Stones

October 9:

We are gathering Stones for the Stone Wall behind the soon-to-be-installed Wood Stove. We brought a considerable number down from North Dakota when we moved last year from our own collection and that of Toby and Ken Baker. (The Bakers had moved some years ago and had gifted us with Toby's beloved collection.) Plus, this little Home had some landscaped beds carefully rimmed with Stones Wendy's Grandmother had gathered from her travels over the years. Cherished Folks have also contributed for this very special project: Sarah Cummins, Rachel Long, Dorreen Yellow Bird, Bob and Connie Scott, and their families.

Questions remained: How many do we have? Do we have enough? All these Stones were carefully tucked about. Some were in the pile out front straight off the Moving Truck and others were not. Richard suggested we gather them together and lay them out in the area of the space they are going to fill. So he measured off a space on the Front "Veranda" and carefully laid out the Stones. (Someday, that Car Pad will become a Veranda.)

I thought his idea was perfectly brilliant. He carefully laid out the beautiful Stones. To our surprise, we are almost there. But we seek other Stones to make this special Stone Wall and our Little House "Home".

On this day, we headed out and about in the County to gather Stones from places of memory in our lives and the lives of our Ancestors. It was a very moving day. We criss-crossed the southern part of Adair County. Somehow, while we were hunting for Stones, we were also creating simple Paths about coming Home.