Amida France

Life at Amida France has been filled with practical tasks over the last couple of months. At the beginning of January, Modgala and Leo were exploring different plans together on how to develop Amida France. There are so many possibilities here. Leo and myself began a carpentry project in the upstairs of the eucerie in early January to create a warm, welcoming community space. We have been placing wooden slats over the beams to create a wooden ceiling. The old wooden beams are all different shapes and sizes and are rather warped so it has been necessary to cut each slat individually to fit. We have learned what the term patience means by doing this job! Now, at the end of February, we continue to work on the project. We have almost finished the main slatting part of the job, we still have the finishing touches to complete; putting wooden strips on the end of each section to ensure an even finish, filling the holes in the wood, varnishing and painting the stone walls in the eucerie.

 

 

 

 

 

 Modgala has been busy running Amida France over the last couple of months and looking after myself, Leo and guests. She has done lots of re-organisation and making the best use of space. She has created a very cosy library upstairs which is an excellent addition to the centre. Modgala has not been in the best of health over the last couple of months. She has been in a lot of pain with her kidneys and back. She has been resting and is hopefully on the road to recovery.

 

Now that we are nearly at the end of February, we have been doing lots of digging and adding manure to get the ground ready for planting vegetables in the next couple of months. We are gathering and chopping wood to keep the wood burning stoves going. We have had a number of warm, balmy days here in France and spring seems to be just around the corner. The daffodils are ready to bloom and the purple lilacs are springing up everywhere in the forests we walk through every morning when we do walking meditation.