You never know what is going to happen
on a trip to our cabin.
Sometimes the Glacier Lilies are blooming,
and all is peace and birdsong and rattlesnakes.
on a trip to our cabin.
Sometimes the Glacier Lilies are blooming,
and all is peace and birdsong and rattlesnakes.
Sometimes, like last week,
I find that a chunk of the roadbed
has been almost completely washed away by recent rains.
I find that a chunk of the roadbed
has been almost completely washed away by recent rains.
Tea, tunes and spindles always help
with the inevitable transitional melancholy
with the inevitable transitional melancholy
Also nettles, knitting, and a sketchbook.
I usually bring far too many projects
as I never know
what these steep, prickly hills
and my solitary self
will offer, suggest or demand,
as I never know
what these steep, prickly hills
and my solitary self
will offer, suggest or demand,
And a big pile of possibility
always seems a good idea when I'm at home
where distractions are everywhere.
always seems a good idea when I'm at home
where distractions are everywhere.
Those of you who got last week's newsletter
might remember that I do try to limit myself,
for experience has taught me
that too many choices
actually makes makes it harder
to settle in.
might remember that I do try to limit myself,
for experience has taught me
that too many choices
actually makes makes it harder
to settle in.
But even though I removed
several things from the pile
I still arrived with more than I could handle
and ended up storing a couple of things in the car
so I wouldn't see them.
several things from the pile
I still arrived with more than I could handle
and ended up storing a couple of things in the car
so I wouldn't see them.
Because it turned out
that what I really needed
was to wander around in my muck boots
between rain storms
that what I really needed
was to wander around in my muck boots
between rain storms
How could I possibly forget
how easily I am amused?
