There exists everywhere and always an unquestionable and omnipresent drive towards living. An inherent nature to thrive, for life to continue. So obvious in a wild forest, but not so clear in an American suburb. But this is the place
amid the wild clovers
Our first commissioned collection. It feels like such a gift… to me. Claudia, owner of a bulk food/herb/tea shop a town or two away wants us to collect lemon balm & red clover blossoms. Her parents are from Peru
Earth As a Gateway
It seems there is a language that exists, understood by the body to be good and righteous. The simple feeling of wellness, the rising sense of peaceful joy that emanates from the earth below our feet. The feeling of a caring
Gratitude on the side of a mountain
We found the house before June only a week and a half after we started our journey in the car. We found the homestead 980.3 miles after we left home. We panned out what we wanted. We wrote it down
Homesteading 101: Search for Land
Ini & I have been traveling for nearly a week now. Town to town; campsite to campsite. Some remote and full of solitude, some cared for steadily by camp hosts. We are looking for land, see. In Clayton, GA, we
our visions → new structures: this is all experiment
i realized something this morning about stepping forward. sometimes i lack the confidence. i have strong visions and dreams, but in order for them to be manifested i need total confidence, which is hard to muster because everything is and
in the land of home: two graces
Tonight Ini & I had a heart council. New Moon in Taurus. Time of earthy, grounded, materialistic beginnings. We follow in the tradition we learned at OUR ecovillage by a teacher from the Ojai Foundation. It opens us up, lets more
Wild Garlic Mustard Pesto with a Bite
Spring is an exciting time for those who like to eat wild leaves. The transition to abundant growth from the state of dormancy is an amazing and uplifting time. A great time to make the first trips to hunt for
imaginarium
From hither and tither to Misses and Misters I send out a call in shouts, sing-songs and whispers An invitation of sorts, extended to all No one excluded, no one too small Too round or too flat, too short or
haiku phenology: maple leaves & perennials
when maple leaves beginto unfurl wrinkly veined skinplant perennials