On December 3rd 2024, Kinda Wednesday tribe and facilitators helped to plant 4 Native Black Poplar on the land. As they enjoy their feet close to water (kids and plants), we planted on clay land in an area known to hold water, near the newly dug pond. At 10 meters part, mature trees grow to… Continue reading 2024 LAND Kinda planting Native Black Poplar on the land
It was one of those unexpected magic days, which just flowed. A day of creating and making, as we moved to the cabin to where the sun entered the wood, and with the sun on our backs, fire beside us, smoke away, we created our clay pieces. Inspired by Tamlin in the morning circle, we… Continue reading Elders 10 Clay 3 – Making
On the coldest of days, the brave and resilient rocked up, and we made our objects of clay: our buttons, hand huggers and animals. After a melange of soups - thank you Michael for adding Mushroom and potatoe to Kally's vibrant tomato - we introduced the clay objects from our pasts and our stories of… Continue reading Elders 9 – Making with clay
On a November day, we started our 6 week project with Tamlin, to explore wild clay from earth to object. Around the circle we dug into our memory of our past experience of clay, often returning to our childhoods and school Kally began finding her connection to Tamlin, both studying Wood, Metal and ceramics at… Continue reading Elders 8 – Clay project 1 – With Tamlin
Samhain, when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest, and our conscious thoughts turn to our ancestors, those who have gone before us, those in our family or friends or animals we have lived amongst and are no longer with us. Thanks to the Pear Tree (Michelle Cheesbrough) who collaborated… Continue reading Elders 7 – Samhain
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Preparing for Samhain next weekend, we began our circle with a story of an ancestor, and around the circle arrived our beginning thoughts of who we would invite this Samhain to join with us, feast with us, be with us, and then invite them to leave. Grandparents were popular, a great grandmother included: John Gay… Continue reading Elders 6 – Planting bulbs and Samhain prepations
Here's our mycellium mind: Fly agaric under a birch - does it particularly like birch (yes, says Neil) How old does fungi get? How many days does the fruiting body fruit? Over the bridge at Hevingham Hall are hundreds of puff balls Chicken in the wood I'd always wanted to find, then a workman came… Continue reading Elders 5 – Fungi with Neil Mahler
We almost went home - no one came, except a spot of rain. We tried and liked the butternut soup, with a little kick. Then a car, and before you could say Squash, we had a gaggle of friends huddling around the fire, firing on all cylinders with ideas. Emily had located amongst her bookshelf… Continue reading Elders 4 – Squash
A surprisingly large number of elders gathered this week, warmed by fire, sun and the social glow of circling together with old and new friends. We shared dance moves and words that described how we felt. Several of us drew with sticky berry’d treasure inks and some sat noticing how calm kaliwoods was, the trees… Continue reading Elders 3 – hip and apple
Kinda Elders in the woods 