Solstice 2012
Dear Family and Friends –
Another calm and peaceful year for me. It was a year of learning and growing – yes,
at the ripe age of 57 I am still learning about life and myself – I guess you
could call it continuing education! And,
it is a good thing. I am learning that I
need to listen better. Not only to those
around me, but to nature and to the universe.
I am still working part time at the library as a
research/reference assistant. Libraries
are so wonderful and I work with great people.
The “cast of characters” that come in on regular basis are fun,
interesting and can be somewhat bizarre.
Never a dull moment at the library!
Who would have thought?
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| Oliver, me and Sam |
This year has actually been pretty boring in a lot of
respects. I’m not complaining,
though! I did more gardening, completing
my “slope” project, which is truly a miracle.
My dogs, Sam and Oliver, are crazy, happy dogs. We enjoy our twice daily walks. What I would do without their wagging tails
and unconditional love, I don’t know. I’m
still quilting like crazy. I keep
telling myself NO MORE PROJECTS until I get every single quilt made that I have
material for. But, then a new block of
the month quilt comes along or another line of fabric I can’t resist and my
resolve goes out the window. And, of
course, I still read as much as I can.
Visitors included Martha in the spring and Sally and Amy
over Thanksgiving. Martha will also be
coming down to help me bring in the New Year.
I am blessed knowing that even though miles keep me and many of my
friends apart, our friendships are still strong. And, I
am so thankful for the friends I have made here in Georgia. I live on a great street with wonderful
neighbors.
I am hoping to travel a little myself in 2013. Don’t have anything set at this time, but I
would like to explore my home state more as well as visit a few others. I hope the coming year will be more
adventurous for me than the last couple of years. I could use a little “good” excitement! But, like the saying goes, “I am exactly
where I am supposed to be.” I am healthy
and happy. I have a great family and
friends. I have animals around me from
my dogs, to the birds I feed and the critters that live in the woods behind my
house (most I’d rather not ever see especially if they slither!). Life is good.
My backyard slope levels out to woods (green space),
which has a creek running through it.
Slowly, I’ve been clearing a path, but this fall neighbors also did
major clearing and now access to the creek is easy, although still hidden. I walk down there several times a week –
while it is getting cold, I love going down there in the morning. It is quiet, the birds are busy feeding, I
look for deer tracks along the soft creek bed, and I listen to the water
running over the rocks. How blessed I am
to have this just outside of my home. I
dragged a small bench there, so I can sit and just be. It is a place for my prayer, my meditation, and
my time to just listen.
My wish for you this Solstice is that with the returning light
you are blessed with a space and time to carve out a place where you can just
be. That we all find joy in simple
things and share what we can with others.
Be good to yourself. Just be,
just listen.
And . . . . come visit me!
