What a sweet Grange Gather(ette) we had on the land this past week.  By the stewardship of our very own, Trixie, we honored the centuries old tradition of the Grange by jamming, canning and dying yarns for knitting. 

Many arrived Thursday and assembled the necessary "wild" elements thereby introducing us to a new term, "wildcrafting".  Blackberries and goldrod (in its sneezy, yellow glory) were rendered into fabulous, earth-friendly dyes for wool yarn which was soaked and dried in the Destiny water and sun.  The colors were really lovely and very earthy in tone.  The goldenrod made a lovely chartreuse and the blackberry turned into a very greyish bluish purple.  I cannot wait to see them in a hat or a throw someday.

Friday saw the arrival of many more Faes to a total of around 40.  Wow!  Who knew that there'd be such a hunger?  AuTom went straight to work on freshly picked blueberry jam, which if the test bottle was any indication was awesome.  Neth was even a convert having previously avoided blueberries.

A lovely and spicy Thai curry was made for dinner and most people retired early for the drier and more action packed Saturday.  Saturday was glorious weather.  Blue and crisp with little fluffy clouds ("yeah...you might still see them").  Greg and Carey worked on the Spider for shingling and more dye was made.  Cherry jam was made that day and quickly the spoils were eaten up.  Several bottles were put aside for Fall Foliage (save them, please!).  A quick run to Don and Neenas for eggs and produce brought us to late afternoon and the Faeries descended upon Brockway Mills for a great rapids ride.  The water was high and running fast and alas, Nomi lost his glasses.  We spied Muggles in the distance and the wee ones were spotted peeping from behind the bolders to catch a glimpse of Faes in their natural habitat.  It was funny.

Saturday night was filled with stars and great food thanks to Holla.  We had a bit of a music jam near the cauldren and played all the old favorites....House on the Hill, Transgender Express.

Sunday morning pancakes by Neth were a hit with blackberries from the land.  Pickling was also happening and several jars of garlic dills appeared out of the water bath.  Yummm.  By lunch time, many were departing for the default world just as the SexMajic workshop was getting going.  It was a lovely time I hope to be a part of again.

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