I wrap myself
in gauzy yellow sunshine
I breathe it in:
the smell intoxicates me
words are no use

Ions bursting through aether
awesome power
now reeling from the impact
I am in awe
of the sweeping change it bears

hearts open, share
language that does not translate
into English
old walls dissolve before me
I feel redeemed

I haven't been promoting myself, and frankly I was sort of afraid to set up expectations when I wasn't sure if I would be ready in time, but I am participating in Somerville Open Studios this weekend.
I'm at Vernon Street Studios, building #6, 2nd floor. If you're doing SOS today, please come and say hi!

After making french toast in the community kitchen (wow, those big-burner stoves really heat things fast!), we wandered around the trails on the cohousing community property, and toured the community gardens.
I noted that just about everything in the garden was made from recycled materials, including the cold frames:


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Hmm, it feels like there's a lot going on all of a sudden. This week's busier than usual because our daycare provider is on vacation, I'm doing 50% more hours at work for the next 3 weeks while a colleague is on vacation ( Read more... )

Since early July, there have been several foraging trips to pick wild blueberries, with varying combinations of fernling, ceelove and a 3-year-old girl who apparently enjoys them best when they go straight from the bush to her mouth ( Read more... )

May your next year be an awesome one!

Previously in this journal, I breathlessly reported the breaking news of a beaver attacking our garden ( Read more... )

I just chased a beaver out of the backyard for the second time today.

Does anyone have a live-catch trap that would hold a beaver?

*scratches head wondering what it's doing in this part of Somerville*
The nearest natural waterway is 8 blocks across busy roads.

I mean, I know it's been wet, but...

For hundreds of millions of people, some of them living even in wealthy parts of this country such as Boston, bicycling is a essential mode of transportation, every bit as crucial to their quality of life as a car is to other people ( Read more... )

The Glofa went out to Steer Roast last weekend, where it took up residence in ( the Senior House elevator. )