Aug 22 2005
The meaning of Peace and Hospitality
I spent a weekend near Cook, MN, along the shores of Lake Vermillion. Pictured to the right are Michael (my boyfriend), Me, Tes, and Bob. Bob and Tes have been living half of the year in Minnesota, the other half in Los Angeles, for nearly 30 years now. This vibrant couple holds peace and justice in high regard. They are warm friends of the Duluth Catholic Worker Community (in which Michael is a volunteer), and they host reunions and “play days” every year.
It was a special treat to meet them, and experience true hospitality from true people of peace. We canoed (I learned somewhat how to steer the canoe), had a wonderful sauna, and then jumped naked into Lake Vermillion to cool us off. My skin felt and smelled wonderfully afterward.
For more photos of this weekend, click on the photo and browse the ones before and after. Today I am way to daydreamy to make a photo album. I promise to do so soon.
