Tweets on 2009-08-31

Aug 31.09

MEETING THE MOTHER

Aug 29.09

Richard’s mother, Sylvia Perry, is about to arrive at the house. She is 90 years old and still running the musical instrument business she started in the 1940s.… Click for more

Tweets on 2009-08-25

Aug 25.09

BACK WITH MY BOOK IN L.A.

Aug 25.09
View from the room where I'm writing. You can't see it here but the window gives a full view of Los Angeles (which right now is smog-free!)

View from the room where I’m writing. You can’t see it here but the window gives a full view of Los Angeles (which right now is smog-free!) *click photo to enlarge

I am so excited to be writing again.… Click for more

Tweets on 2009-08-23

Aug 23.09

LAST WEEK AT THE RANCH FOR AWHILE

Aug 21.09

It’s always hard to leave this place and it’s been especially beautiful these last weeks. We’ve had plenty of rain so it’s very green.… Click for more

LAST DAY FOR THE ANDREWS FAMILY AT MY RANCH

Aug 15.09
James and his daughter Skye on the horses

James and his daughter Skye on the horses

James and I took and hour and a half walk early this morning and I got caught up on the progress of his new business which is called== Everywhere.” He only recently went out on his own.… Click for more

REHEARSING FOR DEATH

Aug 12.09

We do not know where death awaits us:
So let us wait for it everywhere.
To practice death is to practice freedom.… Click for more

EXPEDITIONARY PARTY

Aug 11.09

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From left to right, Elijah and Sherrelle on one ATV (All Terrain Vehicle), Matt, Viva and Malcolm on the middle one and, finally, James Andrews and Skye.… Click for more

ANOTHER GOOD DAY

Aug 10.09

Hard to believe it’s already August 10th.

I walked with the dogs for two hours (my daughter’s dog Freaka who was bitten by a rattlesnake last week is ok now and came with Tulea and me) and then did physical therapy in the pool for an hour and have been writing ever since—writing and reviewing a wonderful book I’ve read several times—a book about relationships and sexuality.… Click for more

BACK HOME AND VERY FULL OF ALL THAT HAPPENED

Aug 08.09

There were two big buck on the road just as I was nearing my house. Always love to see the critters.… Click for more

Polly Berrien Berends

Aug 08.09

If your children see that you are seeking, they will seek—the finding part is up to God.
—Polly Berrien Berends … Click for more

Tweets on 2009-08-08

Aug 08.09

UPAYA ZEN CENTER RETREAT

Aug 07.09

Well, there is so much to say about this retreat and I have a few photos. BUT I get up at 5:30a to be at the retreat on time for the first zazen—seated meditation– and am so tired right now.… Click for more

A GOOD DAY

Aug 05.09

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Here’s my office window at my ranch. I had just seen “Lord of the Rings” when I was building the house and I was inspired by the Hobbit homes to make a small, cave-like office with a hobbit-house like feel.… Click for more

Tweets on 2009-08-04

Aug 04.09

A student who came to a rabbi

Aug 03.09

An old story about a student who came to a rabbi and said, “In the olden days, there were men who saw the face of God.… Click for more

Scott Seydel, Roshi Joan Halifax and Pat Mitchell

Aug 01.09

Pat Mitchell and her husband, Scott Seydel with Roshi Joan Halifax, Abbott of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe.

From left to right: Scott Seydel, Roshi Joan Halifax, Pat Mitchell

From left to right: Scott Seydel, Roshi Joan Halifax, Pat Mitchell

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MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH

Aug 01.09

It has been 7 months since I’ve been back at the ranch–since Christmas. A lot has happened in that time–fun things, exciting things, challenging things, too.… Click for more