..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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December
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- Hydro Outage with Dogs
- 3 Dog Night
- Tamarak's Floating Away with Balloons Painting
- Excerpt from Nature Girls' Gift
- Christmas is Over
- Mud Mama and the two middle moppets
- Stella, our Christmas guest
- Update on the Evil Eye
- Ugly again ...
- The First Kite Cozy
- White Envelopes and Fatigue
- Kites
- Tea Cozies and Poetry
- the felted cozy inspired by Tamarak
- Bread and Water
- ready for crewel work embroidery
- ready for hanging
- Weathering Life
- Some that are ready for mounting
- Ready to Paint
- Brrr!
- Doggone it!
- Finally, a car becomes visible
- Busy Bird Feeder
- EVIL EYE
- Is this a case of it gets worse before it gets bet...
- A Series of Delays and Abortive Missions
- The Tree Trimming Party
- The Den Tree
- The Fozzie Bear Eye
- Tinsel Queen with Dog
- The Tinsel Queens
- The Moments in Which We Live
- Political Disappointment
- Living for Today
- Depression Aside
- Not a Real Post
- Not really going to drink tea cozies ...
- The Day After the Night Before
- Exhausted
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December
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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
4 comments:
Oh my god! If it stays like that, you should audition for a role in a horror movie.
Thank you. I knew I was winning the ugly contest. Unfortunately one of the side effects is that I cannot see well enough to drive so I couldn't get to the audition.
I haven't seen the other contestants yet, but yes, you do look considerably less lovely than usual.
Is it getting any better? Does it hurt?
It aches like a bruise and I have eye strain as well, but it looks worse than it feels. It is marginally better today. If it isn't better by tomorrow morning I will have to do something.
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