The Body's "Hiding Places

I dunno about you, Philly, but given what new perspectives the people on this forum keep injecting into my life, I might have to shell out more money than I could rake in. Better call it even I think. Lol.
 
Ina, I wish I knew how to make mocassins, I am not very good with my hands except for gardening and cooking. Lol. I love the tall mukluk style ones. They would be gorgeous with beads. I have a beautiful carved wooden representation of a Kwakiutl war

canoe, given to my mother by the First People when she taught in Ahousaht while I was small. They also gave her a gorgeous large basket woven out of grass, and patterned in a motif of canoes, thunderbirds etc. made by Nellie Jacobsen, whose work lies in our

provincial museum. These things I treasure, along with faint memories of a time when I was immersed in another culture and language. All that remains is my love of powwow music, and the Coast Salish art, and a strange belonging to the land I cannot describe. I think a part of me still lives in Ahousaht. They held a naming ceremony for me, a great honour.
 
Shali and Phil, thank you for your kind words, but cut that out. I have spent a lifetime working on my poor self image.
What a tragedy if I found out at this point what a wonderful person I am!

Damn, Ina, now that I know you're paying attention I may actually have to think about what I'm posting here.
Did you make those moccasins and bowl? Also; who's been stealing your stuff? Are you safe?
 
Ina said:
Phil, this little Indian could teach you to make moccasins.



Or pottery



You know us pesky Indians have no money!!!
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Those are all exquisitely beautiful, Ina. I'm afraid that, with the boots, my best efforts, even with such a talented teacher, would result in something that looked like an old, worn-out pair of Uggs had mated with my old cowboy boots.

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And that beautiful piece of pottery would end up looking worse than my elementary school ash tray:

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Shalimar said:
I dunno about you, Philly, but given what new perspectives the people on this forum keep injecting into my life, I might have to shell out more money than I could rake in. Better call it even I think. Lol.
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You're right, of course. It was just my blatant materialism speaking.

I'm now going to my corner to reflect upon what a naughty boy I've been *sniff*
 
Shalimar and Phil, I do make the moccasins. My grandmother taught me when I was very young. When everyone here in Texas were kicking in boots, I was in my moccasins. Now that my RA has changed the shape of my left foot, moccasins are about the only thing I can wear. The leather is so thin and soft it is like wearing comfy socks.

And yes I am a potter. I made kitchen ware for the table or ovens. I loved making my own glazes, and coming up with unusual colors and designs. I've can also teach a person how to build a wood burning kiln.

Oh and Rock, I far from Miss Goody Two Shoes. Maybe someday I'll tell you how I drove off in a police car when I was eleven.
 
fureverywhere said:
I would rather not know. Everything from the environment which the industrial age put to shambles. I clean my car windows a few times a week. Just from sitting in front of the house the toweling turns black. We are breathing that. Then you think of every artificial product you have ever consumed or been exposed to. The manicure place has acetone and formaldehyde floating in the air. Even the strawberry milk and rainbow breakfast cereals when you were a kid.
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Makes you want to hide and never come back out
Then add the "chemicals" of our teens and wooooof, we don't have a prayer.
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New Jersey? Is it not the chemical-producing state of them all? Surely, lots of by-product, not necessarily all harmful, is either allowed to escape to the atmosphere, or is allowed, clandestinely, to escape while hopes are it will not cause a furor. imp
 
I see no way in which to further denigrate the direction here, other than to worsen it, by any comment I might make. Personal individual evaluations as derived from remarks made, a variety of images making little sense (to me, anyhow), very real innuendos, praise given tongue in cheek....

Hell, I don't understand it at this point, at all!

I believe in a lot of things. Right now, I believe............

I'll have a nice, cold beer! imp
 
Ina said:
Shalimar and Phil, I do make the moccasins. My grandmother taught me when I was very young. When everyone here in Texas were kicking in boots, I was in my moccasins. Now that my RA has changed the shape of my left foot, moccasins are about the only thing I can wear. The leather is so thin and soft it is like wearing comfy socks.

And yes I am a potter. I made kitchen ware for the table or ovens. I loved making my own glazes, and coming up with unusual colors and designs. I've can also teach a person how to build a wood burning kiln.

Oh and Rock, I far from Miss Goody Two Shoes. Maybe someday I'll tell you how I drove off in a police car when I was eleven.
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Wow! Ina, you are very accomplished. I used to toy about with pottery some, but wasn't very good at it. Could you post pictures of some of your pottery?
 
I like the originality of this thread (subject matter) but I was feeling pretty healthy before reading it. I
I'm thinking "When my body is cremated all those toxic chemicals will go out into the air in smoke adding to more pollution.
Evolution comes from many things.....
I'm a bit of a health nut myself, but I am not wasting precious energy/time on thoughts about things I cannot change.
I just do the best I can with what I can and enjoy a glass of wine with dinner.
 
Have you ever watched the TV show "Monsters Inside Me?" It's about parasites and other micro-organisms that infiltrate the body. A lot of people that visit SE Asia, Africa and other countries that have not so clean water seem to be among the many people that have these maladies.

https://www.google.com/#q=monsters+inside+me
 
Yaya said:
I like the originality of this thread (subject matter) but I was feeling pretty healthy before reading it. I
I'm thinking "When my body is cremated all those toxic chemicals will go out into the air in smoke adding to more pollution.
Evolution comes from many things.....
I'm a bit of a health nut myself, but I am not wasting precious energy/time on thoughts about things I cannot change.
I just do the best I can with what I can and enjoy a glass of wine with dinner.
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Sounds good to me! :cheers1:
 

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