I am so very sorry about Toby… but yes, what a way to go, doing your favorite thing ever. Sounds like living life to the fullest.

But I mostly wanted to comment on the Jacket of Turin. I sensed the plot twist as you approached it, and felt your keen sense of loss, and… I swear, all my great trips have fantastic highs and lows that make them all the more memorable and precious. I’m sure it didn’t feel like that then, but perhaps with the gift of time, it will.

Personally I think it’s fantastic that you talk about the realities of making money as an artist. I am sick to death of people who earn large salaries expecting artists and other creative people to not be paid. I also wish that people who whine about how expensive art is could see just a fraction of the work that goes into making anything. Good for you for valuing both yourself and your time, more of us need to do it.

Just listening now (for the second time) after having been away. I am realizing something I never noticed before: You *do* talk about the nitty-gritty of money and making a living and getting by a fair bit, and I **soooo appreciate it**! I do not think those topics should be taboo and never mentioned at all, as if you pull the podcast out of thin air, or as if you’re not working (perhaps sometimes struggling) with the same issues we all do.

I said it last month and I’ll say it again: You’re doing a *great* job! I look forward to each episode very much. I do rather miss the Lascivious Biddies, and will be thrilled to hear about your next sweater

And I look forward to next year’s Airing of the Stash!

About your apologies: I am truly touched that you can be so open about your process of receiving criticism. You model great boundaries in taking in the pieces that ring true for you and recognizing your responsibility for them, as well as denying the parts that aren’t true for you and are more about the critic’s opinion. Your openness and vulnerability are parts of what make your podcast appealing to so many of us. Thank you.

I was glad to hear you were excited to get back to the podcast. As a teacher, I know how getting away from something time consuming for a while can help you remember why you liked it in the first place.

Thank you for great interviews that reminded me that these entities which I take for granted were once just one person’s brain child.