It’s… Groundhog day!
Posted: February 1, 2012 Filed under: Calendar | Tags: candlemas, february, groundhog Leave a comment »
Check out all the wonderful animal photos at National Geographic.com
Groundhog day is Candlemas in the old European Calendar. This is the day that Christmas or Yule decorations officially come down. Here is the full verse:
Video of Gracie’s rescue in Taiwan
Posted: January 21, 2012 Filed under: Dogstuff | Tags: taiwan, gracie, taiwan dog, rescue Leave a comment »
I just found our Gracie on the Animal Rescue Team’s website. She is the puppy named Cake. The video shows the rescue workers catching the litter on the beach. I am so grateful to ARTT in Taiwan and to Salty Dog Rescue in Seattle for getting these dogs across the ocean and into homes.
A new recipe – Shredded Pork
Posted: January 4, 2012 Filed under: Recipes | Tags: crockpot, pork, recipe Leave a comment »I noticed that it has been a long time since I posted a recipe. I generally make it when pork is on sale but it will work with beef or chicken. Don’t fret the large quantity this makes because it freezes well. Read the rest of this entry »
On beauty…
Posted: December 27, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: hand axe, paleo Leave a comment »Have you seen this?
Winter Solstice 2011
Posted: December 21, 2011 Filed under: Calendar | Tags: Capricorn, holiday Leave a comment »
The Winter Solstice occurs on December 22nd this year.
At the Solstice, the Sun enters the part of the space-time continuum belonging to Capricorn. This is the official first day of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The word Solstice is derived from the Latin sol, or “Sun,” and stitium, or “stoppage.” At the Solstice, the Sun appears to both rise and set at the same spot on the horizon. On or around June 21, the Summer Solstice, the North Pole is tilted most directly Sunward. Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere experience this as the longest day and shortest night of the year. Read the rest of this entry »
Sweater girl!
Posted: December 6, 2011 Filed under: Dogstuff | Tags: crochet, dog, gracie, Lion Brand, sweater 1 Comment »Gracie’s first sweater. Here is my M.O., before embarking on any project that requires measuring or knitting, I crochet a model. It is just a faster way for me to see what the pattern pieces need to look like. So, I found a free pattern to improvise on, this time from Lion Brand, and then I used different yarn and the wrong hook. I dunno why, that is just how I cook. Read the rest of this entry »
Dogs in Clothes?
Posted: December 4, 2011 Filed under: Dogstuff | Tags: formosan dog, gracie, hoody, Robert, sweater, taiwan dog 3 Comments »I have always insisted that I would never dress one of my dogs in clothing. Now I did dress my schnauzer in baby clothes when I was very young and she never seemed to mind but to take a dog out in public like that just seemed wrong. Fast forward to Gracie. Read the rest of this entry »
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted: November 23, 2011 Filed under: Calendar | Tags: Plymouth Rock, thanksgiving, United States Leave a comment »
Celebrate the harvest, the beauty of Autumn, celebrate gratitude!
What did you learn in grade-school? I learned that Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims , who wore tall hats, leggings and big gold buckles on their shoes. They were starving when they landed at Plymouth Rock and the local “Indians” taught them to place a dead fish into the ground with each corn seed that they intended to grow. The Pilgrims were so grateful that they invited the Indians to a harvest feast in late November and served turkey and pumpkin pie with a horn-of-plenty on their table as a center-piece.
Calling all Kepler College Students, past and present
Posted: November 13, 2011 Filed under: News 6 Comments »If you were ever a Kepler student, you probably remember me from Symposium. I was part of the Leo group, the sealions. I am currently an MA student at U. Wales, Trinity St. David and working on my research project for the term. I am interested in the responses of any Kepler College students, whether you completed a degree, or took only one class.
Graduation!
Query: Why would students entering a degree program choose astrology as a major, and why would those same students choose to study astrology within an academic degree program rather than to study practical astrology in a group with a single teacher or in a non-degree-granting program?
Your participation is confidential, responses will be stored and tabulated without any contact information attached. If you have any questions or would like to participate in an interview, email or call me at 206-459-6963. If you know any other Kepler students, please pass this along to them. >^..^< Thanks!
The convolutions of memory…
Posted: November 11, 2011 Filed under: News | Tags: Cardassian, Fantasia, Hermes, memory, music, Paul Dukas, Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Leave a comment »
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- Gul Dukat
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- Paul Dukas
I am amazed at the way memory works, or doesn’t as the case may be. I had a demonstration of how mine works today while I was driving to Weaving Works to pick up a part for my loom. A tune started up on the radio and I quickly recognized the Sorcerer’s Apprentice but then couldn’t remember who the composer was. I was pretty annoyed with myself since this is a pretty distinctive piece of music and an image of a Cardassian from Deep Space 9 kind of appeared in my head. Well, the first thing I thought was ‘no, it isn’t Alaimo‘, the actors name, but then thought, ‘Ah, the character is Gul Ducat and the composer, Paul Dukas.’
I gave thanks to Hermes and just sat amazed at how this stuff all just floats around on the old internal hard drive and surfaces when there is a connection to be made to some other piece of information, like the way I got an image that was actually a representation of sound, whew. I’ve spent the evening watching this clip from Fantasia and chuckling to myself about a Cardassian composing it. >^..^<
