leaving the building and going for a short walk in the sun and shade of trees I felt joyous, so happy, to be alive… I am so lucky to work in a place that is so full of nature. Recently they tore out a bunch of cypress trees that weren’t doing very well. At first I was upset because I hate seeing plants destroyed. And yet as time passes the vista becomes familiar and I saw for the first time that what is right outside my office window is a lovely grove of trees. I would go so far as to say it might be safe for a late night ritual and I could park very close by.

The Grove

Denny Hall

This lovely shrub is very fragrant, like carnations, kind of cinnamony and sweet…

Mitty napping

I have to say something. Last week marked the 5th anniversary of the Terrorist Action of the US Against Iraq. And so many blogs that I consider to be progressive and right thinking and caring made me pretty angry. I can’t tell you how many pagan blogs I read that were just pissed off at the 4,000 dead U.S. soldiers. It IS a shocking number considering that we shouldn’t be at war at all. Truly it is. BUT…

There are over 90,000 dead Iraqi CITIZENS because of our aggression in Iraq. 90,000+ Why isnt’ that number sending us into apoplectic fits? Why didn’t anyone in the pagan blogs I read give the number that was really shocking? (some people are saying between 150,000 and 600,000 Iraqis have died)

The US was involved in Vietnam for almost 20 years (the actual fighting was 1965-73) and 58,193 US soldiers died. There are estimates that maybe 2,000,000 Vietnamese civilians died. Another ridiculous war where our young and theirs were killed for nothing.

I’m telling you that just makes me sick.

I’m just heartsick that we are hurtling into war with Iran. Just Sick.

The Druid Journal is talking about it.  Go Druids!

The Medieval Tailor website, http://www.medievaltailor.com, is going to be
removed from the server on April 30th. I will keep the files and if I move to a
server eventually that has more file space, I will put it back up. If someone
with free server space wanted to host it for the good of the SCA then by all
means contact me. I have no desire to keep this info from folks, it is free and
available to all. I just don’t have room for the things that pertain to my
current life and this has to go.

Consider this your notice that if you want to keep the demos, you can either
print them or you can “save as” and keep a digital copy of any pages you might
use.

Also, there are a few last things still for sale. If they do not sell, I will
keep them, not give them away.

Please feel free to forward this notice far and wide so as many people who need
to see this will. I’ve also put a notice up on the home page for the site.

Thanks for the memories!!

Best,
Merouda