Earth-Wise New Year - 12/31/08 07:10 PM
Earth-Wise New Year
The natural new year comes in so quietly, as not even to notice it.  December 21 finds the earth reversing the 'tilt' on its so-called 'axis'. They say the sun 'stands still' for that time as the Northern Hemisphere transitions from the shortest, darkest day of the year to lengthened days from that moment until the Summer Solstice.
That sounds like the beginning of the New Year to me - and my favorite day of the entire year.  

With many intellectualized systems, humanity has veered so far from natural, universal and earth cycles, that we have little or … (31 comments)

Anne Shirley of Green Gables is 100 - 12/15/08 12:29 PM
Anne Shirley of Green Gables is 100 - (2008)
Yes that's right. Anne turned 100 this year.
2008 marked Lucy Maude Montgomery's Maritime classic series about the orphan girl with an enormous independant indomitable spirit always on the lookout for her 'kindred spirits'.  
And I was there! Prince Edward Island was teeming with celebration this summer, with plays and Everything-Ann.

The Legendary 'Green Gables'.
(I almost drove right by! The sight was closed, but seeing was enough for me.)
 
Lucy Maude Montgomery lived in this quaint country house for a year while teaching in the area. 

I didn't … (28 comments)

Granny Those Graphics * Client Friendly Active Rain Blogs - 12/06/08 11:20 PM
Granny Those Active Rain Blog Graphics
I hand it to all who have gone the extra mile with beautiful effective graphics!
I wasn't active over several months, but noticed the slow loading of some sites from the start - which I find still remains. Most load quickly without problem. However, some take too long for my patience.

There are blogs I would like to visit more frequently - I like your posts! But the truth is I avoid slow loading blogs. My computers are average - I get around the net well. These sites are the only ones I have difficulty with.
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