Just got back from a long holiday weekend in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Have you been? If not, it's worth the trip.
There is nothing like the perfume of sweet clover as dusk ushers in a summer night.
I grew up there. First in the artsy town of Deadwood, where Wild Bill Hickcock and
Calamity Jane once lived. And later in Belle Fourche, home to a major rodeo, cowboys,
and some really cool people.
We grilled cheeseburgers and brats with my dad and then watched the fireworks
from the deck of his cabin. With my mom and sisters, we savored a slice of Americana
as we watched the Black Hills Roundup Rodeo *and* the traditional 4th of July parade,
with beauty queens, rodeo queens, fire trucks, class reunion floats, and politicians.
Here's Miss Rodeo South Dakota. I love Queens!
Here's a shot of my niece CJ and MJ her BFF, walking to the parade. Yes.
They are both wearing cowgirl boots, wranglers, and straw hats,
compliments of their Aunt Mimi (everyone needs an Aunt Mimi!).
CJ & MJ: BFFs
Aunt Mimi
My mom and sister (Aunt Mimi) accompanied us to Devil's Tower, Wyoming, a sacred place to the
Plains Indian tribes (and me too). I love to go bouldering on the rocks beneath the tower.
See? There I am, waving to you!
And here, in this tiny, tiny shot, are Tom and me, in Aladdin, Wyoming.
It's a great little town, popular with motorcycle riders and other tourists.
If you go, be sure to purchase an Aladdin t-shirt. They have some good ones!
And then I did something that I have dreamed about for a really long time.
I brought my What Do You Really, Really Want? Workshop to the Black Hills.
And boy, did we do some great work.
The workshop itself is a powerful way to uncover your deepest dreams and
blast though that which limits you. It was an exceptional experience
to guide the participants through the process of releasing the stuff that doesn't serve you,
and embracing what they really, really wanted. More to come on that...
Love, Robyn
**Photos are by Tom Kirsch and Jennifer McKay
