Kuti cat

I had a very nourishing silent, solitary, week-long retreat at the Kuti at The Barn, Sharpham, Devon. People have asked, 'what did I do?' I chopped wood and carried water, lit and maintained the fire in the stove (it was -3 degrees C some nights) and got my food together. I read and studied the Taoist Classics and I sat meditating. One night I drew a tree by the the light of the full moon. This day, when I went to saw wood, it wasn't possible, as Nimbus the cat required a place to perch for a little while, photogenically. I was silent, except for when mooching with the cat, and I was solitary except for when he or the varied bird-life and mice in the roof, came to join me. I will post more at the end of the week. Love and peace to all my sangha, the folks of Great River, The T'ai Centre, our lineage relations and friends.
I will return to the kuti for another week's solitary practice in June.