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Shifting Sand...

MAY 15, 2007

Did you know that there are five kinds of sand?
Or that there is a "wrong" sand to use in a project?
I do now!!!!!
Turns out that all of the sand that I ordered,
and that Milt and I moved all over over the yard,
was not the right sand...
So we had to dig it up... and have it hauled away...

"Delta Sand" is very fine and full of dirt.
It doesn't drain or pack well around rocks...
I have since found out that Delta sand
is used to fill in around electrical wiring and pipes,
not labyrinths and walkways...

our labyrinth, sans the sand...

Here is our new sand, the correct kind from Wheeler Zamaroni (the wrong kind came from another source). The correct kind is called "concrete sand" and has rough edges, drains well, rolls easily under the stones you are placing, and lock into each other when water is added to the pressing around the stones you are placing...

as we begin to move the new sand... I discover that I calculated wrong and ordered about double too much sand...

am I in sand or quick sand....

Luckily, Lynnette and Michelle are there to set the path right and help me to find my way again...

and my dear husband says...
"This is a good opportunity for me to learn
that I can be wrong... but not bad..."

Oh those labyrinths are tricky...
getting you to see things about yourself
that you would never know...

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The Retiring of a Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Making A Three Circuit Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!