The House on Valencia Street

A very young me, writes Dar on Valencia Street, from my father's home. Next, Colette describes what her family felt like. A bit like my own mother. _____ Ep. 135 NOTES - 9/18/23 ___________ Content of this podcast, and the written songs, are written by me, and are my intellectual property. _____ Colette Saint Sauveur en Puisaye (Yannick Belon 1950) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqEa9cVRGlk...

That weird word Darlene said so often, where did it come from? Also - buttons pop off clothing, which may inspire songwriting. _____ Ep. 134 NOTES - 9/10/23 _____ Content of this specific podcast, and songs, are written by me, and are my intellectual property: -Etymology -Out of Control Oh _____ Highfalutin: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highfalutin _____ 12 step, Adult Children of Al...

Delbert shares something new. Also, gratitude for a long held debt, forgiven. Yet how valid was the original debt... ______ Ep. 133 NOTES - 9/5/23 ____________ Biden Harris student loan forgiveness: https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-begins-discharges-804000-borrowers-39-billion-automatic-loan-forgiveness-result-fixes-income-driven-repayment-plans ____ 12 step, Adul...

Glimpse offered, rare, of "La Belle et la Bête" - sisterhood, with The French One. Race cars, laughing way too loud... learning, and boundaries, now. _________________ Ep. 132 NOTES - 8/28/23 ____________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-825...

When connections don't quite click, with old friends, even when you really want them to. Also AI rewrites an eerie resemblance to a human writer, that even I may not be able to distinguish... ___________________ Ep. 131 NOTES - 8/21/23 _______________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24...

When your dead mohmah gives feedback, on your present travel plans. ______________ Ep. 129 NOTES - 8/7/23 *Note* audio is unedited this week - 110 degree weather all week, happy to just get this published! ____________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273...

Admired, then let down.... Paul Reubens sounds nice, from what Conan and Jack White say. Also, learning about Lizzo, who may cross into Fallen Ones territory. We respect the process, evaluate and pause. Lastly, remote viewing brings knowledge, about what's in the basement, at the House on Valencia Street. ___________________ Ep. 129 NOTES - 8/7/23 ___________ Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman,...

The Ghost of the Good Stepdad insists that I order, one particular item. Also, on the Fallen Ones, a hero and villain, and his very skilled, and life changing music - join, alas. ___________________ Ep. 128 NOTES - 7/30//23 ___________ Mayte Garcia, first wife of Prince. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayte_Garcia "The Most Beautiful" - book on her life with Prince: https://www.amazon.com...

Update blip - summer time off - back in August 2023. Here's a nugget of hello ~

Mata Hari, mother, wife, sex trafficked - a share on she, with more to come. Also, the trio of pets helping keep me safe, on sleepless nights, at the House on Valencia Street. ___________________ Ep. 126 NOTES - 7/4/23 ___________ CORRECTIONS: Princey was a Pekinese [I say Pomeranian during the episode. Princey was a smooshed face Pekinese!] _______ Mata Hari, aka Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (ak...

A man who played the best angel I've seen, is found. Also, Darlene sprung a surprise baptism in my teens, ending with - a hot mic, and an large audience. _____________ Ep. 125 NOTES - 6/26/23 ___________ Julian Sands, actor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Sands ___________ Read by Julian Sands, acting as the Angel Kit, while starring in the movie Siesta: Alexander Pope. 1688–1744 "442. The D...

What their eyes do, right before they do, you. Apt description from an old movie, gives the right words. Also, an ancestor's favorite prayer, shared. _____________ Ep. 124 NOTES - 6/20/23. "Dead Eye" - “You know the thing about a shark…he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, he doesn't seem be living, until he bites ya and the black eye...

Short ep this week due to oh-so-much [they indicted who? And his valet?]- Forgivin' ! The ditty about asking for the will to forgive, when you aren't there yet.... _______ Ep. 123 NOTES - 6/12/23 _________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255...

Rustled out of comfortable numb, when the person and moment, are right. How one poem sums up, the wrestling we do, when mingling with potential... a lover. __________________ Ep. 122 NOTES - 6/5/23 Susan Lysik, writer. Poem, from anthology "Touching Fire: Erotic Writings by Women" https://www.amazon.com/Touching-Fire-Erotic-Writings-Women/dp/0881845272 ____________ 12 step, Adult Childre...

Warnings that make you pause and re-align. Also, how Ms. Tina Turner, helped a girl stuck in a wheat field. __________________ Ep. 121 NOTES - 5/29/23 ____________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Avail...

Being comfortable in our own skin, can take time, and another continent, to locate. Augmenting our own beauty, may bring unknown consequence, too. Anna Nicole Smith offered one path. Changing goals, after body augmenting decisions, may offer healing and strength, too. Themes discussed: codependency, enabling, addiction, body augmentation, gender bias, healing, recovery, willful education. ________...

Happy for mom today. Also, attachment style - falling hard, along the lines of Limerence. Figuring if it's an old response, which may just might need fine tuning. ________ NOTES: Ep 119. 5/14/23 Patrick Teahan, LICSW on youtube: "Limerence, Attachment, and Childhood Trauma" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvi9pDnIxb4 ____________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adult...

The Farm Wife from last episode, makes themselves known this week. A famous movie, showing the things we lived through - strikes a chord. Lastly, AI - from an insider's perspective. _____________________ NOTES: Ep 118. Happy Ghost 5/7/23 ____________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. La...

Her closest friend. Her mother's poetry. A few letters, from the best friend who loved Darlene. A line or two, from Darlene too. ________ NOTES: Ep 117. Farm Wife - Letters to the Editor 4 30 23 ____________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 _...

Does it take you take a few days, to "get" how you feel, about intense events? There's a name for that. One licensed Social Worker shares patterns, & treatments, for common childhood trauma issues, that repeat themselves, in adults. __________________ NOTES: Ep 116. Slow Burn. 4 23 23 _____________________________ Patrick Teahan LICSW. Youtube channel. video: "11 Oddly Speci...

A gentle nudge, a sense that someone else, is right next to you. ______________ ep 115. Purr NOTES: 4 16 23 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This...

Not ready to let it go? Asking for the WILL to forgive, one option. Examples included, and bonus song at the podcast end, with the growl and humility of humble adjustment. ___________ NOTES: ep 114. Will to Forgive. 04/09/23 John Fugelsang - comedian, Christian theologian, political commentator http://www.johnfugelsang.com/podcast __________ re: Which demographic category is the happiest - accordi...

Foreseeing an incident, you'd rather not. Also, Brooke Shields shares her experience with rape at work, and how she's finally ready now, in her 50s, to talk about it. _________________________ NOTES: ep 113. __________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1...

Late at night, I mentally hear a voice warning of danger. Everything seems quiet, in check, just until ---~! And lastly, my angel grandma Mildred decided to drop something on my lap today. Literally. _________________________ NOTES: ep 112. Seconds from the Firefighter _______________ Matt Fraser, medium and psychic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCklLlqsI69rdukwa2E8cjcw https://meetmattfraser.c...

Someone reveals their vulnerable side, testing, to see if they'll be accepted. And, as it turns out - _________________________ NOTES: ep 111. Flipper _______________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ ___________ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours...