About six moths ago I was laid off from my job.
Losing one’s job is both scary and liberating.
On one hand is the fear.
The safety net is gone—that steady income we’ve grown so accustomed to. It allows us to live with comfort. We pay our mortgage, we pay for our cars, we go out for brunch on Sundays—we have a sense of security,...
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weedfarmer:
@billiejoe I retired 2yrs ago at 55yrs old. And before retiring I paid my farm mortgage off. My retirement pays my bills, and leaves me broke. I need money, I have things I want, and things I like to do. So I started growing produce, and love it. And love setting up at the local farmers market. My main money maker is Sweetcorn. This year picked and sold a trailer load of Sweetcorn. Everyday in July. Now in September selling tomatoes cucumbers bell pepper and radishes. Going green with my farm t3 and T4FARM my parents farm t5 or Timberlakefarms. 6th generation beef cattle, and the generation to end livestock. All the livestock is leaving this month. Having a Black Angus Cattle Auction in two weeks. 207 free range grass fed cattle up for sale. I might cry, but I know I'm doing the write thing.
weedfarmer:
Came to follow you, and check out my page sometime. Always taking photos of my organic vegetable garden. And produce I take to the farmers market. I'm loving this so much, I'm thinking about building a greenhouse next year.
Un poema en español! {Read it here}
We don't get much rain in southern California, so when it does rain it's special!
The scent of rain yesterday inspired this poem :)
No sé qué hacer.
No sé qué es lo que tú necesitas.
Quiero estar aquí para ti, pero que más hago?
{A bit of poetry in espanol...Read the rest here}
Pope Francis is such a badass!
He is a Pope who genuinely cares about people, rather than just his own self-glorification....
{Read about Pope Francis' view on climate change here}
This awesome story gives me hope that we are continuing to advance towards a more progressive and accepting society as a whole!
I walked until I found just the right spot… a quiet place, a clearing, surrounded by tall, mighty trees…
Then I kicked off my sandals & felt the cool, damp grass beneath my feet for a spell, before settling down & pulling out your book of tiny prayers…
Feathered friends sang to me from those tall trees, as the words soaked in… and I saw...
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Between being a kid growing up in the 80s, and later being a young adult who’d dance her ass off at “Flashback 80s” clubs, I must have heard the song about zillion times!
However, I never really heard what the song was about...
catdad:
Great observation. Husker Du's Divide and Conquer was released in 1985 and now comes across as somewhat prescient (http://www.metrolyrics.com/divide-and-conquer-lyrics-husker-du.html).
She felt trapped in her skin.
Her lizard skin.
She desperately needed to break out—to molt, to shed.
To burst out of the tight scales that confined her....
Joni Mitchell was found unconscious in her home in Los Angeles, yesterday afternoon.... {Read the rest here}
I went to an Iyengar yoga class today—even though I hate Iyengar yoga.
Well, the word “hate” is a strong one… too strong, perhaps?
Just looked it up—hate is defined as passionate or intense dislike.
Yep, that sounds about right…
The ideals of left-ist, democratic, socialist Bernie Sanders and those of the Catholic Pope have fallen into alignment on an important issue!
