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Making a Circle
What a year...being back here makes
a circle. Might just sit and stare out of the Abbey window of my
quarters, take stock of this amazing journey... Abbey Kitchen
still life by Monika Roleff Ebony Wilder ( le Enchanteur's alter ego) keeps the hearth fires burning in the Abbey kitchen and at short notice she supplies copious amounts of nourishing food. The biscuit barrels in the Abbey kitchen are always full and the pantry is incredibly well stocked. Some think that Ebony has a genie to help and maybe that dilapidated, brass coloured teapot, sitting on the window sill, does, indeed, hold a mystery spirit servant. Break Bread with Residents In the Pot - Basque Trail Stew - faucon of Sakin'el Banquet Hall Special
The Abbess and le Enchanteur making
music before the banquet On special occaisons, when travelling trevere arrive or the Amazon Queen and le Enchanteur are in residence, the Abbess sets up the Great Banquet Hall for special, celebratory meals and entertainment. 'From The Cave of the Enchantress' was the first banquet, presentation in the Abbey by travellers. Everyone in the Abbey heard the hoof beats as the party rode into the Abbey entrance late at night. Their arrival most certainly created a commotion as they unpacked and took over the Great Banquet Hall. There were ten acts. These were the acts. 1.
Maria Tortilla by Karen Roberts Banquet
Menu Desserts courtesy of Jayne Harris
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December 20 2005 The Lemurian Abbey
Lantern in the Abbey Window The Lemurian Abbey has become one of the constants at Soul Food. It is the place where travellers can seek long term sanctuary. faucon of Sakin'el stands on the watch tower with his lantern guiding the way. Tucked up in their private 'cells', passport carrying pilgrims have a 'room of their own', a room with a view of the expansive Abbey gardens. Sonnet to the Abbey Be welcomed in these hallowed halls
In Lemuria In childhood In it I put my ticket to Lemuria where
I dreamed of walking with dear friends under a sacred bamboo Shadows here are gentle The carver has made me a boat with wings
and tall white oars The wise woman speaks, her voice The Abbey The Abbey is my comfort zone Claim Your Space in the Lemurian Abbey This year has been a momentous year for me. I have had to face my husbands third round of chemotherapy and I retired from formal work to care for him in July. Frankly I am not quite sure how I would have coped without the cyber sanctuaries I created, without the companionship of fellow wanderers or the sketching that has become a new vehicle for self expression. Becoming the Abbess and the le Enchanteur enabled me to express aspects of myself that had been well and truly hidden from the world and perhaps more importantly, from myself. You too can benefit from this remarkable cyber world. To join us simply send an email with the subject line 'Can I Join the Lemurian Abbey' to heatherblakey at iprimus.com.au Heather Blakey
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