In our blood and our bones, in the spirals of our DNA, we remember. We remember the time when the land was our mother, the one who fed and nourished us. We remember treating her with respect and gratitude. Forgetting this exiles us from our home and our ancestors.
Westacre Day minus 48
After hiring a ladder and doing some cleaning, Hilde went to say goodbye to the London Tamesis Druid group. She had a beautiful ceremony with beautiful people on a carpet of golden leaves. Alex made good the walls in the toilet and papered them with lining paper. Gerjan has started the job of repairing our windows, but he’s finding more rot than we’d hoped. It might be new window time in Harrow as well.
Westacre Day minus 49
Gerjan has done wonders in the garden, digging out some brambles, cutting the hedge, and weeding the patio. Hilde filled 12 boxes with just books, and there are many more to go. She also waded through all the window quotes. Boy those things are expensive. Time to choose who we will give the money to. Alex did his very final day as a contractor. This time, Hilde won’t let him change his mind.
Our friend Gerjan Roza has arrived today to help us make the house look good enough for potential tenants. Starting tomorrow, he’ll be blitzing the garden and doing some painting. I’m so grateful for his help, because with all the work in Roger’s bungalow still going on, this is just too much for us to take on right now.
Tonight, dream with your Ancestors. See how they hold the long thread that connects you, through the parents who gave you life, to the birth of the first star.
We’re both at Harrow at the moment, working away at our old day jobs. Alex’s will finally finish on Friday, Hilde’s mid December. In the meantime, lots of quotes for windows are coming in, and we just got a really good one for external insulation. We’re getting ready to wrap Westacre up warm for winters to come.
Dear human soul, you so long to be seen, to be deeply known. Then why do you keep hiding behind walls you built to protect yourself against hurts long gone. Let them fall down so your light can shine.
This is very important. Do keep an eye on any ash trees on your land or in your neighbourhood. If you see any of these symptoms, have the tree felled as soon as possible to prevent the disease from spreading.
May the ashes continue to grow strong and tall.