2017.11.06 07:00 - A library of remembered scents

The Guardian for this meeting was Eden Haiku. The comments are by Eden Haiku. 

 Breaking the glass ceiling

Eden Haiku: Good morning Riddle!
Eden Haiku: How are you?
Eden Haiku: Good morning Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: Good morning Eden, Riddle :)
Riddle Sideways: like magic the sun is up this early ㋡
Eden Haiku: Good morning Adams!
Eliza Madrigal: Morning, Adams :)
Riddle Sideways: amazing what setting the clock will do
Adams Rubble: Good morning everyone :)
Eden Haiku: Yes :)
Eden Haiku: We broke the glass ceiling in Montreal!
Riddle Sideways: wow, great
Eden Haiku: A woman has been elected as a mayor!
Eliza Madrigal: ::cheers:::
Adams Rubble: yaaay
Eden Haiku: She's 43, spontaneous, with a big smile, rides a bicycle and wants to create more public transporation!
Eden Haiku: It's exhilarating!
Eliza Madrigal: oh to be 43 with a big smile again... ;-)
Riddle Sideways: giggles
Adams Rubble: :)
Eden Haiku: yeah!
Adams Rubble: Unfortunately, most of us in USA only knew about one Canadian mayor who made news here
Eden Haiku: The crack sniffing Toronto mayor?
Adams Rubble nods
Riddle Sideways: Unfortunately, US has gone backward
Eden Haiku: He was horrible
Adams Rubble nods
Eden Haiku: The one we had in then last four years was corrupt...
Adams Rubble: booo
Eliza Madrigal: happy for every bright spark
Eden Haiku: The new mayor of our neigborhood is also a young woman and she was at my 3rd (and last!) book party Saturday in a book store!
Adams Rubble: :)
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, nice Eden!
Riddle Sideways: nice
Eliza Madrigal: you're wrapping up your tour?

Timelines, timeliness, lifelines and timliness 

Eden Haiku: Any bright sparks in your timelines these days?
Riddle Sideways: /listens
Adams Rubble looks for her timeliness
Adams Rubble: ohh timelines
Eden Haiku: Still Montreal Book Fair in late November and Quebec City in April, maybe Paris in March, but it's slowing down a bit, thank god...
Eliza Madrigal tries to read her lifelines
Riddle Sideways: went to a gallery opening of photographs
Eden Haiku: listens
Eliza Madrigal nearly caught up with exhibits yesterday morning, very nice
Riddle Sideways: so many exhibits to go to
Eliza Madrigal: embarrassment of riches
Eden Haiku: Yes, we are lucky :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: Paris in march sounds poetic
Eliza Madrigal: I had missed the Lady Wenji exhibit before... was very moved by that one
Adams Rubble: The Lady Wenji exhibit rips out your heart, juggles it a bit, and then puts it back
Eden Haiku: Was trying to remember her name Lady Wenji, yes, what a beautiful exhibit and lovely poems!
Eliza Madrigal: an apt description for sure
Eliza Madrigal: a few quite haunting lines

--BELL--

"How can I have my heart heard from the ends of the earth?"

