henna on the ferry!

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Posted by Peregrine on October 15, 2001 at 17:08:07:

so, after my humble henna beginnings on myself I took a couple of cones
of it and a bottle to nantucket this weekend and hennaed about 20
victims...er..people! at a fire dancing/juggling/drumming weekend long
party. much fun was had by all and lots of things learned about how to
do a bunch of people.

some noticings. when doing it outside it dried out really fast in the
wind so not best conditions to get good color, even when we did lemon
juice it right away (even while doing it). which didn't matter so much
since getting jugglers to sit still for an hour to let their hennaed
hands set wasn't happening anyway, and nobody minded if they didnt get
a hugely dark stain anyway. they all just liked sitting there getting
it done and a lot had it done after dinner but before the fire
spinning.

humorous notes...did some on a guy who is an EMT from new
jersey...tissue paper wrapping just wasn't good enough for him, he came
up with a surgical bandage and surgical tape he carries with him
attached to his pants and wrapped himself, quite neatly, precisely, and
professionally. he actually wore his to bed so his came out really
well.

we considered hennaing everyone's name on their forehead since none of
us had really met each other before, but sadly, we didn't end up doing
that.

finishing the last few people on the ferry on the way back and
discovered I had left the lemon juice back on the island so we used hot
chocolate to dampen it down before wrapping everyone up. have yet to
hear how that actually came out...

had a good time doing a girl who is from bangladesh and talking to her
about how her mother used to apply henna on her with a toothpick, which
she says took a long time to do...she says most people there use the
cones now. her stain didnt take the first time at all so we tried
again the nest day in the fog which turned out much better.

pictures to come...

Peregrine (katie)

ps. anne from CT..i will henna you anytime...

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Re: henna on the ferry! jolynn 05:10:25 10/17/2001 (0)
great story...bet you loved the efficient emt! (nt) Alissa 15:11:17 10/16/2001 (0)

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: so, after my humble henna beginnings on myself I took a couple of cones : of it and a bottle to nantucket this weekend and hennaed about 20 : victims...er..people! at a fire dancing/juggling/drumming weekend long : party. much fun was had by all and lots of things learned about how to : do a bunch of people. : : some noticings. when doing it outside it dried out really fast in the : wind so not best conditions to get good color, even when we did lemon : juice it right away (even while doing it). which didn't matter so much : since getting jugglers to sit still for an hour to let their hennaed : hands set wasn't happening anyway, and nobody minded if they didnt get : a hugely dark stain anyway. they all just liked sitting there getting : it done and a lot had it done after dinner but before the fire : spinning. : : humorous notes...did some on a guy who is an EMT from new : jersey...tissue paper wrapping just wasn't good enough for him, he came : up with a surgical bandage and surgical tape he carries with him : attached to his pants and wrapped himself, quite neatly, precisely, and : professionally. he actually wore his to bed so his came out really : well. : : we considered hennaing everyone's name on their forehead since none of : us had really met each other before, but sadly, we didn't end up doing : that. : : finishing the last few people on the ferry on the way back and : discovered I had left the lemon juice back on the island so we used hot : chocolate to dampen it down before wrapping everyone up. have yet to : hear how that actually came out... : : had a good time doing a girl who is from bangladesh and talking to her : about how her mother used to apply henna on her with a toothpick, which : she says took a long time to do...she says most people there use the : cones now. her stain didnt take the first time at all so we tried : again the nest day in the fog which turned out much better. : : pictures to come... : : Peregrine (katie) : : ps. anne from CT..i will henna you anytime...
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