View from the barn « Back Road Journey

View from the barn

42UTC1810UTC1718am06, OctamWed, 18 Oct 2006 01:42:17 +00002006-10-18T01:42:17+00:0001 21, 2007 by redbarn

Hello there, and welcome!

I sit about 100 feet from the house, observing through my windows the comings and goings of the folk who live there. I’m especially interested in the Alchemist – the one who seems driven to take the common and transform it to something precious or sacred. She ponders this alot, and often. And I feel her soul drawn to me, the old red barn in the back yard. She tells lots of people about me, she is eager to show me to guests and friends alike, and I hear her talk often about how she’d like to raise egg-laying chickens (no butchering for her!) in the southeast corner of my quarters.

I sense that she and I will have interesting conversations in this blog. But you know, you usually have to travel back roads and take the slower route to really see a barn, and I hear she’s been traveling the back roads for quite a while. We’ll have a lot to share with each other…

Blessings from the barn!

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17 Responses

on 42UTC1810UTC1118pm06, OctpmWed, 18 Oct 2006 22:19:11 +00002006-10-18T22:19:11+00:0010 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm10 | Reply Story Midwife

WAHOO! I get to be the first person EVER to comment on your blog! I’m a lucky girl.

I’m delighted you’ve ventured into this way of exploring your Voice. I will come to sit in the barn often.

Happy Blog Birth Day to you,
Trish
on 42UTC1810UTC1318pm06, OctpmWed, 18 Oct 2006 22:47:13 +00002006-10-18T22:47:13+00:0010 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm10 | Reply Cathleen

And how grateful I am to have your Voice in my life! Many thanks! Cathleen
on 42UTC1810UTC5218pm06, OctpmWed, 18 Oct 2006 23:22:52 +00002006-10-18T23:22:52+00:0011 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm10 | Reply psalman

ahem… ha-a-a-ap-py b-l-o-g-g-g-b-i-i-irth-day to y–o-u… Oh, listen. It’s Catherine Hepburn singing to celebrate your new blog! May your Holy Creativity be rich at this site where many will find your words and be blessed.

richard
on 42UTC1910UTC3519am06, OctamThu, 19 Oct 2006 00:24:35 +00002006-10-19T00:24:35+00:0012 21, 2007 at 12:37 am10 | Reply Cathleen

I’ve never had a birthday in October ~ I kind of like this! Thanks ever so much, from both the barn and myself! Love, Cathleen
on 43UTC2310UTC3323am06, OctamMon, 23 Oct 2006 03:31:33 +00002006-10-23T03:31:33+00:0003 21, 2007 at 12:37 am10 | Reply sacredartofliving

Hi Cathleen, I got your new blog address through Trish’s blog and I am delighted to see you creating a space for yourself! I love the simplicity of this template, were you able to add the photo yourself above? Welcome to the blog world, I look forward to reading much more! Blessings, Christine
on 43UTC2310UTC4823am06, OctamMon, 23 Oct 2006 07:23:48 +00002006-10-23T07:23:48+00:0007 21, 2007 at 12:37 am10 | Reply Cathleen

Hi Christine!
Yes, I put in the photo of the barn so that’s the actual barn I go to sit in! It took me quite a while but I was determined. Now I’m trying to figure out the “about” page – I think I’m entering info but nothing shows up. Any hints? You and Trish and my daughter (Mulberry Dreamer) have inspired me to give this a try. Now I’m eager to hear about your time away. Blessings, Cathleen
on 43UTC2610UTC2126pm06, OctpmThu, 26 Oct 2006 14:52:21 +00002006-10-26T14:52:21+00:0002 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm10 | Reply sacredartofliving

I’m not sure if your dashboard is the same as mine but either click on “write” and then “write page” or under “manage” and then “pages” you can click on “create a new page.” Make sure you hit publish. If its not working you may want to contact support, I find them to be pretty responsive.
on 43UTC2610UTC5626pm06, OctpmThu, 26 Oct 2006 14:53:56 +00002006-10-26T14:53:56+00:0002 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm10 | Reply sacredartofliving