Eden Haiku: Didn't hear the bell... Did you?
Riddle Sideways: that pause was nice to relive that exhibit
Eliza Madrigal: "How can I have my heart heard from the ends of the earth?"
Eden Haiku: Just changed the treshold...
Eliza Madrigal hasn't turned on sound yet
Eden Haiku: A beautiful verse indeed...
Riddle Sideways: sound of fountain is relaxing
Eden Haiku: It's a good thing we have a chatting bell and so funny too... "Will ring in 814 seconds". Wol's puts a touch of fantasy in our all our sessions :) Her magical touch!
Adams Rubble: timliness :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eden Haiku: giggles
Eliza Madrigal read this morning (think I'd known before) that insects experience time as much faster than humans, who seem to be moving very slowly
Riddle Sideways: many of our wonderful members have such sences of houmours
Eden Haiku: smiles
Eliza Madrigal: yes they do :)
Adams Rubble: scents of the humours
Eden Haiku: Didn’t know that Eliza, what a new perspective!
Riddle Sideways: watched a hummingbird this morning
Eden Haiku: smelling
Riddle Sideways: its scent of time must be sooo fast
Eliza Madrigal: ooo
Eden Haiku: laughing out loud
Adams Rubble: dogs know best
Eden Haiku: Somehow, it reminds me of the timelines when we used to travel to this giant in the sky...
Riddle Sideways: dogs Really have a scent of time
Riddle Sideways: and humour
Eden Haiku: Especially when it rains
Adams Rubble: and who has been to the tree in front of the house
Eliza Madrigal: their snout is a scent cathedral
Adams Rubble: :)
Eden Haiku: A scent cathedral, wow! George is really inspiring you Eliza!
Riddle Sideways: a library of remembers scents
Eliza Madrigal: or as my daughter says, snoot :)
Eliza Madrigal: Well, I read this book, "Inside of a Dog" and the author talks about this... yes, a library of scents!
Riddle Sideways: just a snoot full of timelines makes the medicine go down
Eden Haiku: A library of remembered scents! Lovely title!
Eliza Madrigal: about how we should allow them to linger and what they are doing
Eden Haiku: The insects you mean?
Eliza Madrigal: and people are taming them too much. not giving them time to explore (dogs)
Eden Haiku: Sorry, missed a line...
Riddle Sideways: which one?
Adams Rubble: :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eden Haiku: About the "Inside a dog' book
Eliza Madrigal: our logs are like a library of voices perhaps
Eliza Madrigal: some with senses of humor :)
Eden Haiku: A library of remembered scents too :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)

A question

Eden Haiku: What is your most powerful memory of a scent?
Eliza Madrigal thinks...
Eden Haiku: I know mine
Eden Haiku: The smell of a wild white rose

--BELL--

Eden Haiku: In my grandma's garden, when I was 12 or so
Eliza Madrigal: wow
Riddle Sideways: trips over "most powerful memory"
Adams Rubble scratches head
Eden Haiku: I picked the rose and attached it to my wrist
Riddle Sideways: memory of last night waiting for 2 people to get through a kitchen door so could exit. first had scent of lilacs. second needed to take a shower and stop smoking
Eden Haiku: Oh, that's interesting Riddle, a fresh memory?
Eliza Madrigal: my great grandmother's gardenias still linger strongly... but there is a scent in my mind that I'm not sure I've ever smelled in the 'real world'... of citrus blossom. It happens sometimes and is 'right there' if I look for it. It is weird to try to categorize 'strongest'
Eliza Madrigal: but super interesting too :)
Adams Rubble: interesting Riddle :)
Eden Haiku: A citrus blossom... never smelled that scent...
Riddle Sideways: had a job in Fla in the orange groves. at blossom time it was so sweet
Adams Rubble likes lilac smells
Eden Haiku: It's like you smell something that you label "citrus blossom'" but you don't know where it comes from?
Eliza Madrigal: and lilac colors
Eden Haiku: Loves lilacs smells and colors too
Eliza Madrigal: I know Eden.. maybe recognize but don't remember the source, and associate it somehow with peace and meditation and such
Riddle Sideways: in the next valley over, there is about a mile of lilac fields
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: however, hard to smell at 50 mph
Eliza Madrigal: omygoodness... you do live in heaven, Riddle

Flowery scents of a saint

Eden Haiku: When I lived in India, they said that "strange flowery smells" were indicators of the presence of a ethereal saintly being passing by
Eden Haiku: As it happens in meditation, that could be what you smelled Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: that's a beautiful notion
Eden Haiku: Yes, Riddle lives in paradise, sighs
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eden Haiku: A mile of lilac fields!
Riddle Sideways: somebody has to
Adams Rubble giggles
Eden Haiku: And yet he is so humble :)
Eliza Madrigal: that's why he gets to live there, hehe
Riddle Sideways: and miles of tomatoes. another of Brussel sproats
Eden Haiku: Riddle is a saint
Riddle Sideways: ha... gappaws
Eden Haiku: giggles
Eliza Madrigal: Saint Riddle of the flourishing valleys
Eden Haiku: hehe
Riddle Sideways: copies that out to show many others not knowing this
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Adams Rubble: :)
Eden Haiku: A saint in hawaiian shirts and long poney-tail playing air guitar on a cloud :)))
Eliza Madrigal: hiding in plain sight
Eden Haiku: :))
Riddle Sideways: and Jewish saints are rare
Eliza Madrigal giggles
Eden Haiku: Very rare!
Eden Haiku: You might be the only one hehe
Eliza Madrigal: but we could find you with our master snoots
Adams Rubble: many in early church
Riddle Sideways: there was at least one other
Eden Haiku: Our master snoots filled with flowery scents!
Eliza Madrigal: hahah
Riddle Sideways: a snoot full
Eden Haiku: Do tell about Jewiish saints?
Adams Rubble: all the apostles, Paul...etc
Eden Haiku: Many in early church?
Adams Rubble: Jesus was Jewish
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eden Haiku: Ah yes...
Riddle Sideways: did Jesus ever get sainted?
Eden Haiku: Nope
Eliza Madrigal: someone should get on that
Eden Haiku: Jewish but not a saint
Eden Haiku: But you are right for Paul and Peter and all the apostles :)
Riddle Sideways: Peter, Paul and Mary
Riddle Sideways: not that not right
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Adams Rubble: yes Mary was Jewish too
Eden Haiku: Also Californian saints :)
Adams Rubble: Santa maria

