alive and silent

  

i baked a huge batch of poppy seed and chocolate buns for the new year and then i went into a silent vipassana retreat for a little eternity. and with all that stillness around, you can’t but notice the extreme volume in your head. there are so many things i would like to tell you about; a few newly found friends including the turkish woman who told me a fascinating life story on her balcony and the speedy rat who snuck up behind the teacher while she was quoting buddha and the magic winter home *with curtains and all* that i built for a washing machine and how i drilled screws and played a carpenter for a day which might result in me not being able to lift my arms tomorrow and how i walked alone in the dark not fearing wild boars nor serial killers but it will have to wait cause my eyes can’t stay open much longer. thank you all for leaving your thoughts and kind words here, they always make me very, very happy!