I remember when I first learned that war was wrong. I was nineteen years old, in love for the first time, sexual for the first time, holding my lover in my arms.  I looked at his body, long, smooth, and perfect lying next to me, and I knew that it was Holy.  This body I knew so well, that could bring us both so much pleasure, was sacred for that, yes–but also because it was whole, and it was living... Read more

Cat has a new post, over at the Pagan Newswire Collective’s nature blog, No Unsacred Place, “Not Greener-Than-Thou” on the hazards of trying to build up a repertoire of of environmentally friendly living skills. (It turns out to be possible to make very expensive organic compost.  Details here.) var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_367155ab6f457b478e4b31387d77f2f0(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_367155ab6f457b478e4b31387d77f2f0(document[‘FCTB_Init_f4306a76b4da21498daf954bc5a88a24’]); delete document[‘FCTB_Init_f4306a76b4da21498daf954bc5a88a24’] var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_e18ed4c803d60646b8b6245c6de33807(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_e18ed4c803d60646b8b6245c6de33807(document[‘FCTB_Init_7aa2a69d229d3e4e983219a065f2605e’]); delete document[‘FCTB_Init_7aa2a69d229d3e4e983219a065f2605e’] Read more

Today marks the one year anniversary of following a leading to dramatically cut our plastic waste.  We’re celebrating over at the PNC nature blog, No Unsacred Place–come read about a year of living with less plastic, more local food, and more fun. var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_28d8d384560f4e4cbb9781571d992867(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_28d8d384560f4e4cbb9781571d992867(document[‘FCTB_Init_7c371b7aeec535438a131e0dc8626d17’]); delete document[‘FCTB_Init_7c371b7aeec535438a131e0dc8626d17’] var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_b0d8ac9e95401647b382c67c5cf740cc(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_b0d8ac9e95401647b382c67c5cf740cc(document[‘FCTB_Init_407982588f09d84bab4ede4787989be5’]); delete document[‘FCTB_Init_407982588f09d84bab4ede4787989be5’] var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_32812e8b21d3b94ba736db1a66a7f16f(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_32812e8b21d3b94ba736db1a66a7f16f(document[‘FCTB_Init_c89e34a50d9745438adcfd084655a76c’]); delete document[‘FCTB_Init_c89e34a50d9745438adcfd084655a76c’] var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_e0cf93e9bc64504497a00923a4afdc6d(t) {... Read more

I love living where we do. This morning, in the early gray, just after the alarm clock went off, I found myself stretching lazily to the sound of geese flying overhead–non-migrating Canada geese.  I see them gleaning in fresh-turned fields or in the stubble of newly-mown hayfields at nearby farms, together with the local wild turkeys. Such a sweet, wild music, the song of wild geese. Moments later, Peter urged me out of bed.  “Oh!  Come see!  There’s a bear–two... Read more

Over this, the last week of our first year of attempting to eliminate plastic waste in our lives, we generated another 8 oz in recyclable and non-recyclable plastic trash… and discovered a cache of another 2 lbs, 5 oz of packing materials from construction and repair projects around the house.  Everything, everything around here needs repair!  And everything, everything, seems to come swathed in plastic.  Sometimes, when we need to special order hardware for things around the house, we get... Read more