Then we enjoyed our first meal together (mostly vegetarian) followed by spinning and knitting by the wood stove. We shared some stories and began to get to know one another.
Early risers on Saturday enjoyed helping with chores including feeding the sheep, draft horse, and chickens, and collecting fresh eggs. After a breakfast of pancakes, maple syrup and maple sausage from the farm, we enjoyed more knitting and spinning. Yoga before lunch, and a group settled in to try out needle felting after that.
One learned to spin, and ply, while another created a design for a tam using hand dyed yarn from Timmy and Twilight, (two of our ewes). Show and tell was dispersed throughout the weekend with kudos for each creation. Several enjoyed spinning blended batts and some were learned to knit. After supper we enjoyed a story read by Bonnie about bizarre things that happened on a cold snowy night. Marty and Mary Ann shared about how they met, how they chose to come to
Maine to live, and how they began farming. There was laughter, openess, and a developing sense of community.Sunday am, chores again, more gentle yoga followed by a delicious brunch with farm fresh eggs, biscuits, and fresh fruit. As preparations were made to go back to their homes, everyone expressed a sense of renewal and regeneration that exceeded their expectations. Several became members of our Fiber CSA, which provided yarn for future projects and a connection that will bring them back to the farm throughout the year. Here are some highlights from feedback we have received since their return home ....
"I'll always
remember my weekend with you as one of the best of my time
in Maine. Truly magical!"
" I agree that it was a wonderful weekend. The yoga, the companionship of
such talented and creative women, the food, the fiber, and the sheep! Oh
those lovely sheep."
"Many thanks for hosting a truly fantastic
weekend! It was just what I needed-to hang out with a group of amazing women, eat
great food, enjoy a beautiful location, relax by the fire and knit, and do lots
of yoga! The two of you have created such a welcoming space, both in your home
and in the Tesseract. I am inspired by your lives, full of intention and
purpose. Something I am striving to create.Yoga was lovely and I would not change a
thing. Wendy is a gifted yoga teacher who can met people wherever they are."
We are planning to have more weekend yoga opportunities. The next one is a Mother Daughter sleepover with needle felting to be held Saturday/Sunday April 21-22, 2012.
And we are thinking about a fall Yoga and Yarn Retreat.
Let us know if you are interested.
