Subsistence Farming - Hawaii

its pretty damn cold here even without the snow! but i’m a whiner about cold. though i do miss the snow. if i’m gonna be cold i’d just as soon have a white landscape (and a wool hat and a blanket and a cup of hot tea and a book). luckily it rains here because i noticed that i was programmed to be active and outside when it was sunny. that works in a temperate climate when you can get some down time, but when i lived in california i would never let myself curl up with a book and lemonade.

my latest nvc realization. i noticed the other day that my tendency is to “argue” a point. eg. if scott wants to keep a fence along the driveway and i want to remove it, i usually (always) explain my reasoning, my support material, my logic etc. well, it creates an arguement and i am not as entertained by those as i once was. so i tried instead to share with him my feelings and needs. i said how excited i feel when i imagine not having the view of the bread fruit trees obscured by the living fence posts’s and how much i have been looking forward to having those trees be a beautiful visual landmark on the land. before i got a chance to wow him with my needs he just said. “nah”. and the conversation peetered out. i told him later about my change in strategy and asked how he felt about it. he said that i switched too late. so, i will try to recover from my well worn path sooner next time.

we are pretty involved in the project of finding a replacement for the wili wili livng fence posts (gall wasps are taking their toll on them). it has led to us thinking about the long term viability of goats! we have spent a fortune on fencing and dozing for them and we feed them organic wheat berries and when it is all said and done, we could have purchased milk for way less. that doesn’t include the labor. hmmmm… maybe we first need to find an alternative to sprouting wheat berries.

also i am focused on lauren’s high school curriculum. my oh my. what a task. but it is exciting and i like this kind of stuff.

i don’t want to ramble on, you have things to do, people to connect with and beauty to see and hear.