tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740505370064174102024-03-05T15:34:39.156-08:00Cauldron of the CroneFor the wise, the daughters of Hecate.Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.comBlogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-85311510708974861392019-01-26T16:42:00.001-08:002019-01-26T16:42:10.665-08:00The Red Stilt House by Peno Hardesty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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there once was a red stilt house
on the river bank
not too far
from the devon bridge
there once was a red stilt house
where on the porch
the words were spoken
they will always find you
the ones who tease
the ones who try to bring you down
the ones who you cannot hide from
not even under the devon bridge
so go to the place where you are safe
inside your head
no one can find you there
protect ypurself
inside your head
love who you love
be who you are
never let anyone steal your ability to love
never let anyone steal your soul
some say
the red stilt house just vanished
but i know it never did
for truth will never vanish
no matter how thick the fog
on a river bank
not too far
from the devon bridge</span>Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-90428967210726733952018-11-18T14:38:00.001-08:002018-11-18T14:38:43.014-08:00EVENING VESPERS IN THE RABBIT HOLE by Peno Hardesty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130; color: #fff2cc;">i lost my right to life the moment i was born<br />for i had no right to food nor warmth nor healthcare<br />and so i died i had no right to life<br />i lost my right to life the moment i was born<br />genocide and slavery<br />denied my right to life because of my skin<br />i lost my right to life the moment i was born<br />born gay<br />born trans<br />born bi<br />your religions told me there was something wrong with me<br />i was a sinner<br />and so your hate hung me<br />i lost my right to life the moment i was born<br />it ended with your gun<br />the one you claim a right to</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130; color: #fff2cc;">i am here now to reclaim my right to life<br />i reclaim my right to food<br />healthcare<br />i reclaim my right to life in the skin i was born in<br />without oppression<br />without fear of police brutality and unjust sentencing<br />i reclaim my right to life with the identity i was born with<br />free to love<br />free to marry<br />free to be who i am<br />i reclaim my right to life free from your gun<br />fired in hate<br />fired in anger<br />i reclaim my right to life in spite of your unjust laws<br />your religons<br />your guns</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Currently I am reading a biography of Raymond Chandler; well a fourth actually. In reading it I am reminded that when he started writing for “The Black Mask” in the ‘30’s he was living in L.A. He worked for the oil industry and was astounded at the level of corruption that flowed between the industry and the city. In creating Philip Marlowe, his detective, and the world Marlowe inhabits, the mean streets as Chandler generally calls it, the writer used the profound corruption of the city as his moral backdrop. Accordingly, Marlowe who is an honorable man is drawn in stark contrast to his world even though he is forced at times to engage in behavior that is less then honorable on the surface. In his essay, “The Simple Art of Murder,” Chandler defined his detective thus: "... down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Last week we watched an epidemic explode from the growing corruption that has plagued our body politic for a very long time. The legalized bribery and fraud that has grown evermore acceptable for both political parties have taken their toll in a numb acceptance of sleaze, hypocrisy, obfuscation and the outright swindling of the American people. The acceptance is so wide and deep as to make many Americans willing, even joyful, participants in their own abuse.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Out of dozens of jurists Trump picked the one most likely to save him from the law; a pathetic, aging frat boy with the firm belief that whatever he wants is his due.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What happened in the course of shoving this ill-suited man onto the court was a travesty against the American people, womanhood, the law, the Senate and the court. Trump and his cabal of screaming fanatics were acting out of pure self-interest. That is the only way Trump knows how to act. That is his corruption, and it is a contagion.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Last week we were told by people only too happy to use the Tea Party as a vehicle to destroy our first African American President that women protesting a Supreme Court appointment which threatens our liberty represent a mob. We were instructed that the battle over Kavanaugh represented the lowest point in the Senate’s confirmation process by people only too happy to ignore the outrageous treatment of Merrick Garland. If we didn’t know it before we must see it now, hypocrisy is the default position of the morally bankrupt. However, truth does not die because some would murder it.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-37368843668922366222018-07-01T12:45:00.000-07:002018-07-06T17:25:35.393-07:00The Wild Rose by Barbara Carvallo<br />
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People often ask me about the use and care of the wild or
rambling rose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have photographed them
in their natural habitat to illustrate their attributes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are small of thorn, bloom and leaf,
running from pink to pale pink to white and often tangled bramble-like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are not climbers and don’t grow very
tall, preferring instead to spread. <br />
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In the high country of the Rocky Mountains they swell into the shade of great
trees or in the sunlight along trails and walkways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They bloom once a season, leaving behind
luscious hips to turn red or red-brown in the fall and winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their scent is subtle but carries well on
mountain breezes. As Shakespeare said, “The rose looks fair, but fairer we it
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In my estimation the wild rambling rose is not a garden rose. Popping up where ever it pleases along its extensive root, this rose is very difficult to contain. It is best left to the wild places its blossom grace so beautifully in spring. </div>
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Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-45680863342970532282018-06-27T18:41:00.001-07:002018-07-06T17:25:53.099-07:00Colorado Shakespeare Gardens, Tea 2018 by Barbara Carvallo<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>A</i></span>s the tiny crocus opens to the sun, so the womb of Goddess
opens to send new life into the world.
