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Suffering here in Houston also but probably not as much as you!! Going to take more than conversation to cool me off. Sweet tea not doing the trick today. I don't think the poor a/c has shut off much today. Dreading next electric bill. Thankful that I do have it.
 
I lived in San Antonio for a short time in 1970 when I was in the Military. The thing I remember was after a rain. I came out side on the company side walk, decided to walk across the yard and stepped into mud which swallowed my entire body. The other thing I remember about San Antonio was that I could see for miles and miles, nothing but rolling hills. Being an Oregon boy I was shocked there were no mountains in the distance. Re: your electricity. been there, done that, ongoing saga, looking forward to fall and winter. Hope we get them this year. It is nice talking to you.
 
Always thought I would like to visit Canada. Wanted to go fishing up there and Alaska since I was a kid. For me there is nothing more spiritual than sitting on a river bank, listening to the water and waiting for a fish.
 
I have spent a number of years learning about Native American culture. My best friend is an Apache who used to pour water in my sweat lodge. If I had come to the islands I would have loved to learn about the native culture there.
 
Oh, not as bad as it sounds. I am happy I never had to live in Phoenix area. I live in Tucson, but was raised in Oregon. Over the years I have sort of gotten used to living here. Currently living with my daughter. So its a family thing.
 
Uncontrolable said:
Always thought I would like to visit Canada. Wanted to go fishing up there and Alaska since I was a kid. For me there is nothing more spiritual than sitting on a river bank, listening to the water and waiting for a fish.
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I live on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Ocean, lakes, and rivers available for fishing. You can find brown trout weighing ten pounds. I can't imagine living anywhere else. Warmest place in Canada, rarely dips below freezing. Love the perennial green surroundings, and the mountains/water. We have a thriving First Nations culture here. This is Salish country.
 
Uncontrolable said:
I lived in San Antonio for a short time in 1970 when I was in the Military. The thing I remember was after a rain. I came out side on the company side walk, decided to walk across the yard and stepped into mud which swallowed my entire body. The other thing I remember about San Antonio was that I could see for miles and miles, nothing but rolling hills. Being an Oregon boy I was shocked there were no mountains in the distance. Re: your electricity. been there, done that, ongoing saga, looking forward to fall and winter. Hope we get them this year. It is nice talking to you.
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Not much of a winter here. Maybe was 32 degrees a couple of nights and that was it. Weatherman says that's why bugs are bad as we did not get a good killing freeze. Never been to Arizona but looks like a good place to visit maybe in the fall but not summer. That's nice to have family around you.
 
You are making my mouth water. Some of my fondest memories are, when I was a kid, waking up early on a deeply foggy morning, going outside to listen to the silence. I am indebted to the Natives in the North West for introducing me to my first sweat lodge. It was the most profound spiritual experience of my life and was responsible for changing my life. It was a Lakota sweat, but the water pourer's spirit guide was the raven.
 
Your winter sounds like ours. Two years ago the temp stayed in the 80s and low 90s. No winter at all really. However, global warming may give us a little cooler weather for a few years. Lots of wet weather is forecast for California. We often get the left overs from Cal. weather. I agree about family. The older I get the more I value things I couldn't even understand as a younger person. The truly spiritual nature of things. My grandchildren unfolding to the world. My own feelings about God and nature. It is too bad that I understand it most toward the end of my life when I needed it most at the beginning of my life. Females are much luckier in that regard. Probably because you have the children and understand the spiritual connection better than we men.
 
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Uncontrolable said:
You are making my mouth water. Some of my fondest memories are, when I was a kid, waking up early on a deeply foggy morning, going outside to listen to the silence. I am indebted to the Natives in the North West for introducing me to my first sweat lodge. It was the most profound spiritual experience of my life and was responsible for changing my life. It was a Lakota sweat, but the water pourer's spirit guide was the raven.
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I spent the first six years of my life amongst First Nations people. My mother taught school on the Rez, and I learned their language along with my own. I was honoured with a naming feast, and gifted with an Ahousat name. To this day, pow wow music makes my blood burn, just as the bagpipes of my ancestors do!
 
And I'm complaining when Vermont's weather is too rainy, too hot, too buggy and too beautiful? I'm a 72 year old female in good health with a spouse who isn't. Our life is pretty darned good.
 
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Shalimar said:
I spent the first six years of my life amongst First Nations people. My mother taught school on the Rez, and I learned their language along with my own. I was honoured with a naming feast, and gifted with an Ahousat name. To this day, pow wow music makes my blood burn, just as the bagpipes of my ancestors do!
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I felt very honored at my first sweat, which turned into my only one before I went to Arizona. I had a drinking problem and at an AA meeting met my sponsor who was also in AA and had a sweat lodge. That was in 2000. I was able to sweat on a monthly basis, or more for 15years. One of the Apache Chiefs living in Phoenix sponsored our sweat. After a couple of years I bought a house in a small town and we moved the sweat to my place. I loved that because I no longer have to drive to, or home with blurry eyes. My sponsor from AA was a Sun Dancer. He carried multiple Sun Dance scars on his chest. He was a pipe holder and I thought he was very close to becoming a shaman. I would probably had to go on a vision quest in order to get a name. All I new for sure, based on a dream I had, that my spirit guide might be the raven. In any case, I loved all the natives I came to know. What I enjoyed the most was singing.
 
Uncontrolable said:
I felt very honored at my first sweat, which turned into my only one before I went to Arizona. I had a drinking problem and at an AA meeting met my sponsor who was also in AA and had a sweat lodge. That was in 2000. I was able to sweat on a monthly basis, or more for 15years. One of the Apache Chiefs living in Phoenix sponsored our sweat. After a couple of years I bought a house in a small town and we moved the sweat to my place. I loved that because I no longer have to drive to, or home with blurry eyes. My sponsor from AA was a Sun Dancer. He carried multiple Sun Dance scars on his chest. He was a pipe holder and I thought he was very close to becoming a shaman. I would probably had to go on a vision quest in order to get a name. All I new for sure, based on a dream I had, that my spirit guide might be the raven. In any case, I loved all the natives I came to know. What I enjoyed the most was singing.
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Marvelous story!
 
Thanks for the welcome. Where are you. I have seen some cold weather in Prescott, down to 8 degrees. Prescott is at 5000', so it gets some cold weather. Only been in Tucson for a couple of years and if I ever see a snowflake here I will probably have a stroke.
 
I am in Canada, British Columbia, on the left coast. I reside at the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island, slightly north of Victoria. Closest American city is Port Angeles, Washington. I live a short ferry distance from Saltspring Island, one of the Gulf Islands. We have vineyards here. Victoria has even awarded brunch capital of Canada! Lulz.
 
Here in PA we have sweat lodges too ... they're called "cities".

Seriously ... we're known for our humidity. It's even a draw for tourists; we have "Have A Humid Day!" bumper stickers.

Even my cat gets clammy, and believe me, there's nothing worse than a clammy cat!

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We take showers to get dry.
 

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