Nature & Nature Magic (Thursday Afternoon, 06/01/2006)

[romanywitch]

Today's class was meeting in the Preserve, which had been in a reminder e-mail Jenny had *handwavily* sent out. There's a small campfire set up, and cooking supplies set out beside it, along with lots of blankets to spread out on the ground, and baskets for plant-gathering.

"Right. Today, we're going to be hunting for magical plants. And not-so-magical ones that are edible. But, the guides I've handed out to you guys? They don't contain any pictures or descriptions of anything harmful, either magically or toxicalogically. If toxicalogically is even a word, but hey, you guys know what I mean, right?

Take a look around, see what you find, and then we'll see if there's anything we can make from them--you can either demonstrate a benign magical use, or make a yummy snack, or both. Share your snack with everyone else; we could all use a potluck, right?"

OOC: The handouts contain information from the following insane list o' links -
Sources for magical plant information -
HP Lexicon - Magical & Mundane Plants
HP Lexicon - Herbology Class
Mystical WWW Plants Grid
General Herbalism Link Index
Cedar Mountain Herb School
List of Fictional Plants
Sources for edible wild plant information -
Nature's Garden
EdiblePlants.com
Free Food From Field & Forest
Edible Wild Plants - Science Tracer Bulletin (Mostly Bibliographical Info)
Steve Brill's VegWeb Site


Course syllabus and roster. for this workshop.

OOC: Sneaking on to post this the night before the workshop is actually held, because I don't know if I can get it in before the deadline tomorrow. Slowplay is the order of today and tomorrow (per my post on Janet's journal, my boss is in this week and I have to be very, very good at work).

Wait for the OCD! Go forth and post.

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Sign-In - Nature Magic, 6/1

[romanywitch]

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Re: Sign-In - Nature Magic, 6/1

[narglette.livejournal.com]

Luna Lovegood.

Re: Sign-In - Nature Magic, 6/1

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana Lang

Finding Plants

[romanywitch]

Explore the preserve, play around, have fun.

Re: Finding Plants

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim stuck primarily to the edge of the clearing at first.

Re: Finding Plants

[narglette.livejournal.com]

Armed with, well, mostly herself, her wand (in its usual place behind her ear), ear-muffs, dragon-hide gloves, her robe pockets stuffed with Jenny's handouts, and a pair of goggles, Luna headed into the foliage.

Re: Finding Plants

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow got a basket and went to look for whatever plants she could find. If she made a note of all the plants she found, harmless or otherwise - well that was just being studious, right?

Re: Finding Plants

[greenmagebriar.livejournal.com]

Briar began looking for plants that he recognized as useful. Most of the plants seemed to reach towards him as he passed.

Re: Finding Plants

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn grabbed a basket and set off into the woods, wishing she'd thought to bring a pair of gloves or clippers with her.

Re: Finding Plants

[likethegun]

Sam grabbed a basket, setting his handouts inside for easy accessibility, and set out to find whatever he could in the preserve.

Demonstrating Benign Magical Effects

[romanywitch]

No, you don't find or eat anything harmful. Jenny *handwavily* inspects everything and pulls out anything poisonous or magically dangerous to dispose of safely.

OOC: Unless, of course, you'd like to roleplay out the finding and pulling of magical plantiness?

Re: Demonstrating Benign Magical Effects

[narglette.livejournal.com]

When she returns, her pockets are filled and there are plenty of twigs and whatnot stuck in her hair. It's a good bet that they weren't there by accident.

She holds out a small fruit. "This is from a Lotus tree. Carefully sliced and dried, it used by Healers to help calm patients or even lay them lightly to sleep."

Re: Demonstrating Benign Magical Effects

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure what spiral dreams are," tim said. "But mugwort," he held it up. "can bring those. And when you plant Holly," he held that up. "near your house, it provides protection."

Re: Demonstrating Benign Magical Effects

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow came back with pink star-shaped flowers, as well as flowers with dark leaves and purple buds. "This is borage. It helps give courage, and supposedly cures things like bronchitis. The purple ones are bat thorn which may repel vampires!"

Willow looked pleased about the prospect of coming up with an anti-vampire potion of some kind.

Re: Demonstrating Benign Magical Effects

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Rosemary. For remembrance," Lana said quietly.

Re: Demonstrating Benign Magical Effects

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn, who had spent a good part of her walk swatting away a bee, returned with a basket full of marigolds and mint. Her fingers were also stained with blackberry juice.

Cooking With Wild Plants

[romanywitch]

All yummy? Who knows? But here's the campfire and cooking area, and here's where you can taste-test everyone's recipes.

Re: Cooking With Wild Plants

[narglette.livejournal.com]

After returning from the woods and discussing or demonstrating magical effects, Luna could be found rummaging in her pockets. When she stops, in her hands she has what appears to be your everyday run, run-of-the-mill garden vegetable.

In fact, it's completely, except for the occasional snapping of its leaves like jaws. "Chinese Chomping Cabbage is quite good in certain soups, if sliced thinly enough."

Re: Cooking With Wild Plants

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"found a blueberry bush." tim smiled. "And I didn't know this before, but Dandelions are edible."

Re: Cooking With Wild Plants

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana had collected a number of edible flowers to make a sort of beautifully colored salad.

Re: Cooking With Wild Plants

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair dumped a stack of pine cones and started pulling them apart, getting out the nuts. "I would normally cook these on fish with some fresh basil. But since I have a new appreciation for fish, I'm going to make something that doesn't have a face." He opened a bag of marshmallows and started making pine nut s'mores for everyone.

Talking And Stuff

[romanywitch]

Whatever doesn't fit with this session's theme.

Re: Talking And Stuff

[narglette.livejournal.com]

Luna had selected some flowers whilst exploring and was now stringing them together.

After The Workshop

[romanywitch]

In case you want to talk to Jenny privately.

Re: After The Workshop

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Hey, me again."

OOC

[romanywitch]

You never know?

Re: OOC

[narglette.livejournal.com]

HI JENNY HI