This is spring the time of rebirth, of new beginnings and the
surprisingly novel impression – no matter how old one is – of resonance with
that part of our heart that is always in love and the renewal of nature. Soon
the parade of flowers from spring to summer to fall will begin, set to the
music of bird song and billowing breeze. Three seasons will flow one into the
other in a stream of changing colors and sweet perfume. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds will come
to pollinate in their gentle and gracious way, sharing from plant to plant the
pollen that guarantees a bountiful and beautiful presentation of Earth’s gifts.<br />
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Right now as winter has ended and spring begun the world is so
cold, unforgiving, brutal and dangerous. It is all so ugly that I sometimes
wonder if there is any point to living in this beastly nightmare. However, such thoughts are a betrayal of
Goddess, of Earth, of me. Outside in the afternoon, washed clean by a spring
snow, I seem to hear the Fae saying that it is all a matter of balance, and
balance can be altered. That is the spring crop we must sow for harvest in fall
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The Religious Right's Pro-life-Brigade is on the streets teaching us all moral principles. Of course, the serial adulterer, sexual assaulter, lair, bigot, white supremacists supporter they helped put in the White House doesn't bother them at all. It's about moral authority - forfeited in 2016. Piety begins at home.</div>
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I have no objection to people who hold Pro-life views conscientiously. One of my dearest and most beloved friends is Pro-life. What I object to is hypocrisy. What I object to is the idea that the theory of life that is held by one faith is incumbent upon those who don't follow that faith. To wit: as a Pagan woman, I do not believe that life begins at conception. According to my religious world view the soul or spirit chooses its incarnation before birth, selecting and entering the vehicle of that incarnation at the time of birth. However, my religious views do not hold parity with the views of the people on the streets. Pagans are not to enjoy the same religious liberty as the "Christians" roaming the byways of our nation's capitol today.</div>
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I make no apology for the anger I feel this morning. It was just a few centuries ago that the ancestors of these Pro-lifers ran my grandmothers to ground; drowning, hanging and putting them to the stake. For faith, maybe; for power more like. The power to control other people's lives and destiny - not to mention property and wealth. The same drive for power sent these mighty-righteous hypocrites to the polls to vote for one of the most profane men to ever sit in the Oval Office.</div>
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Pardon my cynicism, but perhaps this joint circle jerk between the paunchy and the pious is really nothing more then a mutual power grab. After all, one can't help but wonder how many abortions "their" president paid for in his womanizing days when he was hiding between the sheets of super models from the War in Viet Nam? When exactly did this greedy, avaricious, son of Mammon find God?</div>
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To all those Lifers roaming the streets of D.C. today I say, get you ass home and see to your own moral values. You are not invited to shove your God down my throat while wallowing in the Devil's bed.</div>
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existing garden it is best to know what kind of rose you need or have in order
to design or prune effectively. For example, when dealing with miniature roses
there are some that grow to be moderately tall and wide while still retaining
the small leaf and bloom that is characteristic of the miniature. This rose is
probably not what you want for a border, but a stunning bed can be created from
the larger varieties of miniature roses which tend to be very hardy and disease
resistant. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bloom, stature and structure. This article concerns itself with the most common
varieties and a description of each. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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edges. Each rose leaf contains 3, 5 or 7 leaflets. The most common is 5 in the
modern rose. The leaflets are sharp toothed and oval. Many leaflets have a
prickly underside. The new leaf growth of some roses is purple, some crimson
and some pale green. Stems are rounded and generally have thorns; although,
there are roses that do not have thorns. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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beauty associated with the hybrid tea to the large, peony-like English rose.
The basic structure of the rose bloom is flat with a single layer of 5 petals.
