Attraversiamo....
Buonanotte
Coffee Companion
Dolce far niente
Eat, Pray, Love
F
God dwells within me as me
H
Italy, India, Indonesia
Julia Roberts
K
Loving Jessie's blog
Meetings
N
Ode to Liam :)
Purity of intent
Quiche came out pretty good, especially for just throwing in whatever
Serendipitous Sojourn...
Transformation
U
Videos are SO good
Wrigley visit
X
Yummy lunch
Z
There has been a shift...
At This Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters
Boundlessly
Calm
Dinner
E-mails
Greatest Discovery by Elton John
H
Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Jimmy John's
Kristen - summer schedule we can visit and swim! and Kayak
Lee - summer schedule so I can get my window fixed
Moment of Forever by Willie Nelson
N
O
Pinning with friends :)
Quiche for dinner
Release
S
Tuesday Todos
Uncle Bob - write to him and send info
V
Write to Tam, Jess, Uncle Bob, Lee, Kristen, Joan
Xenophobia: an unreasonable Fear or hatred of that which is foreign or strange
Yours to Hold
Boundlessly
Calm
Dinner
E-mails
Greatest Discovery by Elton John
H
Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Jimmy John's
Kristen - summer schedule we can visit and swim! and Kayak
Lee - summer schedule so I can get my window fixed
Moment of Forever by Willie Nelson
N
O
Pinning with friends :)
Quiche for dinner
Release
S
Tuesday Todos
Uncle Bob - write to him and send info
V
Write to Tam, Jess, Uncle Bob, Lee, Kristen, Joan
Xenophobia: an unreasonable Fear or hatred of that which is foreign or strange
Yours to Hold
Memorial Day, 2012 redo - 4 years later
Authentic Awe:AYURVEDA - Oldest Healthcare System in World
Beloved Books: But "Be here now. Be somewhere else later." ~ Ram Dass
Contented Clarity
Dazzling Dawn? not so much Dazzling today as Drizzly
Emerging Excellence: Earthing helps me
Feel Focused, and grounded
thank you, Spirit of a Hippie
thank you, Spirit of a Hippie
Gustatory satisfaction : of or relating to taste or tasting.
I love this so much, Alisa Johnson. Thank you
Jessika Perkins is having a blast discovering a whole new world of edibles!
thank you, Kim
Movie Marathon Might be nice, but instead I've packed them to ship ahead for my visit to CT
Now it's time for a good long soak to release the toxins
Original post was done 4 years ago - so much has changed, mostly for the best, perhaps all
Pineapple Cucumber Gazpacho? Perhaps
Quit sugar since the original post
Scrapbooking and Skittles and twizzler treats - haha neither one anymore
Understanding how to add life to your years and years to your life.
Vision
Xcept... I now combine the two words into one: Visionary
Years to Your life and life to Your Years - plus
Zest add to my evening meals with just a radish or two :)
May 2012 connected through May 2019
Alice in Wonderland's Teatray Facebook page post from May 24, 2013
"Cartwheels and Coffee" a little brochure found in the desk in my room with
Dad's handwriting on it
Early morning Energy boost through meditation
"Find the stream of energy that is running through you, and use it." ~ Deepak
Gardening - the items in this list may not seem to be connected, but they are for me
Inherent with creation... 
Kodi Lee on American's Got Talent: Mom shared with me this am.
"Life is the messy bits" quote from the movie Letters to Juliet:
May 25 of Daily Calm: 365 Days of Serenity
Once and for All by Lauren Daigle listen here
Passion: the Authentic muse: 
Quailmeggedon. The cloud of birds was so massive that it seemed like a
solar eclipse. For the rest of their lives, when the eyewitnesses who were there that
day closed their eyes at night, they counted quail. source
Rose garden Rapture... 
Untroubled Relationship (May 29 - My Utmost for His Highest) Union with Jesus is complete and absolute.
Video of Village Visit on the last day May 2019
When you start with 'no' it is almost impossible to get back to a clear and wonderful 'yes'. " ~ Richard Rohr In the Footsteps of St. Paul
He eXpects my life to be a "Bethlehem." Am I allowing my natural life to be slowly transformed by the indwelling life of the Son of God? ~ May 31 My Utmost for His Highest
"Yes, I said, yes, I will. Yes!” ~ James Joyce, Ulysses
Zoetermeer, Netherlands 
Alice in Wonderland's Teatray Facebook page post from May 24, 2013
"Cartwheels and Coffee" a little brochure found in the desk in my room with
Dad's handwriting on it
Early morning Energy boost through meditation
"Find the stream of energy that is running through you, and use it." ~ Deepak
Gardening - the items in this list may not seem to be connected, but they are for me
Inherent with creation...
Kodi Lee on American's Got Talent: Mom shared with me this am.
