Community Workday: A Plaster Party
Last weekend we had our monthly community work day at Full Bloom. It was super gratifying and fun as we applied the finished coat of earthen plaster to our landmate’s Jo and Rosie’s sweet little Cob home on the hillside. We had lots of help from the folks living here and some friends from the neighborhood. It was really supportive to have master natural builder Lydia Doleman there to make sure the plaster formula was right and that the application methods were not too wanky or wonky for that matter.
It was also the kind of work party that easily incorporated kids into the scene. No dangerous power tools and lots of mud and sand to play with.
There’s something very nourishing about this kind of “work”. Everyone’s joking around, getting dirty, the kids are playing (and occasionally fighting: “That’s my bucket!”). It makes me want to have these kinds of days more often than once a month!
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