Handfasting
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naked_wrat and i are now handfasted. :-)
The ritual was held in Oldis Park (labelled "Northcote Park" on Google Maps), under a lovely tree and weather that was kind to us, and surrounded by family and friends. It went well overall: there were only a couple of small mistakes that were probably only apparent to those who had been involved in preparing the ritual, and we were very grateful to all those who participated in the ritual - especiallysacred_harlot and poetical_sailor, whose assistance and support was very much appreciated. :-) We were also showered with many lovely gifts, despite having tried to tell people that their presence was present enough. :-)
One gift in particular overwhelmednaked_wrat and myself: sacred_harlot came up with the idea of gifting naked_wrat and myself a honeymoon in the Dandenongs, and so the evening before the handfasting she and poetical_sailor revealed that they and my parents had together paid for two nights' accommodation in Clarendon Cottages' Camellia Cottage, near Sassafras. So on Sunday poetical_sailor and sacred_harlot drove us up there - neither naked_wrat nor myself drive - to begin our honeymoon. The pictures on the Clarendon Cottages Web site don't do the cottage and grounds justice. It was so cosy, surrounded by lots of peaceful greenery. Just wonderful!
One of the owners of the cottages graciously drovenaked_wrat and myself to Upper Ferntree Gully train station Tuesday lunchtime, and we arrived back home late Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, though, that meant there wasn't sufficient time to catch up with the awesome radicalyffe before he headed back to Canberra. :-(
Since getting back, i've not been feeling too well; it may be a cold, or it may be, aspoetical_sailor suggested, my sensitive system reacting to coming back from the clearer air of the Dandenongs to the more pollution-laden inner north suburbs of Melbourne. Either way, i'm now much in need of rest. :-)
naked_wrat and i are now handfasted. :-)The ritual was held in Oldis Park (labelled "Northcote Park" on Google Maps), under a lovely tree and weather that was kind to us, and surrounded by family and friends. It went well overall: there were only a couple of small mistakes that were probably only apparent to those who had been involved in preparing the ritual, and we were very grateful to all those who participated in the ritual - especially
sacred_harlot and poetical_sailor, whose assistance and support was very much appreciated. :-) We were also showered with many lovely gifts, despite having tried to tell people that their presence was present enough. :-)One gift in particular overwhelmed
naked_wrat and myself: sacred_harlot came up with the idea of gifting naked_wrat and myself a honeymoon in the Dandenongs, and so the evening before the handfasting she and poetical_sailor revealed that they and my parents had together paid for two nights' accommodation in Clarendon Cottages' Camellia Cottage, near Sassafras. So on Sunday poetical_sailor and sacred_harlot drove us up there - neither naked_wrat nor myself drive - to begin our honeymoon. The pictures on the Clarendon Cottages Web site don't do the cottage and grounds justice. It was so cosy, surrounded by lots of peaceful greenery. Just wonderful!One of the owners of the cottages graciously drove
naked_wrat and myself to Upper Ferntree Gully train station Tuesday lunchtime, and we arrived back home late Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, though, that meant there wasn't sufficient time to catch up with the awesome radicalyffe before he headed back to Canberra. :-(Since getting back, i've not been feeling too well; it may be a cold, or it may be, as
poetical_sailor suggested, my sensitive system reacting to coming back from the clearer air of the Dandenongs to the more pollution-laden inner north suburbs of Melbourne. Either way, i'm now much in need of rest. :-)
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Date: 2009-09-12 04:22 (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-09-12 04:40 (UTC)Your handfasting was amazingly beautiful, and I am so glad I was there!
Glad you had fun on your honeymoon. :)
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Date: 2009-09-12 06:48 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-12 07:57 (UTC)It was a wonderful day, I was so happy to be able to see you and naked_wrat so happy.
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Date: 2009-09-12 08:06 (UTC)Hmm, interesting . . . . i guess all i can say for sure is that it was more pleasant to breathe, but maybe that's just because it was eucalypt-scented pollution. :-)
Aww, thanks! :-D
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