Actually one more thought, I just realized WordPress has already created an About page, you need to go in and edit it which is different than creating something new. Check your dashboard under “manage.”
on 43UTC2910UTC1929pm06, OctpmSun, 29 Oct 2006 23:27:19 +00002006-10-29T23:27:19+00:0011 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm10 | Reply PJ

MORE LATER
on 44UTC3010UTC1930am06, OctamMon, 30 Oct 2006 00:41:19 +00002006-10-30T00:41:19+00:0012 21, 2007 at 12:37 am10 | Reply PJ

i’m honored to be related to you! incredible thoughts – always you have incredible writings – beauty in expressing.
so far i’ve only read your first.
on 44UTC3110UTC2431am06, OctamTue, 31 Oct 2006 10:38:24 +00002006-10-31T10:38:24+00:0010 21, 2007 at 12:37 am10 | Reply sacredartofliving

Hi Cathleen, For some reason when I hit comments on your latest post it shows me the comments from a previous post, so I am not sure where this will end up. No matter, I love your exploration of thyme in all of its varieties, what a wonderful garden full of potent metaphors!
Blessings, Christine
on 44UTC3110UTC5331pm06, OctpmTue, 31 Oct 2006 21:27:53 +00002006-10-31T21:27:53+00:0009 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm10 | Reply Cathleen

Hi Christine, I contacted support about the comments and was told that this is a problem with this particular theme that they’re working on. When I have more sitting thyme I’ll try a different theme, again. Much of life is about thyme, isn’t it ~ how we lean into it, resist it, tend it, learn from it, expand into it as you so beautifully wrote of. Blessings to you! Cathleen
on 44UTC0311UTC1703pm06, NovpmFri, 03 Nov 2006 12:14:17 +00002006-11-03T12:14:17+00:0012 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm11 | Reply sacredartofliving

Cathleen, thanks for sharing this lovely story about the significance of the Red Barn, I can see it so clearly now, a holy place indeed.
on 44UTC0311UTC2903pm06, NovpmFri, 03 Nov 2006 20:22:29 +00002006-11-03T20:22:29+00:0008 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm11 | Reply Sandy

As I stood outside with Eli, early this morning, the stars were wonderfully bright, no wind-cold silence; then the next trip, the sun was just beginning to light the horizon; I am reminded that each day is a blessing from above. I rejoice in our friendship that has grown over the years. Blessings to you as you explore a new way to let your soul sing. Sandy
on 44UTC0311UTC4603pm06, NovpmFri, 03 Nov 2006 21:02:46 +00002006-11-03T21:02:46+00:0009 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm11 | Reply Cathleen

Christine, The story helped me understand the significance of the barn in ways I had not realized.
Sandy, For 13 years we have known each other! And the “circle of friends” candle holder you gave me several years ago is so symbolic ~ thank you!
Blessings to each of you!
Cathleen
on 44UTC0311UTC5203pm06, NovpmFri, 03 Nov 2006 21:58:52 +00002006-11-03T21:58:52+00:0009 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm11 | Reply Mimi

On this journey I re-membered my childhood in the Upper Peninsula where I was allowed and encouraged to sit on a tree stump in the woods and to snuggle in between two giant birch trees on a cement block that some wise family elder had placed there for just that purpose. There, I listened to the birds, to the whisper of the tall pines to the quiet where our Creator and I could have blessed conversation. There I learned about prayer and meditation before I learned the memorized words.
I am grateful to my mom for allowing me to “be” and I’m grateful to Cathleen for reminding me of the strength and courage of women.
Your “dear and wise” friend.
XO
on 44UTC0411UTC0104pm06, NovpmSat, 04 Nov 2006 21:51:01 +00002006-11-04T21:51:01+00:0009 21, 2007 at 12:37 pm11 | Reply Cathleen

And I am grateful to be in the company of so many women of strength and courage!
Blessings, Cathleen