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It was cold and wet, so the option given to rock up if wanted and we'd be based in the cabin. Here we exchanged stories of paths we did not take in our lives. Partridge, chipolata cake and chai. Dogs particuarly taken with partridge possibility.

A pleasure to welcome Horward Mottram to Kaliwoods. He came specifically to see Greg and his collection of fossils that he'd found on the land. Greg and all of us enjoyed his easy company and his reminder of that life millions of years ago. Homework: Tannins. Around our circle we spoke of seeds, catching up… Continue reading Elders 22 Fossils with Howard Mottram

Written by Caroline Way, to match the one she had written a few years ago here (LINK) I once loved a dogOr should I say — this dog loved meWe sat by the fireIsn’t it good in Kaliwood Rachel tells me to ‘stay'And I bark ‘I’m glad you’re here'I curl up beside While she sits… Continue reading Kali in Kaliwood

At one point we were 27 around the fire, to welcome in Samhain, the time when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. The time of inviting our ancestors to join us, to turn our minds to think about them again, remember their life and all that they gave to… Continue reading Elders 21 – Samhain

As a carpet of yellow ochre leaves fell beneath the Hornbeam, (and randomly someone arrived to see our Hornbeams), we worked around the fire, collecting and steaming leaves in mordanted cloth, and low what glorious result! See images below. Meanwhile, with Rachel fresh back from her travels to Sussex, we planted the seeds she had… Continue reading Elders 20 – Botanicals and seeds

Question; what have you seen or heard as you came into the woods today? squeaky birdthe chickencrunchy acornssunlight through the treesvoices over there, falling clunk acornsPeter and HollyThe colours of the hazels changing since last week, dark and light layers becoming yellow, green giving way to goldpretty babes in the woodslooked like someone had swept… Continue reading Elders 19 Printing botanicals

It was national poetry day, as Caroline and Nicky reminded us. So we combined this with our home work, words beginning with ART, inspired by an artichoke or a drawing of an artichoke, which was done by Gill - see below. I wanna to be your vacume cleaner breathing in your dust/ Michael Laskey FART… Continue reading Elders 18 Poems and Galls

We dressed in orange and green, socks, shoes, trousers, hats, all a celebration of organge or green. A fabulous display of squash art, a collection of recipes, a trip down to the community garden to collect up the last of the squash before a frost came, (thank you Jacob for transporting) Two Roosters kept us… Continue reading Elders 17 – More Squash, roosters, …

A glorious return, and welcome A fascinating dive into Squash led by Marion, telling us some of her history and that of the squash, naming them, and singing their praises. Nicky is writing up the notes but here are some photographs. We began the collection of flowers and pressing them. More of this the next… Continue reading Elders 16 celebrating Squash

Dear Kinda team in Kaliwoods Thank you all for your great efforts to clear the wood at the end of last term. A huge amount of rubbish was let go of. The sheds - summer house and chinese metal shed are tidy and mostly labelled - the summer could do with some more labels. The… Continue reading 2025 Last Post – New Term