Wrapped up BODS work, for now, and Co-op recruitment/onboarding admin.
Took the train to Mum's after handing over my flat to E&M. Spent the weekend resting, reading, eating, cooking, crocheting, moving blocks of wood. Did my tax return. Tried to catch up on photo uploads..
Finished Ender's Game (actually fab!). Started The Death of Grass (not enjoying this so much).
A bus to sunny Edinburgh, then a train (not the one I planned on, obviously, that was cancelled) south. Through snow in the north of England. Then cosy at my Mum's house. Visited Dad and Ruth too; the tradescantia cutting I gave him is thriving.
Serving at Dhamma Dipa. On a day off, I walked with others to an old ruined churche in Llanwarne. Dhamma Dipa is beautiful, and the skies were clear and blue during the day, and bright with stars and moon at night. The clouds came back as soon as the course ended. I stayed a couple of extra days anyway.
Picked some carrots I planted last autumn. They're not going to grow any more and if I leave them the slugs will eat them. Not sure what's going on with the chicory.
I finally took up the carpet in my bedroom. To my great disappointment, someone poured concrete under the front half of the flat. So my dream of having a secret trapdoor to underfloor storage in the 3-4 feet of space I thought was down there has been dashed. Some of the floorboards are knackered, so I might end up having to replace the lot.
Read The Death of Grass, but I didn't like it at all.
Went on a Vipassana meditation retreat as a server. Cooked for 200 people, made amazing new friends, and found my meditation vibes again. Read the Sattipattana, Sayagi U Ba Khin Journal and an anthology of Buddha's words. Stayed at the center an extra couple of days.