John just asked me about a short bio from one of our contributors, “and lives with her wife…” I got to explain that to him. That was fun.
So it turns out we do have Internet here and at least five laptops so I will be blogging, about the only thing I’ll be doing on this computer as I really just want to enjoy my time here and not be in front of the screen. It feels like we just left off a few weeks ago instead of last year. This morning we looked at themes from the submissions, how they connect, and things we want the book to become. It was also really moving to go around our circle and hear how our year went for each of us. That sense of being brothers and sisters together, of being parts of one greater whole is very prevalent. We also have a lot of fun! Going through themes, Harriet, from England, told us, “If I wasn’t overwhelmed before, I’m overwhelmed now!” Then Wess jumped in, “More tea! More tea!” (Harriet has been offering tea all day.)
Many folk are now in the kitchen preparing lunch while others are doing various things around the house. This morning we took a pre-breakfast beach walk. Lovely. Lunch is ready, got to go!
365-09 #108