Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Upstart Spring



The keeper is still on retreat. This means she goes out for more walks. And yes, we dutifully waited inside. She pointed out things we already know, having a different cognitive structure than the keeper. We may have an early spring. The daphne odora is getting ready to break open, the bulbs are already sending up crocus shoots. The birds are singing.
It seems she is having a good retreat. She came home from church today astounded by the powerful preaching on the Cana story and Haiti. All she could tell us was, "Do whatever he asks you."
We built a fire and sat in the living room with her all afternoon into the evening. She was so into all of the meditation that she forgot to fix our dinner, so we are eating at a much more fashionable hour and so is she.

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