Thanks for this funny and wonderful posting. Yes, Eva Mondon is one of our infamous Lesbian Quakers here in Putney, Vermont. I’ve passed this story on to her. Eva would love to offer civil union to more couples, especially lesbian, as a Justice of the Peace. She is not only famous in Putney Meeting as […]
Thanks for your note. Good question. A couple of thoughts come to mind. Of course, I can barely speak for myself and don’t pretend to speak for others but here’s what occurs to me on first wonder. On the one hand, there are petitions coming through other channels- NGLTF etc. So there is political response […]
I love and agree with all of Joe’s message. I also want to add that Quakerism is rarely an either or proposition regarding Quietism or action. And that there are personal cycles, which also will help us choose how we will respond. And there is also the long term development and unfolding of ones spiritual […]
A snowy day here in Putney Vermont. A week ago, at Mid-winter gathering in New Mexico, it was warmish and sunny. Marshall and I took a stroll up on a trail into Box Canyon. The colors of the mesas change with the sun’s movement. It was so wonderfully different from New England. The sky was […]
I had a dream recently that I wanted to share. It made me very happy. I had been chosen to sing with Sweet Honey in the Rock. Short of finding out that I am Joni Mitchell and Pete Seeger’s love child, it was the best of story lines. I came out on to the stage […]
Blessings on us all and this weary old world so full of people whose lives we must know to be good neighbors. I am so delighted to awake to Marshall and John M in the kitchen cooking up a storm. They’ve already made a sweet potato pie and an apple pie (I think we are […]
Happy Equinox everybody! Hope this finds us all surrounded with what we need and the peace of mind to see it. Vermont is cooling off. Time to bring in the basil and set up a one day pesto factory. I am just back from MN & WI. Elizabeth Watson told a wonderful story of taking […]
Glad to hear you are feeling better. And thank you for e-mailing us just before going to the emergency room, good of you to get the prayer support on the way to medical relief. Also, I am very happy to hear your report after requesting prayer. For me, part of being a pushy old queen […]
Thank you for such honesty and clarity. During the Civil Unions debate, all of Vermont was subjected to loud aggressive hate speech. It sent many of us into reverberations of old hurt. It was as much trauma as a car wreck or serious diagnosis or the broken heart of violated trust. I wrote the following […]
A few thoughts on dealing with on-going pain and fatigue- Most people have some association, memory, or image that is a comfort and connects us to a calmer better time. It can be a gymnastic trick of the mind to make a quiet space in the day and bring in this idea with a deliberate […]