Coyotes, Jan 8
- upstreamforestschool
- Jan 9, 2025
- 2 min read
From Lucy!
"’Sup. Today was quite a pleasant temperature for January. A little breezy now and again, but when the sun came out it was lovely!
Some heated games of scissors-paper-rock—both full-body and the usual small kind—took place on the bluff that morning. Followed by an interesting penny game, which consisted of two teams each hiding a one-cent coin (one American and the other Canadian) on one of their players, and attempting to reach the opposite team’s tree; resulting in a victory. If you were tagged by an opposing competitor, they would ask if you had the penny in your possession; and the irking thing about it, you couldn’t lie if you did… though that didn't stop us from finding some loopholes anyway….
After an amply active morning, we were split into three cooking teams, each with an exorbitant budget of ten dollar-bucks, I might add ;). Every group planned out their own appetizer; an amuse-bouche if you will. Shopping lists were written out and deals on splitting costs struck. The only thing to do then was to tramp over to the Safeway and the shopping spree began—a true highlight of the day for me. Turns out, ten coin doesn't last long when you're buying baking powder and balsamic vinegar. I am pleased to announce it was a success, though.
The cooking itself took place at Forest School’s favoured kitchen: New Edinborough Park.
After an enjoyable lunch in the sun, a fire was expertly started within minutes. And our ‘lil chefs set to work.
Soft, garlicky bread dough was floured, and wrapped around roasting sticks… While the soup simmered in the Dutch oven, the baguette was sliced along with fresh tomatoes and woeful onions. Dried herbs were sprinkled, cheese cut and melted, and balsamic glaze drizzled. Sublime smells filled the sun-dappled park; hot coals throbbed in the firepit. The teams worked swiftly and with stunning expertise, and before they knew it, the amuse-bouches were finished! Ah!
The fine dishes were displayed, delineated and shared all round with gusto. I dare say we make quite admirable cooks….
And since we finished with such speed, there was plenty of time to skid around on the ice rink and play Grounders on the small park—another joyful highlight of mine. It got a little wild, but in the best ways, just pure fun.
We ended the day with some crafting. Cutting up leather, making patterns for shoes, and sewing with sinew. Then, well, as the sun began to sink in the sky, throwing out bright colours against the clouds, the class dispersed and headed home…
Beautiful Lucy! Very poetic description of our day.