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Title: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on January 03, 2010, 09:20:13 AM
Huzzah to Chelsea for putting on a great Yule Rite last night :)  Huzzah to those of us brave enough to stay at the Grove for the night and attend all three rituals.  I believe it was, Will, Caryn, Chelsea, Jeff, Danielle, Barry, Crystal, Ashley, Kelly who were up for the rites, but several more who stayed the night :)

Huzzah to Caryn and Danielle and Chelsea for their hard work cleaning up.

Huzzah to Barry for leading an awesome talisman making workshop that a lot of folks participated in and had a great time.

Huzzah to everyone who participated in the auction, we raised $597 and some change :)  Those who submitted IOU's, you'll be getting emails from me later today with your totals (after I've slept).
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on January 03, 2010, 02:43:06 PM
Huzzah to those who braved the cold and tended the fire during the night.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on January 24, 2010, 08:02:02 PM
Huzzah to Wayne, Ashley, and Caryn for presenting our Day of Druidry today :)  And Huzzah to Kelly for cooking lots of yummy food.  And Huzzah to everyone helped clean up afterwards :)  I will be posting totals and updates later tonight or tomorrow!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on January 31, 2010, 09:42:57 PM
Hussah to Will and Tegan for shoveling the driveway, all the sidewalks, the steps and porches and getting them salted so that they were clear for most of the folks who showed up today.

Hussah to all who participated in the H.R. workshop I think we made great progress and even getting out the SD's balls and having many balls in the air at some points seemed to help the forward momentum.  Hussah! 
(Benu has blue balls BTW...and Ashley had her's all color coordinated and in rows)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on January 31, 2010, 09:43:53 PM
Also huzzah to Chelsea for her many donations of goods for the Grove :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on February 06, 2010, 04:05:57 PM
HUGE HUZZAH to Loki for shoveling the walkways around the Grove for two hours!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on February 07, 2010, 02:12:40 PM
I meant Lokiseinn.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on February 22, 2010, 09:47:03 AM
Huzzah to Ashley, Taryn, Wayne, and Will for bringing food this Sunday.  Huzzah to Ashley for cooking amazing crepes for me so I could experience them for the first time :D

I'd like to take a moment to also point out (and I am going to start pointing this out at the Grove as well cause it's starting to get on my nerves), that Rites of Caffiena is not a time for you to come get a free meal. 

If you don't help clean or bring food or donate money, then you shouldn't be coming to eat.  We don't have anyone that attends the Grove that can't push a vacuum cleaner across the floor or wash a dish or pick up a tub of butter and walk it to the refrigerator.  Personally I think the Grove has sat by too long and allowed this kind of behavior and I'm just not going to tolerate it anymore.  It doesn't happen as much as it used to, thankfully, but it does still happen.
Title: Beautiful altar today
Post by: debbie on March 07, 2010, 04:00:08 PM
Huzzah to Bennu on the beautiful altar.  It was a very happy altar, too.

It was so nice to be back up there and to be outside and feel the earth reawakening and see everyone.

It was also wonderful to see all the improvements done, like the freshly painted cabinets and walls in the kitchen giving it such a welcoming feel, and seeing the Vestibule where all the religious items kept all clean and orderly. 

When people at the Grove put their minds to something, IT GETS DONE!  :-)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: TheArcher777 on March 07, 2010, 05:49:32 PM
Huzzah to Caryn for an awesome Reiki workshop today!!! Thank you so much for leading that! :D

And huzzah to Ashley for nummy nummy pancakes! And huzzah to Kelly for nummy nummy eggs!!! And huzzah to Crystal for bringing the eggs!!! And huzzah to Crystal's chickens for making some darn delicious eggs!!! NOMS!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on March 07, 2010, 06:08:25 PM
ha ha, huzzah to everyone for pitching in and helping out :)  We're going to make the Grove look amazing with the redesign :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on March 07, 2010, 06:57:28 PM
Please let me know how I may help since I don't get to come up every week.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on March 07, 2010, 07:02:04 PM
And hussah to the mystery person who bought us solar walkway lights for the front today. 
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on March 08, 2010, 09:29:34 PM
I would like to invite a hearty huzzah to John, our beloved Grove Warden, for taking it upon himself to fix the parsonage doorway when he was in no way obligated (or asked) to.  We had been waiting for it to be fixed for some time and he was kind enough to do so as a gift for the Grove without provocation.

