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

Monday Adventure

There are spices and vegetables, that you can grow
Some are under the ground, some grow tall
They all have their qualities this you must know
But the garlic is best of them all

~The Garlic Waltz, Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt

It all began in the Garden Labyrinth (which I'm still a little dumbfounded by, because seriously, no)
So we are set to the task of weeding the Labyrinth, which is a thankless task. As we are nearing lunch time one of the work studies shares that some of the "weeds" she has been instructed to pull up is actually baby garlic! We still have to pull it up, but what a shame to just chuck it away. Obviously the answer is to gather it up take to to the greenhouse to rinse off and see if we can do something with it. So we spent some time cleaning it up, sorting out some of the better sized bulbs (this is not all that was originally), bunched it into bundles and hung it out to see what will happen. Who knows, I sure don't and I'm not completely sure that we went about any of this in the proper method but hey, we had fun.

So there you have it, the garlic adventure

Good Fortune Olive Sky

Is possibly the sweetest little kitten I ever could have imagined. She was found and rescued at the Folk School last week by a woman in my nature studies class and some sneaky work studies ;) She was found behind one of the guest houses on school property, absolutely skin and bones. Good Fortune also has the most ridiculous kitten mohawk (we suspect someone gave this poor girl an unnecessary haircut) This kitten is perfectly socialized and to meet her os to fall in love. So during my fourth week at the Folk School I hike a lot, often ate lunch away from school and helped look after this sweet girl. We are happy to say that she is with good people and I hope to receive happy updates soon. 

     

And in the Fourth Week

I finally get around to creating another post! Truly I was going to write something up last week but then there was much disaster in Boston and that was distracting.

But! Here I am, still in Brasstown at the Folk School, I have done three weeks of work (mostly in the garden) and this week have my first week long class. So I am taking a natures studies course on Appalachian plant life. So today we walked about the Folk School and identified (mostly) flowers. Which is very neat, I got to see almost several varieties of Trilliums (Yay!) and learn about the differences and similarities. The other exciting flower discovery made today is all the patches of lady slipper coming up (pictures to come soon I hope) So yea, very neat.

The other really neat thing that I did today was start teaching Nutting Girl (a Morris Jig) to a couple of my friends here. So of course happiness about getting to share Morris dancing with people.

Also I know I am only here for another three weeks, but postcards are neat if anyone wants to use the good ole' postal system....

Isabella Diemand
One Folk School Rd
Brasstown NC 28902

I will be honest I am in contra withdrawal, at one hour long contra dance a week, it is just not enough, and sadly no car to get me around to dances :'( So I need lots of dances for the short period of time I am free in NH and MA