Blue Heron Farm is hosting its annual gathering in New York over theLabour Day weekend.
A group from Ottawa is going, so be sure to look for the "official" Amber Fox tent if you're there. If you need more information about the gathering,
contact:
Blue Heron Farm
68 Streeter Rd.
Dekalb, NY 13630
Several people at the High Summer Gathering expressed an interest in attending Blue Heron, including a group from Toronto. Anyone still planning to go....???? So far from Ottawa we have confirmed Ricky,Peaches, and Chip....We're taking one car, but if more would like to join us we can take a second vehicle.
Make plans now and post them to the list!
The next Amber Fox Gathering is our annual Thanksgiving Gatherette, October 5-8. However, if there is enough interest, a "mini-gatherette" known as a Gatheretty, can happened the weekend of September 14-16. Let the list know if you're interested!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
What to bring to a gathering
Bring everything you need for summer camping in the woods, including a tent, warm sleeping bag or blankets, pillow, flashlight, bug repellent, sunscreen, and a divine wardrobe suitable for summer weather conditions in which all clothing styles and fashion statements are both optional and encouraged.
This is Ontario, so summer can be cool or really hot. It can rain for days or be days and days under a hot muggy sun. Bringing rain gear and shorts maybe a good idea and remember to leave Geneva's F-ing umbrella alone!
Some indoor space is available but limited in the Departure Lounge.
If you need time to be in your birthday suit, hey what can we say but join some of us.
Bring your drums, your musical instruments, your voice, your art, oils, pastels, water colours, crayons!
Bring alive your talents, energy and desire to live, celebrate and work in community with like-minded gay men.
... or do like me ... Pretend to be a Boy Scout ... Be Prepared!
This is Ontario, so summer can be cool or really hot. It can rain for days or be days and days under a hot muggy sun. Bringing rain gear and shorts maybe a good idea and remember to leave Geneva's F-ing umbrella alone!
Some indoor space is available but limited in the Departure Lounge.
If you need time to be in your birthday suit, hey what can we say but join some of us.
Bring your drums, your musical instruments, your voice, your art, oils, pastels, water colours, crayons!
Bring alive your talents, energy and desire to live, celebrate and work in community with like-minded gay men.
... or do like me ... Pretend to be a Boy Scout ... Be Prepared!
need some colour?
The green land turns out many more colours
You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small
But I see your true colours
Shining through
I see your true colours
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colours
True colours are beautiful,
Like a rainbow
Show me a smile then,
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there
And I'll see your true colours
Shining through
I see your true colours
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colours
True colours are beautiful,
Like a rainbow.
by Cindy Lauper
Gatherette call for Canda Day Weekend!
The Canada Day Weekend Gatherette begins June 29.
If you are planning on coming try to let us know, you can email the list or Ken directly at edgeplayer@mindspring.com. That will help us be ready for you. The land is brilliant now and
requires our presence there. You can look forward to fabulous and good Fae folks and the experience of being with men who love being men among men. Sauna energy will be high among other things, vegetarian food plentiful, scrumptious desserts, and entertainment should the energy direct us there.
The Maple Bush beckons us to remember all those that have passed through our lives, the MapleTree begs to deliver your wishes, a Ritual
Fire lead by Chip and others will be like no other. Improvements made to the gardens ask only for your 
enjoyment, harvesting wood for the High Summer gathering and the arrival of the new improved mop brigade led by Andre should make it a great gatherette!
Need directions on how to get to The Land, aka Amberfox? Email Ken at edgeplayer@mindspring.com.
*Get it on your mind!*
If you are planning on coming try to let us know, you can email the list or Ken directly at edgeplayer@mindspring.com. That will help us be ready for you. The land is brilliant now and
requires our presence there. You can look forward to fabulous and good Fae folks and the experience of being with men who love being men among men. Sauna energy will be high among other things, vegetarian food plentiful, scrumptious desserts, and entertainment should the energy direct us there.The Maple Bush beckons us to remember all those that have passed through our lives, the MapleTree begs to deliver your wishes, a Ritual
Fire lead by Chip and others will be like no other. Improvements made to the gardens ask only for your 
enjoyment, harvesting wood for the High Summer gathering and the arrival of the new improved mop brigade led by Andre should make it a great gatherette!Need directions on how to get to The Land, aka Amberfox? Email Ken at edgeplayer@mindspring.com.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Geneva has no equal
I was wondering where our Geneva was on the scale of beautiful girls. Why here she finds no match among this group of a-list wanna be stars... Im sure you agree!
