http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com musings, thoughts, and writings of Barbara W. Klaser Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:24:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My dad, Don R. Walker, passed away yesterday, with my sister and brother, Helen and Doug, by his side. He was 86 years old. As my sister mentioned in her message to relatives and friends, my dad was proud to be a veteran who served in the US Army during ... http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/11/28/dear-dad/ I know it's fall in a lot of other places in the northern hemisphere this time of year. But we don't usually see evidence of it here in Southern California until later, toward the end of October. My mom used to say that Halloween was usually when we had to ... http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/10/10/autumn/ We've had temperatures at or near 100F for three days now. I say "at or near" because it hasn't quite hit three digits at our house but has very nearby. We happen to be on a hillside that catches just a tad more breeze than some other parts of this ... http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/08/29/heat-wave/ I've been meaning to blog about our new family member, Raven. I wanted to wait until I'd uploaded some decent pictures of him, and he's a bit camera shy. At first he was shy of us, and the camera was just a big scary eye staring at him. He ... http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/08/15/more-cat-blogging-raven/ Piano cat wants to play. (Click on photos for larger views.) Let's see, this note is ... here ... Darn humans with cameras! I'm outta here. http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/07/20/move-over-piano-man/ You can read my article, "The Interdependent Language of Tarot," in this month's Newsletter issue #77 of the Association for Tarot Studies. http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/07/02/recent-writing/ A cat or a dog? I have never thought dogs are smarter than cats, but according to a study described in The Guardian, Cats outsmarted in psychologist's test, they are, at least in some ways. I'm not quite convinced, since I don't fully understand the test myself. Either I need a ... http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/06/25/which-is-smarter/ as a good war. Soldiers die, civilians die. Too many deaths. Why? How does this prevent terrorism? Stop it already. http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/05/25/theres-no-such-thing/ No, you haven't landed on the wrong blog. Though I usually only post about Tarot on my other blog, Spirit Blooms, in honor of World Tarot Day, I'd like to share my love of Tarot a bit more broadly, and also to honor some of the people of Tarot, including ... http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/05/25/world-tarot-day/ flitting from flower to flower, exulting in the color, shape, and scent of spring. Each one is more beautiful than the last. I needed to worship someone for making flowers, so I looked up Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, and found some amazing artwork to worship as well. (Uh-oh ... http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2009/05/15/its-that-time-of-year-when-im-like-a-bee/