This past week in the Hostel, we were treated to some magical musical marvelosity. Four beautiful musicians came and joined us, recording music in the glass house and entertaining us by the fireside. Jason Choen, Eric Freeman, Brighthawk, Brighthawk Hynes, and Chris Baum performed their own unique, uplifting, spiritual dance for us while we sat and breathed it all in. Thank you so much guys, for blessing us with your presence.

An old staffer Jessie also helped with openning us up at the glasshouse, by leading in a long and wonderful yoga session. Huzzah!

And much thanks to the aformentioned fire of the ‘fireside performance’. Its been getting a bit chilly here, so the firepit has been in near constant use, eating up the fallen trees collected by Kenny and Koaliani. Luckily, we all love to cuddle, so human heaters abound.

We’re also enjoying the literal fruits of our labours. The sour orange tree in the garden is dropping sour spots of love all over, the tangelo tree is covered in ripening fruit, and figs and cumquats are getting ready to be chomped. Mike Joe has been throwing lots of love into the lake garden orchard. With occasional belp from everyone willing, the area has been cleaned up, trees have been transplanted, and a dedicated watering cycle has been maintained. The lake orchard is looking great, and will be perhaps be recieving more trees soon!

The cute little ducklings of last weeks update have planned and orcastrated out a bit of a jailbreak! The now-toddler ducks have braved the new world on their own, and are swimming happily around the duckpond.

And to help out our hippie feet, Wade and Nick have been using the donated flagstones to replace a rotted out section of pathway near the main showerhouse. The old logs there started to crumble to mulch, and are now being replaced by fancy stonework. In a simular garden project, a shed floor is being constructed with salvaged concrete bricks.

As always, thanks to everyone throwing their love into this place! Come visit us, bring a blanket and eat some sweet potatoes!

May The Forest Be With You…