Time with Jennifer, Jeff, Eli is wonderful. We are here in Oregon, savoring the minutes and hours and stories and people and . . . well, those three mountains:
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60 in Duluth
We woke before dawn to begin the transition (clean up, sort, and pack) for the next part of our journey. Today we fly to Portland for a week with my daughter, Jennifer and her husband, Jeff, and son, Elijah. It will be good to be with them and to be on the Pacific coast afterContinue reading “60 in Duluth”
Scenes you can reenter
In the July issue of “The Sun’” there is a summary of several interviews with the psychologist, James Hillman, who died last year at the age of eighty-five of bone cancer. The article is wise . . . about aging, and other things too. The last paragraph affirms: “Another thing that old people often reportContinue reading “Scenes you can reenter”
Fall Colors
Shel Silverstein penned this poem, “Colors:” My skin is kind of sort of brownish Pinkish yellowish white. My eyes are greyish blueish green, But I’m told they look orange in the night. My hair is reddish blondish brown, But it’s silver when it’s wet. And all the colors I am inside Have not been inventedContinue reading “Fall Colors”
Cinnamon, Cyprus, CIW, Clay & Courage
Cinnamon can carry 18,311 tons. She is from Limassol in Cyprus. Cyprus is situated in the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean, at the meeting point of Europe, Asia and Africa. Since the dawn of history, Cyprus has been one of the most interesting areas of the region and has a rich and visible cultural history.Continue reading “Cinnamon, Cyprus, CIW, Clay & Courage”
driftwood labyrinth
Our time in Duluth has been filled with family and food and fun. When we first got here, I attempted to make a labyrinth in the Park Point sand – but it is too soft to carve as we carved the labyrinths in Ireland on the beach that was cleared each night by the tideContinue reading “driftwood labyrinth”
October
In the post titled “Labyrinth” we included the phrase from Patrick Kavanagh, “prayering of the earth.” In that same post we spoke of looking forward to time over the next three weeks with children and grandchildren. That time has copiously begun, even as we (at least me [phil[) a bit mistily begin our reentry post-jet-lagContinue reading “October”
later in the day – 9/18/2012
Such a fine day in our lives. Remember the lower tide around noon? Well, here is how it was around 5:45 . . . labyrinth is watered away:
labyrinth
Today is our last full day at Kells. Tomorrow at 8:00 we leave for Dublin with a flight the following morning at 6:20 am for Duluth, Minnesota. Oh how we will miss Kells and the people of Ireland. Yet, we are very excited for the privilege of being with children and grandchildren over the nextContinue reading “labyrinth”
Textures and tones
For the last three weeks we have been living in the home of two artists. They are American, but have the sense and traditions of Ireland. The house modeled on a traditional Irish cottage, but upgraded so that the amenities of the 21st century are here. The traditional crafts decorate the floors and walls andContinue reading “Textures and tones”
wells-of-wellness 