Episode 06: HOUSE CALL! BELONGING TO EARTH, PLACE AND SELF
ANN ACHESON thought she was nomad. New to to this town, she experienced serendipitous events, meetings with eccentric creatives, and a deep curiosity about the land. We hear how her home was realized, in a beloved, magical summer camp, once called the ‘Fried Egg'. It is a story of belonging to earth, place and self - through anchoring, listening, learning, and rebuilding with friends.
Ann Acheson lifelong work has been in the healing arts. Her degree, in psychology, was followed by working with developmentally disabled children and adults. This work transitioned to training as a massage therapist. She is devoted to the land, which she cultivates, building community, leadership training, and spiritual development.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT
“There was a mystique to the Fried Egg. A lot had happened here. There were a lot of parties and gatherings, and people would come up from New York City, and visit the Fried Egg. So, there was a sense of relaxation, and community and connection, that revolved around the Fried Egg. When I was living down the road, literally in this little apartment, and I was on a walk one winter, I saw the Fried Egg. I came down and stepped on the porch and looked in the windows, and stepped around the corner. The porch overlooks this vista, and I just said to myself, ‘I need to live here’. I had written a letter to the woman, the family who owned the house, and asked if I could purchase the Fried Egg when it came up for sale. She said, yes. I purchased everything that was in the house; all of the furniture. So that process, of owning the Fried Egg, was stepping into the history of the people who had lived there, and how they lived there. When I walked into the living room, all the wood was exposed, patinaed, the bead board, the floors, old growth; rough wood and painted beautifully. You got the sense of age, and a sense of history, just being in this space. It took me years to develop a relationship with that house, because I really felt the sense of stewardship, not ownership. There was something here, being evoked in me, to allow the place to inform me, and to allow the place to invite me into relationship. FOR FULL TRANSCRIPT READ HERE