Noble Muppets22ndOctober
There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met.
Part heaven, part space, or have I found my place?
You can just visit, but I plan to stay.
I'm going to go back there someday.
So says Gonzo the Great in his eloquent Muppet Movie ballad. There's a point in a village where art rises above the den of "progress" and "self-expression". It asks us to remember what love means. One might try to tell me that the Muppets weren't great art... ha. The kind of art I'm referring to is more important then great, its noble.
Sincerity in music, story and pictures is vital to recenter ourselves to what's truly important. Watch the viewing graph of many YouTube videos, they often have an immediate drop off in watchers if something "fantastic" doesn't happen in the first 5 seconds. In the Twitter or Facebook feed its nearly impossible to articulate the tone of sweet melancholy that this song embodied (particularly with Rowlf the dog accompanying on the harmonica).
None of us have enough of those slowing moments in our lives anymore. So we really do need those stories that help us to slow down, reminding us that, "There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met."
Featured community event...
All Hallows Eve Hootenanny Hoedown October 30, 2009 A wild and local foods potluck with a twist. A masquerade ball and square dance extravaganza featuring the acoustic stylings of both the "The Dapper Cadavers" and "The Principle Spook". Plus in true Hallows Eve style we shall bob for apples, press cider and have a contest for the best wild foods pie. Find out more about the potluck
Free taster days...
Learn more about our full-time immersion programs. Join us for a day with Tracker instructors.
TrackersTEAM Immersion Taster October 25 Ride the Umiak on the river and learn about our TEAMS Immersion or Master Degree Program.
Trackers Permaculture Taster November 1 Work with author Toby Hemenway and designer Leonard Barrett to learn more about the winter garden and our 1-year program beginning in January.
Upcoming programs...
Pickling and Brining Basic Oct 27
Simple Plant Dyes Oct 27
Goat Cheese and Yoghurt Nov 3
Butchering and Preserving a Pig Nov 4-5
Knot Tying & Ropework Evenings Nov 4-5
Preventing Colds: Cedar & Oregon Grape Tincture Nov 8
10 day skin on frame kayak building Nov 6-16
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