Summer Retreats Mugs

"I bought a new summer condo."

"I wish there was a way to get out of the city this summer without leaving Manhattan."

'You're through around here.. turn in your rubber donut!'

Wood Stain and Sun Tan Lotion

"Eventually, you'll learn to hate your body, then love it again, then hate it—and back and forth until the beach becomes very complicated."

"You wanted a romantic getaway, so...get away."

Scurile travels

Watching Sea Life.

'Think, Billy - where did you bury Dad?'

"I'm going on a retreat."

The Boys of Indian Summer

Monk on the beach

"1972: Kim and Doug invited us to their key party... Sounds groovy! 2017: We just got an evite from Kim and Doug to join them on an ayahuasca retreat in Peru... Tommy starts hockey and my father is about to die—no way."

'Therapy always works best in a safe environment ... such as your old tree house.'

Priest

"It's either enlightenment or excruciating boredom."

"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!'

"Don't you go worrying your head about the lack of sea view."

'See what happens when meditation isn't supervised?'

"It's 40 degrees in Europe. Maybe we should take that Paris trip we always talk about, and get away from this oppressive heat."

Snowman dreaming of surfing.

'Huge waves, loose shorts and a body like a gourd. I was never going to make it through summer without a serious privacy breach.'

"Ed is back from his silent cocoon retreat."

"There'll be another case of deliberate nobbling if I get my hands on you lot."

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

Self Storage Unit

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

Surburban Joys - Haymaking.

'Lost in the Jungle I found this Buddhist retreat...'

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

I'D RATHER BE IN MIAMI, 'Oognik, I'd like to talk to you about your attitude...'

"To you, O mighty ocean, we offer up the remains of our vacation foodstuffs in gratitude for an excellent summer experience."

Musings of a Marooned Mountain Man

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