The Black Dog Farm celebrated the new year with help from the entire Washington State bunch. It was exciting to have everyone together - but we did miss Wendy & Polk and Brian & Beth. It was great to have Jean and Dick here again - I appreciate the effort Jean had to make just to get inside...I hate those uneven pavers outside even more now. A few random pictures are above. (You can see the red sweater I made Suki in one of the pictures, and Martha's new short haircut in another. ) It was a nice way to welcome a new year, even though it rained most of the day. And it sounds like we may be on track for a summer get together at Sunriver in August! So, who has new year's resolutions? Mine are:

• to work on learning to meditate
• to dedicate time every day to working on writing
• to be a more centered and relaxed person
• to lose weight/exercise more

I may add some more as they come to me.