Pamper the Crones

 When days are long and bodies are tired, it is good to have friends.  Especially ones who will feed you, listen to you with compassion and care and then tell you to "Snap out of it." Friends like that come in the form of sisters or  non-relatives who have journeyed with you for years.  After years of sharing the ups and downs of the human experience you get to see the best and worst of someone.  Thank goodness for the ones who love you in spite of your worst and always seem to cheer on the best.
   Tonight I have landed amidst an April snow storm on the doorstep of a dear friend who is providing shelter, sustenance, conversation and quilting space for the next few days.  We both have the weekend off and are planning a "Pamper the Crones" event.  It will involve wine, oracle cards, lots of fabric flinging, perhaps a pedicure and Sunday brunch.  The boyfriend of the friend is invited to brunch. He is afraid is missing all the fun, which of course he is.  However, he is not a Crone and he wouldn't understand most of what will be happening.  If he only knew about the Faerie Cards he might never be heard from again!  So, we won't tell him.  It is a Crone secret because my friend is quite of fond of him and he really is a keeper.
    So off to the secret rituals of the exhausted Crones!  First on the agenda; a nap!