Twelve years ago I won a week's stay in a Dune Shack
in Provincetown on Cape Cod.
Already initiated in shack dwelling by a generous friend
who taught me about wood fires and well water and kerosene lamps,
there was no fear,
only anticipation.
Craving the isolation and solitude,
on my first day I bristled when I saw two women approach the shack.
They politely knocked on the door and apologized for the intrusion.
"...but would you mind terribly if I showed my friend the shack,
my stay here was so important to my life that I wanted to show her?
We won't be long I promise,
I understand your need for solitude."
They were so respectful of my time and space that when they departed
only minutes later, I almost wished that they would stay longer!
This week on LainesBlog,
I will revisit that week in December
with some excerpts from my journals
and a few photos as well!
I hope that you enjoy it!
The C-Scape Dune shack in Provincetown on Cape Cod.
The "intruder" was the writer, Joan Anderson whose book, A Year By The Sea, is an inspiring story about her late life changes in family and marriage and work.