Analog

Simplicity has a place at the table too

Analog is simplicity. There aren’t a million moving parts and it doesn’t require electronic circuitry, a bluetooth connection or advanced technology. Your old Timex or Swatch watch from the 80’s were analog. The numbers on the face of that watch went from 1 to 12, had a big hand, a little hand and a second hand. Quarter to 5, noon, midnight.

Learning to tell time was just as meaningful as tying our shoes and reading sentences like See Jane run.

The “Zine”
We made a new friend in Denver a couple years ago. Shawn and Mamie introduced us to Adam Reed. He is a sweetheart who publishes a zine full of poetry.

The conversation we had with Adam sparked an idea that’s grown into my very own Gazine. I combined Gazette and Magazine - cause I like to make up words and this sounded snazzy.

It’s 12 pages of typed or handwritten info with some doodles in the margins.
It was written, edited, compiled, printed, edited, drawn on and stapled. The copies will be given out to a few business - who are all mentioned inside for being recognized with a Golden Goat Award or for having Golden Goat Energy.

And Adam contributed one of his own poems for the inaugural edition.
It’s titled, “Gardener”.

Also in the pages of the gazine are garden notes, quotes I love, upcoming events and silly stuff. Cause - I can.
I welcome other contributors too - anyone who wants to get in on the fun.

It’s remarkable how an idea is planted and then becomes a whole new thing.

The world is loud and life seems to be unfurling at the speed of sound - faster than a speeding bullet. That is the world turning. That is reality.
AND
there are simple, slow, meaningful pursuits that feel good in our hands - a book/magazine/gazine, crayons, paintbrush, hammer and nail, pressed flowers, seeds and soil, bread dough, pen on paper writing a letter or a love note!

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Bottom line - efficiency, convenience, high tech, and being at the pointy end of the spear has it’s place.

So does simplicity.

Remember - AND not OR

Thanks for being here.

Take care of yourself.

Sending rusted buckets of love and goats.