In a thought-provoking example of Talamantez’ urging to learn from indigenous peoples, East Asian scholar and religious professor Jordan Paper’s 1997 Through the Earth Darkly…
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Two tasty chicken dishes! :)
Once a week we have friends over for some tabletop gaming, and I provide dinner — it is, in fact, one of the two meals…
Continue ReadingCrockpottery: Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken
Yay, another hugely successful and very simple crockpot meal! This recipe created a moist, delicious chicken where the meat was so tender that it really…
Continue ReadingThe Campbell “Boogie on the Bayou!” street fair
I love being able to stack up automatic posts ahead of time! :) Had a really fun time at the “Boogie on the Bayou” festival…
Continue ReadingExperimenting in the kitchen
And now for something completely different… ! As you may not know, I am not much into housekeeping of any sort. Years ago, when I…
Continue ReadingAikido & Art as a Spiritual Path & a Beautiful Necessity
The first movements into spiritually inspired re-embodiment which I discovered came (unsurprisingly) from men, and originated outside the United States. Morihei Ueshiba, the now-deceased creator…
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Journaling for the ecofeminism class! :) Regarding how the plans for the yard go, and my place in nature: I’ve put up two bird feeders…
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Okay, this posting is going to be a not-so-quick recap of stuff I want to keep track of for my yard work, and I’ll keep…
Continue ReadingLaissez les bons temps rouler! part 3
(Continuing from the earlier part 2) That was not the end of that exceptionally pleasant day. I went down several streets in the French Quarter…
Continue ReadingMud & philosophy
Writing this on the night of the 8th, from a wonderful little hole-in-the-wall pizza & brews place called Hot Mama’s! I’m muddy, exhausted, starving, and…
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