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  Elbows Up, Canada! written and performed by Tom Arntzen Neighbourhood Folk Jenny Matt Michel Georgina Tom Virginia Debra Elizabeth Dunn Barbara Jackson Laurence Galpin Al Daniel Songs Mingulay boat song - led by Laurence Elbows up - tom arntzen Across the great divide - Kate wolf - led by Elizabeth One day I walk - Bruce coburn - led by Virginia (Tom, Laurence) Old Lytton - jenny arntzen Neighborhood folk - jenny arntzen Debra - story Barbara Jackson - poem Thrift store - Lloyd arntzen On the Bayou -   Eight for dinner - mac and cheese - kale salad - Greek salad - lemon meringue pie - apple and rhubarb cake - ice cream

  We gathered and we sang and played our hearts into a trouble world.  Stephen led us in a Russian hymn for peace on earth, "Mir Miru Mir". The melody was familiar to a traditional celtic song. It was helpful to sing a song for peace from the neighbourhoods of folk in Russia who are resisting the dictatorship and aggression from their government. Jane shared her incredibly beautiful song, "Feather and Stone", about the dignity of choosing when it is time for your life on earth to end. After we sang through the song twice, we had a deep conversation about our personal experiences of close family, making the decision, or not, and how their words and thoughts in those final moments of their life stay with us. During the conversation, the phrase, "let nature take its course" came to mind. I rummaged in my collection and pulled out a song I wrote the day after my Mom passed, "We Are Not Alone". We played it through twice, as well. It was a deep comfor...