There is one rose that has 4 petals. '<i>Rosa sericea,'</i> or the silky rose, is an old China rose that is native to
Southwestern China. Other bloom types are: cupped – deep, shallow and open; quartered;
globular; rosette and pompon. An
excellent pictorial essay of the various types can be found at the National
Garden Association website at </span><a href="https://garden.org/ideas/view/Calif_Sue/1187/An-Explanation-of-Rose-Shapes-and-Types/"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://garden.org/ideas/view/Calif_Sue/1187/An-Explanation-of-Rose-Shapes-and-Types/</span></a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the rose. Without fail if the leaf is small the blooms, stems and thorns are
small as well. The balance and symmetry of the rose is impeccable. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– grows 3-5 feet in height, 2-3 feet wide and upright. A repeat bloomer it
usually produces one bloom per stem. Occasionally one large bloom surrounded by
two or more smaller blooms is seen. The bloom is around 5-5 ½ inches wide, high-center
and unfolds in a symmetrical fashion. This rose is known for being high
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between 2-4 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. Cultivars 5 feet tall have been developed.
It is a very reliable repeat bloomer throughout the season with clusters of 5-8
blooms per stem. Rarely a stem will support a single bloom. Blooms are
generally smaller than the hybrid tea 2 ½ to 3 ½ inches across. Bloom type
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is a cross between the hybrid tea and the floribunda. Blooms appear in clusters or individually atop
stems that are longer than the floribunda but not as long as the hybrid tea.
Grandiflora rose bushes are often taller than the hybrid tea, but not as wide
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usually between 12 and 18 inches high, some are as tall as 36 inches and the
climbing miniature can reach a height of over 4 feet. The smallest of these
roses can be less than 6 inches. Blooms are often 1-2 inches or less across,
and bloom types vary. They are available as hybrid tea, floribunda, grandiflora
and climbers. Most are repeat bloomers. The newest of the miniatures roses is
the <b>Miniflora</b>. Larger than the
standard miniatures in bloom, foliage and bush size this rose has extremely vigorous
growth habits.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not climb, it has no tentacles with which to grasp. The climbing rose simply has
incredibly robust growth habits allowing it to scale a wall, wonder through a
trellis or flow over a patio. The rambling rose, one of many varieties of
climbers, is a spreading rose with very flexible canes and small blooms held in
sprays of up to 20 per stem. Ramblers will flower profusely once in the spring.
Other climbers with larger blooms and more upright habits may show out lavishly
during the spring and only intermittently the rest of the season. There are
climbers known as Climbing Sports of the hybrid tea and floribunda roses. These
are genetically altered forms of existing roses, for instance, the Climbing
Peace Rose. Sports are not recommended in Colorado due to the fact that they
bloom on year-old wood. Our winters may limit the survival of that wood.
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from compact bushes around 3 feet tall to plants that are over 8 feet high and very
wide. There are also ground covering shrub varieties. Some bloom abundantly
only in the spring; others are prolific all season. They are easy to care for
and very hardy. Often their fall hips present with lush red, orange and bronze color,
adding beauty to the garden throughout the winter. Some shrubs have large
blooms and foliage, some are smaller. Bloom types vary. The shrub is a
wonderful rose for a beginner, providing the rose is chosen with care and
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From England these beauties are hybridized by David Austin and do very well in
our climate. The rose varieties range from wide and dense to lovely rounded bushes,
and stately pillars. While Austin creates miniature roses, floribundas,
grandifloras and hybrid teas, he is renowned for his large shrub roses two of
which are ‘The Dark Lady’ and ‘Abraham Darby.’ While a great many of his roses
display the peony-like English rose blooms that are very big and astonishing elegant,
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Buck; Bourbon; Alba; Damask; Centifolia (cabbage roses); Canadian; Hybrid Gallica
and Polyantha. The discerning Rosarian tries to have as many varieties of roses
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At the end of the gardening season the domesticated fall
blooming crocus (Crocus sativus) comes out to show. They are believed to be descendant
from the eastern Mediterranean Crocus cartwrightianus, also known as “wild
saffron” and originating in Greece or Crete. Inside the lovely blooms three
stigma or threads bear the rare spice Saffron. At one point in antiquity Saffron was considered
currency and was a valuable pigment used by artists. Cleopatra put it in her bath as scent it is said.</div>
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Today one would need to plant approximately
80,000 flowers to obtain a pound of Saffron, commonly known as red gold, selling
for between 500 and 5,000 US dollars per pound.
