Last night as I prepared for sleep the whole house was ON. Everyone was in bed drifting off but this modern little house continued to blink and whirr and carry on. The dishwasher. The clothes washer. The clothes dryer. Air conditioning. Fans. The ‘fridge… Continue Reading “Feeling Broken And Tired”
My son called from the Central Valley in California last night and said over 10,000 acres of farm land in the Central Valley are under water. They have been underwater for too long. And they have not had the worst of the flooding over… Continue Reading “So, you are thinking of Burying Food in your Garden?”
All winter long Nelson the rabbit lives in her glasshouse sneaking up and down the steps, in and out of bedrooms, eating clothing, sleeping in washing baskets and nibbling on any paper left lying about at all! I know a bunny in the glasshouse… Continue Reading “The Best summer home for your Rabbit”
It rained yesterday afternoon and is still raining this morning. And after months in California the rain feels luxurious. Probably an inconvenience to the city people but joyous to us out here in the country. It has not rained since I returned to the… Continue Reading “RAIN – Pouring Rain in a Golden Morning”
So why am I writing a piece of work (that is presently a spreadsheet) to help our friends and online community and families âmaximize minimalism to create resilient sustainable homesâ. It will become a course you see. A pathway for ordinary people like us… Continue Reading “The Why”
TXIKI decided not to go with the herd when I moved the cows on the West Side into the pigs paddock, yesterday. She kept walking to the gate then turning tail and rushing back to the safety of the barn. All day she stayed… Continue Reading “TXIKI SAYS NO”
The rain has brought forth mud and growth. The good, the bad and the ugly. “Roses have thorns, and silver fountains mud; …” Shakespeare
WEANING is one of the most poignant days on the farm. The babies are healthy and growing up, they are old enough to live on their own without their mother, things are going according to plan, but OH the MISERY – there is no… Continue Reading “BAWLING”