Something in the mists of the morning suggest that it is going to be a magical weekend . . . ~ John Aaron  

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I’d become a hermit. I work from home, and that made it easy. I spent my days in pajamas and my nights in front of the TV. I didn’t shave anything anywhere in weeks, my unwashed hair was streaked with grey. I had my meals delivered and stole from my landlord’s garden. I began to [...]

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Something I love about moving to a new town is getting to discover all of the hidden treasures here. I have never been much of a shopper ~ haven’t been in a mall since something like 2005 ~ but this is not your usual town. There are no chain stores or restaurants within the city [...]

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Tonight’s full moon is the Gathering Moon. Time to celebrate all we have accomplished. Set intentions for the coming spring. And recognize our own personal achievements and advancements. This is good for me. Because I find too often that my own inner guide still bends to the other, my own worst critic. Time for that [...]

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It’s a cleaning house kind of weekend. Yesterday I felt compelled to spend the better part of a beautiful Saturday washing the hardwood floors and windows, dusting mini blinds, sweeping the deck and doing laundry. Today I think my spirit is doing a bit of cobweb clearing too. I’ve pretty much given in to a [...]

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I have always called LolliPop my little Mud Puppy. Just like Pearl was my Baked Potato, there’s no rhyme or reason for the name. Until now. Until Ojai. Thrilled to have a yard again, she can’t just go out in the back and just do her business. Oh no. She’s got to climb up the [...]

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