Just back from a lovely week long Reiki Retreat on Pyramid Lake in upstate NY. A whole week of daily Reiki treatments, walks, boating, tarot card readings, evening discussions, great food - what could be better. Had a chance to see Howard from England, Sarah and Jan from Scotland, Winthrop from Grenada, Annie from NH and Florida, Carol and Penelope from NY. The only glitch was that we passed a cold from one to another as the week progressed. Just think how sick we might have been if we hadn't been doing daily Reiki? Next retreat won't be for 2 years and we're aiming for either Spain or the south of France. The place we stayed at is a catholic camp and retreat center complete with a family of loons, canoes, kayaks, rowboats and some sailboats. A bit of foliage was beginning and the apples were delicious.
I am meeting with someone from SOMOS (SW writer's organization)tomorrow to begin plans for a book group for writers on a monthly basis. I think for October - Dec we'll read authors who have written about the Southwest and then Jan - May we'll focus on memoirs. My intent is to discuss the books with a writer's eye, analyzing style, tone, plot, dialogue, etc.
Today in water color class we visited the famous St. Francis D'Assisi church in Ranchos de Taos and painted it. It's the most photographed church in all of New Mexico. Constructed from traditional bale straw and adobe it's been a functioning church for over 150 years. My piece actually looked like the church, a bit, so I guess I can say I'm showing some improvement. What I'm really liking is working with color and seeing it splashed across the paper with water and brushes.
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Oh, how wonderful for you! I so miss that feeling of having a "Reiki family." Your life sounds full and fulfilling. Hope you have found what you were looking for.
I'm loving being a gran. Our little sweet pea is almost a year old, her words are "hi" and "cat."
Think of you often,
with love and light,
Diane April
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