Seriously well written, kat, as ever. My fading file catalogue recollects some kind of beautiful ancient cloud mountain Buddhist poem by Wang Wei or someone somewhere -- I will dig it up, if I can find it.

I have had no chance to do anything outdoors in weeks, so my little pieces have all dried up (not to mention me). I only seem to be able to work in Tavernspace!! It was getting to be a chore and no fun anyway. I will go back to it when things have quieted down, and I am down off the Marks Mountain (grazing B minuses as far as the eye can see....)
yours, Peter T.