Ascension Thursday

Hi all,
It was a strange day today, I had to recall many times that it was not a Friday or the weekend. We got to sleep in an extra hour -which is always a great way to start the day! There was a service, and during it I ran errands for the house. When I got back, Sam and I pulled together a simple picnic lunch for the community picnic.

Maria's day came and made a surprise (to her) visit. So she was on cloud nine all day. It's very interesting to see the parent/child interaction - since everyone is "grown up". They seem to share a very special rapport, and he seems to be a fascinating man.

We started the picnic with a larger circle (everyone...so not exactly a circle) doing "Eurythmy". However, near the back corner where I was at (see, circles probably shouldn't have corners...) one of the village's more anti-social wanders decided to join in. This caused a huge ripple of amusement, as he was in a great mood -something I have never seen before. It also really pissed off the leader, who had no idea what the commotion was about. I'm probably a bad person for finding this mildly entertaining. And for wishing I'd had my camera on hand....

However, after our simple lunch (most houses outdid us...whoops), we started in on the games: sack races, 3-legged race and "egg and spoon" (but with a tennis ball). This I did take pictures for. Sam was very determined to win his heat - and did:


Surprisingly, I noticed that Beau was very animated and keen on the events, and so when I offered to do the 3-legged race I was pleasantly (but not too) surprised when he emphatically agreed. We were slow and steady until I said we should be running...and then he really kicked it up a notch! I wish I had the pictures that Sam took...I'm sure they're priceless. Unfortunately, Beau got a bit too excited and made some dramatic ground-dives - which concerned some people who don't know him too well. However, we both had a grand time and it'll be a memory to cherish.

Anyhow, I've decided to host a picnic on Saturday and sent out the invites on FB to any interested co-worker who has the day off. There's also a Mother Fletcher concert later in the evening, but hopefully some people will want to relax at the park. Should be fun.

Also, I've decided that despite the 90% chance of rain tonight (as housemom put it, it's not like it's...100%...), I'm going to go spend the night out in the hammock. Just a whim, but the weather isn't too cold, but cold enough to keep the mosquitoes at bay. Let you know how that pans out tomorrow...

Yeah.

Hope all is well,
Steph

Mother Fletcher

Hi all,

So, I really just need to write my posts immediately before bed. Someone had spoken to me yesterday about a group going out, and promised to call about it. No call came, so I figured transportation had fallen through, or the like. I got a call at 9:10, stating where to be at 9:15 for a ride. This naturally corresponded with a place I was unsure of the exact location for. I bumbled my way into a group, only to find out that one of the lady's birthday was today - and that everyone was actually going out as part of a celebration. Slightly awkward. However, everyone was very welcoming and cool about it.

I was in a car with 4 other people, 2 decided to leave almost immediately, one to drop one off and come back....except he never did...strange. The band was called "Mother Fletcher" and it was quite eclectic and loud. I really liked the violin and the unorthodox percussion, although the electric accordion seemed a little funny. Although the pub was minuscule, so it was packed. Amazingly, out of the 70 people there, a strong 25 were from Camphill! I thought this was nice, and was a bit surprised that this rarely happens. Too clique-y? Anyhow, I had a good amount of fun, and actually got to "talk" i.e. yell with a few other co-workers that I'd only barely met before. I met a really fun female co-worker - and just in time...(more later). We stayed until the band stopped playing, and so I was in bed by 1. I was oblivious to the drama that I'd caused.

When I'd mentioned I'd had to rush out the door earlier, I forgot to mention that "Hilda" had started yelling out after me. I yelled back at least 3 times that I had to go somewhere and needed to go now. Apparently she wasn't pleased and proceeded to lock the door - something we don't do here. She'd forgotten that one of the other villagers was out at an event - so he got locked out and was REALLY displeased with her. She was so ashamed this morning that she wouldn't speak up to ask him herself for the milk, and waited for everyone to finish and then ate in the kitchen.

We had an outing today to go to the movie theater to see "Young Victoria". The music was quite good, and now I do want to marry a German prince. Other than that, it wasn't especially memorable, with little real climax to the plot. The family wanted to go to the library together so I volunteered to try to find another co-worker (since 7 villagers is WAY too many for one, as we took 2 guests as well). I managed to get the co-worker I'd met last night, and on her day off no less! She was fantastic and I think she had fun too. It was a lot of fun, but kind of stressful too. People can be rather impatient, although the movie theater staff was fantastic.

Anyhow, I have my day off tomorrow and will be going to the kitchen in just a bit to make some chocolate no-bake cookies for tomorrow's dessert. I also re-arranged my room this evening and am now waiting for the posters that I'm getting sent from home, and the prints I enlarged and ordered from online. Should be nice...I'll post a photo one of these days...

Hope all is well,
Steph