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Members from Peggy’s branch of our family tree stayed with us for our loosely arranged family reunion last week. Instead of a specifically arranged date we established a week when people could come and go as they please. For the most part there was overlap of times when people were here and everyone got to see each other and catch up. It was a fantastic week.

What’s funny is our house is very small. Really. It is roughly 550 sq/ft… So we set up tents around the open areas of our yard, had folks sleep in the clay studios, and had a wonderful time camping.

Mealtimes were assemblyline style and/or bucket brigade. Our kitchen and living room were just large enough to house the whole group (incredibly). Movement at breakfast and dinner was like a sliding tile puzzle. When someone moved, it was necessary for another person to move, and so on, in a chain reaction of small space allocation.

While it was tight, it was also perfect. Somehow everyone had a chair, couch, bench, cushion, or lap, and we spent a lot of quality time together. We told stories as a group, played music together (a family drum circle no less!), and shared the latest news. A larger space may not have inspired the same connectedness.

Our warmest thanks and love to everyone.