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Thank you so much Deanne! I hope the potluck went well. I know it did, it always does. I looked up into the sky last night here in Boston, and as I saw that glowing orb in the sky, I remembered the days when I would gather with you and friends to celebrate the full moon and the gathering of like minded souls for a grand party of friends. I miss you very much, and the Hoyts and Jug and Chris and Will and family. I think of you guys all at least once a week. It really is good to hear from you again, I like keeping in touch wit people that mean so much to me. Sniffle, sniffle.  The Hoyts will call me occasionally boasting of a new dumpster find, I think their last find was pizza and OJ. LOL. Tell the kids I say Hello, keep playing chess to strengthen the brain be good to their parents! Anyhow, I'm really impressed with the progress that's been made with the Phrag Mites roof...Looks Fantastic! I see your new interns happily thatching, very good. I have not visited the website in a while, but I will do so tomorrow when I get the chance.

  On this side of the country, Boston is fine, sort of. I really, really, really miss digging my hands in the dirt, shaking clay bits out of my shoes and being in nature. You can't even build a fire here in Boston! My inner pyro is screaming, but I appeased it by burning a small piece of paper lastnight, LOL, in honor of you guys building a good earth oven fire. Best I can do out here. Job search is super hard especially if you don't have a Masters, Associates or Bachelors degrees. I wouldn't be surprised if Burger King required an MBA to flip burgers, lol. Landscaping jobs are hard to find here cause there's not much stuff to do round these parts. I've been busy getting my paperwork filled out, getting a new Birth Certificate, passport (finally, I know), and Mass State License. It's paperwork hell to make progress here, but oh well, just Get it done!

  Is anyone sleeping in the West Wing now? I miss that bedroom and I wanna thank you again for letting me have the privelege of staying there, it was a real treat.

  Sophia has cabin fever being locked up all day and I will take her for walks on a leash outside, most people do a double take and are like "Wow! I never seen a cat on a leash before!" My retort as follows "Well now you have!" Sophia says hello to her favorite kitty friends Lady Gace and Teatree, "Reeeowwwwwww!!!" LOL.

  Cons of Boston, Very little trees and no forests and out of tune with nature's rhythms, traffic really sucks, tolls are heavy duty and there are no street signs half the time so getting lost is an inevitability unless you can learn from your costly mistakes of turning down a road that eventually puts you through a $5.00 toll.

  Pros are there is a growing green energy consciousess out here, I can look out of my window and see a megawatt turbine spinning day and night, totally powering a local factory. The Massachusetts Subway System, or the "T" as locals call it, is a great way for morons like me to get around for a decent price. Relative proximity of everything is decent I guess, but would it hurt to have to traverse over the mountains and through the woods to grandmother's house we go, to get to a store? I guess it would hurt the classy Bostonians who don't wanna break a nail, or get their hands dirty. (My obvious prejudice). I'm just a big fan of open spaces, what can I say? My apartment, or my father's is very nice, but I sleep on the couch, so it is what it is. I got a roof over my head.

  Some recent goals I have clarified:

1. Get a job, any job, anything I can

2. Go to school, Cortiva Institute of Massage Therapy and become a Licensed Massage Therapist after 9 months

3. Move out to Seattle and set up base there and get a job before even moving out there as a practicing LMT

4. Save $$$ for land somewhere on the West Coast and build my own house

These are my current prerogatives and I am focused on achieving them one way or another. I'm just taking it a step at a time.

Anyway, that's a lot of info to chew on, Whew! I hope all is well with you, keep barefootin', remember it's good for your health, literally! I read that article while I was there and I think I told ya. Say hi to Ronna and Sky and the doggies for me. Ronna could get great money for those photos BTW! I love you and miss you Deanne!

O Mitakuye Oyasin (We are all related)