5 Acres of Solitude

Dawn has shared one of her beautiful flower photos to demonstrate how to upload pictures to my blog. Now I get to try on my own. I am posting a picture of the back of my little house in the woods. The picture may be fuzzy. I can’t tell from here.

Love, Lynne
(here goes)

Here’s today’s message from Thoreau……..on page 192. ” I think that having learned our letters we should read the best that is in literature……..Most men are satisfied if they read or hear read, and perchance have been convicted by the wisdom of one good book, the Bible, and for the rest of their lives vegetate and dissipate their faculties in what is called easy reading.”

Hummmmm……….no wonder Walden was not particularly popular with the masses.

Love, Lynne

‘Walden’ was the fist book I read after moving to the forest. My book group was willing to read it with me and to meet at my unfinished house for the discussion. We loved the book. Appreciated the work that Thoreau put into this classic. It seems that there are messages on every page. Sooooo……occasionally I ask my inner voice for a number and go to that page and see what message jumps out at me.

Today on page 212 was the message that made me smile……There can be no very black melancholy to him (her) who lives in the midst of Nature and has his senses still.

Keeping my senses continues to be a life goal. No very black melancholy here.

Love, Lynne

Okay people….here goes…..these are soooooooooo bad…….they are Groaners

> 1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The

> ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.

>

> 2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve

> you, but don’t start anything.”

>

> 3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.

>

> 4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

>

> 5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and

> says: “A beer please, and one for the road.”

>

> 6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: “Does this

> taste funny to you?”

>

> 7. “Doc, I can’t stop singing ‘The Green, Green Grass of Home.’” “That

> sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.” “Is it common?” Well, “It’s Not

> Unusual.”

>

> 8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to

> Dolly, “I was artificially inseminated this morning.” “I don’t believe

> you,” says Dolly. “It’s true, no bull!” exclaims Daisy.

>

> 9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing

> to look at either.

>

> 10. Deja Moo: The feeling that you’ve heard this bull before.

>

> 11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I

> couldn’t find any.

>

> 12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted,

> “Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs!” The doctor replied, “I know

> you can’t – I’ve cut off your arms!”

>

> 13. I went to a seafood disco last week…and pulled a mussel.

>

> 14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fish.

>

> 15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and

> says “Dam!”.

>

> 16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in

> the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can’t

> have your kayak and heat it too.

>

> 17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were

> standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories.

> After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them

> to disperse.

> “But why,” they asked, as they moved off. “Because”, he said, “I can’t

> stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”

>

> 18. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes

> to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family

> in Spain; they name him “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of

> himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her

> husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband

> responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.”

>

> 19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time,

> which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate

> very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he

> suffered from bad breath. This made him ..(Oh, man, this is so bad,

> it’s good)

> ….. A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

>

> 20. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns

> to friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make

> them laugh. No pun in ten did.

If you are not paying attention to Oprah’s latest venture with Eckhart Tolle, then you don’t know me very well. I told her 3 years ago to get E. Tolle on her show. I have read his books, listened to his CDs, given away at least 20 New Earths and 5 Power of Nows. I outlined the show for her. Also wanted Wayne Dyer and Caroline Myss in the discussion. Guess I’ve got to give Oprah more time. She is reading my mail, right?

My latest venture with heightened awareness arrived in my yoga class Monday night. My yoga teacher commented on my comments about her class. (which I love…….my body does too.) Ultimately I realized that what I write is being read. Yikes……feels like a big step to me.

Love,Lynne

One of the many things I like about working part time is not having to ‘go in’ when it is raining. This is one of those days. Yeah………..best thing is that one of my jobs can be done from my computer at home.

Soooo…..here I am in my office/shed, listening to the rain on the tin roof, drinking coffee and feelin’ grateful. I’m looking out my window at a forest scene that looks A LOT like the picture featured in this blog. When I (read Dawn) learn(s) how to put pictures in the blog, I can show you the amazing similarities. Looks magical to me.

Thank you all for your comments.

Love, Lynne

Were it not for my friends, this blog title would be something like
“Woman writer in a condo in downtown Austin”
“Woman writer in the heart of the Yucatan” I could go on. My point is that I wouldn’t/couldn’t be doing what I am doing if my friends hadn’t helped me create the opportunity. There’s no way I would enjoy living in my Airstream if Jeff weren’t ready and willing to deal with whatever. I know my life lesson is to take care of myself, but there are some things I just DON’T want to do……….if you get my drift.

And were it not for my friend Dawn this blog would not even have a title. Soooo……..here I am sitting in the woods, writing my blog. Thanks to my friends……all of them.

Love, Lynne

In the woods………….I am a woman in the woods. I know that because I can see the woods out of the window in front of me. I am not a woman who longs to live in the woods. I am not a woman who dreams of living in the woods. I am actually her……doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing. How do I know that? Because living in the woods is what I am doing.

What a concept…..doing what I want to be doing. NOT doing what I don’t want to be doing. Making the happy choices. Can’t help it………there’s just no going back.

OKay……..I am a woman in the woods. I write about what I know. Thanks for the reminder and the encouragement.

Love, Lynne