22 August 2011
Friday Morning at the Breakfast Table
I finally got to do some camping! Well, sort of. I spent a weekend with 2 of my herbal Sisters and we slept outside in a tent. The whole roof was mesh so we could see the stars...
We arrived late on a Thursday and climbed into the tent after midnight. The air was chilly and the crickets were out...it was heaven! I was a little afraid of being outside...wondering if I'd be comfortable on the ground or freaked out by "weird" noises...but instead I was was very comfy and loved sleeping outside! Looking up and seeing the sky, feeling the breeze...all the while cozied-up inside my sleeping bag. It was pure bliss.
I don't have any photos of the tent because it was dark every time we went out, and then it rained on the last day! Note to self for future camping...learn what to do when it begins to thunder and lightning...
The weekend was a nice little getaway...Friday was basically spent around the kitchen table a la The Golden Girls. All we were missing was the chocolate cheesecake...although we did have whisky cookies and peach pie over the course of the weekend.
Lots of yummy food was eaten...
Breakfast and lunch! Delicious berries and homemade yogurt and cheese ravioli with wild spinach, tomatoes and olives.
Fish sticks with homemade tartar sauce and a peach pie for after!
We did our green-witch thing, attending a Full Moon ritual Friday evening. It was all so mellow and grounding. The theme was centered around re-capturing our childhood delight...recalling fond Summer memories. I brought forth the times when I ran out to pick veggies in the garden, eating ice cream while sitting on the running-board of my Dad's '38 Chevy, trips to New Hampshire and mini golf under the stars...sleepovers...
Much like the sleepover we had! The childhood memories continued to be made, but as adults. It was brilliant. We stayed up, giggling in the tent, creating (naughty) inside jokes. All in good fun, and totally quotable...to the confusion of others! I finally had to put a stop to the mayhem because I couldn't keep my eyes open. But I was amongst friends who know the value of coming from a place of personal power and making our needs known. All in all, it was a very important lesson for me.
Saturday was spent doing a little bit of shopping...buying goodies at the market and smudge at "Sacred Circle."
I found that I was in true vacation mode because not one shred of me felt like cooking...I was actually very surprised. I felt totally relaxed and it was so important to be in the company of like-minded women. I realize that my life is slowly and automatically taking a turn towards the new. As I open up and expand, all the things I've been visualizing and planning are coming to fruition. Sleeping under the stars might seem like a small thing, but for anyone that knows me, I've been wanting to go camping forever...and this was a little taste...and it proved how things are changing. It felt very right to sleep outside.
Shopping around at Sickles Market:
I'm finding how everything is working out so interesting. I returned to Queens feeling so light and purpose-filled. A feeling I feel a lot lately when sharing time with members of my tribe. It's so amazing and beautiful. More evidence that following our bliss is the only way to go.
XO