tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post2485921687238394821..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Back on the BoardsWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30885504409596022242019-08-16T20:46:52.374-02:302019-08-16T20:46:52.374-02:30Wonderful , wonderful . BRAVA !!!Wonderful , wonderful . BRAVA !!!Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67426675323490939552019-08-15T05:05:49.617-02:302019-08-15T05:05:49.617-02:30Oh, your wonderful "senioring" brought t...Oh, your wonderful "senioring" brought this poem to mind. I share it because I'm old and onery and resist those who expect women, old and young, to lie down like dogs and eat the scraps from the tables of the rich and come cringing for notice and a word of praise. (Just hope it doesn't lose the formatting) <br />*This is a prayer for Baba Yaga.* This is a prayer for Resistance.<br />This is a prayer for the magic of chicken feet, the heat of old hates, the way old bones hurt. This is a prayer for Resistance.<br />This is a prayer for hat knitters, sign-carriers, Congress-callers. <br />Old women make up the Resistance.<br />This is a prayer for casserole-bakers, newsletter-writers, nuisances. <br />Old women make up the Resistance.<br />This is a prayer for phone-bankers, neighborhood-canvassers, early-voters. Old women make up the Resistance.<br />When the Moon is full, I call to Her.<br />I bring coals for Her oven. I bring flour, to cover Her tracks. I bring paprika salve for Her old, sore joints.<br />I bring a list of complicit women. I bring a doll poked with pins and bound with vines. I bring a bottle of ancient anger.<br />“Come, Baba Yaga,” I say. “Come find me alone in the woods.”<br />She comes as she always comes: after a long, scary wait.<br />She comes as she always comes: riding a mortar, a mop handle, a big, black bird.<br />She comes as she always comes: hungry, grumpy, alone.<br />“Old One,” I cry, “We are deep in the darkness. We stand on the front lines, but we are afraid.”<br />Old One,” I say, “We are tired, our legs get shaky, our fingers are sore.”<br />“Old One,” I whisper, “It seems to us as if we have worked all our lives and only gone backwards.”<br />“Oh, shut up,” Baba Yaga says, grabbing all the cookies and putting them into her bag. “Give me those for my cat,” She demands, pointing to liver mousse, sausages, cheese.<br />She pulls down the skin below my eyes. “Not enough yogurt,” She decides.<br />“Oh,” She says, turning her chicken hut around and going way past the speed limit, “You’ll be fine. I saw it in some tea leaves. This all works out in the end.”<br />“Build you a fence made of bones,” She says. “Write this on your wrist: ‘By my mother’s blessing.'”<br />This is a prayer to Baba Yaga. This is a prayer for Resistance.<br />This is a prayer for women in sneakers. This is a prayer for Resistance.<br />This is a prayer for one more phone call. This is a prayer for Resistance.<br />This is a Prayer for Baba Yaga. This is a Prayer for Resistance.<br />~ Hecete Demeter<br />Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133236228952504852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76904115014654012612019-08-15T02:24:12.205-02:302019-08-15T02:24:12.205-02:30You were right to Gemma, my coven is filled with s...You were right to Gemma, my coven is filled with strength and power and energy and most of all support.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79152648167381501332019-08-15T02:23:14.783-02:302019-08-15T02:23:14.783-02:30Thank you chief cheerleader! I did it!!!
On to the...Thank you chief cheerleader! I did it!!!<br />On to the next now.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36626643543389324112019-08-15T02:22:40.601-02:302019-08-15T02:22:40.601-02:30Ah sure it's all grand. A bit torn around the ...Ah sure it's all grand. A bit torn around the edges but what odds?<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45512900126910642802019-08-14T21:08:31.496-02:302019-08-14T21:08:31.496-02:30Wishing you the best, keep soldiering on. YOU CAN ...Wishing you the best, keep soldiering on. YOU CAN DO IT!Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66481353267006747942019-08-14T21:06:39.338-02:302019-08-14T21:06:39.338-02:30Someone asked my husband if I was wiccan. Because ...Someone asked my husband if I was wiccan. Because I have a very strong spirit. I took it as a very high complement.Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17071171769272621102019-08-14T19:04:53.123-02:302019-08-14T19:04:53.123-02:30You have a lot going on! I hope you do build in so...You have a lot going on! I hope you do build in some relaxing time in all that!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52124788086366108992019-08-14T12:37:25.990-02:302019-08-14T12:37:25.990-02:30Not feeling too wise today Kate but working very h...Not feeling too wise today Kate but working very hard at adulting today.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27549367497218867732019-08-14T12:36:33.949-02:302019-08-14T12:36:33.949-02:30I am such a cynic Nick I think it a ploy to keep p...I am such a cynic Nick I think it a ploy to keep protesting riff-raff down in the pits where they belong. I think it much the same everywhere, with pols spitting out their tired old tropes and nobody accountable for accessibility and responsibility. I am reminded of Yes Minister. My father was a senior civil servant and loved it and said every script was bang on the nose. Evasion, collusion and lies.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-55149590600511865212019-08-14T12:34:08.700-02:302019-08-14T12:34:08.700-02:30Thanks Annie!
