Thursday, June 27, 2013

Rainy Day Musings

Funny how time gets away from you and while it may be said that it's too late
It never is.

It doesn't seem right to write about Pinewoods until I make some statements about my last (really) big adventure. So lets look back on April and May

The John C. Campbell Folk School

Just some recall, you know for the sentimental value.
Sometimes I think it's funny (and wonderful) how you can look back at something and remember everything wonderful and see the points of frustration and say, completely worth it.

Really it was amazing, if you want to do something different and have 9 weeks to spare, check it out (Folk School Work Study Link). Quick overview of how it works. First of all it's more of a work exchange than a work study. Mostly I got to work in the garden, so much weeding, moved a lot of mulch. You are housed in the top floor the of Main building and you get fed way more food than you could want. You work six weeks and take three weeks of class (dance, ceramics, wood turning, carving, blacksmithing, nature studies, the list goes on) you also get to jump into weekend courses that have space.

But the things that really stuck with me from the Folkschool-
~Riding in the back of a pickup truck at night watching the stars fly by while listening the the cold air rush by, cuddled up in the random warm items that were found to keep the chill at bay.
~Kitchen Junket and square dancing around the living room
~Pub night (joke night) and Campfires (uke, mandolin and singing)
~Using a Scythe for work, maybe not the most effective method but really, it can't be a bad day if you get to use a scythe at work
~Hanging out on the fire escape (the "work study deck") Playing and singing with The Emergency Exits our makeshift band
~Getting to drive a full sized pickup truck
~Riding around in the golf cart "always keep two wheels on the ground"
~The incredible people I met and knew while I was there
~Watching and photo recording a lady slipper blooming

This list could go on, but you get the idea




Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Seems past time

As per usual, but hey what can I say
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The  sadness when a moment in time comes to an end, but then the joy of a new beginning
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It's amazing how thoughts can spin so madly out of control and every time you try and grasp one it just flits away as a moth does when trapped in a room with single glowing lamp 
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What an incredible weekend, which I say even after my car breaking down, and somewhat because of that happening. Silly dances with nine people (the Prime Minister!) incredible music on the dance floor and off. Late night jams and singing, rain that would start and stop for the drop of a hat (never seen musicians move so fast) Joyously exhausted faces, waiting expectantly for the next set of calls
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Stories told, lives unfold, spin and turn, to see what comes nexts