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More ramblings and some friends to meet. « A Few Queers on the prowl — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:04:34 +0000

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By: erin

erin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:53:56 +0000

Hey M,

Thanks for the nudge to scope your site. The Mumsy is so right… was she always
so wise? Were you always so receptive?
Please write about the 12 small dishes that comprise the meal for Christmas evening.

thanks! erin

By: denise (chez danisse)

denise (chez danisse) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:35 +0000

I’ve had rest on my mind too. I just wrote about my recent rest, what I affectionately called my retreat. I thoroughly enjoyed my retreat and writing about it. Your wine, cheese, and women writers gathering seems wonderful! Getting away is one way I rest, but when departure is not possible, like you, I feel soothed by a little chopping, dicing, and slicing in my small kitchen. I begin almost everything I cook with garlic or onions + olive oil, and those smells calm me immediately…

By: Rach

Rach — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:28:34 +0000

When I’ve done the things I should do, been true to my word, honest, moderate enough (rare) I sleep well and therefore rest and feel rested. It happens very occasionally.

By: Tracy (Amuse-bouche for Two)

Tracy (Amuse-bouche for Two) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:04:54 +0000

Where do I rest? I rest in the kitchen. Sometimes in my thoughts. A hard question for me to answer. Trying to figure it out makes me feel like a ball of yarn unraveling.

By: Marusya

Marusya — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:03:05 +0000

Jamie…a solo roadtrip…sounds divine, something I’ve never done.

Lori, I guess you are not so wicked…

Claudia, I admire your 1-day a week digital detox. I left my laptop at work 1 weekend and almost went mad.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:09:40 +0000

Well, I often think of rest as a respite from some other activity, which means that rest could be active. We go to Nova Scotia for a month in the summer and that’s about as perfect rest as I can get - no internet at the cottage, no cable tv, water warm enough to swim in, headspace to write, and time to cook, read, and play games.

As for the computer, I like to have at least one day a week when I don’t turn it on. The (virtual) world can spin without me.

By: Lori W.

Lori W. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:20:20 +0000

Funny I should read this now as I have just spent half the day in bed! I rest under the security of heavy blankets engrossed in a mystery novel. I find more and more I need to find refuge from noise, so when we go away for a retreat I relish the absence of the city soundscape. I rest by being off e-mail and offline.

I find the prairie skies very restful, and I pine for them.

My father always says “No rest for the wicked!”

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:40:03 +0000

Now that I think about it it, the ways that I rest have not changed that much since I was 20. The ultimate: a solo road trip or solo camping trip. In the city - a bath with a beeswax candle. In a busy place - looking out the window. Can you tell I’m an introvert?