I'm worried about all the worrying out there. Too many people, getting too scared, and too sad. We need to remember the good stuff is still there; and some of the good stuff- always will be.
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Happy Spring- whichever way you say it. And if you take a careful look- yup, there's a little bit of chocolate still on the corner of Smidgen's mouth.
I have a similar picture of myself holding a big block of cheese with bites taken out of it and there is a bit of cheese at the corner of my mouth. I just love the photo.
And the lovely purple flowers right behind her! So sweet. :)
You've got spring flowers. Its all Autumn leaves round here. And lots of preserves, jellies, pickles. Even my tomatoes have decided to ripen a bit (well some of them have).
It's a play on Grandpa, and green, as in environmentally aware, and Pa, as in ... Pa. An actual grandpa twice, and a Pa three times.
68, kids from two marriages, currently with a 12 year old zooming around the house. The house is as advertised, a very small log cabin in the woods. Tiny. It's like living on a yacht; no closet space, which is maybe half of why #1 went away.
I've been living "ultra" green for 40 years. Off the grid always, business too. Electricity from solar; and a little gas backup in winter. Composting toilet, heat with wood. Not vegetarians; hunter/gatherer/gardener. Not opposed to people living in cities.
Good health; bad health. Good times, bad times. Poverty, intentional and not. Great friends. Unfriends.
The good news: STILL living Ultragreen. It can be done. I'll talk about how here; including towns and cities.
Education: MS and an "ABD" (all but dissertation of a PhD), in Biology. Focus: evolutionary ecology, botany, genetics, parasitology, mammalogy, behavior, ethology, psychology, language,... marketing...metallurgy... No, really, and I left some out, because you won't believe me anyway.
1) Off the grid. 38 years. Solar electricity 2) Limited power- house electricity has 4 golf cart batteries. 3) Composting toilet. Outside. (eew, you do that indoors!?) 4) No road to house. You gotta walk. 5) No running water in house. Water pumped by wind. 6) Showers solar heated; outdoors. 7) Heat with wood. One stove in house-.. 8) Cook with wood 8 months, propane in summer 9) Most of our fuelwood now is from trees we planted 10) No refrigerator. 40 years, now. You don't need one either. 11) Big garden. 12) Eat locally when possible, not obsessive about it. 13) No pesticide use ever, gardens or crops; not even organic (ok, except a little in the outhouse and the greenhouse...) 14) Earth sheltered solar greenhouse (aren't they all solar??) 15) Shut up about it. Nobody likes preaching. 16. These are our choices- yours are yours.
1) I do not have time to dig out all the references for you- if you doubt something I say here, google it immediately- and don't bug me if I'm off by a couple of degrees. 2)"Eat compost and die" type comments will cheerfully be deleted. They won't even tick me off, I just feel pity. Really. So if I were you, I wouldn't bother. (Note to other bloggers- this requirement for basic politeness works- total # of mean comments deleted by me so far ~ 5; spammers deleted ~ 10) 3) Long comments on posts are quite welcome; don't worry about it. 4) I WILL try to answer questions, but it may take me a while to get to them.
5) I don't do memes. Sorry- fun, I know, but I really don't have the time.
6) I can't do email, either; I'm already drowning in the stuff from my other life; and I can't get into giving personal advice. If you want to contact me, just make a comment with your email address in it; I'll get back to you if I can.
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And the blessings of the new season to all those at the Little House as well!
Thanks for all you do, Greenpa. And tell Smidgen I really like the eggs, they're lovely! Such bright colours and cheerful artwork.
Thanks for brightening my day.
I have a similar picture of myself holding a big block of cheese with bites taken out of it and there is a bit of cheese at the corner of my mouth. I just love the photo.
And the lovely purple flowers right behind her! So sweet. :)
Thanks for the day brightener. Happy Sunday!
She's so beautiful! Happy Easter!
i agree. less worrying, more positive vibes. yes yes yes,,,danny in taiwan
grandpa my speech to class of 2099 and it is positive, really
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-wnrm2jE-E&feature=channel_page
There's always going to be things to worry about, but the kids will be old before you know it.
You've got spring flowers. Its all Autumn leaves round here. And lots of preserves, jellies, pickles. Even my tomatoes have decided to ripen a bit (well some of them have).
viv in nz
Happy Spring, a Blessed Easter, to a simple happiness.
Thanks for the reminder and the smile. :-) That Smidgen is one cutie.
Happy Spring to you,too. She is a lovely reminder that life is still good.
Pretty baby. My own baby is almost 13 and I remember and wistfully long for those more innocent times. Good for you, for celebrating these moments.
Your blog, especially the part about Spring made me smile... and gives me hope. Hope for Happiness. Happy Spring!
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