"Life is the messy bits" quote from the movie Letters to Juliet:
May 25 of Daily Calm: 365 Days of Serenity
Once and for All by Lauren Daigle listen here
Passion: the Authentic muse:
Quailmeggedon. The cloud of birds was so massive that it seemed like a
solar eclipse. For the rest of their lives, when the eyewitnesses who were there that
day closed their eyes at night, they counted quail. source
Untroubled Relationship (May 29 - My Utmost for His Highest) Union with Jesus is complete and absolute.
When you start with 'no' it is almost impossible to get back to a clear and wonderful 'yes'. " ~ Richard Rohr In the Footsteps of St. Paul
Dancing Through Life...
Animazement
Blythe smile
Chicken and Dumplings form Barb was ... see "F" below :)
Dance without Sleeping vs. Dancing Through Life
Emerald City
FANTASTIC!!!
Giddy whirl
Heart leaps
I'm not that girl....
JollyOleJane' blog
K
Lithe Limb
Mom was with us in spirit
N
O
Publish LDMR
Q
Ravioli tonight
She is winsome, she wins him
Tobacco Road for dinner and then...
Wicked!
Wednesday Wanderings - a 2019 rewrite
"Adventure of life is largely the challenge to find the courage to
Become ourselves. For many of us, the challenge that is given us is to thing that
Courage, to be brave, and to stand up for the truth." p. 255 She's No There by Jennifer Finney Boylan added to this post 2/4/2019
"Dancing With Life... I need to Dance" from the movie Phenomenon
"Embrace me like a star. Envelope me, Envelope me" ~ Missy Higgins
"Face of Love" by Jewel
Grace of God
"Heart is full of something close to Divine"
Jessica Lynn, Tracy, Ann and Angela Robbins all celebrating birthdays today
Know my why in every moment (60,000 times a day)
Let eternity begin...
"...Mystery of the way our hearts incline toward this person and not that one, how one soul selects another for its company, how we recognize companion souls as we make our way through the world in awkward bodies that betray us at every turn. This is not a special dilemma of the transgendered person; it's all of us." ~ p. 299 She's Not There Afterward
Nightminds by Missy Higgins, listen here
Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual.” Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
"...Prayed for love to save him." p. 300 She's Not There : A Life in Two Genders
"Question: If I could imagine the past with compassion, why couldn't I breathe hope into an imagined future." p. 295 Afterward by
Richard Russo
She's Not There : A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Through the roof!
Took this picture of a drawing at a coffee shop in RI on Dec 26, 2017. And then... on Aug 5, 2018, Neal Alligood's talk "How Far Would You Go?" clarified greatly Luke 5:17-18
"...Understanding what to ask for, or how to ask for it." ~ p. 300 She's Not There Afterward
Viktor Frankl: "We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly.
"...Wisdom to understand that when our hearts incline -- often in defiance of duty, blood, rationality, justice, indeed every value we hold dar -- it's pointless to object. We love whom we love." p. 299
Xavier Rudd: "Messages" - listen here
Keep my own "Y" in mind - no one else's is any of my business
Zainab Salbi website
Random Randomness?
Alcoholism is an Amazingly insidious disease...
Bob & Kerry, Brendan and Harrison are an example of the power of recovery
Can positive Changes still happen for those so
Deeply in Denial?
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Friends
Greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. ~ eden ahbezHappy
Intimacy
Ken just wants to Karen just wants to BE
Love and Be Happy Loved and THEN she'll be Happy?
Mom wants so badly for ALL of use to be happy
Now what?
Opposite of loneliness, it's not togetherness. It is intimacy. ~ Richard Bach
The Bridge Across Forever: A Lovestory (1989), p. 184.
Prayer
Quiet...................
Quiet...................
And how do YOU feel today?
I've had a difficult time in the last week, harrowing, in fact. I chose to wrestle with a rather large poison ivy vine last weekend, it seems to have won :( the battle anyway. I am not just itching, but also in a lot of pain and extremely emotional. I been reliving childhood memories as well as having bouts of self loathing and guilt (because I physically cannot do the things I feel I should be doing for others). Even though I do know that guilt is nothing more than Godless Ugly Icky Lousy Thinking, I still feel it, as well as a lot of other things, so here is my week in review ABC list...
Anxious, Angry, Achey -> Aware, Accepting, Ambulatory
Befuddled, Bothered By Bad choices
Crabby, Convalescing, Concerned
Discombobulated
Emotional, Embarrassed
Frustrated, Foibles
Grumpy --> Glissando (learned a new word while waiting for E at dentist today :)
Harried, Human --> Happier
Irritable, Intense
Jumpy
Kinda stupid
Lousy Lazy Loathing
Moody?
No
Overwhelmed, Oozing Obnoxious Oozing
Persistent, Pathetic --> Prednisone
Persistent, Pathetic --> Prednisone
Quiet
Restless, Reluctant --> Relieved
Sad
Tired, Tight, Triggered
Unmotivated, Uncomfortable
Vexed
Weary
Xasperated
Yucky
Zerrissenheit
X is for...
Xanthorrhoeaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales
Of course I had to go to the Arboretum TODAY so I could visit the ....
Of course I had to go to the Arboretum TODAY so I could visit the ....
To see just a few photos of the many incredible plants that can be found there, click here
W is for Wednesday
Wag more, bark less
Whole Foods - Where I often start my day...
Willie NelsonWingnut - finally, a wingnut I can live with "Tonkin Wingnut"
Words With friends ^ Sue Gager Palmer played it 4/29/12
Watching Wizard of Oz with my girl
"...Walk With me aWhile..." Dierks Bently
V is for...
Voracity
Voracious
Vigor
Vivacious "Vim and Verve" ~ Lion, Wizard of Oz
Valuing
Vessel
Vincent by Don Mclean
Voracious
Vigor
Vivacious "Vim and Verve" ~ Lion, Wizard of Oz
Valuing
Vessel
Vincent by Don Mclean
T is for Thomason
Even now, we still have a Bailey in our Family. As my own child Grew, we saw, and they felt, the Bailey within.... Here is a photo from Thanksgiving 1962: My Mom, sister Susan, and that little one is me, sitting on Grandma Thomason's lap. I have no recollection of this, since I was not even two at the time, but Mom does, and is pregnant with my brother John in this photo, and she told me :)
Ken and Karen were there too, of course, but there is something about this cropped version that I Like... Must be the facial expressions - and Now, today, June 1, 2019, I am intrigued by how it is Opening my heart to a new kind of blog post. One that heals, mends, melds, Past, Present, future... speaking of which, a Quinquennial high school Reunion will be on my birthday this year. Stonington High School, Class of 1979. Thank you, God, for this most amazing life. Use me, God, and bless me with Understanding, Vision, and Wisdom. Help me continue to grow closer to you each day, and to eXist loudly in a way that is pleasing in your eyes, because...
eZekiel 37:12 June 3, 2019 reading of June 1 My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers revealed a note I'd written last summer: (eZekiel 36:26 "I will give you a new heart... a tendr, responsive heart." His word renews our minds)
S is for...
Serendipitous Sojourn
Great movie!
So many "S" Songs... it's gonna be tough to decide what to include here...
"Secrets" from the movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice
"Songbird" by Eva Cassidy
Synchronicity
Sendak on NPR
Great movie!"Secrets" from the movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice
"Songbird" by Eva Cassidy
R is for...
The 3 R's: Reading
Resting
"Rest Like a Giant Tree" is the name of this picture. I think I found it on Rumi Facebook page
and Relaxing...
I think they should toss that paddle aside and RELAX ... ahh...
Q is for ...
Quarttromani - the last name of my first first friend. Technically we were friends even before I was born. My Mom was pregnant with me when Teresa was born, May 10, 1961 and Theresa's Mom, Margaret, lived right across the street. She and my Mom were not only neighbors, but also, friends so ... 50 years and we are still friends :) How lovely it is that for a "Q" blog post to land on this day!
Graduation from Kindergarten, June 1967
July 2004
Not long after this picture was taken, both T & Me (I) faced major life changes, making this song sadly appropriate... Quittin' time" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
P is for...
"Place pot of purple..." a text from my Mom on my Gram's Birthday :)
"...Peacefully purge..."
"...Peacefully purge..."
Pittosporum eugenioides - a new plant name for me that I learned recently
O is for....
Orange - funny - I typed "orange" this morning because I couldn't think of anything else at that moment.
It is now 5:35pm and I just noticed. I am wearing an Orange shirt today. I do love synchronicity :) and it is at least the third occurence I've noticed today. Another was... A blog I recently started following posted this image
of Oxalis oregano
with Geranium ‘Rozanne’
with Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Another serendipitous pleasure is that I have that Geranium growing in my garden and kept forgetting what it was called. I like to know, but was recently told it is best to let that part go and just happen across the answers as you go along. Oh so true...
So, I Ordered a pizza and maybe I'll watch one of my favorite movies...
I also own the book....
Or maybe I'll just listen to some music...
K is for...
Kindness
Knuckleheads
and Kissing, but not for Kissing Knuckleheads
Keep Holding On... Story to follow :)
and Kissing, but not for Kissing Knuckleheads
Keep Holding On... Story to follow :)
I is for...
I love... my daughter for so many reasons, but one of them is that this morning she woke before 6am, came down to be with me, and share a song she recently discovered and knows I will like. "You'll even like the title" she said :) I do. It is "Iridescent"
I believe...
I believe...
"I wish..." Into the Woods
I want...
I need...
Intimacy
Inspiration
"It is what it is"
Inspiration
"It is what it is"
Intelligent
I Am - the film
Integrity
"Isn't it Ironic..."
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