Dear Phamily,

It is a task that I would rather not have to share that our Phoenix Phamily has lost a very cherishe sister. This morning at 11:00 our dear Dana Cavellero passed quietly into the next steps of her journey towards the One. She left two well-loved cats, who have been placed with close friends, and many of us who love and laugh at her ongoing antics and joy in life.

If you had the honor of knowing Dana, you will remember her silvery hair, her infectious laugh, her amazing intellect, and her Dragons. Through her art, she shared a wonder-filled life of dragons, fairies and other creatures that appeared from tubes of paint on everything from small boxes to canvases to chalices! She painted up until about four weeks ago.

She shared with me that two of the Phoenix Crones had saved her place at Hoggtown Fair this year by being her shoppe watchers, selling more of her work than she ever expected to sell. These two wonderful women where very cherished by Dana. They know who they are, but I don't know if they knew how she felt about them coming forward to help her in a very stressful time. Makes one even more proud to say they are part of the Phoenix Phamily.

As you may, or may not, know.....at AutumnMeet, I was crying on Wynette's shoulder about a room in my home I could not use because of water damage to walls and floor and a mold problem in there. I was just venting to my cuz, because my Fred works his butt off at his job and didn't have the time, energy, or skills to fix the room and I couldn't/wouldn't vent my frustration on him anyway. He does all he can already. Cousins come in handy that way. But Wynette went and told Wade. Then Wade comes along, with a gloomy face on, and says I hurt his feelings. I ask what the hell I did now......and he said he was hurt because I didn't let him know I needed help. Then I cried a bit. Then Wade arranged a work weekend at my home, Dragonwood.

To all of you who came, who de-constructed, and who re-constructed the room on our house..........a million thank you's are not sufficient to express my graditude./r Beginning with my Big Brother, Wade; the lovely Diane; the supremely competent Lisa; the fascinating Squeeky-bird (who helped keep me from pestering Wade!)........and....

John and Dawn and Jeannie and Todd (and his big truck) and Jimmy and Jenanne and Nikki and Alex and Panther and Jim (who is the electric and phone go-to man) and Marty and Mike and Jeff and Adrian (how's the poor thumb?) and not forgetting..../r Dee and James and Wilser and David (the other David, not Dee's husband) who hauled off burnables and burned them, and hauled stuff to the big truck and who chopped elephant ears and ginger out of the way and did many other things I did not see because I kept having to go sit down.....

Zephyr, Wynette and Steph who kept the Gator-ade, water, and sodas flowing and sandwiches and pizza handy to fill bellies.....and Jesse who kept me sane...and Ariel who trotted around doing whatever anyone needed a small girl-child to do....and Shelley who fetched in water in those handy little bottles.........

To all of you....my eternal thanks.

There was blood shed, and sweat.....there were feet going through that old rotten floor, there were muscles strained and tempers frayed.....but as far as I'm aware, there were no serious injuries....for which I am grateful. I felt enough guilt for having to ask for help, I'm just glad I don't have to feel guilty for anyone getting seriously hurt.

And I must say I never saw so many tools that make a job easier to do! Amazing! The only hand tools I've ever seen that worked by air compression are the wrenches a tire man uses to loosen the nuts on tires. I should have known Wade would have the most efficient tools around!

So, there's a new floor in there, and new walls, and electric outlets and phone jacks, and the ceiling is fixed, and the sheetrock is "taped and mudded".....and there is a ceiling light where there was none before, and a switch by the door, which I find very cool! It will take us a little time to finish off the room, but now it is manageable with the skills we have.

As my Circle-sister, Dee, said....that gang rocks!!!! And I only recall one time Wade had to tell me I needed to be someplace else! Ardy

An auction to benefit Ken's family is online at www.e-witch.com<http://www.e-witch.com/> with
the banner ""Let's Bring Silverwitch Home".

All proceeds go directly to his wife so please check it out. So far Trish, MR Sellars, Dorothy Morrison, Kristin Madden, Florida Pagan Gathering, Phoenix Festivals, and a couple of Ken's dear friends are donating items. If you'd prefer to donate rather than bid, that would be great too!

