It’s my mood these days. I feel like I am saying goodbye to something, like I’m on the verge of something saying goodbye to me – I can’t make out. It’s a good, bittersweet kind of nostalgia, the kind that makes me extra sensitive to kind and beautiful things. A tip-off to what is at the …
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Medicine Making in Transition
While participating in the Training for Transition I came to a profound realization. One of the most powerful exercises in Transition is the positive visioning. People sit in two circles, one inside the other, facing each other so everyone is paired up. The people on the outside are the elders of the future, who have …
Bee Inspection
Karen, a friend I met through the Training for Transition, came for a visit and we talked homesteading, gardening and… bees. This was her first time at a hive opening. The bees are doing better, but their population growth is still not what I would expect. There were grubs in there, as you can see …
Amie’s Cello Recital
There used to be a time when this was a mommy blog. Then it became a garden blog. Now it’s becoming an activist blog (of sorts). But today we’re paying homage to the blog’s first form, and  we’re going to enjoy some music. Here is Amie’s first recital, a few weeks ago. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhsU3Y2UZ14 By …
One Pound of Strawberries
Amie and friends pick strawberries We harvested our first strawberries yesterday, a whole pound of them. I’ve started a new little harvest booklet, which I keep next to my scale in the kitchen and in which I record everything that comes in. “Don’t eat that yet! I haven’t weighed it!” The berries are scrumptious: sweet and …
The Karma of the Escalade
The other day picking up my daughter from school I was preceded by a Cadillac Escalade. For those not in the know, it is the largest SUV on the market. Its numberplate read: KHARMA I am trying not to judge. I’m not judging.  I have decided not to judge.  It’s hazardous, anyway, to judge behavior without …
Garden on June 1, 2011
Under threat of thunder and hail, a bear and a tornado. Schematic overview (green = planted)
Riot for Austerity – Months 30-31
I calculated the last Riot on April 5, so this is two months worth. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Gasoline. Same as usual. Activism (paradoxically) involves a lot more driving around. 10.6 gallons per person pp. per month 25% of the US National Average Electricity. The calculator reckons …