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If you have fall blooming crocus and are thinking of
harvesting some Saffron make sure that you can identify true Crocus
sativus. Other fall crocuses like
Colchicum Autumnal (Meadow Saffron) are not edible and indeed have toxic
properties, particularly for dogs. Also
very beautiful the Colchicum blooms contain three clusters of stigma, yellow
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Aesthetically, the type of crocus hardly matters when one sees the sweet blossoms laid out on autumn’s canvas in light and shadow. They are a delight for the eye as winter comes on.</div>
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Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-67728794894211274732017-09-28T14:14:00.000-07:002017-09-28T14:14:41.144-07:00LZ by Peno Hardesty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">close your eyes<br />the ocean is before you<br />there the beautiful fruit trees<br />hear the click clack on the cobblestone streets of old san juan<br />abuela cooks the rice<br />the dogs bark<br />the goat needs milking<br />music from the cafe<br />checkers<br />poems<br />stories<br />family<br />feel nina<br />feel the breeze as it tickles your nose<br />it is the island<br />you are of the island<br />the island is in you<br />in your blood<br />in your dna<br />breathe nina<br />breathe<br />breathe for those who struggle<br />you are<br />the future<br />the hope<br />you are the life<br />you are<br />the healer</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130; color: #ead1dc;">I WAS BIRTHED ON THE ROCKS OF THE GREAT SOUTHWEST<br />RAISED BY THE MIGHTY ATLANTIC OCEAN<br />I KNOW THE POWER OF THE NOR EASTER<br />I HAVE SEEN THE HOPE OF THE SUNRISE OVER THE MESA<br />THE SUNRISE OVER THE MESA<br />AND FELT THE EVERGLADES PULSE BEATS STRONG<br />I HAVE MADE LOVE TO THE GHOSTS IN NEW ORLEANS<br />AND CLIMBED TO THE CROWN OF OUR LADY OF THE HARBOUR<br />I KNOW THE POWER OF THE WAVES<br />AND THE THIRST OF THE DESERT SUN<br />WHAT I DON'T KNOW IS WHO I AM ANYMORE<br />THIS STORM HAS CHANGED ME<br />THIS STORM<br />NO ORDINARY STORM<br />THIS STORM HAS CHANGED ME</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130; color: #ead1dc;">today i found a rock and a feather-----healing blessings------today i pray for the islands-----today i give thanks for life---today i remembered the storm-----like remembering a long ago tap routine ---did it really happen-----did i really remember all the steps-----or am i just the observer---the storyteller----or is it maria---and act two ----my god could there be a third act?</span></div>
Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-76684881460782937152017-09-19T15:08:00.000-07:002017-09-19T15:09:20.402-07:00A Bitter Harvest by Barbara Carvallo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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at the end of the year. Lammas or
Lughnasadh is the first, and Samhain – Halloween to the uninitiated – is the
last. As Samhain is our New Year, Mabon
is our celebration of the Fall Equinox.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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September, and on that day light and dark will hold equal sway over the Earth.
Accordingly, Mabon is a celebration of balance. Witches value balance in the
practice of our Craft. Just as Jung
valued balance in the health of the psyche.
He spoke of the<em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-style: normal;"> Mysterium Coniunctionis
, the alchemy of opposites joining in a union of balance. We who stand at the
Cauldron on Mabon will honor the Mysterium and the transformation its alchemy
brings. We will bid farewell to the long days of light and welcome the restful
darkness. We will prepare the garden of
our soul for a planting to be harvested next Mabon. First, we must harvest that
which we planted last year.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;"><em><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">The crop that I will harvest this year is bitter, full of
rage and pain. The seeds I planted last year have yielded a crop of fury at
those whom I oppose. I cannot bear to look at them, much less talk to them.
This, dear Goddess, is my failing.</span></em><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">As I light the candles on my altar this Mabon I will ask
Hecate with each flickering flame to help me select better seeds. Come spring I
will plant them carefully in my heart, and water them with the blood of my
faith in the hope of harvesting a crop of greater enlightenment next year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">Regardless of the harvest there is always a immense
lesson to learn, as it is the alchemy and the transformation that create my
path to consciousness. To understand my path I must be good a gardener – diligently
watching the light, the air, the Earth, the wind and the creatures Goddess
sends to help me. So, I watched the butterflies today clustering in unusual
numbers on my Agastache, dancing over my roses and sampling the herbs in my flowering
pots. I realized that these lovely creatures are the Goddess’ symbol of
transformation. From egg to caterpillar to
chrysalis to the Painted Lady waltzing in the sunlight just beyond the reach of
my hose, the butterfly embodies the circle of transformation that is life. This,
I believe, is the message Goddess sends me on the wings of the gentle butterfly
– transform, adapt and be ready for the next thing because no nightmare lasts forever.
