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"Pongáio" was the name my Aunt Mona gave to a long, green, cool room where we gathered at her home —
replete with comfy chairs, a rocker, sewing machine, sewing goods, beautiful beads, shelves, books, bibelots, photographs, odds'n'ends, mementos of a life, treasures —
a gathering of all the useful & 'useless' things that so make life a pleasure.



Monday, November 14, 2016

Breakthrough-Resoluteness

Hexagram 43: Breakthrough-Resoluteness.
In a resolute struggle of the good against evil, there are, however, definite rules that must not be disregarded, if it is to succeed. First, resolution must be based on a union of strength and friendliness. Second, a compromise with evil is not possible; evil must under all circumstances be openly discredited. Nor must our own passions and shortcomings be glossed over. Third, the struggle must not be carried on directly by force. If evil is branded, it thinks of weapons, and if we do it the favor of fighting against it blow for blow, we lose in the end because thus we ourselves get entangled in hatred and passion. Therefore it is important to begin at home, to be on guard in our own persons against the faults we have branded. In this way, finding no opponent, the sharp edges of the weapons of evil becomes dulled. For the same reasons we should not combat our own faults directly. As long as we wrestle with them, they continue victorious. Finally, the best way to fight evil is to make energetic progress in the good.
Finally, the best way to fight evil is to make energetic progress in the good.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Monday, November 07, 2016

M. A. Ludwig


Saturday, September 10, 2016

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Friday, February 12, 2016

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Amazing Michael

Michael Winslow




Monday, January 25, 2016

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Party food!



Уже сегодня, 12 декабря, в 19.00 в Светлановском зале Дома музыки состоится единственный концерт итальянского Оркестра Джузеппе Верди. А для тех, кто не сможет сегодня услышать эту божественную музыку вживую небольшая шуточная трактовка оперы Верди "Травиата".
Publicado por Музыкальный Дом em Quinta, 11 de dezembro de 2014
Уже сегодня, 12 декабря, в 19.00 в Светлановском зале Дома музыки состоится единственный концерт итальянского Оркестра Джузеппе Верди. А для тех, кто не сможет сегодня услышать эту божественную музыку вживую небольшая шуточная трактовка оперы Верди "Травиата".

Publicado por Музыкальный Дом em Quinta, 11 de dezembro de 2014

Google says:

"Today , December 12 , at 19.00 in the House of Music Svetlanov Hall of the unique concert of Italian orchestra Giuseppe Verdi . And for those who are not able today to hear this divine music live small comic interpretation of Verdi's opera " La Traviata " .
--- The Music House"

Friday, January 08, 2016

Love You!



Saw Stranger than Fiction again this evening.The song from end...

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Coffee!!!

After my 3 year old grandson's first sleepover, the morning after... for the first time in my life, I realized that I really, really, really needed coffee!

 

Made in honor aFtr gr@nDkid's firStt sleEpoVeR...  

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Quiet & Peace

I'm dreamin' of a q-u-i-e-t Christmas...


Thanks to Joshua Held

Saturday, August 08, 2015

Hubris

"You’re familiar with the idea of hubris, yes? It’s that amplified blend of blind, stubborn ego and overreaching that spelled the tragic downfall of many a character in the myths and dramas of Greek antiquity."
It’s Not Hubris to Play With Crayons — Amanda Painter

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Winter Solstice

Celebration of Re-Awakening!

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Friday, June 19, 2015

Sensing GC

"The Sun ingresses Cancer at 12:38 pm EDT Sunday (16:38 UTC). From now through then, Mars in late Gemini will be in opposition to the center of our Milky Way galaxy. (Mars opposite Galactic Core is exact Saturday.)
You can think of the Galactic Core (GC) as the ‘spiritual homing signal’ in astrology. It is vast, and it speaks of a deeper and wider perspective on existence; one Eric Francis described earlier this week as 'not normally available while staring at a row of buildings or gas pumps.' The energy of the GC can be difficult to pin down and identify, compared to something like Mars or the Moon.
If you’ve ever had that feeling like something you’ve encountered really means something profound but you’re not sure just what, or like you are part of something larger and more loving than you could ever articulate, that’s how I sometimes think of it.
There are a few ways you could interpret Mars opposite the GC on the solstice. One that feels particularly relevant is: try orienting your desires on what really matters this season. If you feel like you’re of two minds regarding what that is, try to step back and look at the big picture. As in, the really big picture: what feeds your soul in the simplest, most nourishing and nurturing ways — rather than what fills your social calendar, or what everyone else just has to do this summer."

Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Happy!

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

On celebrity

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

My First Puddles

My First Puddles
Created a new tag for him, and others who work/exist with this concept: joy of being your own self — art of being



Love Leonard's Halleluja

Somedays...