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WWWThanks Annie!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-64104137021875793392019-08-14T12:33:53.391-02:302019-08-14T12:33:53.391-02:30Thank you T.
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WWWThank you T.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87109042487796961352019-08-14T12:33:38.693-02:302019-08-14T12:33:38.693-02:30I did my best, Delores but I think I failed last n...I did my best, Delores but I think I failed last night, tonight is another opportunity to pace myself.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36065129740806495602019-08-14T12:32:56.762-02:302019-08-14T12:32:56.762-02:30Ah witchcraft, we have a mini coven and take it al...Ah witchcraft, we have a mini coven and take it all very lightly but try and reclaim the goddess era when women were powerful healers.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90706858012497752512019-08-14T12:31:58.387-02:302019-08-14T12:31:58.387-02:30I perform when I can Gigi, many years were given o...I perform when I can Gigi, many years were given over to single parenthood and earning a living and were revitalized far too late but I am enjoying these opportunities.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43661591156180711572019-08-14T12:30:48.741-02:302019-08-14T12:30:48.741-02:30Yeah the enthusiasm and spirit is here but OMG the...Yeah the enthusiasm and spirit is here but OMG the flesh is terribly weak!!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-4480376296630708522019-08-14T12:30:12.456-02:302019-08-14T12:30:12.456-02:30You should be in my body today Ernestine, you woul...You should be in my body today Ernestine, you would really relate to me.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-29984175943980964002019-08-14T12:29:39.438-02:302019-08-14T12:29:39.438-02:30Thank you Uglemor.
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WWWThank you Uglemor.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77515484470994851812019-08-14T12:29:15.472-02:302019-08-14T12:29:15.472-02:30I just wish River, this old girl is feeling whippe...I just wish River, this old girl is feeling whipped but not quite beaten down yet.<br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87057682564282162252019-08-14T12:28:11.579-02:302019-08-14T12:28:11.579-02:30And don't have anything leftover to protest, j...And don't have anything leftover to protest, just to lie down and wonder where the next meal is coming from . More later on this.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5761179690350290932019-08-14T12:27:27.301-02:302019-08-14T12:27:27.301-02:30I will write more on it later. It is very hard to ...I will write more on it later. It is very hard to pace oneself in a highly charged theatrical enviro. My younger self would thrive on it. Get naturally high even. Now? Hooboy. More later.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86024769905066971372019-08-14T11:03:37.381-02:302019-08-14T11:03:37.381-02:30You're pacing yourself, like all wise people d...You're pacing yourself, like all wise people do! -KateStubblejumpers Cafehttp://stubblejumperscafe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-13363928011590605022019-08-14T08:29:03.853-02:302019-08-14T08:29:03.853-02:30Goodness, the city hall isn't very citizen-fri...Goodness, the city hall isn't very citizen-friendly, is it? Why not make it as difficult as possible for the hoi polloi to have any meetings in their tax-funded premises?<br /><br />Good luck with all your exciting plans. Very sensible to pace yourself a bit. We oldies are no longer the youthful dynamos we used to be!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-34453381944519086162019-08-13T19:16:26.795-02:302019-08-13T19:16:26.795-02:30And, I didn't know she was a witch.And, I didn't know she was a witch.Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80786440662857752862019-08-13T18:30:00.998-02:302019-08-13T18:30:00.998-02:30Wow!! I'm impressed!! Good for you!!Wow!! I'm impressed!! Good for you!!Anniehttp://mzodell.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com