Last weekend my dear friend Sanae and I hopped Jet Blue to Burlington, VT for a Yoga of Transformation Retreat presented by another dear friend Lori and her partner Nicholas.
It was an amazing weekend, almost too much to process, as I realize another work week has come to an end and I'm still reeling from re-entry.
The retreat was held in a contemporary stone house that was built by one of the Seagram's and is now being transformed into a retreat center. It's got floor to cathedral ceiling windows and a formidable staircase from the entry way to the main floor. And thanks to the wood stove and the company it was warm and toasty inside, though windy and pouring outside. We even woke to a bit of a snow flurry Sunday morning.
Sanae, Lori and I are planning to do an art, yoga, knitting retreat there in April. The weekend of transformational yoga, breathing and being was capped off by a lovely drive, and lunch with Nicholas and Lori. We ate at the Bee's Knees in Morrisville, Vermont (yummmy), stopped on the road to visit with artist Thea Alvin, whose arches and carrots made from construction netting are above, and watch glass being blown.
Now I'm back in the city, at the apartment doing laundry - which I will be doing next weekend in a brand spanking new LG washer and dryer.
I have to say, I never imagined I'd be the sort to be excited by domestic appliances, but the promise of a mud and laundry room with new floors and walls, and a washer that won't need to be rebalanced everytime I do a load, has got me giddy. The best thing? The new dryer has a front lint trap, so I'll still be able to collect one of my most precious art materials.
Oh, and I almost forgot the really best part: the pic above of my mini tile mosaic at the entry ways, created from a pile of broken dishes I've been collecting for years.
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