Can you name them all? I expect some of you can, lets see how many you can name. A special gifting will be made at the Canada Day Weekend Gatherette for the ones who can name 20 or more...
Can you name them all? I expect some of you can, lets see how many you can name. A special gifting will be made at the Canada Day Weekend Gatherette for the ones who can name 20 or more...
Space transporter works
Sometimes the Land has some little ones that need to be somewhere else ...
They dont know how to get away so they need some help...
...and so being good faeries we help them right?!
Some people are meaner but not Faeries, we use these cool super secret space transporters to deliver the little ones to a better home.
Im not sure but it could be Geneva's voice that finds them seeking the transporter or maybe its Howie-Sue's latest outfit that shines too bright for their unprotected eyes.
We are lucky at aka Amberfox because we have super secret space transporters and a lead Faerie who knows just how to use them.
They dont know how to get away so they need some help...
...and so being good faeries we help them right?!
Some people are meaner but not Faeries, we use these cool super secret space transporters to deliver the little ones to a better home.
Im not sure but it could be Geneva's voice that finds them seeking the transporter or maybe its Howie-Sue's latest outfit that shines too bright for their unprotected eyes.
We are lucky at aka Amberfox because we have super secret space transporters and a lead Faerie who knows just how to use them.
Little things that make you go ahhhh!
The land has sprung too life!
It has used every bit of faerie dust, spread across the land with each step we take.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Denny sums it up the Victoria Gatherette
Dear fae friends...
Well, I did get up to the gatherette this last weekend--in fact, I got there Fri. aft. and left Tues. aft--fantastic!
As usual, once I got there, I wondered why it had taken me so long to get back to the land there. It truly is a magical place...
Usually, the first gatherette of the season is quite a small one, people-wise.
This one, though, broke an Amber Fox record--attendance peaked at 17 men.
Also, there were 3 lovely younger men from Montreal who had tried to visit last year and finally got there. Their energies were much appreciated and they took to the faes like ducks to water.
I think most folks energies were not at their highest point. There were no fun or interesting activities during the day, excepting food prep and dish washing, (wood gathering, setting the water system up, rehearsing for the follies, prancing in birthday suits, mowing, food shopping, sun worshipping, falling over the rabbits) of course.
Mind you, there was a fire outside the Erection (the communal kitchen/socialzing space) every night, and there were sweat lodges (each) night, as well (in their fabulous wooden sweat lodge).
I figure that, when I'm at an gathering space, there should be a Faeries Follies night and so I suggested that on the Sun. and spent the day rehearsing with folks as keyboard support.
There were 7 performers. The first was Brendan from Montreal who started it off reading some prose that he'd written that day that expressed his new-found feelings about being there and with the Faeries--lovely...
Andre, from Ottawa, did a very tender rendition of a Bob Dylan song. He was bewigged and sat in a rocker and spoke and sung. Lovely!
Then we had a mixture of performers doing songs. Geneva, a Toronto fae, did a heart-rending version of "I Won't Live in a World without Love". His voice is reminiscent of Willie Nelson and I just loved it.
Boy Ricky did "One Little, Two Little, Three Little Faeries" to the tune of "One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians"--very amusing!
Shimmer, from Boston, did "Nowhere To Run", a Motown number that went right over the top in mock hysterics--done in a rock vein!
Geneva's boyfriend, YJ, did a very sweet version of a Louis Armstrong song--"What a Wonderful World", and I ended the show doing three original songs of mine.
The show wasn't too long and there was a fab dessert by Shimmer (pear pie!) that held the audience hostage until the show was over and dessert was served.
Then they were off to the sweat lodge where, I'm told, it got a little frisky on two of three nights.
Ken, the owner of the land, arrived Monday evening and I stayed on later so that I could spend a little time enjoying his company.
Howie-Sue was his usual very entertaining somewhat ascerbic self--it was great to reconnect with him.
Shimmer did a rune reading for me for which I am truly grateful. (The results were encouraging.)
