Tuesday, July 29, 2013

"Another deep insight: Out on my pier about 9 pm, I hear an owl call I can't identify.
I think, gee, that's a strange one, and kind of early, too.Then I realize, no,
that's just the Gulf breeze over the top of my beer bottle." ~ Doug Wakeman
"Be in charge of your own moods"
Curmudgeon: good word, but not a good way to be
"Difficult moments, seek God."
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”     ~     Anaïs Nin
Giggling is Good
"Happy moments, praise God."
Internet AND hot water at the apartment today. wahoo!
JC Raulston Arboretum... Ahhhh
Kinda wishing I had eaten that last lobster roll more slowly and savored every bite :)
"Let God handle your life, but be in charge of your own moods." ~ The Long Road Back By Beray Thigpen
Misplaced my 
Neem spray in New England
Oatmeal from Whole Foods this morning
 Bolivian Sage (Salvia oxyphora)
"Pink, fuzzy flowers open over an extended period."
"Quiet moments, worship God."
Replaced my Neem spray today. yay!

Treat sickness with optimism
Up early for coffee with
Valerie and my Mom in the Village - July 27, 2013
Who could have possibly known we would lose her just months after this picture was taken
eXperiences are to be savored.
Yummy Yellow hibiscus at the arb
Zucchini stuffed with tomato, feta and dill for lunch

Sunday, July 28, 2013 - Monday 29th I'm back... :)

Angst Away
Beautiful sunrise and temperature
Cleaned the Car before returning it
Drove all day long... but we made it home safely, and that's what counts!
Farmer's Market
"Good eggs and Good lobster" ~ NAL - my Mom, 7/27/13
Hallelujah!!
Internet is now live in our apartment!
Jack Johnson - Better toether
Ken's Divine play AcroYoga
 
Mail
Nap would be Nice
Og Mandino - day 71
Prayer ALWAYS works
Quite the send off
Returned the Rental
"Soul mates are those persons who somehow get the essence of who we are — sometimes sharing the same goals and values, sometimes holding a respectful contrast to our own sensibilities.
 The key is that sense of mutual safety we feel with them. 
To have even one such soul mate is a precious care of our souls. ~ Gunilla Norris

Thirteen hours...
Ugh!

Summer Vacation 2013 an ABC Story

Auspicious beginning: showing or suggesting that future success is likely!
Barefoot
Cartwheels
Dog Watch
Found just the right bathing suit for Elizabeth
Grammy and Grandpa
"Home"
Ice Cream
Joy!
Kenny Yogini
"May the beauty we love be what we do." ~ Rumi
Napatree Point
Oh! and moving :)
Pool side
Quaint, Quiet and Quirky
Redefine "home" and Read more
Stonington, Connecticut
Took Misty for a nice long walk in the Boro
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Up from the basement... A
Very nice place to be!!
Weekapaug! What a find!!!
eXactly what we needed
Yellow House crew

Zen by Ken

Friday, July 26, 2013



Be still and
Chill!
Doing less on vacation is enough
"Evensong" by The Innocence Mission
Friday Fun
Get Fired Up? nope - not today
"Heroes" by David Bowie

Just do it - relax - Just be
Kickin' back


Mystic
Norah Jones playing in the background
Og - Day 68
Pennywise Consignments
Release everything
S&P Oyster house for dinner with Mom & Dad


Visited both of my Aunts today
Weekapaug for picnic lunch of sushi with my Mommy

Thursday Thoughts, July 25, 2013

Arrive, Arrive, Arrive
"Breathe like the air is scented with lavender and fire." ~ E.M. Crane

Daddy got rocks? nope - Daddy got pebbles :)

Finally got a chance to catch up with Maura :)
"Give freedom to your instincts, to your spirit, to your longing.” ~ E.M. Crane
Happy? Be Happy. Let yourself be happy. Evening
"Imagine like there is magic in you fingertips." ~ E.M. Crane I

Ken played this at yoga the other day and it is amazing how it "fits" for Savasana
"Live like you are extraordinary. Love like you admire someone's most painful burden." ~ E.M Crane
Mystic stroll today

Our Ancestor's Song

this is the way of it...
let the story fires be lighted.
let our circle be strong and full of medicine.
this is the dream song that we are singing for you.
this is the power song that will take us to the edge.
this is rock medicine, the talking tree, the singing water.
listen... she is dancing underneath you.

it is a river. it is a chant. it is the medicine bundle..
it is the smell of sweetgrass and white sage, and prayers lifted to sky father. it is a way. a tradtion.
it is a feeling of warmth, love and connectedness.
the sound of voices honoring Mother Earth..
listen... she is dancing underneath you.

Picturesque Pawcatuck River, Pawcatuck, CT
Quanaduck Cove, Stoninton CT
Rock ballads... kitchsy and brillant
"See like the droplets of rain are each exquisite." ~ E.M. Crane
Tracy and Tyler sittin' in a Tree :)
Unique
Very
"We put the stars to shame, what can I say? The earth it turns but we never fade away." ~ Trevor Hall

Waking up on Wednesday

Calming
 
E

Fearlessly Diving Deep

Generous breaths

Hafiz
Keep going...

Mom and Me
Norah Jones' "Sunrise"
Oxecosset Brook, Stonington, CT
Picturesque
Quadruple half moon
Restorative
"They Bring Me To You" by Joshua Radin
Unusual crowds and clouds at East Beach
V
Water
Xhilerating

Zen via Ken

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Abhyanga: sanskrit word for "oil massage"
Buen Camino!
Camatkarasana - Wild Thing :)
Dinner with Karen tonight
Enough
Fine
Go to Get Fired Up?
I finally got to Napatree!

Justine Miller and ...
Kat Faulise make perfect Chai
Library?

Mistral fire dancing at full moon yoga
Nice dinner in the Treehouse at
P
Q
R

"Take refuge in the soul’s vast embrace where equanimity awaits us." ~ Gunilla Norris
"Unexpected Splash" blog post by Valerie Randall
"Vast space of acceptance lies right next to our mine field of reactivity" ~ Gunilla Norris
eXcited to have finally met Meaghan Minogue
Yes!




Monday, July 22, 2013 - Full Moon and Full of Grace

Awareness

"Carrying Your Love with Me" by George Strait
Divine Dance
Elizabeth Johnstone: "The strength of our intentions are magnified under the moon's beautiful light."

Grace in the Garden
Happy Monday (Guru Poornima holiday)


Jackie finally got to cartwheel at the beach! Wahoo!!
Keep
Listening to music this morning
"Mine Would Be You" by Blake Shelton
Namaste'
Popcorn before 

Quite beautiful

Spirit and
Teachers are everywhere and in everything
Unique
Vast
Wonderful
eXperience
Yoga under the Full Moon
Zen

Sunday, July 21, 2013

A cartwheel a day keeps the insanity at bay
Artist:Asako Eguchi Dancing
Breakfast with Mommy and Daddy
Christine M Law's Birthday
Eyes of wonder
Fine Food and Friends
Gratitude
“here is the deepest secret nobody knows
 (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;
which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

 i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)” ~e.e. cummings
Joy
Kindness
My center is Joy!
"Now we come to brass of tacks" ~ Alec Baldwin as "North" in Rise of the Guardians
Og - God Memorandum - day 63 for me 13 for Elizabeth
Picturesque
Quaint
"Rack off ya bloody show pony" ~ Hugh Jackman "Bunnymund" in Rise of the Guardians
Serendipity in Stonington

The place of my ancestry
Unusual but tasty
Van Ghent's
eXciting
Yawning now
Zzzz