Made up for fun
16 November 11
Our girls have loved seeing the make-up on the nightly performers around the circle. They’ve also been noticing people with beautiful body and face paint walking around in the day. I was able to track down the girl who is so creative with her paints, and Ambra happily agreed to paint our family!

When Ambra was painting the girls’ faces, Calista was reluctant to participate. I know that she really wanted something beautiful on her face, but she wouldn’t sit willingly until both David and I had also had ourselves painted.




I can’t help but feel that a Rainbow Gathering is like attending a giant party for several weeks. There are so many fun activities going on, so much entertainment, so much goodwill and good humour.
David has contributed to the communal running of the camp by working in the kitchen, collecting firewood and running other errands, but I’ve largely been occupied by looking after our girls. We are having such a good time here — it’s wonderful to camp freely among like-minded people.
We like leaving our truck and trailer open all day, and I can still doze in our trailer in the middle of the day. Our children roam quite freely from the creek to the food circle, and we know they’re safe. This is a good place to be, among family, among the Rainbow Family.
1 · Sunshine · 2 December 2011, 09:15
I am a little bit envious as I had heard about this gathering being in NSW and would have loved to have gone for part of it but I guess the timing wasn’t right this time for me.