*tiny little mouse quietly scampers to her friend, searching, and covers her with a blanket of Angel Feathers and wispers*

This should keep you warm until you are ready to wake up. You may want to rest until the clock strikes 15.

Blessed Be

Freebird

* "Thanks" she whispers and snuggles down into the Blessed Warmth.
Sigh. She 's and closes her eyes again to the sound of Peace that fills the air.

Oh, Searching, you really should wake up and revil in the Magic. Did you see it? Did you see what I hung on the door? I went for a walk today and found 3 apple trees by an abandoned house and they were just full of blossoms. I asked the trees very politely and they said I could have all the sprigs I wanted. They were so happy to have someone to talk to. They said no one had been by to visit them for such a long time. And then they told me where to find some more Magic. I looked and found a tiny purple hyacinth. Isn't it precious? I'm on my way to plant it with the ferns and wild mint. I'm sure you will find pleanty of cake left. I think Minxmom is celebrating her un-birthday.

*blows kisses as she runs for the tiny back door*

Freebird

*The scent of apple blossoms fill the air.
She wakes and stretches. Beginning her Virgo Replay Tape in her head--she leaps to her feet and shakes it off.
Walking outside---breathing the air---clean from the storm the nightS before.

Crocus'!
Hyacynths!
Tulips!
Daffodills!
Green buds on the Lilacs!!

ROBINS ON THE LAWN!!!!!
HEEEELLOOOOO SWEET SPRING BIRD!!!

ThankyOu ThankyOu Sweet Freebird for reminding me that spring always cOmes.!!

Dani

*Little Mouse clapps her hands in joy*

I'm so happy you woke up, Searching. What would we do without Spring? Did you know that when it rains, it is Father Sky making love to Earth Mother? Isn't that just too romantic?

Hey, have you seen Artifax and Cobwebsoul lately? They aren't still sitting up there on that star, are they?

Hello? Hello?
*walks over to the fireplace and throws a Statistics book on the fire*
See!! I knew it was good for something...such warmth in here

Oh, it's so nice to see that there is still a place to go and retire from the cares of the world. My, I hope I haven't overfilled the trash can when I dropped all my problems in it on the way in

I just finished a long quarter at school and I'm ready for some cake I hope it's not stale

Impossible!!

I think I'll put some more water on for tea...and maybe I should head back out to that star....so peaceful....and no worries when you're on a star...

or when you ARE a star

which, of course, we all are!!

Much love and oodles of fun

for a new day, when Spring will come

Minxsmom rushes in - hair frazzled - nerves shot - gibbering incoherently. It has been a ROUGH three weeks! I missed you guys

Is there any cake left?

Artifax, would you be a dear and pour me some of that tea?

::collapsing into the pillows on the floor::

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powerful words, that ring with truth
words that sing, forsooth!
yes, words that ring and words that sing
words of spring and every good thing...like kitties =^..^=

Artifax!!!!

Minxmom!!!!

How wonderful to see you all back too!!!!!

Freebird has scampered out that tiny little door over there to plant some wild mint and some baby apple trees!!!

She'll be so happy to see you all again!!!

Artifax! thats quite a fire you stoked up there!
I'd throw in my notebook--but I am afraid of flashburns
I think I lost it in the storm anyway.

It has been so awful out there---I am so glad to be here.

I read once that the definition of stress is:
"The confusion created when the mind overrides the bodies' basic desire to choke the living s--- out of someone who desparately needs it."

I laughed and laughed when I read that. Not anymore.

I think the definition of stress is being around PEOPLE who do NOT study astrology during a Mercury Retrograde.

Ah. Just 6 more hard weeks---the next 17 days in particular---then I cut back to H-way part time----like 55 hours plus---to around 15.
Then I shut down for 10 weeks.
No PR.
No smiling when my face hurts
Sleeping when I am tired.
TIME with my children.
Gardening.
Camping.

Oh my friends---people are changing out there--and they scare me.
So MANY people are hungry for TRUTH---and they are so lost---there's too many for me to help---but I want to help them all.
Sigh.

Right now I need some tea.

* her pussycat Marty crawls into her lap and snuggles her face *

and some TLC huh?

Tea and Love. Who needs more guys?

Forgive me if I am no fun for a little bit. I'll be OK.

Dani

*Happy Little Mouse scampers for her tiny little door again. This time trailing many strands of rainbow colored threads*

I'll be back just as soon as I finish this sampler I'm working on. Does anyone know what color confusion is?

