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Ann Kreilkamp / Ph.D. 83

Astrologer, published author, conference presenter, world traveler, founder & editor of Crone Chronicles: A Journal of Conscious Aging (1989-2001) , and founding visionary of Green Acres Permaculture Village (2010 to present).

Tag: Colin Cudmore

ANOTHER URANIAN SHOCK . . . this one involving the navel. WHAT?!?

August 20, 2026

My navel. My belly button, exact physical location of my personal “origin story.” Where the cord that connected me to my own fearful mother’s womb...

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NAVIGATING HEALTH as an 83-year old “contrarian,” an apparently endless saga

August 15, 2026

Yesterday, I walked over to a nearby IU Health Urgent Care Center to ask a question about my health records. I was referred to “My...

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Goings on in Green Acres Village and Beyond — AND WITHIN!

July 20, 2026

Took an early morning 4-mile walk with Scampi on yesterday’s soon-to-be-sweltering day and came upon Elisha and Mere, out on the corner, weeding peppers. Asked...

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Advice from a Crone: STAY IN MOTION! and more . . .

June 9, 2026

Hmmm. . . I haven’t been to a medical doctor, not to mention any other kind of healer, for what is it now, a dozen...

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MOTHERS DAY DATE, two days late

May 12, 2026

Early this morning, as I was about to finish my usual second cup of morning elixir — on my way downtown to see paralyzed, nerve-damaged, 60-year-old...

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Walking Reflections on the Future of Education: Indiana University (with photos)

April 15, 2026

Scampi and I took a walk through the mile-long IU campus today (its eastern edge about 6 blocks from where I live) and I brought...

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REGULUS entrances me into the Woo

March 12, 2026

I received a very interesting message from my friend and fellow UFO conference attendee Joan Bird, a few days ago. This refers to Chris Bledsoe,...

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Don’t argue; RADIATE! A Discourse on LOVE

February 10, 2026

Thinking about making this into a tee-shirt: At 83 years old, on my daily 4-mile walks (which lately include carefully navigating over ice; I sometimes...

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Adventures into Snowmageddon Aftermath

January 28, 2026

Geez! Rather than walking glorious, mostly cleared paths through trees and among large limestone buildings to the western edge of the IU campus, this morning...

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First Christmas Dinner hosted by (paralyzed, nerve-damaged) son Colin!

December 26, 2025

This was my first Christmas with Colin (nearly 60 years old) since he got out of the nursing home (August 2025) and into his own...

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THE TURNING POINT: How TOXIC BRAIN Cleansed — Overnight!

November 20, 2025

Note: See yesterday’s post. Last night seems to have possibly signaled a crucial turning point in this current highly eruptive, first ever Uranus Return phase...

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Today: It’s “Touch and Go” with Me

August 11, 2025

Over the weekend, I was internally bothered by the fact that on Thursday I had called Donald Trump into question by referring to Lada Ray’s...

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Abruptly, I shift from F.E.A.R. into Aliveness . . .

June 18, 2025

Note: And I do mean abruptly! In the middle of composing this post I shifted. Spelling out my feelings in words on the page “did...

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My sons, Sean and Colin, both focused — EXTREMELY — on their bodies . . .

June 4, 2025

I decided I wanted to do a post comparing the lives of my two sons, Colin (59) and Sean (61). Because both of them are...

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Meming It in May 2025.

May 27, 2025

Let’s begin with the usual apocalyptically bad news; And yet, this meme is out there, in public, with a growing aware audience! Most of whom...

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TODAY’S FULL MOON IN LEO IN TENSE T-CROSS WITH URANUS . . .

February 12, 2025

Hey folks, if you’re like me, you’re being extra-careful today. Full of care. Caring. Heart-centered. Aware. Awake. And Allowing. Whatever is meant to happen, will....

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Let’s face it, folks: THIS QUICKENING IS OURS!

February 11, 2025

What I most appreciate about the current breathtaking Trump/Elon blitzkrieg, its its sheer audacity. How dare Trump/Elon disrupt the uncomfortable status quo? How dare he...

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GRIFFY LAKE 7-MILE LOOP: I cross one off my bucket list!

February 10, 2025

My older son Sean, who lives in Boulder Colorado, once again (he comes every six months), is here for one week, for daily visits with...

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THE HEAVENS SPEAK: Uranus turned to go direct yesterday, exactly on my natal Moon . . .

February 1, 2025

Oops! I thought I actually posted this piece yesterday. It turns out, NOT. So everything I say here will be one day late . ....

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DANGER! Stomping Slowly, on a Virgo-esque Expedition

January 7, 2025

Sooooo . . . yesterday, staying home, not being outside for my usual vigorous 3-4 mile walk, drove me nuts. Even the snow shoveling didn’t...

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Websites Hacked; Feminine Whisper from Beyond; MK Ultra Distraction; and What-In-Hell-Are-They?

December 12, 2024

Well, I promised to be back on Monday, and here it is Thursday. What stopped me in my tracks? All my websites were hacked. Which...

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I’m Undergoing a Neptunian Immersion in My Son’s Ongoing Hell

December 5, 2024

Transit Neptune —  a very slow-moving planet — which, in my birth chart, sits at the very top, i.e., it’s my path, my north star,...

