A visit from Kevin Vaughan from the Pear Tree Fund on our last day, bore great fruit. Not only did he offer a space to hang our combined tapestry, he enjoined us to collabourate with the Pear Tree Fund in the future. It would be our pleasure. On the the day of the grand unveiling,… Continue reading The Grand Unveiling of the Tapestry at the Pear Tree
A glorious summers day, with Ian visiting. Ian comes from Connected Communities, and is one of our sponsors. A horticulturist by training, he was at home in the woods. Sadly no more funding from them, but we are looking around for more funding to continue this successful project. Hooray, they said! We were welcomed by… Continue reading Elders Week 7 – Drawing weaving with Simone, the spider story with Sue
Monday xx Tuesday's tribe was FULL ON. A minecraft craft costume being sewn, a new trolly made, lots of swinging, insect finding, reading, planting, cooking, drawing, washing up, re writing of some kinda values for the value tree and lots of supportive community yumminess Planting out sweet pea plants and sunflowers. Wednesday's tribe was full… Continue reading June – Monday Tuesday Wednesday
We welcomed a whole 3 generations of family, Olie and Alfi from our Tuesday tribe bought along their parents and grand parents. Lysandra and Casper and Rosie returned as did Het and Jack. And Serena arrived for the first time. We missed Shona, and Dean, both 'under the weather' talking of which the bright sun… Continue reading Elders Week 6 – Tai chi under trees & game exchange
Lysandra's tribe along with Jack and Het, joined the Elders for this weeks venture in the woods. Dean and Karen came along - they cannot keep away and we are glad for them. In fact Dean opened our circle with his Bubble Wrap, awakening our love of words. Its a book, as well as a… Continue reading Elders Week 5 – Bubblewrap and challenges
Monday Shona and the parent and toddler tribe with Alice. Tuesday We started with animals - Remember the 3 animals and 3 reasons for? (How others see you, how you see yourself, how you are) . Each gave their spirit animal and finally we did animal YOGA, yes starting with the chicken (upper body arm… Continue reading May Monday/Tues/Wed
Our first Weaving with Elders in the wood. The team, Shona, Kally and Rachel were prepared with a loose structure. Lets begin with the yarn, we said and Kally set up her carding combs with her loom tantalizingly under the bender canopy of yet to burst out hazel. Cups of tea out of white porcelain… Continue reading Elders Week 1 April 19 – Carding the wool, where we were from, woodland tour, scones with jam
As the bus (driven by Gabrielle with Cosy) and cars arrived Rachel introduced everyone to the just completed Clive, the ground floor compost toilet, which happened to be next to the WW2 men's urinals from when the site was a hospital site servicing the local Holton air field. Cups of tea greeted our group on… Continue reading Elders Week 2 April 26 – Spinning the yarn, mending socks, how we got our name
Week 3 had to be cancelled due to high winds. So this was Week 3 instead, and as Shona explained we’d make up for this missed week at the end. Gabrielle, after driving the bus, rocked up in her protective bee suit ready to examine the bees in the wood, which may be ready to… Continue reading Elders Week 3 – Lockdown stories woven into a rainbow poem
The forecast was dire. Neither the rain nor hale came, the sun shone and the day full of unexpected twists and turns. Visiting us were Karen and Dean and Sue, the story teller.Oh and some of the tribe from kinda, Anna and Isla, Femke and Rory. And Chris came back! Hooray. We had a quick… Continue reading Elders Week 4 Tai Chi and Nettle Tea, Children and Sue’s spider story
Kinda Elders in the woods 