Hand Forged VesselsA woman blacksmith's journey to creative power, learning how to increase psychic energy, use dream interpretation, learning to work freely and fully - making hand forged vessels, hand-made paper bowls, tree spirits art, mixed media vessels. Categories include quotes on creativity, blacksmith training, and living a simple life in the woods. New category: DVD and video reviews. (So much for the simple life.)Darkness Restored- November 9, 2004 Yesterday was another personal holiday: Darkness Restored. On that day, years ago our closest neighbors turned off their security light. They did so in response to a letter I wrote, pleading them to do so. After they turned it off, darkness was restored. At night I could see stars again. My bed was lit only by the changing cycle of the moonlight. It was as if I lived again in nature - not in a city parking lot. Now that so many autumn leaves have fallen, views open up through the woods....http://radio.weblogs.com/0120691/2004/11/09.html#a426 Surviving 4 more years of Bush presidency- November 4, 2004 Thinking today about what's at stake for the next four years, I think these are the most vulnerable points: the environment - wilderness areas, endangered species, clean air, clean water, protection from toxic chemicals overall, slowing of global warming. civil liberties - freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to gather peacefully, privacy, freedom of information - that is, access to the truth of what the government is doing. There are plenty of other things - the war, the deficit,..http://radio.weblogs.com/0120691/2004/11/03.html#a425 Help from Canada after the 2004 US election- November 4, 2004 Canada is opening its heart to American liberals. See this site, Marry an American, for matchmaking opportunities to assist Americans in emigrating to Canada. Maybe other countries will offer similar assistance. (Then again, maybe not.) Remember the late sixties and early seventies, when so many of us contemplated emigrating to Canada or New Zealand New Zealand, especially, looked like the Promised Land. I wonder what happened to those who actually went. By the way, I found the Marry an...http://radio.weblogs.com/0120691/2004/11/03.html#a424 |