Kindred Connections at the Heart of AN!
This past week has been another busy one as we prepare for our special events of May. Just as we finished making our river rock foundations and repairing the cracks inside our house, new tasks appeared. After our washing machine began flooding the floor, our plumber Olger discovered a crushed water pipe behind the house which was quickly fixed. Then a hose attached to our water heater burst late at night just as we were about to go to bed. The only thing we could do was to flow like water over the rocks and deal with each issue as it appeared with the minimum of stress.
We also had a new, AN style queen sized bed made for AN•Wasi, got a new truckload of firewood, finished repainting the damage on the exterior paint of the house and repaired cracked tiles.
I was very fortunate that I was able to begin writing the May Surf Report in the final days of April. This rarely is possible because I usually need to feel the energies of the new month for a few days before I can write. But May is such a strong month, it was easy to write about.
I nearly had it finished by the time Sebastian, Anastra, Jessica and Keenuane arrived on Monday afternoon. It was so wonderful to see them again! The three of them who were here last year were amazed by all the progress we had made. Then Indigo arrived on Tuesday morning for her first visit to the Heart of AN. She said that our photos don’t nearly illustrate the full extent of the beauty here.
There is much to do before our wedding celebration on Sunday. Decorations for the AN•Chakana are being created while Eloy is preparing the AN•Labyrinth for its debut. More people will arrive on Friday and Saturday!
It’s so much fun having kindred people here with us at the Heart of AN. It always makes the energies feel more alive when people are here to interact with them. And we love sharing the wondrous AN energies!
- Skylights in our living room illuminate the Sun Moon AN disc.
- Ah, the joys of maintenence! Our washing machine started leaking and when Olger our plumber arrived, he discovered a crushed water pipe behind the house which he and Eloy dug out and replaced.
- Aristo made us a new queen sized bed for AN•Wasi.
- Here’s the new chakana bed in AN•Wasi!
- The fearless Eloy does a graceful balancing act on our roof while replacing broken tiles.
- Sebastian thought he was renting a nice SUV in Peru, but ended up with this somewhat battered pick up truck!
- Keenuane and Jessica brought us suitcases full of treasures from Mexico! Beautiful hand embroidered blouses, salsas, tortillas, baskets, epsom salts and delicious empanadas!!!!
- Sebastian is ready to transform at the Heart of AN!
- A truckload of new firewood has arrived and is waiting to be stacked.
- Yesterday morning, Sebastian, Eloy and I welcomed beloved Indigo to the Heart of AN!
- Yesterday some of visited the AN•Chakana to get inspirations for our ceremony this weekend.
- Enjoying an early dinner yesterday at Kampu in Urubamba: Sebastian, Keenuane, Anastra, Solara, Emanaku, Indigo and Jessica. We really enjoyed Eduardo’s delicious curries and Pad Thai.
- We are creating the decorations to use at the AN•Chakana for our ceremony this weekend.
- Our kitchen door makes interesting shadows on our small storage shed.