I received my copy of your Wise Women book. For now I’m content to open and spontaneously read a section. Each one feels like sitting on a Grandmothers lap, listening. Miigwetch
I am 64, the same age as when my mother passed. I see good friends leaving, spiritual leaders, who I thought would be on the planet as we went through “the change”. What ever that is..
Thank you for sharing your 16 yo self with us. I’m honored and now feel your depth even more palpable. So thanks again for sharing and being you!!
Lovely to feel you bubbling with happiness about your new book; while remembering some of your roots with us. Happy travels ..keep breathing (and singing)
I'm 62 and I've been noticing and feeling much the same thing about artists like Lou Reed or Bowie as Dr Sharon has about Kris Kristopherson. Worst still, people whose work I adored or whom I felt a connection to - people who made my world a better place by being in it and making or writing things I loved - seem to be dropping off at an alarming rate. In recent times, Steve Albini and Mark Lineman hit me particularly hard.
Wise Women is an absolute gem! I loved 'The woman who became a fox' in the fairy tale salon back in the early Spring - was so thrilled to see her in your new book. That was a wonderful Newsletter - I'm almost ten years older than you and the importance of that time in life (mine in the the swinging sixties) can't be underestimated. So glad Chase has settled in - collies love being in a clan - and all those magical moments of snuggling up this winter with a rug of collies by the fire to look forward to!
Congratulations on the release of Wise Women! I have received my copy in the mail and look forward to reading it. Not all at once, but with breaks to allow the tales to sink in and tell their wisdom. 💗
So lovely to hear that Chase has now settled in Sharon and getting along with his new friends. What a lucky gentleman he is to have found you! Good luck with the forthcoming book tour and may you find many more wise women along the way! 🥀
Thank you for your thoughtful reflections. I have found myself at such a similar place--we are almost the same age (I'm 65) and so grew up at the same time, with these same icons, though I'm across the pond. The recent deaths of Dame Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson have felt personal. And thank you, too, for recording your thoughts on your new, beautiful book. I will be treating myself to both the digital version and the ink-and-paper one, for easier reference. Thank you, thank you, for all the work you have done to gather these wise women for us all.
I received my copy of your Wise Women book. For now I’m content to open and spontaneously read a section. Each one feels like sitting on a Grandmothers lap, listening. Miigwetch
I am 64, the same age as when my mother passed. I see good friends leaving, spiritual leaders, who I thought would be on the planet as we went through “the change”. What ever that is..
Thank you for sharing your 16 yo self with us. I’m honored and now feel your depth even more palpable. So thanks again for sharing and being you!!
Thank you for this, I've been going through a lot of late in my personal life, but this has given me profound hope to somehow keep going. Thank you.
‘There’s no way through it but through it’. - this could easily be my mantra moving forward!
Yep, don't let the bastards get you down, RIP Kris. You never walked alone.
My copy landed this week and am loving reading it! Thanks for sharing your story about The Room, and for the collie update, they look happy souls.
What a wonderful tribe you found and they must have loved you ❤️
Lovely to feel you bubbling with happiness about your new book; while remembering some of your roots with us. Happy travels ..keep breathing (and singing)
I'm 62 and I've been noticing and feeling much the same thing about artists like Lou Reed or Bowie as Dr Sharon has about Kris Kristopherson. Worst still, people whose work I adored or whom I felt a connection to - people who made my world a better place by being in it and making or writing things I loved - seem to be dropping off at an alarming rate. In recent times, Steve Albini and Mark Lineman hit me particularly hard.
So good to see contented canines!
His death hit me too for nostalgic reasons.
I ran away from home to the Kootenays where I first heard his and Rita Coolidge's music, and it reminds me of that idyllic summer of discovery.
After many moves and adventures, I'm happy to have moved back to the Kootenays. Like so many others, I love it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciSeDZHoQvE
…Or a room on the South Island of New Zealand with Māori men listening to this Pakeha tell her story…
Wise Women is an absolute gem! I loved 'The woman who became a fox' in the fairy tale salon back in the early Spring - was so thrilled to see her in your new book. That was a wonderful Newsletter - I'm almost ten years older than you and the importance of that time in life (mine in the the swinging sixties) can't be underestimated. So glad Chase has settled in - collies love being in a clan - and all those magical moments of snuggling up this winter with a rug of collies by the fire to look forward to!
Glad you’re enjoying it!
Beautiful! I love your tribe! Also, congratulations on Wise Women!
Congratulations on the release of Wise Women! I have received my copy in the mail and look forward to reading it. Not all at once, but with breaks to allow the tales to sink in and tell their wisdom. 💗
So lovely to hear that Chase has now settled in Sharon and getting along with his new friends. What a lucky gentleman he is to have found you! Good luck with the forthcoming book tour and may you find many more wise women along the way! 🥀
I saw Kris Kristofferson play at Pete Seeger's Clearwater Festival back in 2013. So good.
I love this piece about your time in the Room and that you carry it in your heart.
Thank you for your thoughtful reflections. I have found myself at such a similar place--we are almost the same age (I'm 65) and so grew up at the same time, with these same icons, though I'm across the pond. The recent deaths of Dame Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson have felt personal. And thank you, too, for recording your thoughts on your new, beautiful book. I will be treating myself to both the digital version and the ink-and-paper one, for easier reference. Thank you, thank you, for all the work you have done to gather these wise women for us all.