Our House and Hearth9thDecember
This morning I was looking at pictures of both ancient and contemporary longhouses. You find them in the Pacific Northwest Coast, Scandinavia, Taiwan, Nepal, Northeast America, Scotland and many more places on this Earth. Longhouses act as poignant vanguards, built to support the value of "great family".
We recently did a taster day at the Trackers Homestead. In this wonderfully biting cold folks built debris shelters in teams, trailed elk and practiced the vital skill of fire building in any weather. Our new cabin served as a refuge and its iron wood stove a respite for spirits. That is the nature of a family hearth, to rejuvenate and restore. To offer familiarity (family) in a world filled with false promises of security, college degrees, credit cards, upwardly mobile careers and so on.
As we're wrapped in the depths of winter I ponder what the "House of Trackers" (of Lutras) offers. How well do we act as a refuge of care and support?
We can all ask the same questions when we meet our own families for the holidays. Are we coming with an agenda? To get it out of the way? How can everything we do for our family and our friends lead to their comfort and joy? How much can we build a fire that truly warms our house?
Featured in the House of Trackers…
Family & Friends Village Holiday Party Dec 13 We have wholesome cookies (made by Tony), soup (made by Grandma Rinella and a visit form Kris Kringle.
Youth Winter Break Camps There is still room in our winter break programs (yet they're filling fast).
Wilderness Immersion Winter Term Folk Craft Begins Jan 3 Build a boat, sew a parka, forge metal and make bacon. All this and more as we explore the Winter season as a folk village.
Program Calendar…
Healing Wounds: Plantain Salve Dec 13
Winter Ecology & Sign Tracking Jan 12
Shampoo from Native Plants Jan 24, 2010
Wilderness First Responder Jan 27-Feb 5, 2010
