Friends fixed supper for me Friday night. Beans and rice. Spinach and tomatoes. Mango and strawberries. I felt so tenderly welcomed.

I have a teacher who is also a friend. She says we are out of our safety zones, that it is a special place to be.

She has a horse, four very large goats, two cats, one of whom is blind. She has three guitars and some recording equipment.

Every one of her animals rushed up to check me out, to be friendly. Even in the frosty fields yesterday.

She baked a chicken. We had penguin chardonnay.

She played the chords to a song I know the lead to. She sang melody and I harmony.