I’ve been in the woe stage of life on account of Arlene. Today, I went to yoga and Michelle was back – she’s like some rock star yogi – just awesome. She had just gotten back from a retreat in the Bahamas with 50 others who were mostly studying or were already monks. What she talked about today is the lens we use to evaluate people, things, events and how we filter it through our…
I was sitting at my desk thinking about one too many things and a pelican flew over the bayou. I thought they were all gone for the summer, at least the ones that hang in the bayou. It warmed my heart.
Jazz Fest must be here – there is usually this last burst of cool weather and you start thinking Jazz Fest might not be as stifling hot as it has been in year’s past – and then boom, suddenly, heat. Got to love it – or at least endure it.
Yesterday evening, friends came by to say goodbye to the Bean. We sat on the porch and Arlene was on a leash to keep her from wandering off the porch, but she got a little anxious so we ended up coming inside and giving her her tranquilizer. It seems weird knowing she is going to die tomorrow, but is it? My full on recognition of where we were with Arlene hit me like a MACK…
We took photos on the back steps on Sunday while our family is intact.
I downloaded a few of The Be Good Tanya songs from Itunes – very good sound – this is one of them: In Spite of All the Damage Written by Frazey Ford If I wanted to say to you That I wanted to see your face again That I want to hear you laughing In spite of all the damage I’ve done If I wanted to hear you talkin’ Or to hear your sense of…
It’s been a heavy time around here thinking about losing one of our family members – Arlene – we just move around the house and stop for a hard cry randomly. Yesterday, I was pruning the roses late in the afternoon and I got so sad, I sat on the rocking chair and cried. My neighbor’s kids walked over and asked what I was doing. I said, “I’m sad because Arlene is so old.” The…
My job is to listen, but I have to say although I’m curious and interested, a lot of time I fall in the category of yacker, rather than listener. It is something I am actively trying to work on. But the other day I sat around a table when the subject of love came up and although, several times I wanted to say something, I kept my mouth shut because interestingly enough, one person was…
It’s Marijuana day and according to an article in the NYT, there is a good chance in our lifetime, very soon, we’ll see the legalization of marijuana. About damn time.
We went to the French Quarter Fest yesterday afternoon after lunch. It has been an unusual weekend of rides – we have gotten rides everywhere. This time our other neighbor brought us down to the Quarter and we walked from Esplanade to the other side of Waldon Park to see the Treme Brass Band. We caught a band playing at the Two Louis stage and then got to the stage just before the TBB came…