the house on 2nd street
has seen alot of me..
i have been in and out
of this abode since my
eighteenth year..sharing
the grow up stuff with
my o so dear friend, 'b'
(barbara rose)
and her family..
loel has been mama # 2,
mark, a gemini brother..
dave, the duck..
(b's husband)
an endearing, enduring
friend of a lifetime..
o how many "merrwigdes"
have they wondered and witnessed?
o how many christmas stockings
i have rummaged through?
o how many cats and dogs
and precious friends
have sifted through
the cells of me..?
we've all been in theatre;
we know the scenes
of each others lives.
duck is my project manager.
he has traveled to bhutan,
nepal, the himalayas..
distant, exotic places
of high adventure and intrigue..
just ask for d-tales!
indeed he is the proper tool
for the proper job.
mark and i arrived "home"
late at night..
dave and loel were waiting up..
relieved to be among the tribe,
we spoke of weather..
blisters, news..
dave (et al) insists on new boots..
i have been walking with two
pair of high quality tennis shoes..
it seems odd to me that
after 4+ weeks of walking,
blisters arrive
making a mighty nuisance
on the sole plate..
karma!
food is a challenge on the open road.
there are plenty of sweets and string cheese,
plenty of burgers and sodas..
these are not the highest and best
for the likes of me..
so i have been eating oodles of bananas!
sandwiches, oranges..
nuts and berries
when i can find them..
foraging, foraging, foraging!
the warmth of a hot meal
with buddha and halima..
(they offered a small, copper angel
from mexico for the 2nd street house!)
toast and honey for brekkie..
a sit down dinner with dave
to discuss boots, routes..
obstacles..possibilities..
"there is no path.
paths are made by walking."
machado
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Dear Dunja,
Larry and I have followed your trek and know, as we seniors know, that life is not a picnic… nor is your journey. We like to think of you as our peacemaker …not necessarily as a trekker. How ever you go, where ever you go , you go for us as our peacemaker. You have touched many people already and they will remember Peace Is Healthy and spread the news. That is the goal
We are with you.
Larry and Byron
halo! byron and larry..
i am just learning to comment
on comments..
you are both so open and kind..
i know that you know that i know that you know that life is often a chair of bowlies turned upside down
on the highway of life..
you are both living, breathing vital proof that the road goes ever onward..
toward the great one of things..
toward peace and harmony..
my palms together in gratitude
for your presence on the road..
(and the presence of all who
find time to walk and read the
blogabout..)
d-peace
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