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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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2009
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November
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- Nanowrimo Day 30 The finished contest, the unfinis...
- Nanowrimo Day 30 ... the missing bit from yesterda...
- Day 29 ... almost home
- the last post of day 28
- Day 28 9-noon
- Nano Last part of #27, very beginning of #28
- Nanowrimo Day 27 ... the first half ... on happine...
- Day 26 continues ... over 6000 words today ...
- Nanowrimo Day 25 ... working my way back into this...
- Life racing past in a blur
- Pat with Jo Jo
- Sharing laughter and old times ... Pat, Claire and me
- A Long Weary Day Yesterday
- Something I Learned This Evening
- Quick Blog Post from London
- No Nanorimo till I get home ...
- Nanowrimo Days 14 and 15 so far
- Nanowrimo Day 13
- Nanowrimo Day 12 headless hearts
- Nanowrimo Day 11 Cowardly Lions
- Day 10 Nanowrimo
- Two Puppies barking and an Attempt to Post
- Nanowrimo Day 9 Sophie's Choices
- I have a new puppy ...
- Nanowrimo Day 7 Post 2 Eva Arrives
- Day 8 Post 1 Nanowrimo ... and Happy Birthday, Deb
- Nanowrimo Day 7
- a dog's life on the street ...
- Reflections of the past in glass
- a visual break from Nanowrimo ... taken on the Wed...
- Nanowrimo Day 6
- Wednesday's Very Short Nanowrimo Offering ( Day 4)
- It's been a slow Nanowrimo day ... sorry
- nanowrimo Day 2 Post 2
- Nanowrimo Day 2
- Nanowrimo Post 2 Day 1
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
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November
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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
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