LOVE AND LAUGHTER my pixiated friends

Freebird

Hmmm, let's see. Confusion is red. No, yellow. No, wait, green. No, blue - definately blue. Maybe Brown.

Artifax, you make one great cup of tea! I'm feeling more relaxed already.

I picked up another cat at the shelter last Saturday to keep my Minx company. They were not getting along very well and Minx was jealous with a capital J. She was hissing and growling and making these really weird/scary moaning sounds - I've never heard anything like it - especially from her, she's such a happy kitten. They are getting along better now. They don't exactly play - but at least they can be in the same room without hissing at each other.

My new addition is Calli. She is the sweetest little calico cat. She's two years old (just a few months older than my Minx), purrs if you get anywhere near her, and is the prettiest colors - she's a little bit of white, a lot of a dusky grey, and some really pretty pinkish-orangish. Her hair is a medium length so she looks like she would weigh about 12-15 pounds (which is what my Minx weighs - and they're about the same size) but when you pick her up you're afraid she's going to break - she's all skin and bones - she couldn't weigh more than six pounds, if that. And, the first couple of days I had her, she wouldn't eat, but in the past few days she's been eating like a horse - so she should fill out in no time.

Calli and my Minx are like night and day (on the outside) - Calli has all those light colors and is so thin and frail and her coat is kind of dull. Minx, on the other hand, is jet black, has short hair, and her coat is so shiny you could practically use her for a night light (I call her my little velvet cat), and she has the biggest, prettiest green eyes you've ever seen. Her weight is misleading in the opposite direction of Calli's. You look at Minx and expect her to weigh 8 or 9 pounds, you try to pick her up and get a hernia - she is one SOLID kitten.

I'm sorry - I didn't mean to ramble on about the girls this way - I hope I didn't bore you too much

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powerful words, that ring with truth
words that sing, forsooth!
yes, words that ring and words that sing
words of spring and every good thing...like kitties =^..^=

Well, Minxmom, I took your advice and used all of those colors in one word. Took a while to get all of those threads in the eye of the needle. I'm almost done with it. Maybe you can help me find a good spot to hang it.

*Little Mouse hears a kitty purrring* Do you think maybe I made a mistake when I turned mys-ELF into a mouse?

I'm glad you all enjoy the tea
Just remember it's a never-ending pot, too, so whenever you're in need just pour yourself a cup or two.

My, it seems like we have quite a little menagerie growing here. Anyone mind if I bring my three lovelies in here as well?? Don't worry Freebird they are well trained and they won't bite you (unless I tell them to!! just kidding, of course!!)

Eli is the little puppy, black as night, and spunkier than a whole litter.

Leo and Shea, my feline companions, also made of black satin, and rambunctious in their own right.

Maybe they can all play together while we bathe in the moonlight and watch worry disappear...
and don't forget, the Equinox is almost here.

Please let me introduce to you all -

Marty and Todd.

Marty is my "marts-kins" My "bubby" my friend.

He is a long-haired calico black tiger mix.

He has silky black patches blended with bunnyfur brown--and buff hightlights under his poochy little "tigger chin" and buff colored eye liner and ear feathers.
His tail is long and thick like a coon tail--and only I am allowed to pet it.

But you may all pay homage to him as you pass. He is a Taurus. Be sure to compliment him out loud-- as he will fully expect you to do so.

Todd -- Todd is 5 years old. He is a Saggitarius. *Todd--you be nice to the doggy's now--they won't bother you----*

Todd--Aka: Todd Cat Boy--aka Tank--Aka Fang--
as in "how you doin' old Todd old boy --old buddy old Tank old Fang old Pal"--as you rib his belly--

Don't worry about his funny tail----he can't feel it anyway-- He followed my daughter home from school one day --which was against the rules---

He apparently had a rough start somewhere---and his tail curves to a kind of pointy left--although he can give it a fling to the right if you mention his tail to him. I think he's a little sensitive about the subject.

If he crawls into your lap--he might --he's very outgoing-- Just warm his toes with your hands---they get cold and he likes to hold hands.

*Little mouse runs for her little door to the garden tossing doggie treats and catnip as she declairs in her tiny mouse voice*

I am not afraid; I am NOT afraid; I am NOT AFRAID!!!

Don't worry Freebird.

The last time I had a mouse in the house --I had to catch it.
You see Marty and Todd had just bathed---and well you know THAT is Nap Time.

Yes, Freebird, come back! Minx thinks that mice are little felt things. She wouldn't believe you were a mouse if you walked right up to her and told her. Knowing my Minxy-dinxy she'd probably be terrified of you - walking and talking and all.

