Restless, Meditation, Readings

Went to a family wedding on Sunday. Great time there, but both Lyle and I had some interesting and unexpected conversations regarding the farm and Ashfield. Can't say more than that at this time, but these talks led to a long conversation between us on the way home, and then between that, some other things, and the data migration Lyle was working on for a client (router problem of some sort perhaps), neither of us slept well.

On the plus side, since I was mostly awake I spent much of the time doing self-healing work, as well as some for Lyle. Then at 4:14a.m. I had to get up to use the facilities and just outside the bedroom door was Roselynde, sitting waiting for me. So, petted her, did my business, wandered into the East front bedroom wondering if I should go upstairs and do some sorting. She followed me so I petted her again, then decided that we should go downstairs. Since my mind was going in circles anyway, I figured I might as well walk the first floor circuit, alternating counter- and clockwise (easier on the knees and more balanced anyway). Did that for 1/2 and hour, while Roselynde mostly sat in one place and observed me go by. Then sat down and read a little of the Druidry Handbook. Around then L came downstairs and let me know that the download (to his PC instead of the client's because of the disconnect problems) had completed, and we went off to bed for another hour of rest. And actually did, yay. Someone from the client site came by at 7:00 a.m. to pick up a CD with the database migration stuff on it; we used to work with him, so it was nice to chat for a few minutes before he had to take off.

Tried getting more sleep but the legs said no. So, got some things ready to mail (mantle to one person and application for Ashfield Fall Festival to another), had breakfast, walked to the post office, then brought in yarn, warping board and the Mountain (our 8-harness table loom). Did some winding and chaining warp, break for lunch, winding and chaining warp, nap, then started the warping of the loom. Taking a break now to make dinner, but hoping to get the warping done tonight. I have to have a bunch of stuff made for the festival next fall, and also we're helping out at a demo in NY this coming Saturday and I'll be doing some weaving there. Also bringing the rats and sheep to sell, on request from Anne de Chevbois. Apparently they need some rats for the kids to play 'rat toss'.

This morning we got a call from nephew Curtis, asking where we were in our thoughts on moving to Ashfield, too. So, rather than a general reading, I'll be doing some specific work in this regard tonight. And of course L and I will have more discussion. We'll see what happens, but I'm beginning to wonder if my initial intuition that we'd be moving this year was correct...

And why is this all here instead of in my regular journal? Well, aside from the healing and meditation work (weaving's part of that, for me, as well as being a time-honored craft that's quite suited to the druidic path), I have been feeling a great need for increased time for meditation since last week. And after the discussions at the wedding yesterday, I now know why. The results of the I Ching reading I did a few weeks ago is definitely making itself known, full force!