So Huzzah to our Grove Warden for being ever vigilant in protecting our Sanctuary :)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on March 08, 2010, 10:33:43 PM
Huzzah! :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Wayne on March 13, 2010, 08:17:17 AM
I would like to give a big thanks to Caryn for reviewing my Dedicants Program.  These kinds of programs don't work unless there are people who are willing to step up and give their own time to run them and provide the appropriate oversight.  Caryn is one of those people.  This is just another example of why, for me, Caryn is a model of what ADF clergy should be.  Thanks again Caryn. 
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on March 13, 2010, 09:31:27 PM
Huuuuuuuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzahhhhhh :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on March 13, 2010, 10:41:24 PM
Quote
This is just another example of why, for me, Caryn is a model of what ADF clergy should be.

Indeed. Huzzah!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on March 14, 2010, 08:06:54 AM
 :-[  aw shucks...thanks  :)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on March 21, 2010, 10:41:44 AM
MAJOR Huzzah's to everyone who put the Ostara ritual together, from the planning to the decorating.  A great deal of thought and heart was put into it and it was definitely noticed.  Wow!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on March 21, 2010, 10:42:49 AM
And Huzzah to Crystal for putting up the notice about the collections for the military. 
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: bennuheka on March 21, 2010, 10:47:48 AM
A great Big HUUZZZAAAAHHHHH to Debbie for her actions of personal responsibility in her clean up efforts at the end of the night!

HHHUUUUUUZZZZZZZAAAAAAHHHHHHH Debbie!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on March 21, 2010, 08:20:41 PM
Huzzah on the kitchen!  The color scheme is soothing yet brightens up the whole area.  Looks new and clean.  The whole place looked clean and bright.  Could see alot of hard work had taken place both inside and outside.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Lokiseinn on March 21, 2010, 11:10:05 PM
Quote from: debbie on March 21, 2010, 08:20:41 PM
Huzzah on the kitchen!  The color scheme is soothing yet brightens up the whole area.  Looks new and clean.  The whole place looked clean and bright.  Could see alot of hard work had taken place both inside and outside.

Caryn did do an excellent job on it, didn't she?  She spent many many hours taking it all apart, painting everything, and putting it all back together.  She makes me tired just watching her sometimes. ;)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on March 22, 2010, 06:32:25 AM
She needs to learn to not take those projects on herself and for so many hours at a time, especially when she wasn't asked to :x

I think we need handcuffs at the Grove, specifically for handcuffing Caryn down from doing so much :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Lokiseinn on March 22, 2010, 07:42:18 AM
Quote from: Crystal on March 22, 2010, 06:32:25 AM
She needs to learn to not take those projects on herself and for so many hours at a time, especially when she wasn't asked to :x

I think we need handcuffs at the Grove, specifically for handcuffing Caryn down from doing so much :D

HAHAHA, I just got a mental picture of an iron stake in the middle of the main room with Caryn on the end of a short chain,  paintbrush in one hand, scraper in the other, frantically lunging at the walls.   ;D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on March 22, 2010, 08:01:44 AM
rofl!  :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on March 22, 2010, 09:05:08 AM
LOL
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on March 22, 2010, 09:18:05 AM
I also want to give a huzzah to Ashley who helped with the kitchen.  I am not sure if Taryn did or not (I was not there), but if she did, huzzah to her too :)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on March 22, 2010, 08:58:30 PM
@John Phffftttt!!!!  :P

A BIG HUSSAH to all who helped prune the trees & bushes, spread the rest of the straw bales, clean up the yard, put down new grass seed, break up more wood for future fires, -and- clean up from the H.R., clean the inside.

There is still more to do but we got a LOT done on Sunday.  HUSSAH!!!!!

-AND- we had an awsome discussion on the omen.  Damn fine day indeed!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on March 22, 2010, 09:55:46 PM
What WAS the discussion on the omen?  Please?
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on March 23, 2010, 09:32:57 AM
Quote from: debbie on March 22, 2010, 09:55:46 PM
What WAS the discussion on the omen?  Please?

