MIA

[crys_loch]

I've been missing.  Absent from writing or even reading.  The physical world pulled me away.  I've been working on building a 6' by 8' garden structure.  I call it a tea house.  It's a place to sit, think, watch.  It'll be mostly built of reclaimed wood and fence pieces, so there's lots of pulling of nails before I can even start.  The roof will be the panels of an old metal shed that finally fell down last winter in a big wind storm.  In the end I expect it will look like an old fishing shack tucked in the trees.  That's fine.  It will also complete the secret garden part of the yard.  It will anchor the East, the Air, and we will be able to use the space for rituals.  We'll also be able to close it up some and heat it like an old school sweat shack/ sauna.  My mind, spirit and body are pretty obsessed with building this tea house these days.

I've also been taking care of the rest of our gardens here.  And taking care of my grandfather's old place.  The family shares the place, but we're the closest so we handle the general care.  A lost dinghy found its way to the shore this last winter and ended up with me.  It's small enough for me to handle alone, so I'm fixing it up some and hopefully I'll be able to do some crabbing this summer.

There have been some fits and starts with writing.  But mostly the physical has taken any available time and energy.  I'm sure I'll wander back to this all again: tired, happy and hopefully not too beat up.