Retreat Goer Gifts

'I understand the Adirondacks are where it's REALLY happening.'

'I love our hideaway. I only wish we could find it.'

"I'm going on a retreat."

"We missed Fashion Week!"

"That's it sorted then - this year we'll spend a fortnight in the spare bedroom."

'You know, if we had a bed and breakfast, we could use it ourselves!'

Judgment Day is coming next Monday. Repent. Now, hold on. How can I believe you when so many dire prophecies haven't come true? I sealed myself in a shelter twice in the late '60s, hid in the Appalachian Mountains a decade later. A huge bunching of Judgment Day visions in the late '80s led me to simply get a time share in the Colorado mountains … Getting out of town doesn't spare you Judgment Day. I don't think. Lemme double-check the clues in Marmaduke. Mostly I needed an excuse to get away. Th

"You go on ahead. I'm going to hang out here for the next few months until everyone stops saying the word 'caucus.'"

"They're on a silent retreat."

"No thanks, I need time away from madness."

'Today's Presentation: God's Miracles.'

Excess Baggage: Some people take getting away from it all very seriously.

Spring Training

"I got married once - to avoid writing."

'Mother, are you sure your marijuana use is purely medicinal?'

Ocean sounds $1.00

'We bought this bolt hole to get away from politicians talking green politics.'

Glad we moved out of the City

"Can I see your license Sir?"

'It's SUPPOSED to be quiet up here!'

Egg farm for sale: 'All that clucking and cackling is driving the owner nuts!'

"With the help of workaholics anonymous, I was able to quit my job and take my life back."

Vacation away from the government.

"Knock knock, are you decent?"

"The good news is that all the teachers loved the weekend brainstorming retreat. The bad news is that a dozen of them are out today, with splitting headaches."

"Talk about your small world - they're the couple that asked us about a nice quiet place for a picnic!"

'I wondered why you were so keen on getting me swimming.'

"No, I'm not a guru. I just came up here to get away from pandemics."

"You can come down now, Milton. The election is over."

"It's amazing you do this and aren't even on social media."

'Well, we'll have to move into town, then - We can't afford a wheelchair ramp!'

'The management retreat was a mistake. None of our staff want to come back.'

Jim and his mobile phone were inseparable.

"Harold, you can come out from behind the sofa now - the grandchildren have gone."

'Well, we'll have to move into town, then - We can't afford a wheelchair ramp.'