Food & Shelter 1

Posted January 9th, 2010 by Peter Cowman and filed in Food & Shelter
Food & Shelter 1
 Food & Shelter 1
James offered to build a clay oven here.  I have wanted one of these for a while.
 Food & Shelter 1
The whole procedure was incredibly fast.  First, I made a sturdy timber base.  Then, the oven was built on top of this in just a couple of days.
Working with the clay and fire was pure joy.  The feel of the moist earth was exciting.  I remembered playing this intently as a child.  Care-free.  Judgment-free.  Later, when the oven was fired up to dry it out, magic happened.  The night receded into the background and a sense of ease descended around the oven. Continue Reading »