Adventure with Elaine # 6

Hi Family and Friends,

When I last wrote I mentioned I was heading for Albuquerque to pick up my oldest grand-    daughter, Shelby, from the airport. Well, we headed right to Sedona and Jerome, AZ 
for a couple of days of relaxation amidst the mystical red rocks.

Shelby did a lot of climbing, including Bell Rock and I did a lot of watching and waving to her as she ascended. The energy of this area was palpable to both of us, as it spiraled around and through us.

I realized how important it is for all of us to have a place where we are so comfortable and the beauty is so riveting that the experience is very healing for our mind, body and spirit. I also am clear one must live in or frequent the places where the Earth calls to us. Even though this was only a two and a half-day visit it was filled with peak moments!

The short trip was made more special when we met my daughter Kimberly 

and her family for dinner. They drove up from Phoenix and we met somewhere in between the two cities. As I have traveled this summer I am realizing I am really getting to see my daughters and their families a lot. This is definitely an  adventure bonus!

Shelby and I had a few more days together so we returned to Santa Fe and visited one of our very favorite places, Ghost Ranch. We have established a little routine of having lunch outside the ranch house, then Shelby takes a hike or climbs a mesa and I take more pictures of scenes I have already taken many pictures of!! It was one of those sweet, breezy, sunny days in the light air of New Mexico that makes your heart and soul want to sing!

I am also seeing a lot of wonderful friends along the way. Shelby and I enjoyed dinner with my dear

friend, Rebecca, in Santa Fe. We spent the evening outside, sitting under her ramada, catching up on our lives as we listened to the gentle sounds of water cascading down the rocks of her fountain.We also watched a spectacular sunset.

Our trip was all that it could be for a 'Gramme and Granddaughter!' I am so happy we could take this time together and enjoy heart-felt conversations, smiles and laughs, and the grace of being together with ease in some of our mutually, favorite places.

Now the reverie is over ... Shelby headed back east for her last year of college and I am now in Denver for another VISTA training. I had a brief visit with my pals, Jean and George, who you met in my last newsletter. George's flower garden is even more exquisite and here are the newest blossoms.
Till next time ...

With Gratitude,
Elaine