Otherwise, I did get to chat quite a bit with Boy Ricky who lives in Ottawa and is at Amber Fox quite a bit, particularly, of course, during the good weather.
He is a sweetie-pie and if it was not for his encouragement and help, I might not have made the bus trip schlepp up, fatigued as I was, my back still bothering me, etc. (YJ and Philip a.k.a Geneva were driving back so I got a ride with them--wonderful--and had a more relaxing return than had I had to do the bus thingy again--thanks!!!!)
I was sad, as usual, for me, to leave and it's been an adjustment being back in the Big Smoke but I come back much refreshed and full energy to get up there as much as possible this year.
Hopefully, we will be able to get up there more, organize rides, if possible.
For those who haven't been to a gathering, I hope my little description here piques your interest but do remember that the Canada Day gathering will likely have a few more men, as well as lots of fun activities, sharing and, no doubt, at least one ritual.
Denny :)
Well, I did get up to the gatherette this last weekend--in fact, I got there Fri. aft. and left Tues. aft--fantastic!
As usual, once I got there, I wondered why it had taken me so long to get back to the land there. It truly is a magical place...
Usually, the first gatherette of the season is quite a small one, people-wise.
This one, though, broke an Amber Fox record--attendance peaked at 17 men.
Also, there were 3 lovely younger men from Montreal who had tried to visit last year and finally got there. Their energies were much appreciated and they took to the faes like ducks to water.
I think most folks energies were not at their highest point. There were no fun or interesting activities during the day, excepting food prep and dish washing, (wood gathering, setting the water system up, rehearsing for the follies, prancing in birthday suits, mowing, food shopping, sun worshipping, falling over the rabbits) of course.
Mind you, there was a fire outside the Erection (the communal kitchen/socialzing space) every night, and there were sweat lodges (each) night, as well (in their fabulous wooden sweat lodge).
I figure that, when I'm at an gathering space, there should be a Faeries Follies night and so I suggested that on the Sun. and spent the day rehearsing with folks as keyboard support.
There were 7 performers. The first was Brendan from Montreal who started it off reading some prose that he'd written that day that expressed his new-found feelings about being there and with the Faeries--lovely...
Andre, from Ottawa, did a very tender rendition of a Bob Dylan song. He was bewigged and sat in a rocker and spoke and sung. Lovely!
Then we had a mixture of performers doing songs. Geneva, a Toronto fae, did a heart-rending version of "I Won't Live in a World without Love". His voice is reminiscent of Willie Nelson and I just loved it.
Boy Ricky did "One Little, Two Little, Three Little Faeries" to the tune of "One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians"--very amusing!
Shimmer, from Boston, did "Nowhere To Run", a Motown number that went right over the top in mock hysterics--done in a rock vein!
Geneva's boyfriend, YJ, did a very sweet version of a Louis Armstrong song--"What a Wonderful World", and I ended the show doing three original songs of mine.
The show wasn't too long and there was a fab dessert by Shimmer (pear pie!) that held the audience hostage until the show was over and dessert was served.
Then they were off to the sweat lodge where, I'm told, it got a little frisky on two of three nights.
Ken, the owner of the land, arrived Monday evening and I stayed on later so that I could spend a little time enjoying his company.Howie-Sue was his usual very entertaining somewhat ascerbic self--it was great to reconnect with him.
Shimmer did a rune reading for me for which I am truly grateful. (The results were encouraging.)
Otherwise, I did get to chat quite a bit with Boy Ricky who lives in Ottawa and is at Amber Fox quite a bit, particularly, of course, during the good weather.
He is a sweetie-pie and if it was not for his encouragement and help, I might not have made the bus trip schlepp up, fatigued as I was, my back still bothering me, etc. (YJ and Philip a.k.a Geneva were driving back so I got a ride with them--wonderful--and had a more relaxing return than had I had to do the bus thingy again--thanks!!!!)
I was sad, as usual, for me, to leave and it's been an adjustment being back in the Big Smoke but I come back much refreshed and full energy to get up there as much as possible this year.
Hopefully, we will be able to get up there more, organize rides, if possible.For those who haven't been to a gathering, I hope my little description here piques your interest but do remember that the Canada Day gathering will likely have a few more men, as well as lots of fun activities, sharing and, no doubt, at least one ritual.
Denny :)
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