Pagan Unity Festival

Wanted to let you know that we made it home fine, exhausted but happy.
PUF was enormous fun and we'd be delighted to come back next year.

I cannot thank you enough for letting me join in on the festivities this year! As soon as we drove on to the site, we see deer and butterflies and it's heavenly. As we unpack the car and load up the cabin I can begin to feel a release.

I enjoyed everything, and even got a hot shower on Saturday! I ALWAYS love Dorothy and Murv. I hope they will forever stay a staple. Murv was joking about where to spend his 50th birthday. He and Dorothy agreed it would be at PUF. He said that would be hard because his birthday is in Feb so they joked some more that he could pick out a new sign (zodiac) and a new birthday so he can spend his 50th with PUF in May.

Magickal Solutions was AWESOME! Day Star was a hoot! I hope she comes back next year! She was so awesome! I got to talk to people, I went to drum circle every night, I belly danced at drum circle.I made a few new friends here and there and I hope to see more of them, I attended BOTH nights of ritual and one was just as funny as hell (chocolate) and the other was amazingly POWERFUL and moving!

I had a blast in the kitchen with Rachel while I came in for community service.On my first day Bear (from TX, solider going to Iraq) and I made lunch together and he and I talked and talked and talked and he sang in Italian for me and then he sang SCA songs and ren faire songs.

Thank you SO MUCH for everything you did and made happen, and I'm ready for next year's!

The PUF was of the awesome-ness! This was my first PUF and couldn't have asked for a better time. I met so many cool people! Some I got their information, some I couldn't find before I left. We may have PSC'd (army restationing) by PUF next year, but if not, we will be there with bells on!

I just wanted to say how much the weekend I just spent with all of you has meant to me. I have not felt this good since I was home from Iraq on R&R over a year ago. All of you have helped this humble
soldier to recharge and get regrounded before another difficult deployment.

I will be working with Mari and Father Dave to get my articles on PUF done for publication asap. I have been to many Pagan festivals around the country and this is the first one I have EVER attended that was so drama free.

To all of you who have told me your wishes for support and thanked me for my service, you have made my heart joyful, awed, and humbled. I will post here as often as I can while deployed to keep you informed as to how I am doing and such.

I can be reached here on yahoo for now at arthuroftheoaks.

'TIl we next speak,
In love and service,
Namaste

Rev. Kenneth "Bear" Hammes
Bard of Bowdark Grove,
Ambassador at Large,
Congregation of the Oaks

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Hi all! I just wanted to say I had a great time this weekend! I've also said it over here at my new blog, Out of the Circle , in a little more detail.

Ok, I think I am back to normal which may not be a good think....lol I think the kids had an amaizing time and would love to come back next year. Kelly and I are already thinking of things we need to bring for
next year with our husbands hopefully in toe. The food was fabulous. The Ritual Saturday was revitalizing. The only thing I didn't do was get info on trying to reach people. I met so many and didn't even get a way to get ahold of them via the internet. Also, I am really into astrology and Kitti was awesome. I could go on and on! Huggs to all our new friends!!!

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I want to take this opportunity to say that PUF was Fantastic! We enjoyed and were blessed by our weekend at PUF. The people rocked, the workshops were informative and it was a delight. Blessings and again thank you all for a wonderful weekend. Hope to see you all next year.