I think the trip up there sounds amazing. You need to be around your sister! I have also been making trips home and it is so nourishing to be around my "folks." H always got antsy going with me because there isn't really a lot to "do" out there and my parents don't really "do" much, so we'd leave after a few days. Now, I can go out, do things at my own pace, and enjoy home for what it is.
Maybe pick up some new art at one of the festivals, zazz up the place a little!
If you feel up to it, maybe drop H a note letting him know he's welcome to join you up there anytime, even if he would never.