--BELL--

Santa Maria and the secret lives of trees

Eden Haiku: Ave Maria
Eden Haiku: Memories of last session's music
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: yes, listened to many renditions last week
Adams Rubble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypMv_vKtGuk
Riddle Sideways: oh NO! not more youTubies
Adams Rubble: same one :)
Riddle Sideways: funny, had never thought about you Tubbies
Eden Haiku: Thanks Adams
Eden Haiku: Had a delightful experience during the pause
Riddle Sideways: /listens
Eden Haiku: Slowly drinking a glass of water, eyes closed. Listening to Elena Garanca's singing
Riddle Sideways: Ahhhhh
Eden Haiku: With thoughts about insects seeing humans so slow
Riddle Sideways: the smell of a glass of water
Adams Rubble: :)
Eliza Madrigal feeling soft and transcendent
Eden Haiku: And dogs needing to linger in their libraries of scents
Adams Rubble: Unfortunately there are places a glass of water smells
Riddle Sideways: how people see Trees as slow
Eliza Madrigal: slow tree movement...
Adams Rubble: except for poplars
Eden Haiku: been wanting to read this book about trees, have you?
Eliza Madrigal: secret life of trees?
Eden Haiku: About how they communicate, yes, that’s it!
Riddle Sideways: 50 shades of grey treebark?
Eden Haiku: giggles
Eden Haiku: You are the one who talked about the book were you Eliza?

The art of pruning to preserve natural tendencies

Eliza Madrigal: would like to read that one too, but have only listened to interviews... did read a book called "Cutting Back"
Eliza Madrigal: about people who prune the temple trees in Japan
Eden Haiku: oh!
Eliza Madrigal: such a sacred and specialized process
Eden Haiku: listening
Eliza Madrigal: the trust to allow anyone to tamper with these ancient trees is hard won...
Eliza Madrigal: and the author was an american...
Eliza Madrigal: a master gardener in California ....was just a pleasant read, and highlighted that their aim is to preserve natural tendencies
Eliza Madrigal: rather than over pruning, like so many think Japanese gardens should be
Eden Haiku: Oh!
Eden Haiku: To preserve natural tendencies, how wonderful!
Riddle Sideways: the art of Pruning ... very much like raising children
Riddle Sideways: when tough love might be needed
Riddle Sideways: when nothing is needed
Riddle Sideways: to let go
Riddle Sideways: to intervene
Eden Haiku: Reminds me of Valerie Plante, the new mayor who broke the glass ceiling. She was jumping and laughing on the stage, so happy, like a child!
Eden Haiku: That’s beautiful Riddle!
Eliza Madrigal nods
Riddle Sideways: whoops, did not mean to
Eliza Madrigal: I love that Eden, she wasn't trying to be too cool about it all I guess :)
Eden Haiku: No, and she didn't call her companion and her two boys on the stage immediatly, She savoured her victory, then they came to hug her!
Eliza Madrigal: :)))
Eden Haiku: A brave girl!
Eliza Madrigal: sounds so
Adams Rubble: :)
Eliza Madrigal: weird what things can be controversial
Eliza Madrigal: :)

