Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 127
April 16, 2011
winter again
PS: I'ts winter again here in Maine. Temp is 36F (2C) with a bitterly cold wind. Sky is overcast, gray. Crocuses didn't even bother to open up today: too cold.
Where is spring?
Where is spring?
Lightworkers unite!
So I'm reading this mind-blowingly great book by Patricia Cori, called Atlantis Rising.
She talks about the web of darkness and the web of light.
The web of darkness mutes the natural vibration of Gaia, but this web is disintegrating. Fear + anger = darkness.
Lightworkers are building a new web, a web of light. Love and laughter = light.
FMI: read Atlantis Rising.
She talks about the web of darkness and the web of light.
The web of darkness mutes the natural vibration of Gaia, but this web is disintegrating. Fear + anger = darkness.
Lightworkers are building a new web, a web of light. Love and laughter = light.
FMI: read Atlantis Rising.
Portland, Maine
Had big fun in Portland today.
Went to a craft fair. An art fair, really.
It was held in an old church, now taken over by artists. Kind of a sketchy neighborhood in Portland. Mixed industrial, retail, low income housing, and busy streets. But there's this undercurrent of coolness: a Vietnamese restaurant, funky coffee shop, and a pottery studio. And this church, taken over by local artists.
See? The craft fair was here. I bought a switchplate with a zebra and splotches of color. I bought some herbal lotions, lip balm, and echinacea tincture. I bought some hand-dyed fleece. I bought a bib, sewed with vintage fabrics: friends are having a baby. Shhh! Don't tell them I bought this. The crafter said, "I hope they like it. If not, you can use it."
So what did she mean by that? I'm so old that I must drool when I eat? Or perhaps she blurted out this incredible faux pas and then immediately regretted it? Some kind of inside joke? hmmm.... thinking....
Then Fluff and I walked on DiMillo's wharf. Saw this:
Also saw boats and water.
Then I went to Micah's restaurant. He made me this:
It was incredibly delicious. He has a new recipe. He's into sauces now, and cooks intuitively.I can't believe this dude, who ate only ramen noodles as a teen, creates these incredibly complex and original recipes now. He cooks for celebrities at the swankiest hotel in Portland, one of the coolest cities in the USA. He loves to cook. He wants to make people happy with his food. Ever read Like Water for Chocolate?
Then I went to the Maine Mall and saw this.
And that was my super fun day in Portland.
Went to a craft fair. An art fair, really.
It was held in an old church, now taken over by artists. Kind of a sketchy neighborhood in Portland. Mixed industrial, retail, low income housing, and busy streets. But there's this undercurrent of coolness: a Vietnamese restaurant, funky coffee shop, and a pottery studio. And this church, taken over by local artists.
See? The craft fair was here. I bought a switchplate with a zebra and splotches of color. I bought some herbal lotions, lip balm, and echinacea tincture. I bought some hand-dyed fleece. I bought a bib, sewed with vintage fabrics: friends are having a baby. Shhh! Don't tell them I bought this. The crafter said, "I hope they like it. If not, you can use it." So what did she mean by that? I'm so old that I must drool when I eat? Or perhaps she blurted out this incredible faux pas and then immediately regretted it? Some kind of inside joke? hmmm.... thinking....
Then Fluff and I walked on DiMillo's wharf. Saw this:
Also saw boats and water.
Then I went to Micah's restaurant. He made me this:
It was incredibly delicious. He has a new recipe. He's into sauces now, and cooks intuitively.I can't believe this dude, who ate only ramen noodles as a teen, creates these incredibly complex and original recipes now. He cooks for celebrities at the swankiest hotel in Portland, one of the coolest cities in the USA. He loves to cook. He wants to make people happy with his food. Ever read Like Water for Chocolate?Then I went to the Maine Mall and saw this.
And that was my super fun day in Portland.
The Big Thaw
The Big Thaw craft fair is today. I've been getting emails for over a month: beautiful photos and descriptions of the crafts and artists. I've seen exciting designs on cloth, paper, & metal. Creative, inspiring, & amusing.
10 Mayo St in Portland ME today.
10 Mayo St in Portland ME today.
April 14, 2011
whoopie pie ice cream
New flavor at Route 160 Ice Cream.
Come on, summer!
Come on, summer!
forecast for tomorrow
People were grumpy today. Irritable, cranky, and angry.
Good thing the dog had to be let out and the sun was shining. The grass is getting greener. The crocuses and daffodils are blooming. The wind was refreshing.
Forecast for tomorrow: calm sunny happiness.
Good thing the dog had to be let out and the sun was shining. The grass is getting greener. The crocuses and daffodils are blooming. The wind was refreshing.
