A Lake For Lin: Breath, Eyes, Memories
“Every thought we have is a tangible energy with the power to transform. A thought is not only a thing; a thought is a thing that influences other things.” -– Lynne McTaggartGood afternoon,...
View ArticleOne of our finest organizers now needs help herself
Look, I’m lazy. I should do things like write posts here regularly, but I tend to let it slip. That’s why I was always grateful when Linda McClure, aka PatriotDaily, would round me up for one of her...
View ArticleAll I Want For Christmas
This time of year always drives me to reflection on the importance of things to myself and others. On one hand I am very grateful for all I am blessed with even if it isn’t what some would consider...
View ArticlePatriot Daily News Clearinghouse Needs Our Help and Hope
In case you don't know me, my name is TheLittleOne, or TLO. Befitting my name, I am twelve years old and in the seventh grade. Just a warning, I do have a little bit of sarcasm at appropriate times in...
View ArticleA Lake for Lin: A Call from Wings to Acts of Joy, Love, Community, and Spirit
A note from Aji: Last week, as we were trying to schedule diarists on behalf of Lin through the holiday season, Wings told me that he wanted to write one for her, and asked me to post it for him...
View ArticleWhen the Water Meets the Light: Linda McClure, April 22, 1953-December 28, 2016
Joy is a lake. Grief is a river. You can lose yourself in one; be lost in the other. As this day dawns, we are in the river: swept along in the rapids, sucked under here, dashed on the rocks there,...
View ArticleHow do you spend a birthday when the one you always shared it with is gone?...
When I found out yesterday that our Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse, our Lin’s sister Laura’s birthday was today, I could hear Lin say, “You have to do something for her!” It was so Lin, always...
View Article634 Kosacks Followed Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse, Linda McClure. Rest in...
This is a reference for a story which I plan to publish at 3 p.m. today. Below the fold, please find an alphabetical list of those Kosacks who chose to Follow Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse.
View ArticleShelter as #Resistance - A Home for Aji & Wings
Two and a half weeks into the illegitimate regime of 45, and it’s clear that the only way forward is to support one another personally in our communities. It’s a clear question of survival for those...
View ArticleA House of Healing
Home, to me, is a place of comfort, relaxation, healing, safety. While I love road trips and traveling, after a few days I feel the pull... nothing beats the feel of returning home. When I’m sick,...
View ArticleAji and Wings ~ Resilience, Endurance and Hope
As the earth cycles towards our season of rebirth and awakening, I’m reminded not to forget the season’s quirks and the groundhogs curse.On February 2, we were supposed to be on our way to an early...
View ArticleAji and Wings: Snow is falling. We need to get them in the house. $1000...
I love Aji's writing. The poet that is the heart of her, nestled in with her love for Wings and this beautiful blue green world, reveals itself in even the titles of one of Wings’ superb pieces. As a...
View ArticleHAPPIEST UPDATE: Aji & Wings $1000 Match to Bring Warmth for the Winter, and...
REALLY HAPPY UPDATE:Aji and Wings will sleep in their new home tonight.By Tuesday, the should be completely in the house, and out of the RV.You all are AMAZING. ADDENDUM: Aji says they are “profoundly...
View ArticleUpdate4! Aji and Wings slept in their first warm home in 7 years because of you
Snow has come to the Taos Pueblo’s mountains. Snow fell at Aji and Wings’ house on Monday and the night’s temps dropped into the teens. Thanks to your help, for the first time in seven years Aji and...
View ArticleUPDATE 2: Match met!!!! Aji and Wings~ Words on the Wind, Love Sent and Received
It’s been a long hard two years when the single focus has been to get Aji and Wings back under a real roof with real walls and real windows and into a real home after having their previous home ripped...
View ArticleAji and Wings - pushing hard to beat winter, wonderful things happening & a...
Thanks to all of you, and Aji, Wings, and their work crews pushing like mad, it's truly amazing how much has happened at the build over the last few weeks. Aji, Wings, and the work crews have no choice...
View ArticleAji & Wings - A shower, dogs, sink, range, deck, deadline, holidays, & $1000...
I don't know how Aji and Wings have made it this far without falling over and not getting back up. They're been working their hearts out to build a safe, warm home for 16 months now, powering through...
View ArticleUpdated 4x (!!!!!) : Aji & Wings: Scary News, Joyous News, Winter Closing in...
First of all, Aji’s words about this post were, and I’m quoting her directly:I WANT IT KNOWN THAT THIS WAS COERCED.So… there you have it. All that follows was coerced. She didn’t want us to do it,...
View ArticleUpdate: They did it! A Weaving of Love - a Celebration of Aji and Wings'...
O our Mother the Earth, O our Father the Sky, We bring you the gifts that you love. Then weave for us a garment of brightness; May the warp be the white of morning. May the weft be the red light of...
View ArticleWater, Light, and Love. Lin, One Year On.
A year ago today, the water met the light.I said goodbye, from a distance, to one of the dearest friends I've ever known. Her sister Laura, who was far closer to her even than I, lost her North...
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