Look here: http://www.cedarlightgrove.org/board/index.php?topic=3743.0 (http://www.cedarlightgrove.org/board/index.php?topic=3743.0)  Under Seer's Guild
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on March 23, 2010, 11:47:16 AM
Thank you.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on April 18, 2010, 03:25:28 PM
Hussah to all member and friends who came to Trillium in support of our main rite, magical working, and the consecration of ADF's newest Dedicant Priest

Our Own >>>>CRYSTAL !!!!!!!!<<<<


WE ROCKED TRILLIUM!!!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

HUSSAH!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on April 18, 2010, 03:59:41 PM
Yes, yes we did. Now time for a much needed shower (and to wash my mouth out with soap...all these fricken anteaters..), and a much desired nap! :D

CLG--we've got something special. Really.

Also-- we need to go camping more. ;)

HUZZAH CRYSTAL!!!!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on April 18, 2010, 09:15:18 PM
I want to echo everything that has been said about our trip this weekend so far.  We had 18 representations of the CedarLight Grove, ADF community (not all necessarily members) at Trillium this weekend.  That is the most that we have ever all been together to represent CedarLight EVER at an event, and I am almost certain the most any one Grove has been at Trillium at one time.

I am touched from the bottom of my heart that so many people came to represent and show ADF and Trillium what an amazing Grove we have become these last few years.  I am further touched that so many came for the day just to see CedarLight run the main ritual, and for my consecration.  To be honest I didn't think most folks cared all that much, and I can't help but swell with pride and misty eyes that you guys made it truly feel like we are one tribe and one family.

Our campers:
Wayne, Crystal, Caryn, Tegan, Jess, Jack, CB, Tracey, Rolsby, Stephanie, Ashley, Taryn, Bill, Kelly, Bennu, Phoenix, Susan, Susan's Sister.

New CLG Tagline: CedarLight Grove ......we're a little different.

And Jack, I'm glad you had pants on.  The end.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on April 19, 2010, 01:13:26 AM
This is by no means ALL of the photos I snapped this weekend, but I threw this together kindof quickly just to share with you guys. :)

I'll attach some more later, but as you can imagine-- I'm pretty exhausted. Will make a Trillium Photos thread later to add a few more.

Huzzah for being well represented! Huzzah for our spirit and dedication! Huzzah for our family and our tribe! Huzzah Crystal for her consecration! Huzzah ritual team!

Huzzah Cedarlight Grove!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: TheArcher777 on April 19, 2010, 01:16:14 AM
Epic Druids are Epic!!!

HUZZAH FOR CEDARLIGHT! :D HUZZAH FOR CRYSTAL!

HUZZAH FOR THE NEW TAGLINE!  ;D

HUZZAH FOR ASHLEY'S FINE PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLZ! :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on April 19, 2010, 09:24:31 AM
We also sold $349 worth of goods at our vending table :D  Not all of that will go to CLG because we are going to reimburse Ashley and Taryn for their artwork, and I'm not sure if Debbie wants reimbursement or not for her necklace. 

We sold 6 raffle tickets too :)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on April 26, 2010, 08:09:06 AM
Huzzah to everyone yesterday who helped unload that truck-load of wood.  It was like an ant army or something lol

Lets see if I can remember everyone:
Jim, Jack, Kelly, Taryn, Ashley, CB, Tracey, Caryn, Will, Crystal, Bennu, Mike?

Is that everyone that was helping unload wood?

Also huzzah's to Ashley for making waffles, to Tracey for supplying and teaching us to make flower circlets for next week's highrite, and for a short successful Witan meeting :)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on April 26, 2010, 11:17:03 AM
No reimbursement neccessary for the necklace.

I used to make flower circlets with dandelions when I was little.  Looking forward to seeing everyone wearing theirs.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: TheArcher777 on April 26, 2010, 11:39:09 AM
Yes, thank you so much for the circlets, Tracey! That was so much fun! :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on April 26, 2010, 06:36:46 PM
 :D 
CedarLight Grove...the thundering herd of ants...lead follow or Get Out of Our Way!

LMAO!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: bennuheka on April 26, 2010, 09:00:51 PM
If you always follow...the view never changes!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on April 28, 2010, 12:27:23 PM
Yah but if you take Point, you can get shot.

