TWO OR THREE THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THE WEEKEND

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–the people
the workshop
–the bluest skies
–starfilled nights
–peeking out the window at dawn
–lying on a hammock by a brook
–my PRIVATE room
–the silent breakfast buffet
–decisions, decisions: What will it be: fresh fruit, muffins, cheese, eggs, croissants, homemade muffins, fresh orange juice, granola, coffee, herbal tea…
–Athena/Medusa
–a hike on the Appalachian Trail to a waterfall
–Our festive dinners
–not having to clean up after meals
–the purple dining room with candlelabras and Victorian furniture
–dreams (mine and others)
–being playful
–feeling sad
–laughing
–moving
–dancing
–listening
–writing
–finger painting
–sewing
–feeling my calf muscles after the hike
–reading Edith Hamilton’s Mythology also: Mishnah’s The End of Suffering, Lillith Magazine, the New Yorker
–missing my kids, Hepcat
–getting away
–coming home
–Knowing that I’ll never be able to explain it all
–memories of what I heard, what I saw, who I met