Jake & Jen's Cabin in the Wood
Day 1, October 26, 2008-
My journey began with a juicy visit to the new home of Jake Roberts and his partner Jen, a radio DJ (and local celebrity) originally from Corning, NY (+Bella’s momma Kane, brother Bigby, and Leo, the new addition). Last night was their housewarming party and today Mike and I returned for a delicious Sunday brunch on their front deck looking out over a waterfall.
(The pics directly above and below were taken by Mr. Barletta. On a side note, he’s been taking some kickass photos. Visit his flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31376695@N03)
(waterfall
Leo owns the world
Jen feeding the fire
Tara and Mike sit with dogs
The cabin was built by the current owner when she and her friends were younger. Currently, she still owns the property, but lives in Denmark and rents it out for 11 months of the year. The inside is mostly one large space with a second story loft and a bedroom tucked into the side. A spiral staircase and woodstove occupy the center of the house, while an elevated stage area sits at the front. A deck wraps around setting the stage for the waterfall. Yes, their front yard is a waterfall. How awesome is that?
brunch by the waterfall
After a walk to the larger waterfall upstream with Jake, Mike and Bella, I finally said goodbye to all and hit the road, wandering down 79 (by the way Caroline- I drove through the Town of Caroline… it’s just outside of Ithaca…) towards 81. Now, at midnight, I end my first day of travels in Roslyn’s apartment in Hoboken. What a different world… to start out with a hike in the woods and end up in a metropolis. That’s a delicious first day to begin my adventure.
random art in the woods
a nonfunctioning keyboard sits randomly in the woods near the cabin
fall foliage
Jacob and the tree
Back to last night… a friend of Jen’s, Karen, was kind enough to give me a tarot card reading. I asked for some indication of who I may meet in my journey that will help my career. (She asked for a specific question…) The results of the reading were predictable. Tarot cards are like a reflection of the present moment. They can give feedback on recent events, the state of the current moment and some indication of what the future will be like based on current decisions. Karen likes to say the past is solid, the present is like plastic and the future is liquid. Life can change course at any moment based on a decision made differently.
my spread of tarot cards
I bring this up because even though I was not surprised by the reading (and I always take indications of the future with a grain of salt), Karen said a few things that I expect to be thinking about for a few days at least. The cards I drew were The Chariot, The Wheel of Fortune and The Six of Cups. By pulling two major arcana cards it was clear that I’m in a major transition (duh- but I should mention Karen doesn’t really know my story). The Wheel of Fortune indicated I am at a crossroads. Karen said the weaker future card meant that the future is malleable based on the decision I make today. The fact that there was nothing bad was a good sign. The six meant six days or six weeks. I asked for a clarification card and I pulled an eight, which means eight days or eight weeks. Karen thought I will have an indication within a week of the outcome of my decisions. I’ll probably be thinking about our conversation until then.
One thing the six of cups indicates is emotion. Karen said there would be a lot of emotion around my decisions. In the moment I was quite at peace. Now, there is only a vague feeling of the abyss in front of me. It’s unnerving, but not frightening. Thinking about it tonight on my drive to Hoboken, I was reminded of a time when I was learning how to drive on the curvy backroads of Pennsylvania with my father. I was the only car in sight and approaching the top of a hill on a dark night. I slowed down and my dad asked why. I explained I wasn’t really sure that the road would continue on the other side. I logically assumed it would be there, but since I couldn’t see it I didn’t know if a sharp curve or something unexpected would lay just on the other side. He explained there is a certain level of trust to driving… since then I’ve found the road systems to be fairly predictable around the country, even in their inefficiencies… This current feeling is similar… a bit uncertain, but somehow trusting that the road will continue on the other side.
Up Next: Hoboken & NYC
