Dear Tom,

I'm writing to emphatically thank you for allowing me to make use of your cabin for a few days. I'm sure that you can relate to the magic of how a modest abode, a mere 50 minutes from the city, can prove to be so effective at banishing one's urban sorrows. Free from the quotidian oppression that can seem inescapable in Calgary, I can be as creative and prolific here during a “retreat” of a couple days as I might be over an entire month in the city.