Planned spontaneously in the woods, way back, we Elders made it to Strumpshaw Tree Fair, across the boarder to Norfolk, for the day. It had been two months since we met together between the trees of Kaliwood and to spend the day together here was a well needed boost of communitree! Sadly missing two early… Continue reading Strumpshaw
At the end of May, we had a Socratic Dialogue to ask the question: Why do we find it difficult to talk about death and dying?. Based at the Pear Tree, we examined the question, chose an example, and investigated this question as it related to this example. One of the key components of the… Continue reading Time in our Life – Socratic Dialogue at the Pear Tree
After four years of filling, lifting, dragging, wheeling gallons of water to the woods (mostly from East Lodge), we have water, connected to the mains. Thanks partly to East Suffolk Council Community Restart Grant (and partly to Rachel's pocket) this work was completed June 6th 2022, one of the unusually wet and cold summer days.… Continue reading 2022 Water to Kaliwoods!
Because it's like being amongst friendsBecause I feel more in tune with myselfBecause the woods reminds us we are part of something bigger They are a sanctuary for solitude and can bring us togetherBecause this could be a Cathedral. Because I like walking and listeningBecause the trees have known a long lifeAnd I saw a… Continue reading Cathedral by Dean Parkin
Jan 2022 Time in our life - a joint venture with The Pear Tree, continues through the year. Its a Compassionate Communities talk and walk around the ideas of love and life and end of life.
Dec 2021 Time in our Life Compassionate Communities Solstice event in the woods with the Pear Tree, fire and hot soup, a further memorial event and part of Time in our Life, year long project.
Dec 2021 - New Directors appointed to Kinda Education. Welcome back Eloise and welcome Dianne.
October 2021 Samhain & Compassionate Communities Memorial Event - with Philip Carr Gomm and a joint venture with the Pear Tree Fund and part of Time in our Life year long project
After soup around the fire we heard about what jobs people used to do and added them to our community cauldron pot of magic. One of our Elders led us in Qi Gong, whilst another Elder shared knowledge of dying yarn, spinnning and weaving. Learners became teachers, strangers became friends…and even exchanged numbers! And of… Continue reading Week 3 Weaving and conker competition
2021/Aug - Thanks to Community Funding we have funding to continue with our https://kindaforestschool.com/wood-weaving-central/ project.
Kinda Elders in the woods 