Todfay is a happy day. Thank you, Lord.

Today is one of my happiest days.

We spent four months, conceiving, planning, preparing and land-scraping, then building and finally LANDscaping, with cairns, our Labyrinth. Turner Lyman's help was crucial. He is a minor genius at what he is able to do, both conceptually and as a craftsman.

Today, ten persons at our annual 18th birthday anniversary of SGN of Ky, we blessed and dedicated it, and enjoyed it.

Such a sense of completed work, about 140 hours, 24 truckloads of dirt, mulch and sand brought in, shoveled and shaped, pressed and carpeted, then Turner starting in July was able finally to put down the pathways.

Every time, I gaze on it, I am surprised at the beauty of it, and the place we together chose. It is mostly in the shade, but bubbles of sunlight dance over it all day long.

Today we also constructed the SGN cairn, and it is lovely in its diversity

Barbara Lyman said today was a "Camelot day." It was, truly. A touch of September in the air after a blistering week,. I have a strong sense tonight of giving something really beautiful back to the world that can be most meaningful for the personal spiritual journey.

I closed the blessing with my favorite prayer, Mary's song from Luke, the Magnificat, which I often pray and sing to myself during the day.

Thank you, Lord, for today. Thank you for Janette, and all of my life. I am blessed beyond all deserving. Amen.

Paschal.
8:30 p.m. Saturday, August 18