 :o
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on May 09, 2010, 07:11:51 PM
Hussah to Wayne for an Awesome Awesome Awesome workshop today.  I am definitely waiting for Pt 2.
WooHoo Go CedarLight!!!!!   We rock!!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on May 10, 2010, 08:03:34 AM
-Fantastic- workshop, I too am excited for Part two :D

Also Huzzah's to John and Will for splitting half of the wood out back for burning.  That's a -lot- of work :D

Huzzah to Taryn for washing a lot of dishes yesterday, and huzzah to Ashley for bringing us Greek noms and retrieving Taryn's laptop :D

Huzzah to Ashley for helping me try out the bug barrier stuff around the outside of the house.

Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on May 10, 2010, 04:19:33 PM
MORE Huzzahs that are slightly unrelated, but not quite:

MERCURY RETROGRADE ENDS TOMORROW.

Thank GOODNESS.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on May 10, 2010, 11:22:25 PM
It ends tomorrow?  You mean, normalicy might return?  Oh!  Something to look forward to!!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on May 23, 2010, 05:57:37 PM
Lotta Huzzah's to go out today :)  It was a nice peaceful day at the Grove.

Huzzah to:


Did I miss anything?
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on June 13, 2010, 05:44:57 PM
A whole ton of huzzahs for today!

Huzzah to Debbie's sister Ann for her detoxification presentation! It was wonderful having her. :D

Huzzah to Debbie and Phoenix for a fun embroidery class we held in Dun Elphame today!

Huzzah to everyone who cooked, cleaned, and came out for Walk With The Old Ones! ( Ashley did not realize until five minutes before hand that she has never led this before. EEP )

Thank you to Bennu and Phoenix who brought sausage and eggs and joined me while cooking barefoot in the kitchen.

Also, big huzzahs for everyone that helped out at the Grove Yard Sale yesterday! We raised over a hundred dollars (Liz has the exact totals I b'lieve). Liz, Debbie, CB, and Ashley worked the tables and had fun doing it.

Huzzah also to those who donated to the yard sale/swap!


Cedarlight, we freaking rock!

Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on June 13, 2010, 05:56:51 PM
So proud of you guys :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on June 13, 2010, 09:37:10 PM
Hussah! 
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: bennuheka on June 13, 2010, 11:16:58 PM
That's right...we are AWSOME!  YEAH!  CLG!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on June 18, 2010, 12:53:36 PM
Hussah to John for deciding to donate the time, energy and sweat to repair the sheetrock in the Grove Space.

Hussah to Ashley and Taryn for helping with the painting yesterday and helping to move furniture. Hussah

Hussah to Ashley, Taryn, Jack and I think Kelly for representing CLG at a body painting theme camp at Wickerman this weekend.  I know its going to be hot so all HAIL the volunteers!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on July 18, 2010, 06:50:56 PM
Huzzah to Caryn for bringing in $210 for the Grove today with her Reiki II intensive :)

Huzzah to all those who helped clean-up!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on August 01, 2010, 05:35:02 PM
Big Huzzah to Jim and Jack for mowing the grass today.  Shoot it was only knee high in a couple of places  but the skeeters were murderous   :o   the mowing should help some with that.

Huzzah to Dave for helping to clear the yard of fallen sticks and hoses so the mowers could mow.

Huzzah to Josephine for donating 6 handicapped bars to the grove.

Huzzah!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on August 01, 2010, 06:33:21 PM
Huzzah to the folk for a most excellent WWtOO's this morning.  I admit to not really being into it as we began but boy did it ever take on a life of it's own. Awesome!  Huzzah!!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on August 29, 2010, 06:59:30 PM
I want to extend a special huzzah to the team of folks who cam down yesterday to do a lot of cleaning painting and reorganizing of the Grove as we work through a Grove redesign.

I was shocked and extremely grateful for how awesome everything looked this morning.  The new info station, the new main CLG altar, all the dishes and food moved into the parsonage.  It all looked -fantastic- and I am eternally grateful for all of the hard work, sweat, and determination of our Grove here.

I look forward to what comes next, and though I might not be down this Monday (dad's surgery is Friday, but I'm still going to try to come down on Sunday), I am looking forward to the next workday that I can come down and get dirty too.

