Shiva and a ceramic cat

I have spent large chunks of the past few days sitting in front of 2 statues of Shiva, and a ceramic cat holding a basket standing on a bed of roses.I find this oddly fitting, and strangely surreal.One of the beautiful things about my life is the sheer number of friends, associates, connections and comrades in arms I have around the globe.  Need a writing retreat space?  What state?  And pow, there it is.I am grateful for my friends.  Places to get the work of the world done, hole up with Mollena to work on our upcoming book, crank it out.