A voice of comfort

Oh Sam, if you knew how often I have thought of you and Sarah and Bill and all the others who kept me sane and held me just after Skip died. I don't know how I would have survived without you. You were all so kind and thoughtful to my children and family as they gathered over the afternoon. I will never forget it. Thank you for checking in. Some people tell me they can't deal with the comment thing for the blog. I've never tried to do it myself. Is it a G-mail thing. Do you have G-mail? Anyway, thanks to you and others for conquering it.

I'm doing really well now. If you've been following my blog as you say, then you know all the things I've been up to lately. Guess you can tell, this is a slightly stressful time because of finding out about the many hoops we're going to have to jump through before we can simply move our books into the new library space and start teaching the children to spin and weave in that lovely classroom space. At some moments, I wonder if this is the time my Taurus nature that my mother used to call stubbornness, but I call tenacity, will fail me. I still have faith that it won't, but it's not the easiest of times.

On a happier note...... " Mendocino Stories," the marvelous events producers over here are holding a night of entertainment at the Mendocino Hotel next Friday evening. It's called, "Remembering Skip Wollenberg." Tomorrow I'll test my digital skill and try to place a small poster they gave me on the blog. The first half will be various people reading some of Skip's stories (which are wonderful, of course) and the second half will feature our son Mike's jazz duo with guest appearances by our granddaughter, Leah who plays jazz and Celtic music on the violin. You probably remember her from her visits to the hospital.This is a fun venue and there will be drink and bar food throughout the evening. This will be a celebration, not a memorial.

The other event coming up soon over here is our yearly Taurus party which we hold in our garden and is really just an excuse to have a party. Though we do seem to have a lot of people around here of the Taurus persuasion. We are also calling it a celebration of life this year. It will be on Sunday, May 15 at 2:30. There will be music, boule, and other outdoor games. It's a great time to just visit my studio and enjoy good conversation. It's a potluck and is known (because of all the weavers, they say) to feature some of the best food you'll ever eat. Our friend Carlos will also be serving tamales and carne asada made by him and his wife. Yum. It would be great if any of you could come over to either of these gatherings and join the coastal celebrations. We'd love to see you. You know I'd love to see you any time you can come over. I'll never forget your warmth and kindness. Thanks again for writing.