now that i'm home
after teaching the last class of the year
a big thank you
to those who have organised classes and residencies on my behalf
to people who have kindly signed up to attend
and to the many many kind souls
who have shown me friendship and hospitality this year
in
New Zealand
around Australia
here and there in Canada
in Switzerland
and
across the United States
from the left coast to the right coast
and back again
it's been a truly wonderful ride
i've learned a lot
met remarkable folks
made some good friends
and caught up with treasured old friends
filled my pockets with leaves
swum in various oceans
taken some opporunities
for solo wandering
between engagements
making marks on cloth and paper
writing a novel for my own entertainment
and
making notes for perhaps another useful book
that might complete the trilogy
[we shall see what grows from those seeds]
meanwhile
happy birthdays to my fellow Centaurs
and
a safe and delightful Festive Season to y'all
thanks for swinging by
Dog Bless.