A day like no other

 Today three years ago I lost my best friend. An oversized chocolate Labrador named Zazu. 

Today I found out my son won’t be joining us for Christmas out of fear to spread the dreaded Omnicron

Today my heart aches

Today my consolation is a warm chocolate chip cookie. 

Tsk tsk why turn to food? 

Comfort does not exist in weight gain 

Comfort does not come in the shape of a warm cookie

Happy Halloween

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The Power of Intentions

THE POWER OF INTENTION

EVANGELINE 

Dreaming of the day when she will have a dog!

 

One Day ZaZu climbs into the Volkswagon Bug to keep Eva happy!  

She so longs for a dog, every day she asks "Can I get a dog today?"  

Each day her Dad says no! 

 Eva loves ZaZu and helps take care of him whenever she's here with us. She feeds him dinner or breakfast, she turns the tub water on (the only way he'll drink) I'm sure she goes to bed dreaming of the day she will have her own dog.

Evangeline and I are alot alike when it comes to animal she definitely has the intuitive power of knowing that animals bring you unconditional love.

When you want a hug ~ You get one

When you want a kiss ~ dog doesn't say no, dog says SLURP!

When you wanna cry, dog snuggles and nuzzles you 

Yes Dog knows what you want and what you need.. when your family is to busy to get what you need, your dog knows!  

Okay when I was Eva's age I dreamed of the day I'd have a dog, they told me no no no over and over but I never gave in, I kept asking and asking. Until one day I got my dog...he never left my side he was totally mine! 

Skimo!  YOU were the BEST!

Now my intentions have changed, I have three dogs..and three cats, a chinchilla, a rabbit, and some fish 

Today 

 

 I want my PONY

Look it's so damn cute and smaller than ZaZu! 

 

 

 

Goddess Help Continued

This time the conversation goes like this as we, Eva and I are in the car heading toward the intersection at heavy traffic hour.
Me "Goddess please bless us with a quick and timely opening onto the intersection" as we arrive a gentleman on our left stops to let us out of the street and no traffic is coming in the opposite direction. I quickly pull out and say "Thank you Goddess" we drive down the road towards our destination then I hear Eva say "Bah Bah, did you hear the Goddess?"  "No" was my reply. "Bah Bah" she says again "the Goddess said Your Welcome."  Then she proceeds to tell me sometimes she can hear the voices, and well sometimes she can't, and she seems a little disappointed about not hearing them.   I am happy to have the open opportunity to share my pagan faith with my Granddaughter and that my daughter is open enough to allow it.   Goddess Thank You! 

and yes I heard your reply!!

Blessed Be all the listening ears
May you walk in Peace Always

Earth Song

The Conversation goes like this......... 

Myself "Oh Blessed Goddess Please open the traffic in a timely manner so we can safely cross the road"  (as we are entering an intersection)

My granddaughter Eva "Bah Bah who is the Goddess?"  

Myself "She lives in the Moon"   

Eva "Oh I know her!"  

She then asks me, "Who put her there?"  

I am befuddled and answer "I guess Mother Earth"... 

Her  answer to that is "Oh Bah Bah, you are so Silly!"  

she shakes her head and says "Mother Earth... Mother Earth?"

" Yes I tell her the Earth is our Mother and we are her Children."

 I proceed to sing the words.  Again she tells me I am silly.  I guess that's a good thing coming from a four year old.

Blessed Be and Thank you Goddess for All that you Do for Me! 

Credit for ARTWORK 

Rita Lloyd www.nuturingart.com 

please see her stunning work! 

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire,
but gradually our desire changes.  The situation that we hoped
to change because it was intolerable becomes unimportant.
We have not managed to surmount the obstacle, as we were
absolutely determined to do, but life has taken us around it, led
us past it, and then if we turn around to gaze at the remote past,
we can barely catch sight of it, so imperceptible has it become.

Marcel Proust

 

Today is an Amber Day.... why not try this!

Toffee Coffee Panna Cotta
Serves 2 to 4
Irish moss version
2 tablespoons irish moss paste
1 cup soaked cashews
1⁄2 cup coconut meat
1⁄4 cup agave
Pinch salt
11⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 drops coffee extract
2 drops hazelnut extract
1 tablespoon mesquite powder
1 to 2 tablespoons water as needed

 Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. O Use a metal ring or cookie cutter to form into individual panna cotta.

OR....

Psyllium version
4 teaspoons psyllium husks
1 cup soaked cashews
1⁄2 cup coconut meat
1⁄4 cup agave
Pinch salt
11⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 drops coffee extract
2 drops hazelnut extract
1 tablespoon mesquite powder
1⁄4 cup water as needed
O Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. O Use a metal ring or cookie cutter to form into individual panna cotta.

These are Russell James Raw Food Recipes