Also special huzzah to Caryn for her awesome Ogham workshop today, and also to the well-oiled machine of volunteers completing their tasks on the whiteboard today.  We'll be switching tasks around again next weekend.

If you are not currently marked down on the volunteer board, feel free to speak up and I will add your name :)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: bennuheka on September 06, 2010, 06:31:05 PM
OK, Today all I can say is I am so PROUD of my fellow grove mates.  WE have a whole lot of Huzzahs today and I want to personally thank each of you for all the hard work and team effort.  We all managed to get the inside space finished, some more progress on the mother earth altar space, lawn mowed, firewood cut and stacked, flower beds mulched, worked in Apt B as well as, the space between the upstairs apts cleaned and painted, the pavilion cleaned and hosed down.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...if I left you off the list or a tasked that you finished, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...tell me I do not want to leave anyone out from this Huzzah!

HUZZAHS go to...
Ashley
Caryn
Will
Phoenix
Jim
Z-Wolf
Debbie
Steven
Brian
Jackie
CB
Tracey
Rebbecca
Lindsey
Anna
Kalen
Bennu
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on September 06, 2010, 06:57:52 PM
-copied from my facebook-

Woo-Damn-Hoo!!!!  17 people showed up today to help out.  We got 2 rooms painted, 1 room spackled, cleaned and prep'ed for painting, a huge amount of work done in the gardens and the area we are clearing of trash and invasive species to make a Mother Earth altar/backyard habitat kind of thing.   We made an amazing amount of progress. 

HUSSAH to the folk!  HUSSAH to CedarLight Grove.  We Rock!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on September 06, 2010, 07:16:46 PM
I'm typing this outside as strange combat mosquitos are attacking me.

Anyway, adding to Bennu and Caryn, I felt great pride and love when I was up there today.  It was amazing to see.  I wondered if some of it or all of it was a tribute to Isaac.

You looked inside and there were people upstairs, there were people on the mainfloor.  Spackles, paintbrushes and rollers, drop clothes, tape, tools...and everyone doing something specific. 

You looked outside and people were in the sanctuary or around the yard or in the back of the yard, pulling weeds, breaking up fallen branches, stacking wood, clearing out the rock piles, mulching, mowing and trimming the grass. 

I wonder what the neighbors think is about to happen?  ;-)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on September 06, 2010, 08:01:54 PM
Same thing that always happens at CedarLight....MAGIC!!!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on September 06, 2010, 08:48:57 PM
Can't wait to see all of the hard work you guys did :)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: bennuheka on September 06, 2010, 09:48:56 PM
I cant wait to see you see it.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on September 12, 2010, 08:01:44 PM
Hussah on Hospitality and Friendship

I have to say a big HUSSAH to my grove mates today.  As we were leaving one of the folks came walking back up the steps to say that he had a flat tire.
He had a spare but no jack and no roadside assistance.  Will, Caryn, Ashley, Rebecca were still there.  After much searching, we figured out what he did have and Will & Tom set to work trying to release the spare tire from under the truck bed while Caryn and Ashley went to Pep Boys for fix-a-flat and a tire pump.  On the way, we called Bennu and Phoenix because Bennu has a truck and hopefully a jack.  The spare tire release would not work and there was no owner's manual.  Bennu and Phoenix canceled thier dinner plans and brought the jack.  In the mean time, my friend Kessa called so I had her look up changing a tire on a Chevy Avalanche on the internet.  She read while I repeated the directions and we finally got the tire off the safety latch.  Meanwhile Rebecca had called her husband who is mechanic and he got there about 1.5 hours into this.  We finally got the spare tire out, and truck jacked up only to find out that the lug nuts had been stripped.  Rebecca's husband and Will working together managed to get the nuts off and we FINALLY got the spare tire on the rim.  

What is really amazing in all this craziness was that every single person had a small part to play and without them, we could not have gotten Tom back on the road.....at 6:30....

Hussah to the folk!  Hussah to teamwork!  Hussah to the Grove!!  

