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Well, I messed up–missed Days 7, 8, and 9. Was out of town on 7 and 8, with no computer access, but I had a WONDERFUL experience. Had the opportunity to take a private dance lesson and a workshop with Maksim from Dancing with the Stars!!! Looking back I realize I would have loved to dance professionally, but it wasn’t an option at the time. However, I have always felt happiest moving to the music. Maks was gracious and charming, and it would be the realization of a fantasy to be able to work with him daily as they do on the show. Wow! And then last evening, I had the opportunity to participate in a local theatre production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. I had a miniscule role, but the proceeds from the evening benefit our local shelter for victims of abuse. It was fun and beneficial to a worthwhile cause. So, that’s where I’ve been. Glad to be back among all you creative folks, sharing and learning from each other! Here’s my Haiku for today:

Dancing with Maksim,

Waiting for midnight to strike…

Like Cinderella!

a little rushed, but I liked this idea.

For yesterday…The instructions were to illustrate a”good” childhood memory. This one is when I went on a trip to Germany and Austria with my family as a little kid. While there, I ate lots of kaiser rolls with butter, enjoyed the guesthouse beds with those big fluffy white duvets and long white fluffy pillows (which I’d never seen before) and generally had a great time. I stuffed my face at every Cafe Konditorei (pastry shop) they’d let me in.

I also bought a pair of FM radio headphones at a store called “Hi Fi” (which I think was already a dated concept by then). I made up a ridiculous dance which I did as a means of transportation instead of walking down the sidewalk.

I would have liked to have captured the utter goofiness a bit better, and made the kid have more personality, but this is what I had time for.