I have friends in town from Florida so we went to Earth Day Fest at Louis Armstrong Park yesterday. A friend of mine’s nonprofit sponsors the festival and kudos to her for pulling it off. New Orleans is not a bastion of environmental sensitivity – albeit it has become one post 2005 Federal Flood. So many silver linings from that event – they are too numerous to count. We had ourselves a good time listening…
I learned last week that Stella and all her siblings have demodex, which is a mite that dogs get, but if their immune system isn’t developed enough, it results in mange – noncontagious mange. It is supposed to manifest itself as hair loss around the eyes, but Stella began losing it on her head – much like me. Imagine my surprise. So she started on medication yesterday afternoon – Ivomec – but by night time…
The story of Moses is an odyssey much like each of our journey, but if Moses was alive today God probably couldn’t get his attention with a burning bush because nowadays everyone is waiting for the BIG SIGN – the big PAYOUT – the big LOVE – the BIG ANYTHING. But I say pay attention to those little signs because they are the ones pointing the way. I went to my church this morning –…
“If I knew that today would be the last time I’d see you, I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul. If I knew that this would be the last time you pass through this door, I’d embrace you, kiss you, and call you back for one more. If I knew that this would be the last time I would hear your voice, I’d take hold of each…
Tis the season I reckon. The season of festivals and friends and folly, because I know it’s been hard to slow down and breathe. On Stella’s arrival into this house, my meditation, stretching, exercise in the morning turned into slogging out of bed at 4am to stand in the wet grass in the backyard and saying, “Go pissy piss” loud enough for her to hear and low enough for my neighbors not to shoot me.…
I was pulling out the yarmulkes and Haggadahs for the Seder and felt content. My yarmulkes are all from someone in my family’s big event: Sandy and David’s Wedding November 13, 1983 Dana Grace’s Bat Mitzvah May 31, 1985 Jaquelyn Michelle’s Bat Mitzvah April 10, 1999 Dana and Mark’s Wedding July 8, 2000 Lexi’s Bat Mitzvah August 28, 2000 Lara and Shane’s Wedding September 1, 2001 Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah July 8, 2006 Matt and Soo’s…
Last year: Mom: Tin go outside and play in the back yard. Tin: No. There’s no one out there to play with. Last month: Mom: Go outside and jump on the trampoline. Tin: Can you come with me? Last week: Tin: Mom, can I go outside with Stella and play? Mom: Yes! The New Song For some time I thought there was time and that there would always be time for what I had a…
Why me Lord, what have I ever done? I love when Kris Kristofferson sings that song. And I love when that question arises in me because it usually means that my cup runneth over. I have been wanting to plant a garden and landscape my house and behold the floodgates opened to me in the form of “donated” plants, trees, and bottles and bricks for borders. I asked for a dog – a canine companion…
I went to HikeforKaTREEna today and picked up some free trees. I went there for the free City Park oaks, but the woman suggested a Green Ash and a Drummond Red Maple instead. And so wala – instant beautification! My neighbors are very happy. Look for these on the corner of Cleveland and Lopez – and the Morris Jeff students will be happy as well. Both trees were free – I also got an Orient…
I told a friend I’m mystified by the unavailable men who keep popping up in front of me. Like the one yesterday who told me “I’m bringing you my truth” about being married. I had asked the universe to bring me a partner who could bring truth and accept mine. My friend’s response: Oh lord. Well, a wise woman once told me, ‘getting what you want often begins with saying no to what you don’t…