Forecast for tomorrow: calm sunny happiness.
April 13, 2011
in a crisis you need a nurse...
A nurse came with me when I had to have a tooth extracted. I knew that if the oral surgeon had trouble getting in the IV, she could help. If I tried to die, I knew she'd revive me. I knew I was safe because that nurse was there.
She drove me home after the procedure and tucked me into a recliner with an ice pack against my jaw. She was my guardian angel that day.
I felt safe, cared for, and validated as an individual. I knew I could get knocked out, and she'd bring me back.
I knew she was smart, capable, and compassionate. I trusted her with my life.
I didn't even care that she laughed at me when I was loopy. I laughed too.
reiki... what is it?
A spiritual practice, a healing modality, energy work, self-care, beams of electricity, meditation, touch-prayer, or universal life force energy. Is it an external accessible force, or an internal relaxation process?
Here I am, doing reiki all these years, sharing reiki energy, teaching reiki, wrote a book about reiki; and I'm still not sure. What is it?
Is it chanelling or meditation? Do beams of electricity shoot out the practitioners' hands?
Not sure what it is or how it works. Not sure what language to use to describe it. It does work, I'm sure of that.
People who share reiki energy see colors and shapes. They feel happy and relaxed. Pain lessens or disappears. Angels and spirit guides appear. We feel throbbing and pulsing and burning and icy cold. Stuff happens. It's amazing and I feel lucky every time I'm able to share reiki energy.
What is it again? I don't know.
Here I am, doing reiki all these years, sharing reiki energy, teaching reiki, wrote a book about reiki; and I'm still not sure. What is it?
Is it chanelling or meditation? Do beams of electricity shoot out the practitioners' hands?
Not sure what it is or how it works. Not sure what language to use to describe it. It does work, I'm sure of that.
People who share reiki energy see colors and shapes. They feel happy and relaxed. Pain lessens or disappears. Angels and spirit guides appear. We feel throbbing and pulsing and burning and icy cold. Stuff happens. It's amazing and I feel lucky every time I'm able to share reiki energy.
What is it again? I don't know.
April 12, 2011
barefoot boys and skateboarding girls
Walked the dog on campus. This was the time I was supposed to be having lunch with my friend Karen, but I completely forgot, I'm so sorry! So I was walking the dog, oblivious to my friend waiting and worrying ("You never forget!" she said.), obliviously walking in the sun and the wind.
The ice is out on the pond and some ducks are back. I saw barefoot boys playing soccer on the plastic grass. I saw girls skateboarding and realized it's usually the boys who skateboard. Their legs were skinny, pale, and flawless: flying by. I saw mud spatters on the window of the pottery studio. There were origami cranes on the windowsill. I thought about my sister moving to China, my new nephew in San Diego, my nieces headed to China, a nephew in Australia. Did I think about my friend and having lunch? No. Sorry! If I write appointments in my calendar, then I'm good. This didn't make it to the calendar, and I didn't make it to lunch.
The snow is almost gone from the backyard, just a couple of thin patches near the garage. The grass turned green overnight. Do you think we'll get more snow?
The ice is out on the pond and some ducks are back. I saw barefoot boys playing soccer on the plastic grass. I saw girls skateboarding and realized it's usually the boys who skateboard. Their legs were skinny, pale, and flawless: flying by. I saw mud spatters on the window of the pottery studio. There were origami cranes on the windowsill. I thought about my sister moving to China, my new nephew in San Diego, my nieces headed to China, a nephew in Australia. Did I think about my friend and having lunch? No. Sorry! If I write appointments in my calendar, then I'm good. This didn't make it to the calendar, and I didn't make it to lunch.
The snow is almost gone from the backyard, just a couple of thin patches near the garage. The grass turned green overnight. Do you think we'll get more snow?
Italian Bakery
Shouldn't write about this, shouldn't think about this. But there it is. The Italian Bakery. Their donuts are SO good. Someone brought in 3 boxes today, for a meeting of 24 people.
You know you can't just look. If you look, the vision erodes your impulse control centers and stimulates hunger. You look, you're done. You're going to have one.
What makes those donuts so good? They're soft, but crunchy. They're not too sweet, and no chemical aftertaste.
The Italian Bakery is on Bartlett St in Lewiston. Those donuts are so good.
So not good for you, but so good.
You know you can't just look. If you look, the vision erodes your impulse control centers and stimulates hunger. You look, you're done. You're going to have one.
What makes those donuts so good? They're soft, but crunchy. They're not too sweet, and no chemical aftertaste.
The Italian Bakery is on Bartlett St in Lewiston. Those donuts are so good.
So not good for you, but so good.
