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Female

Age

51

Location

SF Bay Area

about me

main political affiliation":nonviolent sometimes troublemaker." generally kindly soul acknowledging my shadow side too. mother of bright, creative, strongwilled, kindhearted preteen.

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Re: only 21 and horrible neck wrinkles...whats going on? (in Herbalists) comfrey ointment works wonders on the skin...might be a good nurturing thing to do

discussion post on Sat, July 26, 2008 - 3:56 PM

Re: 40 year old eggs (in pregnancy and its ups and downs) re 'childfree'...yes, many anti-reproduction types like the label. but it was also adopted, so to speak, eyars ago by people who had been through years of infertility and decided that among the options, living 'childfree" 9that is, accepting tha... read more

discussion post on Fri, July 25, 2008 - 4:26 PM

Re: I want lovage (in Edible and medicinal plants of the wild) go to a nursery that sells the plants, that's what i did. it;s closely related to celery, likes a fairly cool summer or at least good shade. good luck.

discussion post on Fri, July 25, 2008 - 4:22 PM

Re: Deep Creek Tomorrow? (in Hot Springs Eternal Tribe) I wasn't planning anything, really, but if you were looking for a rideshare, maybe me and my almost 14 year old, very cool outdoors-loving daughter?

let me know. if you e-mail me I will send my phone # (I don;t post phone to groups...)

discussion post on Fri, July 25, 2008 - 4:16 PM

Re: placentas (in pregnancy and its ups and downs) there's a midwives recipe known as "pink fizz" about which I had a good laugh with a childless male friend (who also used to be a bartender)...placenta is whirled in the blender with pineapple or papaya, which is high in enxymes, especially if fre... read more

discussion post on Sun, July 20, 2008 - 10:13 AM

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I'm Looking For...

sane employed middleaged mother and relaly together teen daughter seek berkeley housing share or? ( housing » housing wanted ) hi. we're longterm and longtime Berkeley area residents and would like ... read more

listing posted Wed, July 16, 2008 - 5:47 PM

RIDESHARE Berkeley to Sierra Hot Srings Thursday March 27 ( community » other ) return Sunday March 30.I( can meet a rider maybe 2 max along the way. sm... read more

listing posted Tue, March 25, 2008 - 11:07 AM

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My Blog

More on kid stuff and gramdma stuff...

This is sort of the sequel to my last entry. a really nice woman named Elizabeth on he same tribe posted this...

"I work with little ones with disabilities, so I am really biased against toys with a lot of buttons etc. anyway. I've seen too many kids who didn't get the concept of having to do anything beyond find the button on the toy to make it do something intriguing. Besides my professional bias, as a mom, with sensitive hearing, I just can't stand the pitch and volume of the maj... read more

Wed, May 28, 2008 - 2:29 PM permalink - 0 comments

Baby Loot and the SImple Life,a Memoir...

this just came up on the Pregnancy and its Ups and Downs tribe, where I check in periodically although my "baby" is almost 14 and getting ready to start high school.

the thread was called "Misappropriated Funds: and it was about all the junk we buy for our babies and it turns out we don't need. no one else talked about grandparents as part of this flow of Too Much Stuff but boy did it bring up some entertaining memories for me...
it seems like not so long ago I was dealing with the ultim... read more

Mon, May 26, 2008 - 7:49 AM permalink - 1 comment

I lost my cat around midnight,kind of freaky...

this was a weird one. please say a little prayer or ring a bell or chant the Shingyo or whatever you do when a being departs... Willow, my half-tailed tortoise-shell cat,cat was only 3 or 4 years old,and we had her almost a year. she was healthy and happy, except for being allergic to many kinds of food,manifested as chronic loose bowel, her only symptom. she had good weight and a beautiful coat.I had her and my other cat on a fancy low-allergen dry cat food that you can only get through the... read more

Tue, May 13, 2008 - 1:36 AM permalink - 2 comments

remembering LA New AGe restaurantsand cults ca 1971...

we had "Jesus freaks"crawling the streets where I went to jr high in
Hollywood,all over the Boulevard. they looked jsut like hippies but
they;d surround you if you tried talking back,suddenly five
people,generally young, long-haired, bearded guys maybe a woman with
long straight hair and a granny dress or patched jeans,jsut likeWE
liked to dress, , all nice looking people in their 20s, telling you
literally on bended knee that Jesus Christ was waiting to take me in
His arms and promise... read more

Sun, May 11, 2008 - 2:02 PM permalink - 0 comments

the Farm,Gaskin,and me...

tried posting this earlier but it isn't showing up.

this is a response I wrote to a post on Cliff Figallo's most recent blog, "Farmola," about his experiences as a member of the Caravan that became the Tennessee Farm. it;s a piece of my history, and collective history, that I'm still working on understanding and is about as clearly as I've been able to put it. hope it;sinteresting and useful tosome readers and friends too...Judith

I am one of the people who was heavily influenced by F... read more

Sun, April 6, 2008 - 12:42 PM permalink - 0 comments

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