tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post5460551175887352801..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: On retreatBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-22867340359944790862010-11-20T21:14:22.769-05:002010-11-20T21:14:22.769-05:00Hey Jaye, great to see you here! Thanks for the co...Hey Jaye, great to see you here! Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />Kate, twice a year would be even better. I've played Strip Poker, too. I can see why someone would arrange to lose!Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-60388723253428724532010-11-20T16:39:44.653-05:002010-11-20T16:39:44.653-05:00I go with a bunch of quilty friends, twice a year,...I go with a bunch of quilty friends, twice a year, on retreat. We go to a conference centre about 1 1/2 hours from home. We love that someone makes our beds and our meals for us, so we can just sew. We also play "strip" poker on Saturday night. In our version, clothes stay on and you bet with 2 1/2" strips of fabric. The winner has to make a quilt from them before the next retreat. The last retreat, everybody tried to lose, so they didn't have to make the quilt!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-2327350668820883402010-11-19T12:21:26.804-05:002010-11-19T12:21:26.804-05:00Thanks for the post. I agree with you about retrea...Thanks for the post. I agree with you about retreats. The best kind are the ones where you don't have to cook! I love retreats because there are many fewer distractions - laundry, taking children places, garbage - poof! All gone! Not important. I once went to a retreat at a house overlooking Tomales Bay. I don't remember what I sewed, but I remember sitting ont he large deck in an Adirondack chair looking out over the bay. What peace!Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285727704486805109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-69250135726237833562010-11-18T23:23:27.458-05:002010-11-18T23:23:27.458-05:00It's lovely to leave the real world even for j...It's lovely to leave the real world even for just a few days. <br /><br />Thanks, Dru.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-76400036835004592742010-11-18T23:23:26.409-05:002010-11-18T23:23:26.409-05:00It's lovely to leave the real world even for j...It's lovely to leave the real world even for just a few days. <br /><br />Thanks, Dru.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-11880818394727774732010-11-18T19:48:35.856-05:002010-11-18T19:48:35.856-05:00Your retreat sounds great. I've never been on ...Your retreat sounds great. I've never been on one, but I do like the quilt projects you worked on.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-29120645658610579352010-11-18T17:27:00.608-05:002010-11-18T17:27:00.608-05:00Your retreat sounds great, Terri. I went on a wor...Your retreat sounds great, Terri. I went on a working writers retreat once and had a great time.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-84782070035747762242010-11-18T11:25:52.452-05:002010-11-18T11:25:52.452-05:00My writing group offered to take me camping in the...My writing group offered to take me camping in the mountains to help with a scene I was writing. That could count as a retreat. Yours sounds great, Monica.<br /><br />Linda, I recommend it!I guess you'll have to find a dog friendly venue.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-47783069118303171422010-11-18T11:21:06.904-05:002010-11-18T11:21:06.904-05:00I've not gone on a retreat but yours sounds in...I've not gone on a retreat but yours sounds inspirational, Terri!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-56399910925892170092010-11-18T09:39:23.331-05:002010-11-18T09:39:23.331-05:00My writers group has two retreats a year, one in t...My writers group has two retreats a year, one in the Cities where we live and one away. Going to Lanesboro, a pretty little town down in the southeast corner of the state. Lots of talk, reading to one another, and more talk. There is no Internet or cell phone connection there - it's located at the very bottom of a deep valley - so fewer distractions.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.com