Starting last wednesday evening through Sunday evening, the Josephine Porter Institute hosted the Fall preparation / remedy making workshop. Fifteen attendees participated in harvesting a steer [Columbo, God Bless him] and the sheath material was collected, meat harvested, and remainders went into a conscientiously prepared compost pile. We made dandelion remedy using about 25 pounds of dried flowers, exhausting all usable mesentary in Columbo. Likewise, about 15 pounds of chamomile was stuffed into the small intestine. The group cleaned and stuffed about thirty cow skulls for the oak bark remedy. Beautiful, radiant remedies were also dug up and examined, we did not have time to process. About five hundred horns were stuffed for horn manure [500] remedy. Dug up were the oak bark, chamomile, and dandelion, and some silica [501] remedy that underwent a four season sojourn in the earth. It was a very encouraging workshop as there were lots of young people there with tons of great enthusiasm. Hugh Courney gave some great talks on the whys and wherefores of the processes of prep. making along with contributions from the participants. All in all a very enjoyable and productive few days. Many members of the group went two-stepping to a local blue grass band saturday night and got down with the locals. What a beautiful community. They end the evening by everyone holding hands in a cirlce while the band played "In His Arms", really cool ... SStorch
"In His Arms" When my eyes shall close for dead, Fold my hands across my chest. Sing for me a pretty song, While I take my Journey home. refrain: Not afraid to bid this world good-bye, Not afraid to close my eyes and die, For this courage I have prayed, in his arms I'm not afraid. When I cross that silent sea, Where the home lights beckon me, I fear no pain, I fear no harm, Safe a'tucked in Jesus' arms. refrain