We must all be ready. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a warm and restful winter in which to select the seeds that you will plant in
spring and nurture through the long days of light for harvest next Mabon. May
you harvest joy, understanding, kindness and peace with every seed. Blessed Be.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-27139313862573123332017-09-08T12:38:00.000-07:002017-09-08T12:38:58.500-07:00ANGEL IN THE RABBIT HOLE by Peno Hardesty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i don't believe in angels or heaven or hell---i was getting something out of the car---<br />excuse me--do you have water?<br />yes---i can give you a gallon<br />he was older---riding a bicycle---pulling a homemade trailer<br />oh no no---do you need water? someone brought me six gallons i only need two so i thought i would see<br />if anyone needed some<br />after days of watching folk hoard water and batteries i started to cry--then i found myself sobbing<br />he pushed his to the gate<br />are you ok? are you scared?<br />no sir-----gracias kind sir<br />we hugged<br />he would not take a gallon of water from me but he left me these words that i share</div>
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THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE PURE LOVE OF THE LONELY<br />THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE PURE LOVE OF THE UNWANTED<br />THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE PURE LOVE OF THE LOST<br />THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT HUMANITY THAT IS BEAUTIFUL</div>
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<i><span style="color: #fff2cc;">With a hurricane roaring toward her home Peno finds love and shares her profound wisdom. She is a treasure to all who know her.</span></i></div>
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Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-35123862669324772772017-08-07T12:03:00.001-07:002017-09-28T14:15:08.781-07:00In the Rain by Barbara Carvallo<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: #4c1130;">I found these Ladies smiling in the rain. Goddess gave us Roses so we could know that true beauty is of the soul; true grace is of the heart; true dignity is of the mind. Blessed Be.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #4c1130; color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">lash flood waters recede slowly</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">dampness clings to the leaves</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">night comes </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">amid the debris a stirring</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">leaves wet don't crackle</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">listen</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">where was the cure for smallpox</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">you hung her at salem</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and heart disease</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">he was a german jew--you know what happened</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and cancer</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">he was freed but then the klan caught him</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">autism</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">she drowned fleeing syria</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">where is the answer to peace </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">it is in the heart of every one</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">buried beneath racism and religious intolerance</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">hidden beneath the guns and the fear of other</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">can you teach us</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">i tried</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">i tried to teach you</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">but you killed me</span></span>Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-29640066573167228372017-07-13T15:34:00.003-07:002017-09-28T14:15:43.224-07:00The Day Lily by Barbara Carvallo<div class="MsoNormal">
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Division – Tracheophyta – vascular plants<br />
Class – Magnoliopsida<br />
Family – Xanthorrhoeaceae<br />
Genius – Hemerocallis L. – the day lily<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of cultivars. They all share a common
genetic foundation, a family in fact, and yet they are all different. They have different sizes, different shapes,
different colors, some scent and some don’t. In the garden of a day lily
aficionado one might expect to find 50, 60, even a hundred varieties – they are
as passionate as any rose grower. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will not tolerate intolerance. She
mandates diversity. As gardeners we
can’t imagine a world where all flowers, trees, shrubs and grasses looked
alike. It is in the nature of gardeners
to seek imperfect balance and perfect chaos because that is the definition of
beauty. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gardening is a spiritual craft, a prayer planted in the
soil, nurtured with the hand and heart and made manifest through good will and
faith. I have never understood the
blindness that would rob the world of diversity that would make all flowers,
trees, shrubs, grasses and people the same. Such sightlessness is spiritual
suicide, prayer without hope, profound neglect, a corruption of the will and<b> </b>the antithesis of faith.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Barbara Carvallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333539576563322839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574050537006417410.post-54144356808913668942017-06-30T16:46:00.000-07:002017-06-30T16:53:14.704-07:00Europeana by Barbara Carvallo<div class="MsoNormal">
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rose. Bushing round and tall with thick
clusters of blooms so prolific as to often obscure the beautiful green foliage
and bronze tinted new growth that surrounds them, this rose lasts the summer
never daunted by the heat. These velvety
red roses hold a sweet tea scent. Taken
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