Subsistence Farming - Hawaii

Kath just turned 50 and my gift to her when she comes in January for a visit will be an art piece. i will crate a shallow wooden box, paint the inside surface with a face. i will purchase a beautiful simple gold chain bracelet and attach it to the face above the third eye, […]

i never thought this way would be my way. really.
in fact i decided to leave hawaii, ticket in hand until i met scott.
all it takes are a few days of horizontal rain, wet socks (inside the house), rat shit on the rim of my iron teapot or another ruined tin of dragon pearls jasmine tea […]

getting ready for h.s. is thrilling and scary. we started this week. scott is doing math (interactive math), i am doing life skills (a workbook by dave ellis called Master Student), art class (Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain) and large animal anatomy (i figured why not start to tackle the stuff vet […]

still here
we are slowly converting our temporary buildings into “permanent” ones. peace of mind.
we have an intern here from nyc and one from sf. this is quite a change in geography and life style for both of them. the one from sf milked the goats and now won’t even consider tasting the milk after having […]

this is it. 9th grade starts monday. i am excitedly focusing on school (again). we are starting with the life skills block which is based on Dave Ellis’s book BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT. It is really a college text which i got at the reuse center but it is so fascinating and interesting. the sections […]