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Monday, October 15, 2007

Running for the hills


Glory be to Godde, it's Fall Break in the land of we-start-the-semester-mid-August-and-we-don't-get-Monday-holidays-off.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) I am heading for the mountains, as I did last May. I will have a laptop to do some writing,* but will be out of range of the internet and cell phones. Within range will be vegetarian breakfasts at the B&B, hot tubs, and the Appalachian Trail.

* There is the small matter of a paper I am giving at an international conference in early November, so in addition to sleeping and hiking (not at the same time), I hope to think deep theological thoughts and write a few of them down. If the Creator grants me a poem or two in addition to that, my cup will truly run over.
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9 comments:

  1. KirstinOctober 15, 2007 at 1:46 PM

    Have a great time!

    Next week is Reading Week here, and I'll be at the Ranch. :-)

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  2. Wormwood's DoxyOctober 15, 2007 at 1:55 PM

    Thanks for your kind comments at my blog, Jane.

    I would LOVE to do a Greensboro meet-up with you, LJ, sharecropper, and any of the other NC bloggers! Don't know about the timing---I might be able to do something Thanksgiving weekend, depending on the timing.

    Safe travels to you!

    Pax,
    Doxy

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  3. Jane ROctober 15, 2007 at 3:58 PM

    Kirstin, do you get a freebie because you were a staff person last summer? I never could afford to go to the Ranch when I was a (doctoral) student until I became the Bogard Fellow at CDSP and thus was on the faculty and got to go on faculty retreat there. Gorgeous place, but too pricey for us po' folk! Have a great time. And thanks for your greetings.

    Thanks to you too, Doxy. We'll figure out a date. I'll put the word out here on my blog once I am back from the holy hills.

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  4. laurajOctober 15, 2007 at 7:58 PM

    Woo-hoo! Enjoy. I did.

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  5. KirstinOctober 15, 2007 at 8:27 PM

    Oh, I'll be working. They particularly want me to cover so they can go to DioCon this weekend.

    That's okay; hosting, studying, and hiking sound like a fantastic week.

    I can, however, have a freebie anytime I ask for it; Sean said I could stay with them if the friary was full. (They are the best people.)

    I worked the faculty retreat, just before I moved back here. It was like a traveling zoo exhibit!

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  6. johniebOctober 15, 2007 at 9:08 PM

    Sounds wonderfully refreshing. Do you expect leaves to be turning yet in the mountains? Ours have only begun here in the flatlands.

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  7. Jane ROctober 15, 2007 at 10:46 PM

    Yes, I hear the leaves are turning. I will report, of course. (When I return. No internet up there.)

    Kirstin, you lucky duck. Have a wonderful time. Are you saying the faculty were a traveling zoo? I believe it ;-).

    lj, stay tuned...

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  8. KirstinOctober 16, 2007 at 12:40 AM

    Yep. ;-)

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  9. janinsanfranOctober 20, 2007 at 12:34 PM

    Gorgeous foliage picture. I miss the leaves here in CA.

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