FIRE CIRCLE (Liturgy) AT THE LIGHTHOUSE, Part Three The evening program at Gros Morne National Park continues. The Sermon: None of this ain’t nothing, right? Kevin tells the group gathered around the red blanket: “Grandfather advised me to seek spiritual direction from an elder. Afterward, I dreamed of a large bear, but I… Read More
Newfoundland. Part II: DRUM drum DRUM drum
FIRE CIRCLE (Liturgy) AT THE LIGHTHOUSE, Part Two The Smudging Ceremony From the blanket A drum offered to the Scottish woman, “Drum like so,” says Kevin. On the blanket a shell to hold the sage leaves, a match to ignite them. Kevin bearing the shell to each of us in the circle clockwise, each… Read More
Newfoundland. Fire Circle, Part I: Mi’kMaq
Possibly you wonder where Chief of Operations and the Blog Editor, also known as Lew and Audrey, retreat on summer holiday: It’s to the Canadian island of Newfoundland, also known as The Rock. What follows is an account in four segments of an experience from Summer 2014. FIRE CIRCLE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE or… Read More
Wrap Up
“Sugar season 2017 is officially over,” declared Chief of Operations on Sunday. A Look Back: As always happens, we learned that… Read More
Salade de printemps
Next we hear from Maple Trout Lilli who writes: Here’s a recipe I found online for a delicious, bold take on asparagus. It’s hearty enough for a light dinner and the crisp, sweet caramelized scallions are delicious paired with the asparagus. Bon appétit. SPRING SALAD ¼ cup farro or any grain really 2 ½ teaspoons soy sauce… Read More
Monday Buds
To celebrate the conclusion of the 2017 Sugaring Project at Nebraska Knoll, the blog will feature the equivalent of a Fireworks Finale. First let’s start with the trees without which there would be no sugaring project. Here is the most recent painting of sugar maple buds by Ana Lucia. A retrospective: Thank you,… Read More
Sunday Buds and Maple as Leader
Here is a new painting by crew member Ana Lucia that shows how buds look when they have just popped, in this case shortly after the final boiling day. Compare the popped buds with the tight buds of March. It seems right to print once again the story of how First Nation citizens revere the… Read More
Ephemerals Fest
The Ephemerals: Spring Beauties
This year the blog will revive its photo celebration of the northern hardwoods ephemerals, the flowers that bloom on the forest floor after the last sap run and before the canopy fills in and shuts out the sunlight. Here is the front of a card created and printed by neighbor Heather Hale on one of… Read More
Saturday afternoon at the opera
April 22. It is a Saturday afternoon in late April, eleven days out from the final boiling day, and all seems familiar. Wild leeks near the Keystone line are poking up 3-4″. Spring beauty buds are tight today but won’t be for long. Witch hobble blossoms and leaves are greening up at the edges. Falls… Read More
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