[friends] A fine visit just concluding
The delightful and talented elisem has been visiting Nuevo Rancho Lake since Saturday. Sadly, she leaves today. It's been a lot of fun to have her here.
She has gotten to spend time with the_child and with Lisa Costello. Elise also fit right in to our family fajita party on Sunday. We had hoped to go to the coast yesterday, but the remains of a Pacific typhoon have been setting rainfall records around here, so that seemed like a poor idea. The three of us adults did manage a light dinner at Veritable Quandry last night, which included three orders of duck cracklings with hoisin sauce - basically crack cocaine on a plate.
The most fun, though, has been watching Elise make shinies. She has been narrating her process, and she and I have been talking a lot about the creative process in general, via both art and writing, as well as some about death and dying. I've seen her make five or six pieces here, and each one has been an act of evolution and grace. An amazing privilege from a good friend.
Anyway, she is off today, as we are heading to the airport soon. It's been great to see Elise here.
She has gotten to spend time with the_child and with Lisa Costello. Elise also fit right in to our family fajita party on Sunday. We had hoped to go to the coast yesterday, but the remains of a Pacific typhoon have been setting rainfall records around here, so that seemed like a poor idea. The three of us adults did manage a light dinner at Veritable Quandry last night, which included three orders of duck cracklings with hoisin sauce - basically crack cocaine on a plate.
The most fun, though, has been watching Elise make shinies. She has been narrating her process, and she and I have been talking a lot about the creative process in general, via both art and writing, as well as some about death and dying. I've seen her make five or six pieces here, and each one has been an act of evolution and grace. An amazing privilege from a good friend.
Anyway, she is off today, as we are heading to the airport soon. It's been great to see Elise here.