The Storytellers came...



and settled in right away with Jay--telling sparks
(short little stories inspired by a single word or image),

then working on longer stories...



here I am, preparing my Peace Corps story--45 years in the making!




Jay and Carole figuring out a story together.




We talk in the barn about our stories, our dreams, our goals.
And have fun-- Katie's on the swing.


Actually, play is a BIG part of the days together---



walking to Heron Pond--Toby's testing his story out on Jay,




swimming in the lake--we had three gorgeous, cloudless days,




eating very delicious meals,




dancing before breakfast to "Let Me Call You Sweetheart."




And of course the infamous "dress-up" night. The theme was "French"--Toby's from the Left Bank and I'm Coco Chanel.




Pam, a French garcon with a tiny mustache,




Steffan, a very aloof Henri Matisse.




Jay as a Chilean tourist in gai Parie!




The house, lake and the mountain starred--
they spoke silent stories of their own, all about peace and magic!