Daily updates

Emmy came over today to hang out with Mom and I in the afternoon, then we drove up to Santa Rosa to a lavender farm called Bees N Blooms. Emmy was helping me celebrate my birthday a week early by participating in a sound bath in the middle of the lavender labyrinth at the farm.…

I didn’t do a whole lot yesterday as I was very tired, thought I might be coming down with something, but I think I’m ok. I did get out for a walk on the rhubarb trail which helped revive my energy and my spirits. I am still grappling with feeling like I’m not doing enough…

Today I got to help build playhouses with Habitat for Humanity. I learned how to build a simple roof and do some of the painting – it was a lot of fun! It was a varied volunteer group – mostly women of all ages, the only men were those who were part of a couple,…

This morning my brother-in-law, Tobin, and niece Alea stopped by for a couple of hours. They had driven a friend from Sacramento to San Rafael to pick up a car and stopped by to see mom and I. It was a real treat to see Alea especially since she lives in Southern California where she…

I spent the first few days this week continuing to readjust to being back. I helped mom with gardening, changing lightbulbs, solving cellphone issues, etc.  I haven’t really wanted to drive if I didn’t have to, so I walked to CVS and the grocery store one day, then to the post office in Sausalito another day.…

I went to see Into the Woods, this year’s Mountain Play on Mount Tam with my sister Chrissy and her friend Abby. It was a gorgeous day for a hike halfway up the mountain. We parked near the Mountain Home Inn and hiked about 4 1/2 miles up to the theater. It was a beautiful, blue…

I spent the last two days in San Francisco for State Bar meetings. Since I’d spent so much time driving earlier in the week and am still adjusting to being around so many people and cars I took the ferry from Sausalito instead of driving into the city. It was such a treat to sit…

Woke up early on Wednesday morning to a very quiet, peaceful campground. This is got to be one of the quietest places I’ve stayed. It was also nice not to have to worry about putting all of my food and cooking equipment away as soon as I used it because there were no bears, in…

I woke up just after five this morning and got a few shots of Yellowstone Lake at dawn, but I was still tired so I crawled back into my sleeping bag and slept for a couple more hours. I packed everything up and did the best I could to dry off my rain fly and…

Today was my last day at the retreat center, a bitter sweet day for me. I have so enjoyed my time here, the peacefulness and beauty of the retreat center itself, the opportunity to explore the area around it, getting to know some fantastic people and learning about other opportunities to do work away in…