My Garden!

This is hard to believe BUT I GREW SOME VEGS THIS SUMMER---i have 6 small pots on the back porch (WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FULL SUN!)...and the flowers bloomed into REAL TOMATOES! So far I have eaten 2 and it looks like another one is turning red and will be ready for harvesting by tomorrow...I have really enjoyed them and considering I DON'T REALLY LIKE TOMATOES...this is really funny! Who would have known? So, next summer here I come tomatoes and maybe other veggies too...I have heard about having a 'green thumb' but it seems I have a "red thumb"---ok, pretty poor joke...but still funny...sure happy August is almost over!

coffeecharchar

just purchased a new "hot beverage system" formerly known as a coffee maker, for a single cup! no longer need to make 10 servings...took me a couple of tries but finally got it to work....md gave me a mini mentoring session on the phone and viola it worked; also put together a lamp! my my char has some mechanical skills! So I would say I am ready for classes to start tomorrow....don't forget tomorrow there will be two moons...our earth moon and mars being at its closet ever! so, go outside and look at the wonders of our universe....we are so small and really nothing is that important...except to love one another and take care of our earth hogan.

Back to School--a theme for this week

I started back at NAU; I will be teaching in the classroom two days a week; I have not been in the "traditional" face to face classroom for almost 3 years. I will be also teaching two classes on-line. Nice to see many friends at NAU today. It will be 3 months on Friday....grief work and more grief work...I hope school will keep me busy and not thinking so much about it. Started an 8 week basic Spanish language class at the adult center with b last week. That will be fun...it already is...so, life goes on...............there is a semi full moon outside my home office window; I guess next week on the 27th we will be seeing "two" moons, Mars and Earth Moon getting very close ===I am looking forward to seeing that event. Space certainly puts my little situation into perspective. I have to keep remembering that I came from star dust and will return to star dust....thanks to everyone who has supported me in this change...you know who you are and I lov you all....Libby is much better and so am I! Ruby and Lib are both sleeping by my feet in my office at home...so cute. Lov them both! Until the next time---walk in beauty

Goodluck Symbols

This is for my dad, Charles Tsoi Goodluck who passed away today (8/15/73) in Ft. Defiance, AZ. I miss his love, humor, hugs, smiles, and gentleness.

Hunter Green sorta Day

Bought some "Hunter Green" spray paint yesterday; what a find!!! I went wild today; painted the ole black mailbox; the foot stool; numbers for my address re Ascona...sealed the new backyard steps from the porch; attended a Spanish lesson with Bob at the Adult Center; 3:00 to 4:15 PM; then went to co-teach with ck re "uu artulating our faith"; s said it was really good to see me laughing again...she had tears in her eyes! I feel the same way. Took J and M lemon bars since they have been so sweet to me; looked at the stars with a; lovely night; bright stars and planets; Mars and Venice...I love outer space and the edges of the universe. We are basically all made of "star dust"---miss "the girls"...start school next week! That will be hard re my summer "news"...just smile and say ?????? The picture is from the Dine Nation; love cows!

A Democratic Day

Just returned from the State Democratic Party summer meeting in Prescott; about 75 miles south of Flagstaff; saw so many people I know and traveled with a new friend, Irene. Attended the Native American caucus in the morning and the state meeting in the afternoon; just an interesting process---have you registered to vote? Please do! These are some flowers from a friend, Fay Kelly who can be reached at her web site.

Libby-4 U

Dear Libby, You are loved by t and myself; you bring joy to each of us; you are cheerful when I am not; you are full of energy and I am not; you are spirit filled and so are we. I am so happy you are getting better and more of yourself; Ruby your sister has been low since you have been sick; she will feel much better when you are healthly, able to run, and play. Ruby and I walked on the pipeline trail this morning, over an hour....she is sleeping right now next to me in the living room. Ruby will be going over to t place tomorrow so you can be with Lib. Thank you for being our Lib! Pretty soon you will be walking and running in beauty.