"My" homeless vet is having heart troubles. I spent a lot of time today trying to find a VA service that will go out to the TR bridge on-ramp and do outreach to him -- and came up empty. Tomorrow, I'm going to take him aspirin, which I know can help to stave off a heart attack. Are there any other supplements that are good? (Damn. I hate feeling powerless. Hello, Shadow.)
Dill, oh dill! Why will you never grow where I want you to grow, but always grow where I've planted rosemary or thyme? Why? (Hello, again, Shadow!)
Butterbur, if you keep encroaching on the day lilies, you will find out that I can be as Kali, Bringer of Death. I am just saying.
Oregano, please see my comment above re: dill.
Spent today reading, thinking, editing, talking to smart people, and writing. Once, in my wicked youth or childhood. . . . Sometimes, your job IS your daily practice. And that, pace R. Frost, has made all the difference.
Anne Hill has up a great post about talking to children about dreams. A few months ago, G/Son was awakened by a bad dream. He headed across the hall into his 'rents' room. Sleep-addled and hoping for a few more of Lethe's blessings, they pulled up the covers, snuggled him in between them, rubbed his back, and attempted to get some more sleep. He shook my beautiful DiL awake: "Mommy! You did not ask me about what was IN my dream!" Children want to talk to us about their dreams; it's up to us to teach them that what they dream matters. Thank the Goddess, my G/Son has a wonderful mother who woke herself up and asked the important questions. A while later, G/Son spent the night with me and, when he woke up, in that magical, information-rich moment between sleeping and waking, he said, "Nonna! Can you hear my friends? I think I hear my friends from my old school." I told Son and DiL about G/Son's dream, and they've been making opportunities ever since for G/Son to spend more time with some of his old friends. And he loves it!
African Alchemy has an interview w/ Adrienne Rich, who GOT ME THROUGH LAW SCHOOL w/ A SNIPPET OF POETRY Rich says: "Nothing 'obliges' us to behave as honorable human beings except each others’ possible examples of honesty and generosity and courage and lucidity, suggesting a greater social compact."
Thorn Coyle. Leonard Cohen. A good cause. For precisely what are you waiting?
Dear Glitter Person I do not know you, but I think I love you. Why thrice-married Newt Gingrich ("I was against Ryan's plan to deny health care to old people before I was for it") gets to complain that allowing gay people to marry will "destroy traditional marriage" is way beyond me. Also, as someone who is financially responsible, I have to say that if your estimated worth is only about a million dollars, you've got no business owing between 1/4 and 1/2 of that to Tiffany's. And I love Tiffany's, purveyor of all things Elsa Peretti. (As I've posted before, one of my rules for dealing w/ a bonus is to get yourself some little thing you want before investing most of the bonus. I've spent more than a few of my bonuses on Elsa. Unlike Newt, I could afford them w/o going into debt.)
If you don't check in every day with In the Mists of Avalon, you should.
What the Arch Druid Said. This week as every week. If you only have time to read one blog, this is it.
Everything here smells good. As do the gardenias in my garden and the earth after all this rain. Not to mention the (see above) dill, oregano, chocolate mint, sage, and deep black iris.
If you care about social media, you should read my brilliant friend, E. No, really. Every day.
This morning, I passed a new (at least newly-advertised) farmers' market at the OPM (that's Office of Personnel Management for those of you outside the Beltway). Thanks, Michelle Obama! Mr. Bittman has a great article about how Detroit, yes Detroit, is embracing locally-grown food.
If you're interested in checking out some Pagan events, you should be checking regularly with Medusa.
After days and days of heavy rain, I got to go sit outside in my bit of Earth and reconnect. It felt wonderful. What's going on in your bit of Earth?
What's rocking your world these days?
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10 comments:
Do you have any motherwort growing in your garden? Tincture of motherwort is good for the heart. (Combine with passion flower, hawthorne berry, garlic for heart health, too.)
Innana, thanks! Will try that, along w/ garlic. My guess is that Homeless Vet will accept my remedies B4 he will accept "official" help.
How funny. This was the very next blog post I read after yours: http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/2011/05/18/talking-to-children-about-dreams-video/
Will also add fish oil and B vitamins to your list. Take those ones around here -- along with the basic baby aspirins etc. Blessings on your very kind heart!
I think your kindness alone does a world of good for him. Aspirin is a good idea, and some fresh water to down it with.
BTW I have moved my blog to http://klavierzimmer.wordpress.com if you would be good enough to change it on your blogroll. Thanks.
Nice article, thanks for the information.
Also, vitamin E and COQ10; I take both, plus B and D; I have a family history of heart trouble on both sides. I too think your attention probably does him a lot of good.
Many thanks, all. Will put together a new care package this weekend. Once again, I have the best readers on the internets.
Inspiring round-up -- I wish you could have a garden in Africa too, full of succulents and bitter herbs.
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