erect their second, after being assured
by their sons, now teenagers, that they
did, indeed, want to do it all again.
This one is larger than the first, 24
feet in diameter and 20 feet from floor
to where the poles are lashed at top.
The family of four sleeps comfortably
there, Alice said, and they have slept as
many as eight. "We've had a lot of boy
birthday parties out here," Alice said.
With no plumbing, electricity
or water lines, the Sheridans have
adapted to a different way of living
from their day-to-day world in north
Macon. But it's clear they still enjoy
what the rest of us might think of
as inconveniences. They do a lot of
serious cooking for themselves and
friends in their outdoor living area,
including use of an18th century
clockwork rotisserie that Tino uses to
cook his specialty tenderloin.
It's evening time that the tipi
experience is the most magical, the
couple agreed. Tino's face still lights
up as he recalls the very first night the
family spent in their tipi. "The fire in
the middle of the floor, with the light
dancing on the walls, the stars and
the moon you could see up above…"
He doesn't have to finish to know that
these are memories both parents and
children won't ever forget.
"The main thing I wanted to
accomplish was to be away from all the
electronics, the emphasis on restaurants
and clothes …for us to just be able
to sit around the fire, telling stories,
laughing … for it to be about the
experience, not anything else." M
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