Summer Solstice Bonfire
Francine St Amand and the Vigil Aunties held a Summer Solstice gathering and bonfire to celebrate the new season on the evening of June 21st. The weather was beautiful, the conversation entertaining, the fire crackled merrily and the bugs kept away so it was a perfect night to...
VIGIL AUNTIES: Celebrating Success
Back in September, when I started experimenting with this idea of the Vigil Aunties, I was responding to what I observed as a “collective community nervous breakdown” – the aftermath of the Flood. This Saturday, May 25th , the Vigil Aunties will be hosting its 8th campfire gathering (November’s...
THE PERTH-ANDOVER COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS INITIATIVE
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS is an idea that is going to become more familiar to people in Perth-Andover and Surrounding Area over the next year. Over the winter, Francine St.Amand made an offer to the Village Council to organize a series of monthly 2-hr workshops/information sessions – covering topics that have...
From Village Auntie To Vigil Auntie
In September 2012, something called the Vigil Aunties emerged in Perth-Andover. Being the person who gave birth to this idea, I thought it was time to introduce myself. I am aware that people have mixed feelings and possibly alot of discomfort with the idea of the Vigil Aunties. This...