the goods: list 25

• clean sheets.
• my dear roomie, l.m., returning home after being away for three and a half weeks.
• my first Skype date with one of my fire*side beauties from Squam Art Workshops. awesome to SEE her. there will be more of this ~ much more of this!
• another Mondo Beyondo meet-up with local folks. magazines + scissors + paper + glue stick + the voices of six (five + me) fabulous women = mondo beyondo inspiration!
• halloween treats: receiving the best news ever during a two hour reconnecting conversation with a sister ~ one i have known & grown with for over two decades; a walk in the woods at Walden Pond with another beloved sister ~ receiving the whirling wind, the silence, the smiles, the tears, the being held by the great momma earth; chatting with my parents on the phone in the evening; and, a playful & sweet double feature with my roomie, l.m. ~ Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium & Waitress ~ with freshly baked chocolate chip walnut cookies & cappuccino ice cream.
• creating an altar in honor of bella for The Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos). i am attending a traditional Mexican celebration of remembrance at a local cemetery tomorrow late afternoon/early evening ~ honoring bella, my maternal grandmother & others.
• the beginning of a new month. a favorite month. a harvest month. a thanks*giving month. this month there will be: creation, fulfillment, process, warmth, laughter, gathering, travel, learning, reading, writing & celebration.