How do you live a normal life when you have words whispering in your ears every waking hour of the day and even in your sleep? Jotted down on scraps of paper, both physical paper and bits of cyber notebooks. I run my hand through my hair and wonder “How will I ever collect them…
As I recovered at a snail-pace from a cold last week, I did a lot of reading. There wasn’t much else I could do. Internally though, I felt like a hive of bees. When the end of my life does come, I should have a gravestone that includes a To Do list: Ask for wings …
This is what I saw On one of my walksA week agoBefore it hit the 80s A giftNo matter howMany timesI see I see with wonder Amazement And a contented sigh Poetry in motionA synchronized swim “Who is their choreographer?”The girls wanted to know.
Sunday afternoon, I went to a two hour class on keeping chickens. The class was put on by Bob Lies, who, along with his wife, has kept chickens in his St. Paul backyard for four years. The class was held at Egg Plant Urban Farm Supply, a wonderful source of everything garden and chicken, located…
I have been sick for days now, with little improvement. I can’t remember being this sick since I had the measles when I was a little kid. Wrapping my legs in a blanket until they get toasty warm appears to be the cure for how achy they feel. The throbbing headache and throat that feels…
“A bee colony is like an organism, and each bee is one of its cells.” “You need to be calm, or at least pretend to be calm, to keep the bees calm.” “The queen mates with ten to twenty males in an hour. All the males die.” “Nude beekeeping is not a good idea.” “If…
