11/2/26 A Retreat

I am at a retreat. There is something to do with these wooden blocks with words written on them. I discuss with a group how well it would work to make a toy house out of them. Laura Baum Parr is around. She has been through this retreat in the past and says it is a great renewal. I want to get the blocks.

Paul goes off with our young daughter. I yell at him and he doesn’t hear me. He has the blocks? I find out later that the words on the blocks have changed anyway.

The retreat starts in the New Year. It is in a hotel. In the morninng people rush through this entry way on the way to work. I talk to the woman who is in charge of the “words” on the blocks and the retreat about getting the underlined words to work on while I am waiting to start my retreat. She tells me that they were changed to be more user friendly.

Scene: I bring a bowl of hot water. I then pour it into another bowl. It has leeches in it. I somehow know these leeches will be part of my retreat (like a cleansing).

Also, there is a man with Laura who has a strong presence like a guide.

10/27/26 Should Have Planned a Meeting for the Girls

I am driving away in a city from aa couple and their three to four year old girl and their dog. I turn in front of them down a side street and come to a dead end. We all get out of our cars. I have a dog as well. Now it could just be the woman and I with our girls. The two girls get along well.

We go into a house of a family we do not know and are not home. We see clay “sculptures” on the table made by children. The girls go down the basement. I see a toilet. One of the girls has used it because it has just been flushed.

I am nervous to go before the family gets back. I say to the other woman that I wish we would have just planned to meet initially to introduce the girls.

10/24/26 Three Snippets

  1. I am playing with Freya with more complicated toys.
  2. Gretchen has bought me cupcakes and a card for my birthday.
  3. I am crossing a crowded street to get to my car. I then drive on the shoulder against traffic. I then turn right onto a street with two way traffic and am in the correct lane.
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