Many roads to a hutchmoot
I watched this video on What is a Hutchmoot? (I so want to go on a Hutchmoot - they are for people who have not forgotten the way to fairyland I believe), from this blog post. I liked the song playing near the end of the video so I went in search of it and found this. I like it.
The other weekend I drove out to Thornleigh to catch up with some kindred spirits, because it is worth driving a long way in search of kindred spirits. While there we were catching up on news, and when I mentioned our new church minister, I discovered he was groomsman for these friends, and there he was in a photo on the wall. So, then later I mentioned this evening to our new minister and we fell into conversation. During this conversation he asked me if I have ever heard of George MacDonald. Have I ever heard of George MacDonald?! Then we talked about the power of "story". Yes, yes, yes. There are some conversation topics that make a person an instant kindred spirit, and George MacDonald is one of them. These hutchmoot people know about George MacDonald. (If you have never heard of George MacDonald you need to read Phantastes. I have blogged about it here. And if you don't have time for a whole book, read Chapter XIII online.)