Saturday AM in the sweet Sun Harbor Marina. We've just learned, via loudspeaker, that John Mitchell won the fish catching competition, bagging a 107.3 lb sea bass. Astounding! I am picturing John, over on the Pt Loma dock, passing beers around and accepting hardy pats on the back for his feat. As much as I love eating fish, you'd think I'd be more accepting of the whole ritual. But something about "sport" fishing leaves me ocean cold. The participants seem so happy to kill the fish after fighting them on a line while writhe and jerk for their lives. Ah well, I'm sure to be naive around the way most of the meat on my dinner plate comes to be there. Enough of that...for now.

Been reading posts on "What's Up On Planet EArth" and find them thouroughly supportive of what I have been going through. Basically, Karen Bishop (the author) covers the ground of our spiritual ascension and what it's doing to our bodies/minds in this time of great change. Most of the symptoms she mentions are recognizable to me and have me wondering if this is so much of what I've been going through over the last 7-8 years when my worldy footing has seemed so unsure. She also speaks of timing and how, if we are hesitating with some project of passion, it could be because the timing is not yet perfect. Yeah. You could think that would give me a perfect excuse to put off my writing, but somehow it propels me to write and see any delay as meaningful and not just me being lazy or scared. Thank you Karen!

Love to all,
Linda

Hi all,

If a computer had an inkwell, mine would have dried up here over the last two weeks!! I went back to Tucson and spent the better part of the two weeks I was there working on a remodel project for our townhome. Then brought my teenage nephews back over to SD for a three day boat visit. Between traveling and numerous guests at the boat, I won't be back in Tucson until mid-September and needed to make all decisions for the remodel, so that our friend Sandy can "run the job" while we are gone. I spent hours/days searching for the right design, materials and people for the job, though Sandy has been a find and doing a great job coordinating it all. My creative mind, emphasis on mind, was occupied constantly. Now, I'm happy about the remodel (finally getting rid of faux marble in our bathrooms!!), AND I noticed how it occupied me to the point of not getting back to my writing. The ideas for the book have not stopped their trek across my internal creative space, and I'm praying that when I sit back down, it will unfold naturally.

Will keep in touch and for all of you who support me reading this...THANKS!!!

Love, Linda Jane