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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONNED? Here’s one for the ages, thanks to Jay Weidner

November 20, 2024

Except for screen-fast weekends lately, I lead a very pattern-bound life. Up around 7 AM, sit with ipad and green tea (with added MCT oil);...

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POST-ELECTION NOTES: I whip-saw back from fairy-tale land . . .

November 7, 2024

Question: why did Melania and her son look so somber, her outfit dark and muted, when Trump came out at 2:30 AM for his victory...

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URANUS and (Addictive) Patterns Interruptus!

October 26, 2024

For the past two months, I’ve been on an inner journey. It’s hard to say how long this journey will last. All I know is...

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Son Colin’s healing process

October 2, 2024

  Forgot to put a title on this until today, several days later . . . Amidst the gathering horror, the continuous expurgation of death,...

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FEYNMAN AND ME on Questions and Answers

September 10, 2024

  Me, too. Which is why, when my 58-year-old inventor son Colin, then three years old, asked me, “Mom, which is more real, my dreams...

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Stop Rushing, Ann!

February 10, 2024

In other words, if I have only one life to life (probably not true), then, even at 81 years old, make the best of it;...

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SON COLIN’S WELCOME DISCOVERY

February 7, 2024

I notice that when I segue in any way to my 58-year-old son Colin’s healing journey, I don’t get nearly as much interest! Hmmm ....

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Update on Son Colin’s Journey: Hard Work, and ENERGIZED!

February 6, 2024

  Note: I don’t have time today to do a special post for this blog, so decided to copy here today’s post on Caring Bridge....

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ADDICTION’S EDGE NOTES: 2 AM, two awful audios won’t let me fall back to sleep . . .

February 2, 2024

  Confession: I’m in the habit (bad habit) of taking my ipad to bed with me, so that I can let all sorts of stuff...

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No matter how bleak life looks, NEVER GIVE UP!

January 29, 2024

  Was out walking in dreary, cold, wet January afternoon, yesterday, going to five stores in an attempt to find an appropriate birthday card for...

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Puppy Shadow and I stop in at nearby Petco . . .

December 27, 2023

  So. This morning, puppy Shadow and I stopped into our nearby Petco, to replenish his 16-year-old body with daily vitamins. Or is he 17?...

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Tiger’s New Hidey-Hole; Matilda the Amaryllis Full Bloom in Darkness . . .

December 23, 2023

  As of this morning, just as I was getting ready to go visit my nerve-damaged, paralyzed son Colin . . . — P.S. I...

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My Post-Thanksgiving Vigil . . .

November 24, 2023

For the first time in many many years, I hosted a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner, inviting all and sundry on my mail list who had nowhere...

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Mid-November 2023, Meme Trail . . .

November 12, 2023

  Frankly, I’m astonished and grateful that we are still here, intact, at least in my town, my neighborhood. As if the accelerating chaos enveloping...

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I notice myself identifying with son Colin . . .

October 2, 2023

I notice myself identifying with son Colin at this point. And this identification is not good, must be released. Otherwise, how can I assist him?...

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Primary focus elsewhere, yes; but memes remain

September 30, 2023

Since my primary focus continues to be on communing with the long healing journey of my son Colin (see my daily posts on caringbridge.org.), I...

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Personal Preoccupation Pairs with More Memes

September 28, 2023

So much of my time and energy is now taken up with son Colin and his ongoing situation, which I write about, on a daily...

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I balance preoccupation with son Colin’s evolving situation with centering practices

September 18, 2023

Note: If interested, join caringbridge to see two new posts, both from this morning. Meanwhile, I’m attempting to remain centered and grounded in this whirling...

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More Scrapings from the Surface of Life in 2023 . . .

September 17, 2023

I’m spending more time on caring bridge than here right now (two posts there, so far, today). And since son Colin’s healing journey plumbs the...

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Son Colin again: Sudden Break in Cheerfulness . . .

September 15, 2023

Again, I repost here what I just put up on caring bridge.   “Mom, I have some bad news, not terrible news . . .”...

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Reaping the Whirlwind into Fields of Gold

September 9, 2023

Perspective continues to enlarge, and deepen. I cannot help but think that what I am going through right now is what we are all going...

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Background shifts; meme world returns

September 8, 2023

It’s now been three weeks since my  57-year-old son Colin underwent a catastrophic delamination of both ascending and descending branches of his aorta, AND LIVED....

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Perspectives on son Colin’s Catastrophe . . .

August 29, 2023

    We’ve experienced the first two . . . Let’s hope we’re now part way through the third! Odd, how the “new normal” keeps...

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Up from under, briefly . . .

August 26, 2023

I have begun a caring bridge site for Colin, where I can put whatever notices to many different people who want them as a central...

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SOUND OF FREEDOM: My Experience

July 5, 2023

How utterly fitting, that during this long, agonizing descent into the Plutonian underworld of the U.S.A., and on July 4th, the anniversary of our nation’s...

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”And you? My teacher looked up, his left eyebrow arched, pencil poised. 'I want to do a paper on the concept of time.’” I mumbled, timidly. 'Time?' He sniffed. “I wouldn’t touch the subject. Too difficult.” — AK, 1967
Ann Kreilkamp

Ann Kreilkamp

Ph.D. 83

Astrologer, published author, conference presenter, world traveler, founder & editor of Crone Chronicles: A Journal of Conscious Aging (1989-2001) , and founding visionary of Green Acres Permaculture Village (2010 to present).