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My alt (who shall be nameless) twittered the retreat.

Jan 24:

Snowing again, good gods. Hope I can get away tomorrow morning :-/

Packed, but for things I'll use tomorrow morning. Next tweet from Malta, gods and terrorists willing.

Jan 25 (first day):

Flight cancelled, rebooked for this evening. Six hour layover in FFM.
#damnandblast #twoinchesofsnowandthecountrygrindstoahalt

I'm in Malta! 10.5 hours late, but hey, who's counting?

Jan 26 (second day):

First day of Malta retreat: cold wind, happy places, prehistoric wheel ruts, the sea, seeing Being, almond cookies, pizza & wifi & beer.

Jan 27 (third day):

Orange squash + water:
Summer of my eighth year, in
Grandmother's kitchen.
#haiku #cheat #memory

............................ (silent day)

 

Second day of Malta retreat: sunshine, silence, 2 kinds of almond cookies, pumpkin soup, walking, cacti, bamboo, TSK, tea, much napping.

Jan 28 (fourth day):

Third day: questions better than answers, free the dog, Punic caves, ice cream at the cliff, hugging Maria, sweet potato soup, the long Now.

Jan 29 (fifth day):

Insomnia on Malta is not significantly different to having it at home. At least it got me up in time to see a rainbow over the park.

Fourth/last day of Malta retreat: responding (not reacting), walking down, words of one syllable, om ma ni pe me hung, rain.
#kthxbye

Church bells in Valetta at 6:30. Shabbat shalom, my dears.

Jan 30:

Politics at breakfast,
watching their hands shake as their
voices remain calm.
#haiku #peacestartswithinus

Time to go! Hopefully no delays on the way home.

Half hour delay in Malta, but at least there's free wifi.

Home, nearly on time. Dinner, a quick trip to SL to check IMs, then bed.
#tired