Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:58 pm
*dances in the garden*
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:11 am
the chill of the evening wakes duchess up out of her sunny cat nap...she streeeeetches, puts her top back on, joins Lord Foul in his happy dance under the moon.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:14 am
*dances for a while longer and then takes a nap himself*
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:05 pm
OOOH Foul, You should be outlawed, with moves like that. Outrageous. I have zer0-tolerance for such low crotches and leg-bending. I shall take this all the way to the top. Heathen!
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:08 pm
sweet....
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:25 pm
(highly disappointed Foul could not keep the attack of the kitten image up--that was great!)
"Nature often holds up a mirror so we can see more clearly the ongoing processes of growth, renewal, and transformation in our lives". ~ Mary Ann Brussat
It's great to be psyched--but be careful, or is that the same as saying 'look before you leap'? In the northern hemisphere Spring is just around the corner (tho it may not feel that way to our members in England who have been getting freak snows, or folks like duchy and Earthblood who are freezing their tuckuses off in Michigan and New York). Where I live it's been hovering around 70 for the past three days. Tons of hot air balloons are up in the air every morning and buds are, literally, ready to burst.
I've been waking up, lately, full of beans and raring to go. Refreshed and ready to do everything at once. Truly, Spring is a great period of revitalization and renewal, of growth and new beginnings. Beware false Spring! If we look at a real garden, or even our 'Inner Garden' we need to slow down at this point and be careful. If we plant our seeds too early a killing frost may dash our hopes. Sure we may recover but why not be patient and avoid resentment?
I'm sure you can think of alot of things to do in order to prepare for planting that will make a healthy growing period that much more vibrant and exciting; pick up trash, rake the clutter out of your yards, pull the 'dead-heads' off your rosebushes, cut back the old growth, turn the soil in the garden and begin feeding it nutrients. Paint the fence, put in reflecting balls and a pond, trim back the branches--and then wait, meditate and allow Nature to tell you the exact time to safely begin...
"Nature often holds up a mirror so we can see more clearly the ongoing processes of growth, renewal, and transformation in our lives". ~ Mary Ann Brussat
It's great to be psyched--but be careful, or is that the same as saying 'look before you leap'? In the northern hemisphere Spring is just around the corner (tho it may not feel that way to our members in England who have been getting freak snows, or folks like duchy and Earthblood who are freezing their tuckuses off in Michigan and New York). Where I live it's been hovering around 70 for the past three days. Tons of hot air balloons are up in the air every morning and buds are, literally, ready to burst.
I've been waking up, lately, full of beans and raring to go. Refreshed and ready to do everything at once. Truly, Spring is a great period of revitalization and renewal, of growth and new beginnings. Beware false Spring! If we look at a real garden, or even our 'Inner Garden' we need to slow down at this point and be careful. If we plant our seeds too early a killing frost may dash our hopes. Sure we may recover but why not be patient and avoid resentment?
I'm sure you can think of alot of things to do in order to prepare for planting that will make a healthy growing period that much more vibrant and exciting; pick up trash, rake the clutter out of your yards, pull the 'dead-heads' off your rosebushes, cut back the old growth, turn the soil in the garden and begin feeding it nutrients. Paint the fence, put in reflecting balls and a pond, trim back the branches--and then wait, meditate and allow Nature to tell you the exact time to safely begin...
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:33 pm
danlo wrote:(highly disappointed Foul could not keep the attack of the kitten image up--that was great!)
Oh fine!
Release the kittens! 
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:02 pm
Prrreep! The "attack kitten" is purrrfect.
Here in Connecticut we just got several inches of snow. (Beware the storms of Lent!) Grrr...in RL I need extra traction to walk in such conditions and would likely spend the majority of a visit to the Westron Mountains flat on my face, or being ignominiously hauled from point A to point B by my hosts.
Here in Connecticut we just got several inches of snow. (Beware the storms of Lent!) Grrr...in RL I need extra traction to walk in such conditions and would likely spend the majority of a visit to the Westron Mountains flat on my face, or being ignominiously hauled from point A to point B by my hosts.
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:03 pm
Yesss! 
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:13 pm
We got a bunch of snow here yesterday, too. No hot air balloons for us.... 
But we do have a small Japanese maple in a lage pot in our tv room. It follows the seasons, just as if it were outside...and its new leaves are starting to unfurl...sp spring WILL eventually come here, too...
But we do have a small Japanese maple in a lage pot in our tv room. It follows the seasons, just as if it were outside...and its new leaves are starting to unfurl...sp spring WILL eventually come here, too...
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:26 pm
Here in Virginia, my daffodils are coming up (I saw someone else's already blooming!) and the crocuses are also blooming. I hear that the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin will bloom during the annual Cherry Blossom Festival -- on time this year, for once!
It's gone back to being sort of cold here -- I had to haul out my winter coat again earlier this week, which really cheesed me off. But in just a couple of days, it'll be the vernal equinox. Time for bunnies carrying brightly colored eggs! Happy Ostara, everyone! (And for the Watchers south of the equator, happy Mabon! Autumn is still my favorite season. Too much mud in spring! )
It's gone back to being sort of cold here -- I had to haul out my winter coat again earlier this week, which really cheesed me off. But in just a couple of days, it'll be the vernal equinox. Time for bunnies carrying brightly colored eggs! Happy Ostara, everyone! (And for the Watchers south of the equator, happy Mabon! Autumn is still my favorite season. Too much mud in spring!
)Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 3:37 pm
Leave time for rest and relaxation. During a rest period, do something different. If you have been writing a research paper, don't take a break by writing letters. Instead, wash dishes, sew, garden, jog, visit with a friend, take care of things on the list you jotted down before beginning to study (described above), etc.
If your study task is routine and does not involve highly conceptualized learning, play instrumental music in the background.
Practice relatively easy but interesting tasks under potentially distracting circumstances. When you become skilled at ignoring distractions, shift to more difficult and less interesting tasks.
If your study task is routine and does not involve highly conceptualized learning, play instrumental music in the background.
Practice relatively easy but interesting tasks under potentially distracting circumstances. When you become skilled at ignoring distractions, shift to more difficult and less interesting tasks.
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 7:09 pm
Yes, that is omething I should make more of an effort to find time for.rest and relaxation
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:24 am
I have reached ALT+255.
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:01 am
and a blessed thing it is! Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:10 am
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:01 pm
Ahh. So it is true, then. Welcome, then. We have been waiting for you.
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:20 pm
Now that I have reached your level, dAN, please further my understandings of ALT+255 with your wisdoms. I can tell you have much to teach me.
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:09 pm
Well, first you must understand that all you 'see' on your keyboard is false; an illusion keeping you from discovering the truth. ALT + 255 is a major step in unearthing this truth. The next step is to lighten your load of material posessions somewhat. You must go to the nearest computer warehouse, but 25 keyboards, and replace every letter on your existing one with the "Z" off of each of the others. Now, with only "Z' on your keyboard, you can bybass the limitations of what is seen and type what is truly from your soul. I know I told you erlier to wear a bandana over your head, but I only made you do that so you could impress the girls. 
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:55 pm