Shadows and Storms

Giggles and Guffaws.

I have five young people staying – learning how to grow their own food then cook it. And they all get on. There is much to learn from each other and they are working and laughing all at the same time, exchanging information and languages – wonderful. 

But they are a handful to keep up with.  My list of jobs takes some getting my head around so everyone is gainfully employed, either shadowing or mentoring and cycling through all the work this week so they can find what they enjoy then get better at it.

Thankfully though when I call Siesta time they all down tools and take a break – which gives me a break too.

Last night they all sat around the table outside and gas bagged for hours. The dogs and I went to bed and slept to the sound of their rumbly laughter.

Speaking of rumbles my friend in Chicago who has the weather channel sent me a message to say there are big storms heading this way. We do not have radio or TV so he is my weather man. So I opened the barn for the mother cows with calves and we organised an alternative sleeping arrangement for the boys.  If the storms roll in while they are sleeping they will pick up their beds and walk!

But the storms are just as likely to go North though we could do with a little rain.

The swimming pool has been dismantled and stored until further notice. John has decided that it is contrary to our attempts to run a self sufficient life. Plus it is terribly expensive and unfriendly to maintain. And no way is it sustainable. He has plans to dig a fish pond where the swimming pool stood, and I am designing a sculpture that will use rain water to create sound and movement. I love running water in a garden.

You can see the boys tent in the garden – it already looks like it could blow over with just a puff of wind.

I hope you have a lovely day.

Love celi