I'm excited to be able to connect across the miles in our virtual camp! So how was my year? Wow! Has it really been only a year since we were at Autumn JFO? I can hardly remember my year pre-pandemic. Let's see- in December I went with my sister and two close friends on a Christmas Markets River Cruise on the Danube River, from Vienna to Munich. We had such a great time! I've made a couple of trips to Sedona, where my sister and brother in law moved last year. What a beautiful place that is. Since the pandemic, I undertook a long over due update of my house, with a new paint job and entry way in front. And I participated in several Zoom spiritually-related workshops offered by people normally too busy traveling to offer such programs, and from those have developed new friendships with people I've never met in person, but feel a deep connection with now. And I've been exploring my inner poetry muse. Finally, I had to say good by to my beloved border collie, Cody, in September. He was 12 and suffering from lesions in his liver. His sister Bella and I miss him terribly. I look forward to this virtual camp, and while I'll miss seeing you in person, I'm consoled by how many people are now able to join us who otherwise wouldn’t be able to. Hugs! (Virtually of course.)