LoNg siLeNcE...mAnY nEwS...

I've been really rubbish lately checking e.mails and posting the news on the blog... the main reason is that we had many people coming over, especially rainbow people who dropped by after the "walking Zion" weekend... it was so cool to see that most of the ones we met at the rainbow in the south were there too... 

they were looking for a place to wait and rest for a while before they would head north to another gathering nearby and also to prepare for the European gathering in north Spain... so we ended up inviting them to come to the land and most of them came... it was a fun and very good time...

they all loved the land which offered the peace and rest they needed...some were really pleased to sleep on a bed (something many didn't do for a long time) ... but some also preferred to sleep under the stars and among the beautiful yellow flowers which  cover the whole land at the moment... the warm bath was very appreciated as well... we were all blessed by each other... 

I love these people... I have no words to describe it though...
Miri's mom, Sieglinde (I hope I spelled it right), was here as well for a few more weeks...it was nice to have her here again and all the rainbow people loved her as well... they were already calling her "mama Sieglinde"... she often cooked very nice food for all ...

Among many joys, I also had some sad days, when Pula died and I realised Sambo must have died as well... I still don't know what caused it... I really miss them a lot...it's like they left an empty space in our lives here...

Now we have a new little cute dog, Bela, from Josh and Rosie... I already mentioned in the last post about them and their van... 

I'm really happy that they are here, and it's amazing the things I've learned already about Permaculture in just a few days...these guys know a lot really... Now we are already 4 people committed to serving this piece of land for a long term...me, Ton, Josh and Rosie... I'm really glad about that as well...

We have some other visitors who came from Germany... our dear Anne, another Anne who came together from Leipzig, and Uli from Gorlitz whom I already knew before too...

It's quite amazing the traffic in this land,considering it is all shared by word of mouth...  each one that comes, brings something special to add to the beauty of this place...

wAnNa bUy a niCe vAn?

Josh, Rosie and Bella (their sweet little dog) are on the move to the land... I met them at the rainbow gathering in the south (the couple I mentioned who shared the permaculture workshop), and they came by a few days ago to check the land... they loved it, and wanted to come and stay...

 we love them too, they are wonderful people, good hearts, servants and lots of knowledge to put into practice... I have been longing for people like them since I came here...

they want to settle and develop permaculture and self sustainable farming here, they thought they wouldn't need a van anymore...

so here goes the details:

Ldv High Top, year 2000, UK registration, Camper, 1 year cook burner, double bed, lots of storage, roof bars, good working order...

just need some spraying in a few dots, but besides that it's totally fine.

They are asking 3000 Euros, but willing to negotiate.

If you are interested, put a comment on the blog and I let them know.

Thanks

pULa iS nO lOngEr wiTh uS...

I have a lot of news to share, but I just want to dedicate this post to my dear cat Pula...he died today , a few hours ago... I don't know exactly the reason, but his time had come... he would have been 10 months tomorrow ...

he was strange last week, after Sambo disappeared again (she might be dead as well, I would like to find her)...

I thought he was just sad because he loved Sambo so much...
it was a strange experience to see the breath of Life depart from him as I was holding him in my hands at the vet in Castelo Branco...
I got to the vet on time for him to give Pula some shots, but it was helpless...I bowed down there, I simply prayed and asked God to do what was best for him...the doctor said to leave him there and he would tell me the news...I was not comfortable with that...as I stood up, still with my both hands on Pula's body, he stretched and gave his last breath...he went home...his spirit is free...
"Humans and animals come to the same end—humans die, animals die. We all have the same breath of Life... We all end up in the same place—we all came from dust, we all end up as dust. Nobody knows for sure that the human spirit rises to heaven or that the animal spirit sinks into the earth"
(Ecclesiastes 3:18-22)

I believe I'll see Pula again one day...where no death exists anymore...
death is weird for us...as Marcia said, it is something we were not meant to experience...
I thank God for the gift and hope of eternal life...no death will exist anymore.. everything will be as God meant it to be... I can´t even grasp that...
We are all very grateful to have met Pula...what a character... he made us all laugh a lot of times...

I felt Jesus´ comfort as I came to the land and went to take Pula to the prayer tent... he loved that place... he would always join us every morning... we used to laugh saying that he thought he was the one we were worshipping as he was always looking for attention for himself ... I laid him at the door and worshipped God... the Spirit came with comfort and a new song filled my heart :

You are the Father of all...You are the mother who loves...You are the Spirit who comforts...You are the one who holds my hand...You are the One who wipes my tears...You are the One carrying me home...Jesus...Jesus"

I buried him there ...
Good-bye Pula...we all loved you very much...thanks for what you gave to us all...

wAlKiNg ZiOn...

I´m just about to go to another rainbow party, "walking Zion" in Serra da Estrela, just 37Km from us...

it's 1000m high, in "Chão das Almas" (land of the souls),  next to the highest peak in Portugal, which is 2000m. 

we're all going, except for Miri's mom who is visiting for few weeks and said it might be a bit too cold for her... we're supposed to take all sorts of percussion instruments and flowers and join the celebration ... I'll share more after we come back...