree asking slowly: could it be that a bear steadied against the tree with one paw [...]
Jul
27
from the side of the road
Filed Under Postcards, from the road, riding shotgun | 1 Comment
been doing much travel the past two months. spent 1 week riding shotgun in a big 16′ rental truck as we moved my boy from california to colorado. was told there was no time to stop for picture-taking . . . which is just as well cause had i been able to stop at will [...]
Jul
27
the tribe acclimates (slowly)
Filed Under Natural Curl | 1 Comment
we long to come here, to leave there as quickly as possible and stay here as long as possible. in the pre-departure frenzy, we envision ourselves here, basking on rocks in the sun to the tune of constant water on its way down to the lake. sleeping to the clock of our bodies. creating with [...]
Jul
18
parallel lives
Filed Under Autoquiltography, Cloth, Embers, Women | 1 Comment
an interesting thing happened in my backyard as i worked inside to put a horrid incident of woman’s inhumanity to woman in perspective and ultimately to rest, and i didn’t even notice until just now as i sift, sort, and situate photos . . .
tired of losing sleep and walking daily through utter and neverending [...]