WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
WOMANIST WISDOM IN THE WOOD SHOP
Wanderer, pilgrim, and sometimes, stranger. I am mining data from my experiences on the camino for… what? My journey is a long one, so I have plenty of time to walk, talk, and think. I want to live a … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Is a black woman invisible to the world? If you don’t see color what do you see?
Along the pilgrim path, I stopped at an albergue whose signage invited pilgrims a kilometer or two ahead to … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
A Casa de America or America’s House in Spain… on the camino? I never heard about it until I arrived in a small town at the end of a walking stage on the way … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
But it’s not the end of the world.
One bad day or two. The world -and I – are having quite a few. I have been presented with difficult circumstances in the past and overcame them. I thrived, even. … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Every morning I long to hold you……I need you, I want you, I have to have you……your warmth, your smell, your taste……ohhh coffee, I love you.
Yes, coffee is an obsession on the camino. Well, that is true for … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Where am I?
I am exactly where I need to be.
There are, of course, an infinite number of places where one is not, yet only one place where one actually is.*
*Laura Lippman
Baadaye and Buen Camino
Shirley … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Why am I walking here? I am a pilgrim on the Way, of course. I view this walk and a brief stop in Granada as a balancing of my view and understanding of the history of Spain and the … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
There are so many worlds and I have not yet conquered even one.
— Alexander The Great
Will I find an albergue or any other place to stay? A certain panic sets in during a long … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Although I am far from home, I am aware of the changes that are impacting the fabric of our nation. It is both horrifying and exciting.
May we consider this a time of caution, a time of opportunity to … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
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The Beginning.
Almería on the south coast of Spain is where I took my first, hard step. I needed two short days to recuperate from jet lag and the saga … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