I've been sharing many of the trees individually on my posts for the last week.
I still disagree with the decision the new owners made to paint the entire exterior black, including the roof! But inside are tastefully decorated comfortable seating nooks where people may gather and drink either coffee or spirits, depending maybe on the time of day! As you can see it's on a steep hill, so parking and getting to the front door is not easy for me!
What it looked like before!
The long hallway goes through the little store, through access to many tables and nooks (one was reserved by a group when we visited) and finally back to the room with the fireplace and the refreshment counter/bar.
We came for coffee and had a great long chat!
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Today's goddess:
North India, 3rd–2nd century BCE
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Today's quote:
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Three more days till the light returns on Winter Solstice!
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“Women get more beautiful as they grow older. Not less.
As women grow and mature, they call in stronger forces of sacred feminine wisdom. They vibrate with the creative power of their stories.
They are more of a force to be reckoned with.
They see more, know more, feel more. They put up with a lot less bullshit.
When women are trained into thinking there is something fundamentally wrong with getting older, and are coerced into spending money, energy and power investing in ‘slowing the signs of ageing’, an enormous vault of divine love is lost.
Just think what would happen if all the women in the world started loving themselves even more with every year that passed.
Perhaps a total revolution would occur.”
~ Sophie Bashford
Sharing with "My Corner of the World"
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Lumbee Indian Tribe gets Federal Recognition! (needs president's signature still, as of 5 pm press release)
My first job out of grad school was in Lumberton, Robeson County, NC. There were many Lumbee Indians in the workshop where I was the coordinator for various folks needing something to do, to train for jobs if possible, and to learn basic living skills to maybe be able to move from group homes to independent living. Every client had some kind of mental disability or illness.
Yes, that's me in the blue blouse and jeans on the right.
I also attended church in a chapel in Pembroke, the town with the most Lumbee Indians in the county. When I joined the Hope Chapel there were two others who joined with me, one of whom was a Lumbee.
I often hoped they would be able to have access to more services, which this new law (if Trump signs it) will enable.
