from a blog reader:

Never, ever will you stop writing words that make me cry, laugh, and even on occasion...stop breathing. My eternal gratitude goes out to you. I wonder...do you even grasp the effect you have on so many people? That's a rhetorical question of course. I just never want you to doubt how deeply and emotionally your words touch my every day reflections and thoughts. Thank you!

I don't publish all comments, amd never the commenter's name; but they are received and appreciated.

I have just left rainy Maine behind temporarily, driven back to Massachusetts (didn't even take the dog for a pee at the halfway point duing thr 3-hour drive, which I usually do; but it was an absolute downpour). I had to come back here in order to collect myself and my clean underwear for a quick trip to NYC and then North Carolina. I'll be back at the farm next week.

And next week is when I move my laptop out to the studio off the barn (no phone out there) and turn my attention to work. Funny, how the thought of "work" doesn't make me sigh, groan, and cringe; but rather gives me a shiver of excitement and anticpation. People who love their work, as I do, are so very lucky.

Calling now for Chinese food delivery. The height of laziness/luxury!