--BELL--

A ¨wonderious¨ world

Eden Haiku: Can you imagine a world where women lead at many levels?
Eliza Madrigal: must try to imagine harder
Riddle Sideways: yes. still recalling what mayor of Paris said of Mr. T
Eden Haiku: Paris has a woman mayor and she did wonders for the city.
Eden Haiku: Oh, missed that, what did she say Riddle?
Riddle Sideways: in that most wonderious accent... "He is sooo Stupid"
Eden Haiku: giggles
Adams Rubble: :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eden Haiku: Speaking the truth like a child :)
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Eden Haiku: But then, that is not nonviolent communication... Labeling others is a no no...
Eden Haiku: giggles
Eliza Madrigal: can maybe label what he stands for?
Eden Haiku: but it’s fun to let the jackal speak up :)
Eliza Madrigal has a friend running for delegate in Virginia tomorrow :::crossing fingers::::
Eden Haiku: Oh! That's great Eliza!
Eden Haiku: A woman friend?
Eliza Madrigal: yes
Eliza Madrigal: clear and ferocious
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eden Haiku: She might change Virginia :)
Eden Haiku: Clear and ferocious, wow!
Eliza Madrigal: I read that T has actually brought about more women running for office....
Eliza Madrigal: not sure of the numbers but I believe it is a significant bump
Riddle Sideways: yes, he has all the Nasty Women standing up
Eden Haiku: Oh, he might me a hidden treasure then?
Riddle Sideways: very hidden
Eden Haiku: A blessing in disguise?
Eliza Madrigal: only way to keep going is to think so maybe
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eliza Madrigal laughs Riddle
Eliza Madrigal still laughing
Eden Haiku: Always loved that English expression: "a blessing in disguise"
Eden Haiku: Brings up some hope
Riddle Sideways: we can hope so
Eden Haiku: giggles
Eliza Madrigal: some sparks
Eden Haiku: Sparks and scents
Riddle Sideways: snoots
Adams Rubble: I must go, thank you for your presence this morning :)
Eden Haiku: And sacred music
Eliza Madrigal: thank you Adams
Adams Rubble: bye for now :)
Eden Haiku: Thank you Adams :)
Riddle Sideways: thank you Adams
Eden Haiku: Bye, have a nice day!
Eliza Madrigal: the music is a wonderful 2nd or 3rd beginning of the day
Riddle Sideways: it will be a nice day. it is recycling day ㋡
Eden Haiku: Waking up early Eliza?
Eliza Madrigal smiles as alleluia begins
Eliza Madrigal: quite Eden, due to time change I think :)
Riddle Sideways: an hour early today
Riddle Sideways: however, just the same time
Riddle Sideways: by the Sun
Eden Haiku: Here too, a bit confusing yes :)
Riddle Sideways: the cats knew what the time was
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Eden Haiku: oh! Brilliant cats!
Riddle Sideways: George prolly did too
Eden Haiku: They know with their bodies
Eliza Madrigal: George sleeps later than me these days, so funny
Eliza Madrigal: I wake and he lingers and stretches
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Eden Haiku: Hope you wake him up in revenge Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: hahha
Eliza Madrigal: he pesters me to go to bed at night, too
Eliza Madrigal: starting at 11 or so
Riddle Sideways: and you drag him outside
Eliza Madrigal: and he gets me back by protesting when I'm on the computer
Eden Haiku: George loves his sleep :)
Eliza Madrigal: idea of companion... one who disrupts in loving ways
Eden Haiku: :)
Riddle Sideways: not sure about cats fitting that
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Eden Haiku: hehe
Eliza Madrigal: they make up for your not having to actually leave the house to take them out
Eliza Madrigal: thanks for your fine company this morning <3
Eden Haiku: Guess George wants his walk and the recycling bin wants to be filled?
Eden Haiku: Thank you both for being here!
Riddle Sideways: must stop this fun and go have other fun
Eliza Madrigal: cute shoes Eden ^.^
Eden Haiku: Have a great Monday!
Riddle Sideways: thanks for Being
Eden Haiku: Rain shoes :)

--BELL--

Eliza Madrigal smiles
Eliza Madrigal: ♥ ♥ ♥
Eden Haiku: And loves the blue sparks in your girly long hair ;_
Eden Haiku: That was a fun session, thank you rythmic friends :)
Eliza Madrigal notices the lavender and lilac colors....
Eliza Madrigal: bfn <3
Riddle Sideways: bfn
Eden Haiku: Bye bye!