One time I gave marty one of those little mice that move---poor pussycat was so traumatized I had to throw it away!!

In the spring when we open up the house --it takes him awhile to adjust to the sounds---the garbage truck makes him hide under the bed.

He might take the doggys balls tho'. He likes tennis balls best.
He sits on them like he's going to hatch them ---and then falls over sideways and beats the crap out of them with his back feet.

You'll notice I put a bowl of Q-Tips swabs on the shelf.

Marty will have one or two a day-----he carries them around in his mouth and then drops them in his dish.
And boy will you be suprised at the collection under the piano!!!!

He's the best watch cat on the block---and always tells me when there is someone at the door.
If the girls wake in the night and I do not hear--he rattles my door nob to wake me and escorts me to the problem--- yawning the whole time.

Dani

*Little mouse enters brushing the dirt from her fur. She has been very busy working in her garden.*

I have come to appologize for hollering so loud to over come my silly fears. Shame on me! It took a while to convince Minx, Marty and Todd that I wasn't mean just because I get loud every now and then. They truely are the sweetest creatures and we've had a lot of laughs together. Now they think I'm silly. Of course I am. Proud of it too.

Buckets of Love and Laughter

Freebird

As I stroll up to this once enlightened place, I see cobwebs across the door, i whisp them away and waltz in to see that everything is right where everyone left it..almost as if they were all swept away by the moon and stars..Alone, here I stand, I can still smell the blossums, and still feel the warmth that once was here. I light up the fire place and stand and look deep into the fire that burns before me. I stand so nostalgic, as I stoke the ashes that lay burning. I pull up a chair and think how things have changed so, without actually changing, how I have changed, how I don't even know who I am anymore. Then I sit and remember the love that filled this room, it was love that built it, love that kept it shining bright, although empty of the physical bodies, the aura is still so very prevalant. The can outside is so overflowing with the troubles, I left in it. As I look out at the star that once was a platform for our carefree thoughts, and our step closer to the heavens and stars that we have grown to love. I go in and heat up the tea, as the aroma fills the room, I visualize everyone still here. Am I crazy? I think not... to have those happy thoughts fill our soul, is many times just what we need in our times of woe. I sip the tea, and slice a piece of cake, thinking that for something that has sat for so long, untouched, how it was still as fresh as it was when it was originally brought in. As I drift off to sleep, hoping that if I ask my higher self to call out, to everyone who made this place what it was, that maybe , just maybe they too will return. Peacfully, I drift off, calling out for the love that made this place what it is........

CobwebSoul the one who found us just the right spot to rest our weary heads and bodies.she found the most beautiful star, to stand on and brought us the wonderful fairy dust ...

Searching the one who always made sure she brought extra hearts for those that had none of their own.She brought us extra wood for our fire, and fix the door after not being used in a while.

MinxMOM, who brought us the Motel, bookcase, fireplace, peppermint tea and the cake

MoonLadyC the first one to book a room at the hotel made of love

Tikinoo who brought us back love and happiness from her travels

Artifax - who made sure we had an endless pot of wonderful apple tea and built us a deck.

Pat who has taken care of the catnip and bones for our little furry friends, she taught us to ride on the tail of her comet

Freebird, who showed us the way to a beautiful garden of ferns and flowers, honeysuckle scented candles, a blanket of angel feathers and whispers, apple blossums and magic. The one who planted mint and apple trees and the wonderful sampler we have hanging on our wall..She also showed us, all of us can live together feeling safe, no matter how different we are or small that we feel.

Gregory for taking such very good care of our basic needs, always there with extra love and care.

My higher being has called out to the souls of past, hoping they return to this place they built..
Well...I am rested and ready to face the day again.. It sure was nice to curl up and remember the love, the fun, the joys we all shared..If I never make it back here again..., I will always remember..
I put out the fire, leave catnip for the kitties, place fresh bones out by the door, leave a bowl of milk, and on the little china plate, I shall place a small piece of cheese.. I look out onto to the star once again, I see noone out there, but I still feel the love within....I turn slowly, not wanting to ever leave...but knowing the responsibilities of tomorrow lays in front of me. I turn to leave, spread fairy dust around the room, kiss the sampler that was so made with love, and slowly close the door behind me.. I turn and line the walkway that leads to this wonderful place with smiles and love for all to cushion their path.


As I walked away.. that pull, that deep heartfelt pain, as if you just lost your best friend was hanging heavy on my heart.. I choke back my tears, as I bow my head.. clenching my broken heart....