......where is the alcohol!   :-X
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on September 12, 2010, 08:10:03 PM
Good lawd!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on September 12, 2010, 10:23:47 PM
WELL DONE!!!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on September 25, 2010, 07:37:47 AM
I forgot to post this last weekend, but I wanted to throw some Huzzah's out to Daniel for helping not only unload the large marble piece into the Sacristy(?) but also for taking the blue filing cabinets home :)

Also we finished the final Mabon planning in 30 minutes and were cleaned up and ready to go by 2:30.  We can be a well-oiled machine sometimes :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on September 25, 2010, 10:37:39 AM
I saw the marble piece yesterday.  What is it for?
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on September 26, 2010, 01:13:29 AM
It used to be a table-top, probably will be again eventually :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on September 26, 2010, 09:11:15 PM
I would like to post great huge mountainous heaps of thanks to all who helped to clean up last night (most of us left at about 11:30) and who came back this morning to continue helping to clean up.  Will and I finally got out of there at 5:30 today because I just kept on seeing something else that needed to be done.  Yes its an Ares thing.

I still want to get up there and clean the carpet in the parsonage before the folks come in this weekend. 
Hussah
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on October 02, 2010, 07:33:43 PM
Hussah to Tracy who came and helped me paint and clean Apt B today while I was opening and closing for the Reclaiming group who is renting the main Grove Space for the weekend.

You made the day go by much faster, Thanks! 
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on October 10, 2010, 02:01:35 PM
I'd like to give a shout to Caryn for helping me stay last weekend while the group rented out our spaces.  Everyone that helped out helped to bring an extra $200 to the Grove :)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on November 05, 2010, 07:33:04 PM
Hussah to Anna, Dennis, Debbie and Caryn for coming in to clean and decorate for Samhain for about 5 hours today.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on November 05, 2010, 08:55:35 PM
It was worth it!   ;D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Darkfire on November 06, 2010, 01:19:42 AM
It was alot of fun. I missed being out in the sanctuary and in the dirt and as usual den was in the well....hehe.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Zuki on November 14, 2010, 05:54:07 PM
Huzzah for everyone who was here late today to dig, sanctify, and place our stone circle. Ashley (our lovely ringleader), Brian, Debbie, Kelly, and several names I've most regrettably forgotten.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on November 14, 2010, 11:17:28 PM
It was an awesome experience.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on November 15, 2010, 09:26:06 AM
Indeed huzzah to the stones crew: Brian, Debbie, Colleen, Ashley, Zuki (bwahaha nicknames that stick), Mia, and Rob. And huzzah to the SAME crew who all pitched in to make sure CLG was cleaned up before we left. Thanks guys!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on November 15, 2010, 04:24:46 PM
HUZZAH to Wayne for an awesome presentation.  I learned alot!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on November 27, 2010, 08:11:26 PM
Hussah to Ashley and Phoenix who came to help me today with some grove work.  We never got to the painting, but we did get the Samhain deco down and some of the Yule deco up. 

Hussah to Will and Loki for bringing up a load of wood and hauling off a bunch of stuff for the dump.

Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on November 27, 2010, 08:46:26 PM
Huzzah to the hard workers of the Grove! Sorry I couldn't make it up there to help out.
Title: The Outside Yule Tree was Beautiuf!
Post by: debbie on November 29, 2010, 11:06:23 AM
Saw it when we came back from Towson.  I loved the color scheme.  Just beautiful.

Now for the inside...WOW.  From the background scene on the walls, to the Yule tree, to the BEAUTIFUL altar.  Just lovely.  I can't wait to see Dun Elphame when it is finished with the real swags and lights.

Still looking around for antlers. 
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on December 11, 2010, 08:03:50 PM
Hussah to Anna, Brian and Bennu who came to help out at the Grove today.  We got a lot done both upstairs and in the back yard.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on December 13, 2010, 11:17:10 AM
Huzzah to everyone that braved the freezing cold rain and wind this Sunday to get some work done for the High Rite this coming weekend!!! Huzzah to everyone that decorated! Huzzah to everyone that attended the Witan meeting! :D

We will be working intermittantly throughout the week to get CLG ready for the big party. :D
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on December 13, 2010, 12:33:38 PM
It was alot of fun.

Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Darkfire on December 19, 2010, 09:56:19 PM
The ritual was amazing and everything went as planned and we all deserve a big huzzah for that. We didn't have any problems or even burnt food or a scorched Dun hooray!

