Mend, slowlivingactivism
A stitch in time
Last night’s darning project – the arm in one of my thermal vests. I called my sister and was like – oh gawds I’m here drinking tea mending my thermal…
OUTSIDER
a journal of stepping outside-
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Outdoors, vanhounds, vanlifeIt is a filthy day
Hiked about 7-8k in the sludge. It is a filthy day. All the melting snow leaking out across the muddy landscape.We have a specific system for getting the hounds back…
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creating, familyThe poetry of our ancestry
One day I wake and my child is a grown woman with two children of her own. Just standing in the yard chatting is the simplest and yet most splendid…
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creating, vanlifeHis and Hers
Yes I went there and knitted us matching jumpers. I’m not even sorry.…
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foodPot luck dinner
Does everyone have what I call ‘The Pot Luck dinner’? It’s the meal you make when you’re going food shopping the next day and so this dinner is basically all…
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feminism, poetryThe gathering
A poem to start the week. text reads The Gathering you are weary stripped of bark you have been shedding leaves resolve is blossom snatched by the wind sometimes it…
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foodRecipe evolution
Andy’s been getting creative in the van kitchen more lately. He used to do a dish of egg fried rice with spicy tuna and peas. Then we went veggie and…
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nature, OutdoorsGetting the laces right
Walking has kept me sane this lockdown. To be honest there’s been plenty of days I didn’t feel like leaving the van but two large hounds in a small space…
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foodEasy vegan brunch
Today’s #veganuary brunch. It took a while for us to get used to not having eggs with all weekend breakfasts. We do occasionally have eggs from our grandson’s pet hens…
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nature, poetryFor the trees
I was reminded of an old poem on today’s walk (it’s from the pamphlet, Prophecy: conversations with my Self, which you can download for free from my website here). For…