Monthly Archives: June 2007
FYE (and I’m not an account clerk anymore!)
Back in 1985 I was fortunate enough to get a temporary job as an account clerk for a city government. My only qualification was being a typist who made very few errors. By the time the job opened up for permanent status, I … Continue reading
Learning to knit
Last year our daughter-in-law gave me a couple lovely, knitted, cotten washcloths. She intended them for kitchen use, but I tend to be more of a sponge/scour pad person, and they seemed too pretty to use for scrubbing dishes. … Continue reading
Cutting berry bushes
Our house is on the west-facing slope of a ridge, with the Redwood National and State Parks beginning at the top of the ridge behind us, and the Pacific Ocean in front of us (less than a mile away … Continue reading
Using the Tarot of the Crone
The night before this year’s Summer Solstice I had a rather powerful meditation session, in which I cleared out some psychological baggage and got some healing. When I prepared to connect with the energies at the moment of the Solstice, … Continue reading
Summer Solstice
Thursday, 21 June, is Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (Winter Solstice in the Southern). It will officially be Summer in the U.S. at 2:06 pm on the East Coast, and 11:06 am on the West Coast. That means it … Continue reading
Father’s Day: A Mixed Bag
For many years Father’s Day was a non-event for me. My dad died when I was seven, so by the time I was old enough to be aware of a special day that didn’t include presents for me, there was … Continue reading
Reading/Writing Blogs
I like reading about people. When I was a kid I discovered the biography section in our school library, and I read every book in it. Being an only child with a widowed (and not very outgoing) parent, I didn’t … Continue reading