beach, park, sun, playground, more park, more playground, ice cream, maybe beach again - the good things in life.

  I hope to spend more time with my children and especially, grandchildren. I have been somewhat estranged from them as I fight my battle with alcoholism and severe osteoporosis, and don't see enough of them to establish a really close relationship. It is often difficult to coordinate times for visits due to their busy lives and my physical limitations. Standing and sitting can bring about severe pain, limiting "play" with the children. My wish is that with warmer weather I will get out for longer walks ( I use a walker to assist me), visit the pool more often, twice a week or more, for arthrisize exercising to strengthen my muscles, and enable more activity. Once a pattern of activity has been established, this change will become easier the more I practice it. I pray for the strength and My Lord at my side to assist me in achieving my goal(s). 

I know that with the coming of summer in the Pacific northwest we will be out hiking, camping and working in our organic garden and orchard. As a family we will be atteding the Oregon Country Fair in July in Veneta Oregon. I work as a volunteer with the Community Village at the fair and can't wait to see old friends and meet some new ones. This idylic event allows me to hear great music, see live vaudville acts and dance and dance. Then for my daily tribal fix I will sit in the drum tower and play my djembe for 3-4 hours a day while I watch my wife and daughter dance to the power of the drum. I will hang out in the village green for a while each day and network with other community activists and enviromentalists. In the evenings after the fair closes for the day to the public I will gather my family around me for a simple supper at one of the hundreds of food booths and then plan what we will do that evening; in the past we have done fire dancing, the Midnight show, the magic parade and other great events. In the early mornings my wife and I will head to morning Yoga and Kirtan ( Bahkti yoga ) and then find a quiet spot and meditate then off to the communial showers and sauna's..what a way to start a perfect day in a perfect place.

  We will go to many music events and to a lot of spiritual places in the Northwest such as MT. Shasta and Shasto buddist abby, MT Lassen, and of course brighten bush hot springs for summer solstice in June.

  I wish the best to all in this world and pray for peace and love between all on humankind.

Namastae

Keith

My older kids are working all summer; but I am taking the younger two to Hilton Head in a week and to The Cape in late summer just before school starts.  When they were all younger, we used to go camping and to the beach house on the Cape.

Good for you, Nashbobs, on trainign for your triathlon! That's really fantastic, and your son sounds amazing too. Our summer: We are having our daughter's wedding in June! It's on a beautiful lake in Maine. It's hard for me to think beyond that... but we hope to get away by ourselves to the Berkshires in Massachusetts for a couple of long weekends.