I don’t often take naps. When I do, it feels like a luxury. And I definitely felt like one today after a very long few months, and took it. A cue from Neptune direct (see also) perhaps, to give the psyche a break, a rest, and a chance to recuperate. Dreams were strange too.
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Archive for the ‘Wonder’ Category
Poll: Neptune direct — sleep, and perchance to dream?
Posted in Astrology, Poetry, Wonder on 5 November 2009 | 5 Comments »
Doing nothing: When and where
Posted in Poetry, Thinking, Wonder on 24 August 2009 | 1 Comment »
I spent most of a three-day weekend at a friend’s place (two hours away from me) not doing very much… It depends on what you mean by ‘doing’ anything, of course.
It occurred to me that doing ‘nothing’ at home is not quite the same experience as ‘doing’ nothing someplace else.
Cheese braid
Posted in Wonder, tagged bread baking on 18 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m hoping this picture will speak for itself.
Have a good eclipse weekend, all.
Baking as therapy
Posted in Astrology, Wonder, tagged bread baking, therapy on 12 July 2009 | 2 Comments »
As the Moon in Pisces moves into the fourth house of my chart this weekend, and is about to move into opposition to Ceres, I have been baking, or rather, have been teaching myself to.
The picture on the left is my first attempt at a wholewheat loaf. I made a white loaf yesterday and [...]
Small wonder: Banana pancakes
Posted in Astrology, Pleasure, Wonder, tagged banana pancakes, Venus in Cancer on 6 July 2009 | 5 Comments »
I have been making banana pancakes.
It’s the only thing I know to do right now in this coffee-press climate of clusterfucks, eclipses, internal turmoil, change, transition, transformation, etc., etc. (I refuse to use the ‘h—–’ and the ‘w—–’ words!).
El Sol
Posted in Astrology, Wonder, tagged spring equinox on 19 March 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The sun is shining in the sky. One more day to the Spring Equinox, and the Sun’s ingress into Aries.
I’m probably not the only one that could do with renewed energy, vigour and a fresh outlook on life.
Image: The Sun1. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rainbow connections
Posted in Gratefulness, Poetry, Wonder, tagged Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, over the rainbow on 15 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The mood of the times is such that we need to be reminded of rainbows from time to time.
Here’s a cloud-chasing, funk-busting, happy-making video for all. I bow in gratitude to those dedicated to making us smile.
Even smaller wonders
Posted in Wonder, tagged micro-sculpture, Willard Wigan on 10 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Never has the Biblical maxim, ‘It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God’ (Matthew 19:24), resonated more for me than in discovering the work of micro-sculptor, Willard Wigan.
Small wonder: Autumn scallions
Posted in Astrology, Wonder, tagged scallions, spring onions on 9 September 2008 | 2 Comments »
As we inch through the week and wait to see what the Full Moon in Pisces on Monday has in store for us (with Uranus about, it’s hard to say), it may be useful to remember the little things.
Last weekend, I found some scallions at the back of my fridge, slightly forlorn and totally [...]
Wholesome Matt-ness
Posted in Poetry, Wonder, tagged dancing, Where the Hell is Matt? on 25 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of those life-affirming things that deserves as much publicity as it gets.
I first read of it on Robert Wilkinson’s site, then found the homepage.
It’s one of those things that makes me feel like the world is in fact less crazy than it appears.
Thank you, Matt, and keep dancing.
Bloggers’ meme: what lies beneath
Posted in Blogging, Wonder, tagged Amrita, Banana Yoshimoto, meme on 10 March 2008 | 2 Comments »
I picked up this bloggers’ meme from mm. These are the rules:
Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
Open the book to page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.
Tag five people.
I picked up a novel I have been reading on and off for the past few months. It is Banana Yoshimoto’s [...]
Small wonder: Pear and ginger(y) muffins
Posted in Wonder, tagged baking, emotional liberation, pear and ginger muffins, physical sensation, taste on 5 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After the psychic disembowelling of the last few posts, it’s time to look at the small things that make it all worthwhile. My last ’small wonder’ post was way back in March 2006! Much too long ago.
Last weekend, I had two pears which were starting to go soft. Something in the recesses of [...]
