Going to Flag

Off to Flag tomorrow....that will be so nice to my friends and see the Mountains! I look forward to the hugs....and totally acceptance of who I am ...

Thank You Teddy

You have been an elder statesman to all of us...you are flying with the doves of peace and the eagles of honor, and all your relatives who have surrounded you with love, blessings, and humor. We all thank you all the many things you did for all of us...my the Great Spirit be there with you.

A Waiting Game

we will know more tomorrow...just be gentle with yourself...detachment and no judgement and self acceptance are keys to being in the present; 2 false fire alarms at my new place...I am glad I live near the fire exit and I am on the second floor..very close to the outside. Everything will be just fine and I am in the exact place I am suppose to be...where else am I suppose to be? No where..Here with acceptance. Thanks for all your prayers and you know who you are.

Stop and Starts

funny thing happened to me while i was getting ready for today-no details; just "stop and starts"; finished reading the book by Julie Powell. about her writing a blog about cooking all the receipts in vol 1 of mtaofc...by Julia Child...really a hoot. Her next book sounds kinda kinky in a good way...she tells her story of becoming a butcher! I guess you really have to love calves liver! Actually, I do. Last night I prepared a meal with pork and other yummy ingredients so I am becoming jc in my own way...a mini mini, way..it was fun and I was really adventuresome about it all..a little video clip re julie, julia, etc. http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=8254397.

Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously &

Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One (Vol 1)

Figs: Food for Goddess

I had figs today at the new UU in Vancouver...yummy...I love the grey film around these figs..

More Frames

Budha Framed

UU Principles

What do Unitarian Universalists believe?

UU congregations have covenanted to promote the following seven principles:

• The inherent dignity and worth of every person;
• Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

The living tradition which we share draws from many sources:

• Direct experience of that transcending mystery which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
• Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice and compassion;
• Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
• Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
• Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
• Spiritual teachings of earth-centered religions which instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

A New UU

Had the opportunity to visit a new UU in Vancouver and I loved it....I want to return there; it felt more like Flag than any other UU I have been since I moved here...So I might do that for awhile--I will see....The minister is Rev. Mark Gallagher He is a social worker and is into Buddhism...

3 sweet gals

l,h, little 4 legged came by for an afternoon visit...just love them so much...

Saturday afternoon and evening

Had a great afternoon and night with m and her partner, their daughter and two other women friends; Vancouver reminded me a lot of Flag...Saw Judy Collins at the the Jazz and Wine Festival She is so beautiful, 70 years old, looks and sings like an angel...2 hours of non stop singing in a glorious setting.

Dancer

Altered Sunset at Cannon Beach

Today is a great Day

no words for today

All I Can Say Is

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I Must: I Will: I Can: I :We: YES

And "what is that you ask?"....start doing my journaling with art again....pastels, water colors, ink, collage, yes, I viewed several demonstrations tonight on youtube and it gave me some additional motivation; now to get all my art supplies out into the open...read more of j&J book, funny...nap..foot hurting more because I walked on it more...have to find a balance with not walking and walking...nite nite--l the pesto was "omg" and for good reason! a potential fund raiser for the bsw program....just kidding...it was delicious. thanks, still have lots more...take a look at the star picture/photo tonight...the badlands in sd...what a picture!

Cold Turkey

trying each week end NOT TO LOOK AT MY OFFICE EMAIL...hard but getting more used to it; I am really trying to have time with c and NOT THINK ABOUT WORK...too much. Getting my new apartment in shape; a little at a time that is...went to see l and family this afternoon; so sweet...just love them so much...thanks for all the goodies you all...reading JandJ book...funny! I think there is an optical illusion on the park by the fountain...it looks like snow...white and fluffy..well work is a few hours away...time for sleep...nite nite

Summer Graduation for Native PSU Students

Was honored to give the "welcome" last night to the 3 Native summer graduates; one family from Navajo...I have not heard that much "Navajo" since I left Flag... a guy name f who is male but really looks like a Navajo woman...9 members of his family came from the rez. One man was from Houch where my dad is buried...so seeing a family of Navajo's the eve of my dad's anniversary of his death was touching...I saw sheep in the San Juan Island the day he was born and now today is when he died in 1973!!!! Circles and more circles...it is a fall day for sure...much cooler. I read them a poem "Beauty All Around Me".

Curtis Photo: If He Were Taking Pictures Today

Can I get a ride to Flag with you after we get back?

Bird Houses--New Places to Reside