a spirit of simplicity

once i saw a jumper standing on the bridge over the twirly cold waters of the Piscataqua river the only thing stopping him from falling into the cold dark drink was the arms of the emergency personnel wrapped tightly around him i happened to be following a friend to a meeting at seven o'clock that morning I could only spare a glance at the line of flashing lights  in the rear view mirror later that afternoon on the way home there was no sign  of his spell but I know   that he stood right there and cast his roses  the sunday whirl

 ... This has always been one of of my favorite songs.

keyhole I feel old I'm not complaining I have a happy life  and I celebrate every birthday with great joy I'm just saying I feel old in my younger days i danced barefoot on the beach and walked up wooded paths in the moonlight i do that still  I look at the world I grew up in through a key hole So many of those who shaped me are on the other side and one day I will join them but now I live in a world that is rapidly becoming unfamiliar my music is dying my poets, my teachers, even the way I form letters has gone... one day I will peep through the key hole and see that everything and everyone I knew is there I am not so very old yet but tonight i feel old It's not a sad thing and I don't feel bad I am privileged  to have lived in such an amazing time It's such a beautiful ride WOODEN SHIPS exerts by Paul Kantner, David Crosby and Stephen Stills

morning in the dining room jam session won't you come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Your post can be about anything  that feeds your spirit and the family friendly nature of  a spirit of simplicity    Please link to your post and not your entire blog Please comment on at least, the post before you Please post a link back to A Spirit of Simplicity so that others may join   If you choose to follow me I will follow you back I always return comments Peace and Love  Kara An InLinkz Link-up

I remember you L#7 You died about this time last year  sweet boy  I'm sorry you lived in a world with too much hurt the boy who lived up the street I miss you soulfood friday

a little snow it would be nice if we didn't get quite as much snow as we had last year. Little things Thursday

B is for .....Bowie a terrible loss for all of us ABC Wednesday

the good From the archives -February of 2014.  Our little kitchen and the snowy weather out the window. It looks so cozy and sweet. the random In October we went to the open house at the UMass marine center  here in Nahant.  Among the many child friendly activities was making a seaweed drying press. This is a macro picture of what we pressed.... I know -you are completely blown away...it's that impressive. the fun the first sorta-real snowstorm of the year...the first snow that has stuck anyway,  here on this rather tiny island.  And, it's a holiday...calls for a little warming drink if you ask me. Mosaic Monday The good, the random, the fun sharing his beauty Monday musings Monday mellow yellow making your home sing I love macro macro monday 2

they came like some kind of revenant engagement a fluctuation in the hum of her world her bustling ceased for the slightest of moments as if she were searching for movement in the air around her not a roar exactly or a drop in temperature  more like a sigh that claimed her in the middle of her day gave her no leave to dismiss her duty or wonder if they be real nothing but spirits she thought throwing imaginary shafts to try and pin them down   and hoping they would treat her justly The Sunday Whirl

monochrome complimentary sea glass -a gift from the sea and glass jars -from pickles, jellies and other what-nots draw mostly white treasure My daughters are a priceless treasure Scavenger hunt Sunday

won't you come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Your post can be about anything  that feeds your spirit and the family friendly nature of  a spirit of simplicity    Please link to your post and not your entire blog Please comment on at least, the post before you Please post a link back to A Spirit of Simplicity so that others may join   If you choose to follow me I will follow you back I always return comments Peace and Love  Kara An InLinkz Link-up

the random  I awoke to the news that David Bowie had died. He succumbed to cancer after being sick for 18 months He was just 69. Huge loss for all of us.  the fun   I grew up listening to David Bowie.  I place myself in time with Bowie songs sneaking cigarettes in the girl's bathroom (I haven't smoked in over 30 years) being with friends at parties, bouncing around my kitchen, singing Kooks to my babies... I feel so fortunate to have grown up in an era with so many amazing musicians.  That music defined who we are today.  Previously, music reflected who we were as nations -in history. But the music by Bowie, and a few others of that time,  influenced so many lives. Their music defined who we are today. Their music left a mark because it was intelligent lyrically, it was talented musicians, and it was fun! It seems that most of the music today is missing those things.  There will never be anothe

new new year - new calendar red Our neighbor and old friend died in September He was 81 and had lived a good life. I had helped him plant red geraniums in the yard every year for the last 3 years. This is one of the plants I dug up just after he died. I don't normally have geraniums bloom at Christmas tide It's nice to know he's smiling down on us. breakfast shitake mushroom and cheddar omelets   simple  A walk on the beach of an afternoon circle Christmas moon scavenger hunt sunday

the day hardly paused when you left angels stand cold in the graveyards as you turn to dust beneath them the call of the poppy dialed in on you slowly ensnared you slapped with your sudden departure i remember  the child - the beautiful sweetness that was you days hardly paused when you left and i  stand gasping SUNDAY WHIRL this is not a piece I wrote about any one particular person though I will say that I have lost many people due to drugs these past few years. People from "good homes", people between the ages of 19 and 53,  people who died accidentally, and people who chose to take their own lives rather than suffer one more day. They are saying now that addiction is a disease.... Perhaps that makes them feel better. They are not talking much about the pharmaceutical companies who push this stuff legally and then abandon those they have addicted. Here on the north

shoulders down against an easy breeze a-rovin' on Dog Beach ~ soulfood friday  

  the coldest morning of the year  finds Joe and I hunkered down in bed under flannel and woolen blankets low gray light through the window stirs me toward coffee ~ ~ ~ won't you come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Your post can be about anything  that feeds your spirit and the family friendly nature of  a spirit of simplicity    Please link to your post and not your entire blog Please comment on at least, the post before you Please post a link back to A Spirit of Simplicity so that others may join   If you choose to follow me I will follow you back I always return comments Peace and Love  Kara An InLinkz Link-up

  the good the chair in the kitchen a study of three pears  and always the light the fun  We had a lot of fun over Christmas! Christmas Eve we went to Joe's aunt's house to be with his family. She is a Christmas Eve hostess extraordinaire! Hannah, Bonnie and Dan were here on Christmas day Joe made his famous lasagne and we exchanged gifts in a quiet way I liked that The day after Christmas we had 17 people in the house... things were a bit less quiet. We had lots of great food, exchanged gifts,  and enjoyed the company of friends and family. the random puzzle pals at the dessert table and me in the background working in the kitchen The good, the random, the fun sharing his beauty Monday musings Monday mellow yellow making your home sing

2015 has been a banner year for loss of those we loved and cared about. I don't know if it is because Joe and I are over 50 now and it is the natural progression of things.... or if 2015 was just a very difficult year to make it through... We have lost a few who had lived long enough to be ready to say goodbye and we have lost a few who were sick enough to be ready to say goodbye we've lost some in mid-life who died of hard living and mis-adventure... we have lost those that were too young to be taken from us... and one that hadn't even had a chance to begin... these seem the saddest of all. I find that the older I get the more poignant the lyrics:          soulfood friday