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Mele Martinez

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I heard an amazing lecture about food and culture.  The lecture was given just recently by my new hero Mele Martinez. It’s about food in Tucson.  Mele Martinez is amazing. Tucson Wow, I love Tuscon.  It’s in Arizona, and sometimes I wish I could live there.  In the winter,… Read More »

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pears

“Can I give you these pears?” I asked the elder lady who cleans the house across the street.  I was holding four pears from our house’s backyard trees. “Sure–I can leave them on the counter,” she said, about to close the front door.  I’d already seen her put her cleaning stuff in her car.  She… Read More »

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fun today

“What are we going to do fun today?” I asked Ming. So many things we need to do.  But we’re here on earth for fun too.  What are you on earth for? walk I walked to the nearby park by myself in the morning.  Usually I don’t stray from the yard by myself, so it… Read More »

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my ways

“Are you making fun of my ways?” I asked Ming. “No,” he said. I had made some vegan, gluten-free lasagna for the house.  It was a little bit dry, and I was concerned it would get drier.  So I used the spatula to put water on the lasagna from the sink.  I sprinkled the water… Read More »

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new needs list

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I made a new needs list. what I want–in this house and generally to show up as my whole self give + receive respect my skills & gifts used – recognized -appreciated good investments emotionally spiritually – the amount that works for me to be included pleasure to try… Read More »

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all the people

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I had a strong feeling the other morning that I’d met all the people I could handle by the time I was 14 years old.  I can’t believe how many people are in my mind, heart, and life. It was a strong–Aaaaahhhh!  Enough already!  Yes, a big stop sign… Read More »

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logic puzzles

“Did you ever do logic puzzles when you were a kid?” I asked Ming. “No,” he said.  “I failed at them.” “Yeah,” I said.  “I see that.” We laughed. “You tell me a thing, and then you tell me another thing, and another thing.  But the first thing totally contradicts the third thing.  And I… Read More »

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what I like about our new home

Hello, how are you doing?  I hope you have a lovely home to live in.  Ming and I are newly snug, living in a housing co-op in Oregon for three weeks now.  I made this St Brigid’s cross out of lavender as an art gift blessing for the house.  Here’s a poem about what I… Read More »

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the most scary thing about love

Hello, how are you doing?  I’ve been thinking about what’s the most scary thing about love. trust This came up for me because I was talking to my new housemate the other day.  He was in the kitchen, and I was in the dining room.  We were sorting some foods, and when he mentioned a… Read More »

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the earth is my home

Hello, how are you doing?  Toward the middle of the homelessness of me and Ming, I wrote this poem The Earth is My Home. It’s important to me because it speaks exactly what I was feeling at the time–a clear delivery from Mother God.  It’s about home, putting love at the center of well-being, and… Read More »