Chickens in Shippensburg!
Many people are interested in greener living, more sustainable living, healthier living. People are interested in going back to some basics: more people are growing their own food, looking for […]
Harvest Moon and the Magic of the Earth
Harvest moon and ramblings of fall. Harvest moon is one of a couple full moons we give names to. This one, closest to the autumnal equinox, is when things that haven’t been […]
Summer yard adventures of MaChatte……and me!
I have this wonderful cat. I’ve had a few wonderful cats, but this one is different from all the rest. This one proved to me last summer, the second summer that I had […]
Moral Decay…where are the connections?
I watched a few minutes of a beauty/talent pageant the other day on tv. The contestants were beautiful. Their hair was perfect, and their heavy makeup was flawless. Their outfits looked like they belonged […]
It’s a sad day in the mental health field……..
I know the state needs money to operate all the things that are involved in the lives of the people who live here. I’m not very politically or economically aware of the complicated […]
Pizza in a Pot: a Community Sustainability Project
A wonderful project is happening in Shippensburg, Pa. Lizzie Bailey and the Cumberland Valley Grange wanted to do a project that will help local people learn to grow some of […]
The Reality of the Absence of Hope, again………
This blog was written at the beginning of winter, but has been well read and commented on, so I like to bring it to peoples’ attention again now and then. Winter comes […]
Pennsylvania Mental Health Cutbacks
For over 20 years, I have worked in the mental health system. Our system has never had a lot of money, and we have always had the challenge of finding […]
Fairweather Lodge Conference, 27th Annual Anniversary
Many people have read this blog entry since it was written in October 2011. Pennsylvania is, in March 2012, facing large budget cuts to the funds which operate the mental health system. With some […]
9/11/11
I was working at the Crisis Intervention Center at the hospital. Another worker was with me in the office, and another worker was down in the ER with a patient. It was early and […]
Sarasin's thoughts....... 