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one of the two Collard Trees.   All that remains of things i personally bought,  or planted.   

when i was down to the Wall Garden,  having walked through Campsite B,  onto the road,  down,  i thought.  Goats followed along,  Puppy bounded ahead,  Tay after her.  It's wet.  The road,  Carefree Way is wet.  Water pools.   I can hear the soft song of a few tree frogs.

Because Julian has been sick,  and because of difficulties in my daughter's world,   i have had 3 days alone.    Over the course of this last year,  this is unusual.  I have become accustomed to not being alone anymore.  Because of who they are,  that make me not alone,  i have taken this in.   But to be alone.   

and what i have done is look for the sound of human voice.  On radio.  I'd forgotten radio.  I listened to This American Life and followed that thread to a pod cast called   Invisiblia.    "Unforseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions.  Invisibilia…Latin for invisible things…fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently"  I listened to the pod cast…."What Do You Let In"

and as i finish Cloths and walk that walk down to the Wall Garden and feed Buck Goats and speak to Talkie and pet Puppy,  the day to day players in the life i live now,   this came:

I know i think too much.  I always have.  I was born that way.

This question:   How do i know you know me?   What makes me think you WANT to know me?

Why are either of those things important to me?

Solstice is soon.  and then,  my only real holiday,  well maybe now,  two of them,  Puppy Day too,  but New Year's Eve,  New Year's Eve….what am i thinking?   Who am I?   What do i think about this space here,  Windthread?

 

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7 responses to “December, 2018 almost Solstice”

  1. Joanne Avatar
    Joanne

    I think you should go and buy a new calendar and write the important days into that new calendar. and then as the days go–write what you see….later what you plant…..when the rain comes
    what was that meal you made the night of the calendar writing back in New Mexico?
    I envy you the collard leaves. Wrapped around something. Eaten while sitting on the trailer steps.
    Tell me when, I will I sit on my steps at the same Time.

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  2. jaime Avatar
    jaime

    A friend of mine told me a story the other night. In Africa there were a group of children and a researcher. The researcher had placed a large bowl of candy at a distance and told the children whoever could run the fastest could have all the candy. Ready? Set? Go! The children all linked hands and ran to the bowl of candy, all arriving at the same time. The researcher couldn’t understand this and asked them Why? You could have all the candy for yourself. The children kept saying the African word ubuntu, ubuntu. Still not understanding he asked others to explain. Ubuntu means,”I am because We are.” The humanity. We cannot be if there is only one. My friend, ever distrustful of the internet doesn’t know if the story is true, but the compassion and love are a wonderful way to build a society.
    So, Grace, that is why I want to know you. Why I love your blog and you. You would hold my hand to run to the candy bowl with me. You are full of the qualities of ubuntu.

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  3. Mo Crow Avatar

    half a lifetime ago I was worried about being too open, a wise friend said you can never be too open but it helps to be discerning

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  4. Peggy McG Avatar
    Peggy McG

    I know of you through your art and words and feel that what I think I know of you only scratches the surface. Isnt that how it is with all relationships, human and earthly. The rest of my life I want to be a sponge soaking up answers to my deepest questions and you help spur me.
    Ohhh the radio… for so long I lived in places without good reception, and only listened while driving..and I drove alot when employed, but not so much now. NPR was my favorite..I used to shun the computer but now am embracing what it can bring to me. I forgot about Krista Tippet, with her podcast On Being..but a good friend named Grace just recently reminded me!!
    Thank you!!!

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  5. Peggy McG Avatar
    Peggy McG

    PS..Will puppy hold still long enough to have her picture taken?

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  6. carol gabbert Avatar
    carol gabbert

    “soaking up answers to my deepest questions” Thank you for these beautiful words. Your sharing on this blog comforts me and confirms my suspicion that there are other women out there, who, think and love in much the same way I think and love. I look forward to your posts.

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