March 18, 2006
Dear Women Friends,
My mother had a heart attack in January, broke her hip in February, and developed pneumonia in March. I’m going home.
My mother’s illness is more a catalyst than a reason for my decision to move back to Blacksburg, Virginia, the place I spent most of the first half of my life. After twenty-three years in Tampa, moving to Virginia feels like going to Walden Pond. I have loved my Tampa life – with you in it! – and I will love my Virginia life as well. I will finish my master’s degree in counseling and then take a one-way flight to Virginia on July 24.
Another catalyst was reading Jane Juska’s A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance
Read it if you dare!
You are invited to celebrate the ninth anniversary of A Woman’s Life Work, greet old friends, meet new ones, and say farewell to the Tampa incarnation of this series of workshops and gatherings.
What: A Women’s Dinner and Book Discussion
Subject: An Ad to the Universe
When: Saturday, June 3, 2006
5:00 PM
Where:
Anne Giles’s place
Tampa, FL
Program:
If you were placing an ad to the universe – to ask for what was most missing in your life to come to you – what would yours say?
You’re invited to take a compassionate look at this question, share your answers and stories, and hear the insights of other women at A Woman’s Life Work, a series of workshops and gatherings held by Anne Giles since 1997.
What to bring:
Your answer(s) to the question and any thoughts, feelings, insights and awarenesses you gained from reading Juska’s book.
What to do:
Call Anne Giles or e-mail her at anne@annegiles.com, and reserve a space no later than May 29. The gathering includes dinner prepared by Karan Rains, wine, iced tea, hot tea, decaf coffee, dessert, and the presence of a cat.
What will the future hold? Perhaps A Woman’s Life Work weekend retreat in the mountains of Virginia?…
“The days you work are the best days.”
– Georgia O’Keeffe
A Woman’s Life Work – Since 1997
www.annegiles.com/womanslifework
