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BLOSSOM: LISTENING FOR THE VOICE OF WISDOM

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Susan

It is cloudy and cool, this pre-equinox day at MillHaven. When I walked out to the garden shed to check on Blossom O’Possum, the ground was still soft from the rains of the past few days. I did not expect … Continue reading →

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ON BLOSSOM O’POSSUM, AND EXISTENTIAL DREAD

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Susan

Last evening I sat nestled in the grass in the peach hues of the late-summer gloaming. Clippers in hand, I sat sifting dried stalks of phacelia through my fingers, breaking their seed heads into a paper bag. Across the yard … Continue reading →

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PEPPER POSSUM PART 2

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Susan

I came to yet another crossroads in my life recently (They seem to be coming frequently these days…), and made some decisions. I made the decisions slowly and very thoughtfully, trying to listen to my deepest instincts. Let me back … Continue reading →

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PEPPER POSSUM PART 1

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Susan

I thought she was a Siamese kitten, rolling around and playing in the leaves behind my house. I thought, “Hmmm, who has a new kitty?” But then, in the dappled forest light, she morphed suddenly into her true self: Not … Continue reading →

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Possum

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Susan

The three opossum orphans were soft as chick down. Each was about the length of my finger, if you didn’t count their pink, snake-like tails. They all had that dazed, faraway look on their slender faces—that look that all of … Continue reading →

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