Puppy Shadow and I are going to take off tomorrow for a three-night stay at the lodge in Turkey Run State Park. It will take about 90 minutes to get there, and will be the first time I’ve been even mildly “on the road” since 2019!
Historic Indiana State Park inns allow dogs!
I’ve only visited his particular state park once, a long time ago, but remember it as being unusually full of tiny ecosystems, all of which have trails.
For about a month I debated: shall I bring computer and ipad along? (My phone is fine; not connected to internet). Or shall I do a screen fast. I decided the latter. And as I told son Colin, “I wonder how long it will take to stop being furious?!” He winced, called me “brave.”
Shadow and I will walk twice a day; I will eat at the inn; and while in the room, delve into the book I’m currently rereading, the 15th anniversary edition of NOT IN HIS IMAGE: Gnostic Vision, Sacred Ecology, and The Future of Belief, by John Lamb Lash. That, plus numerous old files of various kinds (mostly esoterica), that I want to look through again before either saving or discarding.
Oh, and will bring sage, a crystal, and a candle for an 80th birthday ceremony that I will conduct on my birthday, December 19, and include readings from Tarot, I Ching and Runes.
We leave early tomorrow, and return late on the Solstice.
Blog to resume December 22.
I hope you have a wonderful and magical time on your trip! May it bring you exactly what you didn’t know you needed. Deep Love, Ann, and HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY this month! What an incredible and auspicious year this will be. 2023 is going to incredible in every way…I feel it in my bones. A 7 universal year…Gods number. Can’t wait to see how the energy of ALL THAT IS decides to show up.
Sounds like a perfect birthday! A three day fast from the craziness of the world.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Have a Wonderfilled journey!!!
Happy Birthday
Happy Solar Return, Ann!
Best wishes for a joyous adventure
and birthday celebration!
Happy 80th Birthday Ann! Many happy returns.
Have a wonderful time Happy Birthday and have a great holiday
Wishing you a beautiful birthday full of sweet moments, and the pleasure of reading, walking, and silence. Sounds like a perfect birthday present. Happy birthday to you. 😉