Subsistence Farming - Hawaii

the vet was out a few weeks ago and gave our injured horse malia the thumbs up. he said there is NO sign of lameness from her injury. he gave us the ok to take her riding, so lauren and i took java and maila on a brief jaunt around the neighborhood.
malia is a sweet […]

i actually have an issue with prayer in schools ONLY because it generally means CHRISTIAN prayer. what would allowing (only) christian prayers in a non religious, tax payer supported institution be saying to the jews, the hindu’s the moslems etc. who have a right to their religions practices being valued? it reeks of colonialism […]

while lauren was in taos, she and her friend were invited to an ice cream social. it was held in a church. the two girls had a great conversation with one of the father’s of a child attending. he guessed that they were both homeschooled because they seemed “confident and intelligent!” eventually he asked them […]

with food i notice i am moving towards eating one food group at a time each meal (versus combining starch, protein and greens as i was raised with). with community and friendship i am moving towards being here now with the people i can see, touch immediately.i love seeing the facial expressions, i love the […]

we are hosting a Know Your Farmer Alliance workshop here about chickens. our friend ann is doing a section on ducks.
gearing up for high school and realizing that lauren’s education is going to be something i can feel proud about. i believe i will be able to say that i gave her the best i […]

i know because i can hear the singing coming from the shower
: )

a few nights ago our community neighborhood association (scott and i are on the board) met and on the agenda was our response to our councilperson’s recent letter informing us of upcoming planned and proposed development projects. we wanted to let him know that not everyone wants bigger faster roads everywhere. part of our […]

i often think of your mom. she really helped me out during some difficult times as a teen. she listened to me as if I were someone that mattered and she responded to my sharing with compassion and wisdom. i felt so stuck. your mom told me “karin, to thyne own self be true” and […]

we have been focused on building our main living structure. i am now calling it a cave on stilts based on the most common responses by people we describe it to. it is a cement barrel vault with cement columns and cement ring beam and cement slab.
interns and guests have taken our time lately. we […]