[Cob] have a seminar?

[yew]

Kathryn Marsh wrote:

 > Don't be in too much of  a hurry to do this Tys - remember you can 
 > find yourself not so much with  a bunch of useful helpers but with a 
 > bunch of people who not only doh't know what they are doing so a lot 
 > of time has to be put into teaching them, but who have to be fed, 
 > waited on hands and foot, are more decorative than useful (or not even 
 > that), etc, etc.

Gotta say, this wasn't my experience at all.  You do need to have a 
certain amount of flexibility and a bit of of planning (enough tarps, 
shovels, buckets, water).  And I should also disclose that I've never 
done a "workshop", with people staying overnight.  I had my husband to 
help out for the second round of "bees" last summer, and I'm glad of 
it.  It's nice to have another person who knows the ropes.  I don't 
remember waiting on anyone, though.  Unless you count helping them find 
the bathroom.

Lunch was painless.  I made everything in advance (simple, affordable 
stuff like pasta salad, pot o' beans, and casserole--all with a quick 
green salad on the side and a pan of brownies or cookies for dessert).  
And the people were WONDERFUL.  I personally think cob-minded folks are 
some of the *least* likely to turn out to be psychos.  Sure, they start 
out as "strangers", but they don't stay that way for long.  And finally, 
there's absolutely no way we would have made the progress we did last 
year on our cobwood shed without help from volunteers.  It was an 
awesome community-building experience, and I wouldn't trade it for 
anything.  If anyone who helped out is reading this, eight million 
thanks!!  :)

Brina