The auction is to help fund bringing Ken's body home from Colorado, Ken was self employed for most of his life, and did not have any savings or insurance to cover the costs of getting his body home or funeral expenses. We as a community are coming together to help his family in their time of need.


http://e-witch.com

If you click on stores in the upper menu bar, you will see one called
Let's Bring Silverwitch Home.

Friends,

It is with a soul-torn heart that I bring you this news. I'll get
straight to the point. Last night, Rianna Winchester, the 16 year-old
daughter of Chuck and Lara Lee Winchester was killed in a car accident.
I have attached at the bottom a link to a news article for details. I am
asking that you help me get the word out to the community and that you
send all the love and healing you can to the family of Rianna. She is
also survived by her older sister Larissa and her younger brother Evan.
This is without a doubt a family's worst nightmare and they are living
it.

There will be a candle light vigil tonite at 7:00 PM at Hope United
Methodist church.

The church on Dallas 120 between 92 and Highway 6 there is a website and
directions below. Parking will be a challenge so please carpool if
possible. It is alright if folks want to get there early. If parking
becomes a serious problem, the church will be able to shuttle people
from additional outlying parking on their buses.

There will probably be a viewing tomorrow and services on Sunday.

I will send details as I get them.

For now, if you want something to do, just light a green candle for
Rianna and her family and hold them softly in your thoughts.

with bright blessings and deepest sorrow,

Talyn Songdog

I copied quite an assortment of folks on this email. Believe me when I
say that I was simply channeling my way through my eddress list. If you
do not want to be on this impromtu notice list, then please let me know.
If you know someone that should be on it, please let me know. If you
have a different contact info that you would like for me to use instead,
just let me know. I will be switching to my home eddress of talyn777 at
bellsouth.net for the weekend, so if you need to get ahold of me by
email that is the better choice for now. I can be reached by phone at
home (770) 565 - 0946 or cell (404) 518 - 0946.

Church Info:

http://www.placeofhope.org/

HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 770-505-8720
1970 MARIETTA HIGHWAY, DALLAS GA 30132

http://www.placeofhope.org/directions.shtml
>From I-20 at Thornton Road...
Go west on state route 6 (Highway 278, Thornton Road) for about 15
miles. Turn right onto state route 120 (Marietta Hwy). Drive
approximately two miles and Hope Church will be on the right.

>From downtown Douglasville...
Take state route 92 north approximately 11 miles to Macland Rd. Turn
left on Macland road. After about 1.5 miles turn right onto state router
120 (Marietta Hwy). Drive approximately one mile. Hope church will be on
the right.

>From Marietta Square...
Go west on state route 120 for about 13 miles. Hope Church will be on
the left.

News details:

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/0818teenfatal.html

Jacksonville 2005 ShadowFest Sabbat

When: Oct. 31st. 2005
Where: Atlantic Beach, Florida

Jacksonville 2005 ShadowFest Sabbat

Event Details: Anyone interested in attending our Gatherings must attend a New Seeker's meeting. The purpose of the New Seeker's Meeting is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the Gathering attendees. The New Seeker's meetings are held every Wednesday, so please plan ahead of time to attend this meeting if you want to attend the Gathering. For further information visit http://www.paganadventures.com/newseeker.html. We hope to meet you!

Date: Monday, October 31, 2005
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: Hanna Park, Campsite #4
Cost: $5.00 + $1.00 Park Fee
Event Details: The Sabbat will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Items to Bring: Good Cheer and a Merry Heart!! You are welcomed to wear Garb and to bring whatever object used to direct energy.

All ritual items will be provided as well as food and refreshments.

Event Location: 500 Wonderwood Drive, Campsite #4 in Atlantic Beach
Event TIME Details: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Directions: Please visit Yahoo Maps at http://maps.yahoo.com/dd for driving directions.

Phone: (904) 807-3852

Website: http://www.paganadventures.com
Website II: http://www.paganadventures.com/grove
Mailing Address: 2771-29 Monument Road #349, Jacksonville, FL 32225