Last night I went to see Tom Robbins speak. He is a wonderful soul and very bright. I found myself listening very intently…but there was something distracting: it was me. A part of myself wishes I were famous. I look in the mirror and wonder about my image consciousness. I would be a liar if I denied my secretive liaisons with Vanity. Walking down the street and catching my visage in car windows…these colorful clothes and shoes that adorn me…we all have our quirks. Back to Tom…he has the goods, he is a well traveled trickster on this Path to Nowhere…he gave the tee shirt a plug which made me feel good. Five seconds into his speech he said, "I hope I can live up to the excellence of the tee-shirt. I'm So Vain…I probably think this blog is about me. He is coming out here for coffee tomorrow as part of the Literary Event…I look forward to meeting him. Maybe we can trade queries about the fountain of youth or the best store windows to catch our reflections in. I will keep you posted.
Archives for August 2008
Early Results
This is a first in the Casa las Ranas Pet of the Week Award. I went into the bathroom (Sudheer would call it the Powder Room) downstairs and found this divine creature in the sink. It was raining outdoors and all the cats were inside. So Sueño is the Pet of the Week hands down. In the upper corner of the photo is Mocha, the most Divine Cat of all time. Sueño is a direct Soul Descendant of Mocha and the brother of Cielo also known as Grey Groovaine, the Queen of all things….we love our divine creatures. In fact, as I type, six very groovy dogs are downstairs lounging in the studio…Love to all!
Morning Has Not Broken…..
….at least it is still dark out. We just had a 10 minute downpour. It was really something. Nature always puts on a show…even when she lulls you with a heat wave. This big wet yellow cat came in here while I was typing…vying for pet of the Week honors. Childstar, if you read this, the movie about Shopsin's Restaurant last night was definately a regional piece. After a few minutes…I tired of his combative verbage…but I am sure that the food was good…I better go down and make breakfast….
Home is Where I Want to Be
And that is where I am. Lately it has been about me showing people around the house and grounds. It was never our intention for it to be like this. Quite frankly I view our place as quite normal, if a tad bit different. I just enjoy the surroundings which stimulate my imagination. Then we do more and the creative bubble expands despite ourselves. Right now there are six dogs down in the studio. Yesterday Simba disciplined Manchas and Manchas has a bit of a cut below his lip. I need to watch out that it does not get infected. Poor Manchas was just Pet of the Week last week and now he is a victim of the pack hierarchy…..such is life…home is where the heart is surrounded by dogs, cats, burros and lots of colorful ideas……
Slidell y Transito
Today is the Feast of the Ascension and the 74th birthday of Transito. He is 74. This is a jewel of a man and the patriarch of the Ramirez family. Transito is our gardener and the garden belongs to him…I just let go and he does his magic Indian thing. He is very shy and traditional…what a gem! And this week, Beloved Slidell has been chosen Pet of the Week, Slidell is a Labradoodle and is sporting his new summer hair cut. Carlos is
recovering….he is resting….everything is healing. Last night I met
a guy at a party and it turns out that I knew him 30 years ago in
NYC…he had a health food store in the Village….He was a total
hippie…now he has the shaved head goatee thing going…it seems he
remains current through the ages…it was good to see him.
Cat Space
If you don't own a cat and you are not elergic to felines….get a cat NOW! Our days are filled with wonder with the cats who live here with us. Sueño, Cielo, Malenche, Skookum, ChicoChe, and Tormenta are such a joy to watch. There is never a dull moment. Cat Space is a whole phenomena that can never be explained…their world is so absolutely vital….don't tell our Burros I said that!