[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-22 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > No, NOT the people who hang out on FFL, although > > some of us are. :-) > > > > What I had in mind are "objects of power" -- things > > in y

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No, NOT the people who hang out on FFL, although > some of us are. :-) > > What I had in mind are "objects of power" -- things > in your house that you might have picked up along the > Way and that hold some spir

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Off, when you get done would you upload pictures of it to the Photos > section?>> I sure will, I'll try to get pics of the process too. OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-22 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ispiritkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- TurquoiseB wrote: > > So, does anyone have any cool old relics > > they'd love to rap about? Things that uplift > > and inspire you consistently, and are thus > > of value to you on your spiritual path? > > T

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-22 Thread new . morning
A slightly different take -- having moved 8 times in the past 10 years, I have tended to give away, throw-out (its amazing what you can't give away these days), sell, break or lose many of my possessions, culling my things to a smaller, yet still "obnoxious" pile of stuff. One move was for 3 mo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-22 Thread Marek Reavis
Off, when you get done would you upload pictures of it to the Photos section? ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Very cool, Off. Are you making yours from a kit that Gr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-22 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Very cool, Off. Are you making yours from a kit that Greenland > Kayaks offers, or are you using some other template or kit? > I am making it from both a book, called ""Building the Greenland Kayak" by Christo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-21 Thread ispiritkin
--- TurquoiseB wrote: > So, does anyone have any cool old relics > they'd love to rap about? Things that uplift > and inspire you consistently, and are thus > of value to you on your spiritual path? The very first to come to mind are the most prominent of all to me: my children. They definite

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-21 Thread Marek Reavis
Very cool, Off. Are you making yours from a kit that Greenland Kayaks offers, or are you using some other template or kit? ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Great stor

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
> > I am building one this summer. > You are the man OFF! What a beautiful boat. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Great story, Curtis, and extremely resonant. Surfing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-21 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great story, Curtis, and extremely resonant. Surfing has been like > that for me. The first time I backpacked alone in Death Valley was > like that for me. Every time I venture across a downed tree that > spa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
That boat looks great Marek! "Light" is such an important feature in a kayak because so many cool places to kayak that don't have convenient boat put-in points. You carry the boat on one side of your body so it really matters IMO. Hard shell boats really move faster in the water then mine does.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-21 Thread Marek Reavis
Hey, Curtis, I looked up "dealers" on the site and one of the outdoor stores here in Eureka carries the line but all they had was one of the canoes from the company and not the advanced frame like you have. Although I've been planning to build one of the Pygmy Boats kayaks "someday" it require

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Curtis, I like your boat a lot and I looked all through the site but > couldn't find out what the costs were; can you give me an idea of > what your model costs? Around $400. A good paddle will cost about 80 mor

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-20 Thread TurquoiseB
Great story, Curtis. Again, that is *exactly* what I had in mind when I brought up this subject. It's not the actual "pedigree" of the object that matters; it's what it means to US. If a rock or an oyster shell or a shard of Anasazi pottery has a special meaning to US, who cares if it has any wort

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-20 Thread Marek Reavis
Curtis, I like your boat a lot and I looked all through the site but couldn't find out what the costs were; can you give me an idea of what your model costs? ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What a great looking boat! I really like th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-20 Thread curtisdeltablues
What a great looking boat! I really like the look of wood. I am suspicious of the claimed weight. For a wood boat that size 39 pounds seems too light. That is the weight of my much shorter boat. Here is my boat: http://www.advancedelements.com/advancedframe.html It has an inner frame so it tra

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-20 Thread Marek Reavis
Great story, Curtis, and extremely resonant. Surfing has been like that for me. The first time I backpacked alone in Death Valley was like that for me. Every time I venture across a downed tree that spans a river or a gorge is like that for me. I feel that we become far more potent as human

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-20 Thread curtisdeltablues
Great topic and great stories Marek and Turq, I have used objects as anchors for states of mind. One that comes to mind was a simple oyster shell that I picked up from the water off Jane's Island on the Chesapeake Bay. It is not a collector's shell, it is downright ugly. I keep in my car and ru

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-20 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great topic, Turq, I'm interested to hear what people write about. > > An important object for me along these lines is natural rather than > manufactured, but the circumstances of finding it and it's resonance >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old Relics

2008-05-20 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No, NOT the people who hang out on FFL, although > some of us are. :-) > > What I had in mind are "objects of power" -- things > in your house that you might have picked up along the > Way an