RETREATING to "A FRIENDLY HOUSE...

...by the side of the road

with a friendly

welcome

for you."

and gardens too

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"Seven Days and Six Nights"
to be continued.........

WHAT I PLAYED WITH WHILE AWAY

 Imaginary Landscape

Piece of wood from the shed with Sharpie marks,

and colored beach glass glued on

 

Soaked in water from black rice

Embellished with more marker

 

and left for Hill house with notes on the back

 

Many Buddhas

(in a forest on a lake)

Wood chip used for dying fabric

Sharpie marks, rubbed for color

 More embellishments

 Final version

Turn-mountains appear

On the other side of the chip this eye

 With a later addition of red

Photographed on location

 Photographed at home

More Buddhas

Bits of beach glass from the shed and found tree bark

 Two single Buddhas

inscribed with Sharpie marker for lack of etching tool

 The notion of adding color to one

 Soaked overnight in water

the color seems to hold but will fade when rubbed

 

 Construction with Elmer's Glue

 Wedged into the bark

 Second layer of bark

 Gift to Julian

Three Buddhas

 

 Color

Local jeweler is Laser-drilling a hole

This one will be a wearable pendant

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LAST PHOTOS and THE END

The Green Room in early morning light

Another side of the green room

A corner

More treasures

  

"We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem,
but the truth is that things don't really get solved.
They come together and they fall apart again.
It's just like that."
(Pema Chodron)

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Area across from the kitchen

Framed Photograph of Edna Hill

Snapshot of Edna Hill from an album

 "Actually everything is simple.  There is one straight road
--if you open your eyes you can go along it.
I don't see the need for all sorts of clever short cuts.
Happiness and sadness are both on the road
--there is no road that avoids them
but peace is found on this road--nowhere else."
(Rabindrenath Tagore)

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The Guest Room where I stayed - corner desk at night

Mirror reflects windows overlooking the garden

"Your life is like a filled cup you have got to carry in the midst of crowds"
(Sherwood Anderson)

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Red television room at night

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Hand-wash drying on the 'patio'

One of two wrought-iron chairs
(sans pillows--rain was due)

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Methodist Community Church next door

Sunday service to bid farewell to the Pastor
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"The one who gathered more didn't have too much,
and the one who gathered less didn't have too little"
(Corinthians) 

Monday I visited their thrift shop for a $5-per-bag-sale,
and came away with several fine shirts and shorts.
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Two travelers happy to be home again

 The End