However, this post if for a specific person you may not even noticed unless you were inside for an extended period of time like I was. Rebekkah was our Hearth Warden. We have never used this title before but have had this position in the past. In the past we have had some good and some bad and some terrible  hearth wardens. What I saw last night blew my mind. Rebekkah was the very epitome of the virtue of Hospitality. She took tiny cat naps when it was quiet but as soon as someone came in she was there to assist them with food or coffee or whatever they needed. We were never waiting for hot water for tea or hot coffee. The food was put away but left out long enough for us to eat at a comfortable slow pace for those of us who have to eat slow.

At one point I was passed out after I took my meds  and woke up to help clean up the fridge by removing some of the food I brought and found Rebekkah and David scrubbing crock pots. These two were going to town in the middle of the night cleaning the outside of the crock pots. She cleaned out the fridge which is something we should have done before Yule but at least for me I kept forgetting to bring up or do when I was there working. She went above and beyond her job with a smile and compassion and I personally think she deserves a HUGE thank you from every single grove member. She literally kept our Hearth running all night. When it was time for snacks to come out she brought out this tray of cookies she made that was amazing and even I could have three items on that tray (does a happy dance of peppermint, coconut and candied ginger joy). It is people like this in our Grove that often go unnoticed and I do not want to see that happen because she did such and amazing job. I am not sure if she was stuck doing other people's dishes to much. I certainly hope you all did your own dishes (shakes malevolent finger) In years past we have had dishes piled to the ceiling we have had to clean in the morning and that is hell after being up all night.

So again:

A HUGE THANK YOU AND HUZZAH TO REBEKKAH FOR BEING THE BEST HEARTH WARDEN EVER!!!!!!!!!!!


~~Darkfire
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on December 19, 2010, 10:12:01 PM
I am currently without appropriate words at how wonderful Rebecca was in her role last night, myself. Girlfriend, you blew my mind with your organizational skills and I often found myself just standing there in awe of your ability to wield this title like it was something you were born into. (Heck, you may have been.) I am working on a special gift for your contributions at Yule, because such work is much deserving of praise.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: debbie on December 19, 2010, 10:53:42 PM
Joining in on the praise of Rebecca's self-sacrificing generousity thru the Longest Night.  Much appreciated!!!!!
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: bennuheka on December 20, 2010, 04:46:55 AM
HUZZAH!!!!  To Rebecca as "Hearth Warden"
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Wayne on December 20, 2010, 09:41:34 AM
Thank you very much Rebecca.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on December 26, 2010, 03:11:01 PM
Huzzah to the folk who braved the cold and snow today to help take down the sides on the pavilion and put them away.  Some had already fallen down and it would have been much worse if we had left them up during any kinds of winter storm. Those I remember were Wayne, Bennu, Rob, Brian, Pheonix, Susan and me.  Let me know if I left someone out..
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: lindowyn on December 26, 2010, 03:14:48 PM
Sorry I couldn't be there today guys; I was braving the drive out of Delaware in 8 inches of snow. D:
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Wayne on December 27, 2010, 07:47:21 AM
We already heard about some of your adventures.
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: Crystal on December 27, 2010, 08:15:02 AM
We got 0 snow up here in Gettysburg.  We saw a few drifter snowflakes on Christmas morning but that's about it
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: stargirlDR on December 27, 2010, 09:51:27 AM
There wasn't much snow here in Laytonsville either tho according to my aunt in MA, her weatherman said that it was several inches deep all over Montgomery County (idk he was clearly wrong about the all over MoCo, b/ maybe there were places around here that got snowed in).  THere were flurries on Christmas and yesturday b/ nothing stuck (it was just enough to knock out internet n phone service for a while)
Title: Re: CedarLight Huzzah's 2010
Post by: carynml on December 29, 2010, 06:24:34 PM
Hussah to Wayne for donating the following books to the library for the ADF study programs!

Critical Thinking by William Hughes
The Mabinogi  by Patrick Ford
Wheelock's Latin By Frederic Wheelock
Blood and Mistletoe by Ronald Hutton
The Druids by Peter Ellis
Animals in Celtic Life and Myth by Miranda Green
Greek Gods, Human Lives by Mary Lefkowitz