Thanks Lori,

I've been here a few times looking for the owner myself.
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Where is she now? Who is she now? In a better place, as a better person? I so hope.
I miss her.
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When Love dies, the greeting kiss turns black. But the brightness of memories live for ever.
I miss her.
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See, things aren't ever as bad as they seem.
She just went out to do some growing up, that's all!
My eye still sees her.
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But it would be NICE if they checked in every so often.
I miss her

Where are you cobwebsoul *signs*

*As she stands at her desk--watching the children swarm like gnats at each other, she wonders if they will ever feel the craziness like she feels it. Or is it all in her head?
Perhaps as her third eye slowly opens --she finds that people are becoming more painful to be around. "They all THINK so LOUD!!"
Her mind wanders back---to a place she found late at night. When too wound up to sleep--she 'stumbled ' into a place where there was Peace and Love and Warmth.
She knows what took her away. Naughty Mercury. She knows what keeps her from there now.
The Power of Pluto.
How he is whispering to her--keeping her up nights when she is too tired to see. Waking her in the early dawn with new thoughts that must be pondered and sorted and filed.
Memories long forgotten flooding her as she drives in the traffic of life--causing her to curse herself to pay attention.
Sudden forgetfullness and an inability to concentrate as the past keeps coming back at the wrong time.
"Are you alright?" People are beginning to ask--"Huh? What ? Oh yeah --I'm fine---I just remembered somthing---I'm sorry what did you say?"
Her cup is overflowing onto the table ---pouring over her feet--her feet are soaked. They have been getting wet for days. She wonders why no one has noticed except her.'Why do they keep pouring more in? Can't they see I am full?'
Oh how she must escape from the people. Into the garden. Amongst the flowers and her beloved birds. Where she can polish her St. Francis and listen to her thoughts.
Oh How she longs for the Hotel.*
2 more weeks.
Just 2 more weeks.

She snaps back into automatic---"Sweetheart,if you like that little girl--ask her to skate! Don't pull her hair......it'll be ok--just ask!!!"

She does'nt even remember who she just talked to as she sighs and turns her back on the crowd to look out her window----*

2 more weeks----her mantra hums*

I have opened the deck door to let in the moonlight.

I do not know where you all are.

I miss you.

The quiet is uncomfortable.

A Very Happy Easter Dear KnOwflakes.

Peace be with yOu all --wherever yOurlives have taken yOu.

Dani

Searching

You don't seem very happy at the moment. You didn't like the Virgo bashing? Well they bashed other signs as well including mine (Pisces) so don't feel singled out!

I agree that the site has changed from when I started here more or less the same time as you.

Strange times ...

Smilla just threw up all over the backdoor mat

What aspect of Pluto are you undergoing at the moment?

Can I come in and rest for a minute? This running a website business takes a lot of energy! Think I'll just lie down on this deck chair on the back veranda and listen to the grass grow for a spell.

Hey, you know what? I kinda LIKE the quiet in here! It's peaceful. Think I'll just straighten up a bit and leave the place in order for the next weary traveler who stops by for a rest.

Here's a plate of -shaped cookies, I'll just leave 'em here on the dining room table. Y'all help yourselves.

PS - Searching, I'm a Virgo too. Between you and me, what most people don't know is that nitpicky anal-retentive reputation we have is just the way the world perceives our really CARING about things. But that's okay, we know better . Lots of love.

I dump the issues in the can, whew I am beat, over worked, underpaid.. bahhh time for some much needed relaxion..
**My Baybe climbs out from my pocket and glides to the sisle on the wall and plays there...**
WOW!! did you see that? I could sit here and watch her glide all day..
hmmm everything looks so nice and neat.. Gregory , you have done a real good job..
The fireplace looks cold, I will light it, but alas I have no matches... hmmm okay I got an idea.. I will use the heat from my hearts...

ahhhhh that did it.. a warm cozy fire ..pick up some fairy dust and spread it all over the room.... go outside on the deck and blow some to the wind and trees..
I hope the love spreads throughout.....I take some hearts out throw them to the wind...

ahhhh... so nice....
don't worry about being anal rentitive. could be worse.. could be selfish, and hardheaded,arrogant, bossy, controlling, monopolizing, impossible to live with, heck aries finds it hard to live with themselves..
I pick up a heart shape cookie, and bite it.. realize that what I need to go with this is a nice pot of tea.. I think I will go in and make some....Gregory these cookies are great.... I will sit here by the fire, and stay for awhile.. the tea is done.. anyone want any?