I want to know....

If all raccoon problems can be solved with a bow tie.

I want to know....

What are your favorite poems to read out loud?

What are your favorite unexpected or mystery smoothie ingredients?


I can't help but love Walt Whitman, but who wants to sit through 15 minutes of an "I Sing The Body Electric" recital? More importantly, is anyone else interested in a poetry component this weekend? I would love to hear your best poems for reading aloud.

Nadia inspired me with her recent reading and interpretation of "From Sea to Shining Sea" by June Jordan.

While we enjoy poetry some morning, perhaps we'll drink smoothies with creative, healthy, and colorful ingredients. Turmeric? Mint? Coconut water?

how would you get Channa and Amelya to do this?

I want to know how the bears got on the horses.....and was this image orchestrated by Nadia on one of her endurance rides?

the gratest love of all

Who could not help but fawn over the smallest grater performing its most dutiful task... ?

How exactly...?

In the wild world of hand crafted everything, it can be easy to lose sight of the essentials....tonight's quest is for the ultimate homemade ketchup.not to sweet acidic or processed in taste..How does one make the perfect sauce?

We want to know things

We are old enough to be comfortable with the uncertainty built into life's many big questions. But we are also old enough to know that if you want answers to the little stuff, you have to go after them. We are prepared for our questions leading us to more questions and different answers from the many great minds that are about to converge for the big birthday retreat.

Some questions:
How do you get the sand out of cilantro quickly and easily? How do you accomplish a state of perfectly waxed skin with no ingrown hairs? How do you twerk and how many calories does it burn? How do you safely and kindly displace a family of raccoons from the grape arbor on your back porch?

For the next few days before we meet, let's create a list of questions then enjoy our little dilemmas together. Maybe it will be a game, maybe we'll get serious. We're excited! Share your thoughts.