Subsistence Farming - Hawaii

i can appreciate the pull of the world which makes hunting for wild mushrooms become a chore instead of a delight. this school year i have changed my primary focus from eating sustainably on the land to focusing on high school-level home schooling with our 14 year old daughter.
come september, the first thing i noticed […]

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 […]

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 […]