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..the daily life of a hermit and her dog ...
River Echo
September, 2010
Welcome to Oma's World.
Welcome to Oma's world: a hermitage set on a pristine lake, nestled in mountains, surrounded by trees and inhabited by Oma, Kenya (her own dog) and the dogs she looks after.
In Oma's world there is time to see, really see, the natural landscape as it changes. When she is not outside with the dogs, Oma reads, writes and watches films. She has also returned to a lost hobby, knitting, tried pottery and felting with very limited success, and produced a great deal of funky furniture over the past year or so. She also teaches occasionally at a local language school.
Since moving to the hermitage she has discovered the secret to raising healthy house plants. They have to love their environment. We all do if we are to lead happy productive lives.
This summer she tried her hand at creating a garden, and has been consumed by it to the exclusion of most other occupations.
In Oma's world there is time to see, really see, the natural landscape as it changes. When she is not outside with the dogs, Oma reads, writes and watches films. She has also returned to a lost hobby, knitting, tried pottery and felting with very limited success, and produced a great deal of funky furniture over the past year or so. She also teaches occasionally at a local language school.
Since moving to the hermitage she has discovered the secret to raising healthy house plants. They have to love their environment. We all do if we are to lead happy productive lives.
This summer she tried her hand at creating a garden, and has been consumed by it to the exclusion of most other occupations.
My Other Blogs
Kenya
My Lady of the Lake
Some of My Regular (and Occasional) Haunts
About Me
- Oma
- ... a woman who has been many women and will likely continue to metamorphose right til the end ... I have been a mother, a grandmother, a writer, a teacher, a traveler, a nomad,a hermit, a dog sitter, and a sporadic folk artist wannabe. Right now I am also a tiny-time-chef and caterer. Who knows where my travels will lead me as I travel down the final stretch of life's road?
Blogs for Writers
Followers
Something I Noticed Recently
- "A first draft is a work of construction. A seventh is the work of an artist." Barbara Kingsolver
Kenya's Sleepover Buddies
- Peach, a gentle 5 year old Lassie-type Collie
- Oberon, King of the Cat Fairies
- Corey, a 7 year old Golden Retriever
- Kitty, AKA Button, 8 weeks
- Tom Cat, 1 year old... run over November, 2010
- Olive, the 2 year old black lab
- Chelsea, the old and lumpy black lab on steroids
- Mica, the Siberian Husky
- Maggie, the two year old Berner
- Stella, the 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy
- Tango, the Ancient Sheep Dog, now deceased
- Zeke, the Nova Scotia Duck Toller, now deceased
- Henry, Marta's Golden Retriever
- Lulu, the tiny Cockapoo puppy
- Havoc, the Doberman
- Remi, Sarah's Golden Doodle
- Tango, the Golden Lab mix
- Teddy and Shea, Tammy and Carlos' dogs
- Nina, the Chocolate Lab, now re-homed because of viciousness
Blog Archive
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2008
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June
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- Nomadic Travels #1
- The Hermit Leaves the Lake ... Test Run ...
- Maxine retires ...
- Feeling Scattered
- Frustrations
- To help me on my journey ...
- On Trusting Instinct
- Contemplation of a Nomadic Summer
- This ‘n that on another rainy day ...
- Yikes! Yahoos!
- Lazy Saturday
- The Alchemist
- Fields of Diamonds
- Rabid Bunnies Should Not Be Saved!
- Zoom's Musical Meme
- Ouch!
- Halfway Through 2008
- Dragons and Other Beasts Remind Us to Play
- Good News Bears
- An Utterly Peaceful Day
- Happy Father's Day
- Close-up Side Vew
- Side view for Max
- Walking with Turtles
- The Apology
- The Poet and the Prosaic Writer
- Update on the Raccoon Corpse
- Sunrise at Pike Lake
- Mailbox Mania
- Look at those eyelashes!
- Remi's Answer to Dog Days
- She left her world a better place.
- A Scorcher
- First Swim of the Season
- The Dirty Deed is Almost Done
- After the Party
- Tammy's photos
- That's Why
- Sarah, Marta and the cake
- Marta and Tammy June 3
- The Pizza Party
- Fetching Sticks in a Stream
- A Rainy Rainy Day ... Again
- Random Thoughts
- Last Night ...
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June
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Films I am Watching (reviewed are starred)
- Blood Diamond
- Amazing Grace
- Rosenstrasse
- The Blade Runner
- My Cousin Vinnie
What I am Reading These Days
- Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
- Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott
- What They Wanted by Donna Morrissey
- Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather o'Neill
- Merle's Door: Lessons from a Free Thinking Dog by Ted Kerasote
2 comments:
Wild Thing just recently became obsessed with snapping turtles! or his birthday we're already in full on plan mode here - sort of a birthday/celebration of returning home. I have special ordered him pants made of pond material from a local seamstress. I'll be making him a snapping turtle shirt, he'll be getrting a pirate hat and patch and likely a vest, and a couple of mommy crafted wooden dinosaurs. But the snapper shirt is what's keeping me up at night. I think I'll plan the drawing from your picture.
I'll try to get you more images. I have one other taken this morning ... mor of a side view. I will post it.
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