Okay--she wasn't actually lost. We knew right where she was. But it wasn't here. My friend Kathy, who inspired the fire tower watcher in
Wickedly Powerful (and did an amazing job of answering questions about how the whole thing worked, so Sam was as realistic as I could make him) lived here 8-9 years ago. She was a beloved member of Blue Moon Circle, and we all pined when she left to return to Arizona to help out her daughters and grandchildren (and spend some summers up in the fire tower in Wyoming). The last trip she took out here was five years ago, which was WAY too long a time.
Recently, she came back for a two-week visit, staying with me and hanging out with me and a bunch of other Blue Moon Circle peeps. She spent a lot of time bird watching (adding 9 new birds to her lifetime list, some of whom I STILL haven't seen), and we talking (er...ranted) politics, and watched movies, and had BBQs. We even did a Lammas ritual that got some of the gang together again. It was lovely. I couldn't have asked for a nicer house guest or a better two weeks. Even if I didn't get nearly as much work done while she was here, of course. Here are a few pictures from our time together:
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| Meet Kathy! |
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| She helped out in the garden, since she missed having one, and my knee still doesn't kneel. |
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| Chris and Kathy chatting on the back deck in the evening. |
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| BBQ at Chris's house. She made ribs in the smoker. OMG |
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| Bobbie, Kathy, Chris, and Robin |
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| I have no idea what was wrong with my face in this picture! Maybe I was thinking about her leaving again, since this was her last day. |
I hope she doesn't wait another five years for her next visit. The guest bedroom awaits you, Kathy!
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