Hey folks...
Blogger has been a bit dodgey these days, sorry I didn't notice posts weren't actually coming up there for a bit.... So an update on my heart:

Today was glorious! Sunny from dawn til dusk... and full of walking. My friend Lauren and I walked for 4 hours then Rosie and I an hour and a half, and I've got a walk home to Noelle's ahead of me... hoorah :) Today was also warm. We had our lunch in the sun.

Hmm... what has happened since my last update?.... let me think... Well my friend Lauren from Australia is visiting. It's very amusing as a guest to have a guest... it cracks me up! Luckily, my lovely friends are letting us both crash out on their living room floor (instead of making us sleep on the street, camp in the chilly rainy woods every night, or sleep in the CCAT yurt). I think it they also let us stay because we cooked a rad Oz-tastic meal: vegemite toast to get started, followed by salad sandwiches, and the mail course of a yummy pumpkin soup, and a fruit salad... It's really been great to catch up with Lauren... We met on the outback trip...revisiting those memories has been fun too. Chattin' with her on the last leg of her 'round the world ramblin' trip that she has been on for the past month has helped me reflect on my recent travels. Also, it's been great fun to show someone else around Arcata. Lauren is so excited to look at these northern hemisphere stars, like I was with the southern hemisphere sky... that kind of curiosity and urgency to appreciate nature has been refreshing to be around.

I might be in love. I have found a pair of cowgirl boots at a thrift shop that go on sale for $7.50 Friday. If they are still there, I just might purchase them. Just in case they are snatched up by some sucker willing to pay $15 (which is half off, Friday they will be 75% off) and I don't get to hang out with them for the long term, I'll tell you about them... They are blue-ish grey and pointy... I guess that's all there is to say... oh yeah, and they fit me. :)

Oh... and another thing... I'm feeling happy and spunky and like my west-coast self again. Hoorah! I am most appreciative to be here. Sigh of relief...ahhh. I also have an itchin' for a new tattoo, something representing solstice... because this past solstice was most wonderful for a gal who had just been through 3 consecutive autumns...

I saw the movie "Big Fish" and was reminded of my deep appreciation for stories. I was reminded that I need not get bogged down in little details or twists during this crazy amazing life business... but rather appreciate the story I am writing with my days, and acknowledge my roles as both author and reader....

Thankful list:
-peaches (ha ha ha)
-starry reflections at dusk on the Arcata Marsh ponds
-walks
-baby steps
-accepting less than perfection
-hugs!
-vests... it's an Arcata thing, really...
-David Wilcox music
-sleeping bags
-food
-redwoods
-eucalyptus trees
-learning to appreciate even invasive species
-the bizarrely entertaining book Pronoia
-thank you notes