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Bliss Bits

By Camille, on January 15th, 2012

Happiness generally comes in tiny packages, sometimes so tiny that it’s easy to miss if you aren’t paying attention. And because I made a resolution to “Find the joy, lose the beleaguered attitude,” I need to make sure I’m not looking the other way when the bluebird of happiness flies by.

One easy way to fine [...]

New Beginnings – 2012 Predictions and Resolutions

By Camille, on January 1st, 2012

Well, here we are, eleven hours into 2012 and Bob and I have already eaten a bowl of black-eyed peas to ensure prosperity throughout the coming year.

If I could twinkle my nose and make it so, 2012 would be the year when humanity wakes up and becomes more humane. The war industry would come to [...]

Moves

By Camille, on October 30th, 2011

Check this out.

If you’ve ever seen me dance, you’ve seen these moves before. Laurel and Hardy, yup. That’s what I was bottle fed on. Invite me to your wedding and you’ll see.

Albino Bambi – Talisman for a novice sub-optimizer

By Camille, on July 9th, 2011

I turned fifty seven on June 4th and my birthday wish was this: to work less and play more. I promised myself I’d continue my transformation from human doing to human being by reducing my To Do list and taking more time for the things I enjoy. In short, I vowed to [...]

BLISSED OUT ON SUNSHINE

By Camille, on September 6th, 2010

I love our new clothes line! After giving a lot of thought to what kind of line I wanted, I chose the Hills Hoist Rotary Clothesline because it was durable, pretty, can easily be taken down in bad weather and spins in the breeze. I ordered it online from Breeze Dryer.

When Bob and I [...]

THE HOME PLACE

By Camille, on May 29th, 2010

Our "Home" en route from Maui to Nicaragua December 2004

Bob and I have been on the move all our lives and went into hyper-mobilization after we got together. We’ve moved every fifteen months on average over the eighteen years since we threw in together. Like they sing in that song, wherever we hung our [...]

INSPIRATION

By Camille, on December 29th, 2009

The last week of December is the week when I usually make my New Year’s Resolutions. But Bob and I are moving this week and are consumed with the endless chore of packing, cleaning, unpacking, sorting and shuffling our monstrous mountain of household goods.

Today should be our last day in Camelina and tomorrow we’ll [...]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NANA!

By Camille, on December 15th, 2009

Nana and Susi outside her New Jersey home.

Today is the 107th anniversary of your birth. For as long as I can remember, you’ve been part of my life. Thank you for all that you taught me while you were here. Thank you for thirty-five years of unconditional love. I think of you every day [...]

WHITE WINE AND DARK CHOCOLATE

By Camille, on May 9th, 2009

Another long day in a string of long days. It’s Saturday. I pour myself a second glass of white wine, head to the back of the trailer (ahem, Camelina) and pick up a piece of dark chocolate from the back bedroom. I put the glass on the bathroom sink, place the chocolate on my tongue [...]