Tuesday night, Hob and Wolfling and I went to see Guy Gavriel Kay, who was being interviewed by super-librarian Nancy Pearl at a local library. Kay has been one of my favorite authors for years, and remains one of the very few whose books I pre-order and buy in hardback. The Lions of Al-Rassan is one of my top two or three favorite books, and his ( Read more... )

There is a lot of music that I usually enjoy listening to when I drive that is simply inappropriate for long winding roads through forests and next to the ocean ( Read more... )

I've been on the road for I'm-not-sure-how- long. . . five or six hours at least ( Read more... )

Contemplating a road trip with Wolfling down the West Coast, focusing on natural attractions, zoos and amusement parks. Ideally we'd go from Seattle to San Diego, but I'm not sure I could afford such a trip.

Still. . .

What would you put on a must-see itinerary?

West Coast friends: who would put us up for a night and/or feed us dinner and

On Thursday, I am scheduled to go to a "turquoise tribe" networking event at my most sacred spot on my sacred island. The man who conceived of and developed the sanctuary is going to give us a tour, we'll all talk and share what we do, have be a little affirmation ritual, and then a potluck picnic lunch ( Read more... )

Wolfling and I had a wonderful time at the Earth Sanctuary yesterday. The weather was perfect, and the site was as powerful as ever ( Read more... )

My apartment complex is surrounded by public trails (more than 20 miles worth), but I haven't explored them much in the past few years. The Eowyn Challenge is giving me incentive to get outside and walk, however, and this afternoon I picked up my trusty walking stick and headed over to one of the closer trailheads, Eagle Trail ( Read more... )

This is what I'm doing tonight: http://www.nianow.com

If I don't survive, speak well of me after I'm gone. . . .

Wow. . . I was unprepared for the one-two shot from the universe today.

First, on the subject of "weight loss" -- which I put in quotes because while I do want to lose weight, I do think about it in a holistic way: better eating habits, more exercise, more water, and etc. Today on FetLife, I found a post from someone asking what group members ( Read more... )

Private Dance Class
Tomorrow Night
6:00pm

ETA: Walking out to my car, I was sure I could hear a very large wolf rumbling with pleasure.