Comments on: writing retreat http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/11/21/writing-retreat/ "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." Annie Dillard Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:26:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cynthia http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/11/21/writing-retreat/#comment-1725 cynthia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:28:39 +0000 http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/?p=4482#comment-1725 Darn, Melissa! I forgot about you and Lizzie being so close. Thanks for the reminder. Next time for sure. And yes, there's nothing like vineyards and the smell of fermenting wine for a little inspiration. Darn, Melissa! I forgot about you and Lizzie being so close. Thanks for the reminder. Next time for sure. And yes, there’s nothing like vineyards and the smell of fermenting wine for a little inspiration.

]]> By: cynthia http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/11/21/writing-retreat/#comment-1724 cynthia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:26:17 +0000 http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/?p=4482#comment-1724 Owlandsparrow, this retreat did turn out to be a good idea. I think it was about time we elevated writing to the reason for a trip. And it felt good to know, after a meal, that we were each going back to our cabin to write. Owlandsparrow, this retreat did turn out to be a good idea. I think it was about time we elevated writing to the reason for a trip. And it felt good to know, after a meal, that we were each going back to our cabin to write.

]]> By: cynthia http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/11/21/writing-retreat/#comment-1723 cynthia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:18:20 +0000 http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/?p=4482#comment-1723 Peggy, I had forgotten about your frog stories! Thanks for the reminder. Yes, we had a very inspirational and creative time. And we ate very well. We missed all of you too. Peggy, I had forgotten about your frog stories! Thanks for the reminder. Yes, we had a very inspirational and creative time. And we ate very well. We missed all of you too.

]]> By: Melissa http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/11/21/writing-retreat/#comment-1720 Melissa Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:16:07 +0000 http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/?p=4482#comment-1720 You are only an hour away. Next time let us know and Lizzie and I can meet up for lunch or something. Napa is almost as good as Positano and just as inspiring. Have fun. You are only an hour away. Next time let us know and Lizzie and I can meet up for lunch or something. Napa is almost as good as Positano and just as inspiring. Have fun.

]]> By: owlandsparrow http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/11/21/writing-retreat/#comment-1719 owlandsparrow Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:22:18 +0000 http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/?p=4482#comment-1719 This looks beautiful, and sounds so, so refreshing. What a fun idea, to go on a retreat with your writing buddies. Hope you had a wonderful time! This looks beautiful, and sounds so, so refreshing. What a fun idea, to go on a retreat with your writing buddies. Hope you had a wonderful time!

]]> By: peggy http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/11/21/writing-retreat/#comment-1717 peggy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:38:50 +0000 http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/?p=4482#comment-1717 Oh, those frogs! They keep you sane, or not . . . You remember my story of the eight-legged toad, I'm sure. It croaked and croaked and stopped and stopped, and it took me forever to find it. This fall, I found another frog on the front porch, hunkered down in between two deck chairs that had been stowed for the winter. It was below freezing outside and there hadn't been a drop of moisture for months. But he was there; my talisman. I hope he's still alive when we go back to the cabin for Thanksgiving. In the meantime, I'm so glad to hear you guys are having an inspiring time! Patricia and Katherine and I (and our spouses) are having buffalo burgers at my house this eve, then are going to hear good music by The Starlings tonight--so we have our own little Pamfa thing goin' on . . . Just so ya know. But, we miss you! Happy writing! Oh, those frogs!
They keep you sane, or not . . .
You remember my story of the eight-legged toad, I’m sure. It croaked and croaked and stopped and stopped, and it took me forever to find it.

This fall, I found another frog on the front porch, hunkered down in between two deck chairs that had been stowed for the winter. It was below freezing outside and there hadn’t been a drop of moisture for months. But he was there; my talisman. I hope he’s still alive when we go back to the cabin for Thanksgiving.

In the meantime, I’m so glad to hear you guys are having an inspiring time! Patricia and Katherine and I (and our spouses) are having buffalo burgers at my house this eve, then are going to hear good music by The Starlings tonight–so we have our own little Pamfa thing goin’ on . . .

Just so ya know. But, we miss you!

Happy writing!

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