Saturday, April 27, 2013

Work Day, Camp Caravan, 04-27-2013

In attendance (from GCNE):  Alex, Dev, Glenn, Chris (later), Brad.  Others participating in this day included members of the Bennett groups that are involved and connected with the Millers River Educational Cooperative.

7:30 a.m.:  Group sitting.

8:30 a.m.:  Breakfast.

9:30 a.m.:  Meeting in the "Conservatory" to discuss practical work and inner work for the day.  Today's practical work is primarily focused on preparing Camp Caravan for the Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists Special Performance Project.  Inner work is focused on the present moment.  Stops will be held every half-hour.

9:45 a.m.:  Alex, Dev, Glenn, and Brad walk through the main house to check rooms and see what needs to be moved, and where it needs to be moved to.  We also touch on the electrical work that Rick and Dev finished last weekend.  A large portion of the other attendants are dusting out the dorm.

10:15 a.m.:  moving bed frames (30ish bunk beds) from a storage cabin to the dorm, and then beginning to assemble them.

11:30 a.m.:  Movements.  Participation for those who are experienced, and active watching for those who are not.  Chris arrives at some point in the middle.

1:00 p.m.:  Lunch, discussion of what the afternoon holds.

1:45 p.m.:  Finishing assembling of bed frames, checking the cabins, and then moving furniture and bed frames and such in the main house to accommodate the staff that will be staying inside the house for the project.

3:10 p.m.:  Final meeting and observations about the day for the work day proper.

3:45 p.m.:  Tea and cookies.

4:00 p.m.:  Back to work, tying up loose ends, moving mattresses.

4:45 p.m.:  End of the day discussion about things that need to happen from a practical point of view.  The list of truly necessary and unfinished items is beginning to shrink noticeably.

5:30 p.m.:  Final departure for the Circle.


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