The Meaning of It All
by ANN ULRICH MILLER
© 2016 (all rights reserved)
An article from the June 2016 issue of THE STAR BEACON.
A
New Chapter Begins
Here we are, at last. Less
than a month ago, Doug and I moved to our mini-farm just outside Cedaredge,
Colo. If you read April's "Meaning of It All," then you remember the
miracle that occurred during the solar eclipse in early March. During this
eclipse, we found the home we've long searched for.
Since the last issue, we went through all the steps and found smooth sailing
ahead toward the closing on May 6. Of course, there were a few small glitches
when Mercury was in retrograde, but I feel my spirit guides had everything
planned in advance, and our move was fairly easy compared to others.
Sunny Brook is now our permanent home, and we've vowed never to move from here.
Cedaredge is a small, pleasant, friendly little town in Delta County at the base
of the magnificent Grand Mesa. The people couldn't be nicer or more helpful. I
thank God several times each day for bringing us here and letting us live in the
country. No longer do we have to fret about not having enough room.
It took us six years to obtain our Dream. It is definitely a new chapter in my
life. I have claimed the south side of the house, which Doug likes to call the
"outer sanctum," as my own private woman cave. The sun room houses my piano and
plants, bookshelves, music CDs and tapes, along with all my favorite videos and
DVDs.
Earth Star's office is at the east end of the "outer sanctum," with its own
private entryway and porch. As I write this, we stood out on the deck tonight
and watched the full moon that rose in the east. A Boreal owl called in the
distance as we basked in the sound of crickets under our fruit trees.
It's a little hard getting back into the swing of production after weeks of
packing, moving and then getting the new home in order. But I am slowly becoming
inspired and looking forward to continuing The Star Beacon and Wisp, along with
offering my editing and publishing services.
Life With Boxes could be the title of my next book. I vowed to open each and
every box after we moved in. For years I'[ve had much of my belongings packed,
never having the room to display all my cherished books or Southwest artifacts
or dishes. And combining two households into one is a challenge. Thankfully, we
are blessed with a basement that has a lot of storage cabinets.
My friend Niara, who was the subject of last issue’s Interview with a Lyran,
recently moved into a larger apartment in another town. I got hooked on that TV
show, "House Hunters" and then "Tiny Houses." Well, Niara thinks a tiny house
might be something she'd consider for her next move.
I love seeing people try to squeeze their lifestyle into one of those compact
places. That would never work for me. Not with a piano, all my books and
computer complex. But for some people, I say more power to them. I once
considered downsizing to an RV because my late husband, Ethan, lived in his
35-ft. RV for years before we got together. I soon realized that I would be
doomed to a Life With Boxes.
Why
do we hold onto so much of our material
belongings? Actually, I gave away most of my clothes when we left Forks, Wash.,
last fall. When I sold my house in Pagosa Springs in 2013, I sold or gave away
most of my furniture. As a matter of fact, we are furniture poor right now. We
do not own a dining table nor a couch. I have my custom-built recliner and Doug
still sits in the same old lawn chair he had when I met him.
We have non-traditional stuff that is hard to move ... I won't go into detail.
But for some reason we don't want to let it go. There are memories from our
previous lives with other partners, our children's things, our tools, our
dreams, our creations. I hope to get back into art and painting, as well as some
composing at the piano and guitar, enjoying life to its fullest in these, our
Golden Years.
Sunny Brook is not everything we desired, but it comes pretty darn close. By the
next time I write, I hope to have a flock of pullets in my chicken coop and my
vegetable garden planted, producing delicious red ripe tomatoes that I started
in February and which came with us from Bayfield in the back of the truck (11 of
them are 4 ft. tall and waiting till after Memorial Day to be planted outside).
Meanwhile, Light Work continues because it
is part of who I am and what I do, without any real effort at times. We are
gradually shifting into a new reality with a few bumps along the way. The
journey has been well worth it.
Earth Star’s new address is: Earth Star, PO Box 1213, Cedaredge, CO 81413.
My newest books!
In the Shadow of the Tower
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Ann Ulrich Miller’s memoir,
Stepping Forth, An American Girl Coming of Age in the ’60s, delves into her adolescent years ('60s and
'70s) in Monona, Wisconsin, when she was a "teen with an attitude" learning about the Meaning of It All. You can order the book from Amazon or send $19.00 postpaid for an autographed copy: Earth Star,
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