Category: St. Augustine

  •     In the midst of nature's perfection, there's not much more to say- at least not today!   Hope today is sunny in all different kinds of ways!         Reprinted from LainesBlog, July, 2012

  •     "So many songs about rain, I don't know which one to sing first.   La la la la la…"        "Where'd everybody go?"         Lizard, about to sing in the rain, on the deck, St. Augustine, Florida.  

  •     Almost full already, when only yesterday you were a cheshire grin on the other side of the sky.   You are running away with the summer. Was it something that I said or did? I am sorry, whatever it was, I am so sorry. Please don't run anymore, I can't keep up.  …

  •     "99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer. If one of those bottles should happen to fall, 98 bottles of beer on the wall."   Does anyone remember this song? I was the girlscout in the back of the bus on those long trips, who could sing it all the…

  •     The nice thing about living in a tourist town is that you get to pretend that you are on vacation from time to time.   A long walk on the beach (thank you knees!), dinner after, at your favorite taco shop, sitting at a colorful picnic table, under the palm trees… 2 fish…

  •     According to the great mythologist, Joseph Campbell,   "…we cancelled the Declaration of Independence," when we entered the First World War and re-joined the chaos of Europe.   He believed that it was a turning point in American politics that has led us away from idealism and onto the slippery slope of greed, "the principal…

  •     The storm off shore stirred things up at the beach. A little too wild for this boogie boarder, but there were some fool hearty souls out there. Not much rain, but a great gusty wind, just right to stir the spirit.       Villano Beach, St. Augustine, Florida.  

  •     You know that you must be busy when you are surprised by the crescent moon in the evening sky.   Where did that week go? It feels like someone is bending time and it's impossible to keep up.   Breathe.   Being busy is a good thing, as long as you can punctuate…

  •     St. Augustine Music Festival, at the Cathedral Basilica, the last night, Mozart and more Mozart!   Sublime. The sound of the strings in this church is so wonderful, it transports you to another time and place. Oboe and horn are also just as wonderful! Piano too.   Thank you to SAMF Chamber Orchestra,…

  •     Pain. Physical pain.   Whenever it happens to me, I know it is going to kill me. Then I remember the little tricks I have in my bag to relieve it – and cure it.   Some tapping. (EFT) Checking in with Louise Hay's book, You Can Heal Your Life. Sleep. Ice. Dit…