I got up fairly early as I'd agreed to go down to Rowntree Park and help York Rotters set up. I got there soon after 10, took nothing with me apart from a couple of large sacks to collect paper plates and waste food, and a bottle of pear cider in case I fancied a drink after my obligations had ended.
St Nicks had just arrived and their tent was up but not pegged in. I helped a little bit and when they were ready, had a cycle around to say hello to people and see what was up around the park. At 11 I was back at the St Nicks.Rotters stall to do my first hour with them. This went well, Pat my minder was around, and Ivana and John too, but at midday I went to the main stage to see The Falling Spikes. I met Richard's mum... she'd never seen her son's band, or heard them. Randall and Annie dropped by and I sat on their mat to listen to the band, who did a 40 minute set which I really enjoyed.
I then had to get back to the Rotters stall for another hour, after which I'd agreed to do an hour on the Green Party Coconut Shy. I've never run a coconut shy before, but I really enjoyed it. I made it into a kind of show... and drew people in with my loud voice. I stayed for 90 minutes and estimate that in that time, made about £60... there were times when there was a queue!
However, I was pleased to be free of the volunteering and enjoyed the Dub Barn Collective, chatting to Vanessa, Sally and Kate, who are also friends from many years ago, and met Jessica, who I vaguely remembered from the late 1980s. I had a bottle of perry whilst the Dub was on.... made it last a long time, was quite a treat! I enjoyed dancing, and watching others dance. A really super gig, and the highlight of my day.
The event came to an end at about 6pm, and people started to disappear. I got my two heavy-duty sacks and started to go through the bins nearest the food stalls, to rescue the paper plates which had been specified by the organisers as the only acceptable plates to use for serving food. I collected two compacted sackfuls, I estimate about 30kg of plates and waste food, plus a carrier bag of coffee grounds, maybe 5kg. Great stuff for my Compostumbler! Great it didn't go to landfill. I didn't have to do any litter picking this year, as Dylan and team had got it organised this time.
I had been invited to go and see Jennie, back in York to print off her thesis and get it bound, and staying with Peter. Peter had decided to have a little party and bonfire in her honour. I popped into the York Beer and Cheese shop near Alligator, and got two small bottles of perry, or 'pear cider' as it seems to have been re-branded.
Peter had created a vegan lasagne which was really nice; I was just in time to have some. I texted Gill to tell her where I was. I enjoyed chatting with Jennie and Peter, and then Barry turned up, and a colleague of Jennie's. The most interesting part of the evening, in some ways, was trying out a new form of making bread, by wrapping dough on a green and whittled stick, and cooking this over the embers of the fire. I did one lump, it was lovely. I drank both bottles of perry.
I got home before midnight. Happy.... perhaps a little too happy!
St Nicks had just arrived and their tent was up but not pegged in. I helped a little bit and when they were ready, had a cycle around to say hello to people and see what was up around the park. At 11 I was back at the St Nicks.Rotters stall to do my first hour with them. This went well, Pat my minder was around, and Ivana and John too, but at midday I went to the main stage to see The Falling Spikes. I met Richard's mum... she'd never seen her son's band, or heard them. Randall and Annie dropped by and I sat on their mat to listen to the band, who did a 40 minute set which I really enjoyed.
I then had to get back to the Rotters stall for another hour, after which I'd agreed to do an hour on the Green Party Coconut Shy. I've never run a coconut shy before, but I really enjoyed it. I made it into a kind of show... and drew people in with my loud voice. I stayed for 90 minutes and estimate that in that time, made about £60... there were times when there was a queue!
However, I was pleased to be free of the volunteering and enjoyed the Dub Barn Collective, chatting to Vanessa, Sally and Kate, who are also friends from many years ago, and met Jessica, who I vaguely remembered from the late 1980s. I had a bottle of perry whilst the Dub was on.... made it last a long time, was quite a treat! I enjoyed dancing, and watching others dance. A really super gig, and the highlight of my day.
The event came to an end at about 6pm, and people started to disappear. I got my two heavy-duty sacks and started to go through the bins nearest the food stalls, to rescue the paper plates which had been specified by the organisers as the only acceptable plates to use for serving food. I collected two compacted sackfuls, I estimate about 30kg of plates and waste food, plus a carrier bag of coffee grounds, maybe 5kg. Great stuff for my Compostumbler! Great it didn't go to landfill. I didn't have to do any litter picking this year, as Dylan and team had got it organised this time.
I had been invited to go and see Jennie, back in York to print off her thesis and get it bound, and staying with Peter. Peter had decided to have a little party and bonfire in her honour. I popped into the York Beer and Cheese shop near Alligator, and got two small bottles of perry, or 'pear cider' as it seems to have been re-branded.
Peter had created a vegan lasagne which was really nice; I was just in time to have some. I texted Gill to tell her where I was. I enjoyed chatting with Jennie and Peter, and then Barry turned up, and a colleague of Jennie's. The most interesting part of the evening, in some ways, was trying out a new form of making bread, by wrapping dough on a green and whittled stick, and cooking this over the embers of the fire. I did one lump, it was lovely. I drank both bottles of perry.
I got home before midnight. Happy.... perhaps a little too happy!
1 comment:
That is how we do bread when I am doing a workshop in the wood - everybody loves doing it like that over the fire.
Glad you had a good evening
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