This coming weekend will be the first of two Escapes I have planned. I do retreats for other groups and enjoy them, but there is something to be said for doing all the work myself. There is the regular stuff like the quilt and getting all that done, but add in the food, goody bags, bus trips/tours/out of the house day, massages and pedicures it just adds up.

Everything seems to be in place so now I can start on the menus. It is interesting to me how many people don’t like to cook. I hear all the time that women don’t cook since it is just the ‘two of them now’ or it is ‘just me’. Well, it is just me most of the time as well and I cook meals. It is easier to cook for one…one chicken breast, one burger, one handful of pasta…not at the same time I hope, but you see what I mean. My fridge looks like it belongs to a family of four because I eat at home when I am at home. There are some meals that I can cook in a matter of moments and it is SO much better than a box of something else. There are so many recipes online, too. It is like making a quilt but for sure the quilt lasts longer.

Some friends of mine have been sharing quotes lately. One that I love and I might just have to have made into a tee shirt for myself…”Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well with brie.”

Hope that wherever you are the weather has been kind to you. It is cold here today but the sun is shinning and that makes all the difference in the world.

Keep the clouds, snow, ice and gloom out of your life the best you can! Escape!