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Still with Her

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and bless her, Krista Tippet  On Being,  ran the 2015 interview with her again.   I'd listened to it then,  but today,  like the first time.  I listened twice.  I will listen again.  

i know she loved Solitude,  believed in it,  but now that she's come to be part of the ALL of Everything,  i can ask her.  Can ask her to accompany me,  as i walk and work.  It will be ok now,  to ask her and i did.  She watched as i worked the fence line at B,  clearing of branches so the fencing can go smooth.  And just inside this part,  on the East,  a little circle of trees that will be all leafed out and a glade.  I'd thought for Emrie and i.  But now i think for Emrie and me and Mary O.

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  1. Susie Yonts Avatar
    Susie Yonts

    Beautiful, Grace. I love seeing the mountainside so familiar to me. I lived a little higher up more in the tall pines, but the lower part of Paradise was very similar to your place. A friend who lived down the hill had a dying shed on her property. I spent time there.
    I’m still waiting to get into a place. I’m staying with friends who are very generous. But, I’m used to living alone so this is a stretch for me. It’s probably a good practice. (I’m not totally sure about that, but) … sigh …

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  2. Mo Crow Avatar
    Mo Crow

    love your magic tree circle

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  3. Liz A Avatar
    Liz A

    Thank you for telling me about the Krista Tippett interview with Mary Oliver … I read the transcript (easier than listening for me) … so much rang true
    I love the glade … it fits so well with Mary Oliver’s way of being

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  4. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    yes…there are the tall TALL pines here amidst the scrub oak and Oak, a mix A dying shed. Ahhhh.
    it is a stretch, alone to communal and in your case, different than mine here. I understand.
    i think everything is good practice but not necessarily what needs to continue to be, but like compost. I think a lot lately how everything is like compost.
    the RAINS in these days…flash flood warnings in the burn scar. It goes on, the hand of the Fire. I look at
    Feather River, receiving.
    Any word from you is so welcome….Love and Love

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  5. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    am so looking forward to the Leafing

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  6. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    listening to her voice is important

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