Be joyful though you have considered all the facts
I discovered Rob Hopkins’ book, The Transition Handbook, about two years ago and it immediately struck me as the right approach to our problems – climate change, peak oil and economic crisis (all bound up together, of course) – and to our solutions (grassroots, positive, pro-active, hopeful, inclusive). It still took me a long time …
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I set up the kindling dryer – very simply the old soil screen under the shed roof. Amie and I hauled some more kindling, because I figured once it starts snowing it won’t be visible and for the picking anymore. I also finished the putting to bed of the beds. As I was looking around …
We entered the second year of the Riot. I’ll keep last year’s averages (calculated here) visible as a baseline. In case you’re wondering, I use this calculator. Gasoline. I added DH’s miles on public transportation (shuttle), which I neglected to do last year. This was an exceptional month, as we made a round-way car trip …
{UPDATED} below Bright and not too cold out. Amie back to preschool after more than a week’s hiatus. I’ve got two hours to spend in the garden! get horse manure from neighbor spread manure/compost mix on empty beds, cover with straw and cardboard make compost tea for beds in operation set up “kindling dryer” rearrange …
Bed under row cover: lettuce and spinach Fat broccoli under row cover Lettuce and escarole Dead wood expedition A good haul Woosh!
Amie made a heart for me this morning. Hearts within hearts, then she cut it out. As she was giving it to me she saw Baba also needed a surprise. After a couple of minutes she came running to him, with… a brain.
Grey, rainy, chilly. SOUP half stick of butter 3 onions 1 head of garlic 1 bay leaf cook 10 minutes add chicken and veg stock simmer 20 minutes add crimini, portabello and button mushrooms add salt and pepper simmer 30 minutes add cubed potatoes simmer 20 minutes add chopped spinach simmer 10 minutes EAT
… I know, it’s quiet here. First of all, we’ve been ill – Amie is much better now; we’re now even doubting whether it was the flu at all. Secondly I took the Training for Transition last weekend and I am still exhausted and exhilarated – too much so that I can’t yet write about …
Amie has often expressed an interest in my journal – in the book itself (the journalist Moleskine) and in the process. I haven’t been writing in my journal regularly, but over this weekend revived my resolution to do so. This morning I pulled it and she asked if she could have a journal too, just …
Here is our list so far – click for larger but not necessarily for more legible. We just got a batch of Roald Dahl in, and more Cynthia Rylant books. Amie also loves Lauren Child’s books, for the stories (e.g., Charlie and Lola) as well as the illustrations. So I was excited to see she …
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