YURT COLLECTION DAY

June30th/July 1st

Drove all the way back up to Devon again this weekend to meet up with Tim Hutton ( the Yurt maker) at the wood fair to collect the Yurt. It was pouring with rain so it would have meant dismantling and packing a damp canvas so unfortunately we were unable to put the canvas on.

Tim Hutton ( Yurtworks), me and our yurt!

( minus the Oak doors and canvas.. too soggy to put it up completely)

very happy bunnies!

hoping for fine weather this weekend and the arrival of our groundsheet so that we can erect the yurt in its full splender!

COLLECTING YURT TOMORROW!!

Almost there with preparation of the site. Been away on our yearly pilgimage to Glastonbury ( place not festival!)

Had a fantastic time , a wonderful place shared with very special friends :)!!

Collecting our Yurt at the summer solstice didnt quite come to plan.

Tim was unable to complete the order in time without working crazy - crazy hours.. that was fine as it was more important to us to have our Yurt made with good positive vibes, and not too much frenetic energy or the posssibility of the final crafting being in a cloud of red air!!... as it turns out it probably would have been a bit of a squeeze in the camper complete with dog and so we have arranged to meet Tim and collect the Yurt at the Taunton wood fair TOMORROW!!!

UTOPIA

UTOPIA

we'd gather around all in a room fasten our belts engage in dialogue

we'd all slow down rest without guilt not lie without fear disagree sans judgement

we would stay and respond and expand and include and allow and forgive and enjoy

and evolve and discern and inquire and accept and admit and divulge and open and reach out and speak up

we would share and listen and support and welcome

be propelled by passion not invest in outcomes

we would breathe and be charmed and amused by differencebe gentle and make room for every emotion

we'd provide forums we'd all speak out we'd all be heard we'd all feel seen

we'd rise post-obstacle more defined more grateful we would heal be humbled and be unstoppable

we'd hold close and let go and know when to do which

we'd release and disarm and stand up and feel safe

lyrics by Alanis Morrisette

EIGHT FOLD YEAR

The purpose of celebrating the eight seasonal festivals is to create a pattern or rhythm in our year that allows for a few hours’ pause every six weeks or so in our busy and often stressful routine, so that we can open to the magic of being alive on this earth at this special time. It gives us a chance to fully enter the moment, to connect with the life of the earth and the land around us, and to feel the influence of the season in our bodies, hearts and minds. If we celebrate on our own, it is a time when we can enter into meditation, perhaps reviewing our life since the last festival, thinking forward to the next one, then returning to open ourselves fully to the Here and Now – soaking in the energies of earth and sky, and the trees and plants around us, and radiating our love and blessings to the Earth and all beings.

Adapted from What Do Druids Believe? by Philip Carr-Gomm, Granta, 2006

NEARLY THERE WITH THE PREPARATION!

Not long to go now before we are living in our Sacred Circle of Ash and Oak!!!

what will rougly be the view from the Yurt door!