This was the week of the annual Memorial Day Work Party. Attendance was off a little bit from the past several years, with approximately 40 people attending and helping put the finishing touches on many of the Spring work projects. On Saturday night, we had the first campfire gathering in the Grove, including a tribute to Bob Dylan noting his 73rd birthday; which included the impromptu Ahimsa choir, accompanied by two guitars and ukelele, singing “Blowin’ in the Wind.”
Saturday morning breakfast crew: Laurie, Lars, Minor, David & Joe
Joe, David & Lars whipping up something good
leisure time after a full day of work
Friends representative Mark Ray (3rd from left) shares his thoughts at the annual meeting
On Saturday afternoon, the annual Friends of Indralaya meeting was held in the meadow. Reports were made, questions were asked and answered, and a spirit of goodwill prevailed. Topics that came up included the new residential internship, last year’s solar installation, the good physical appearance of the property, and the camp’s financial well-being. 2013 was summed up as a year of ‘smooth sailing on high seas’, with 2014 seeming to start out as a year of ‘just when you think you’ve seen it all!’
The big event of the week, however, was undoubtedly Monday’s celebration of Leonie’s 60th birthday. Most of my family came up from the Seattle area to surprise Leonie, while nearly all of her family was here too. The festivities began early with a rousing chorus of ‘happy birthday’ at breakfast, followed by an afternoon garden party at Arthur and Jeannie’s home.
Lolly, Melanie, Leonie, Sue & John
Leonie and nieces Margot, Irena and Collin
beautiful madrona tree and full moon birthday pie
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