tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post4898367421350493526..comments2008-07-01T21:40:55.693-05:00Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-19609990745765797802008-07-01T21:40:00.000-05:002008-07-01T21:40:00.000-05:00Hank- beautiful photo. Not what I was expecting! Looks pretty different from our downies.<BR/><BR/>Knutty Viv- good to know! Enjoy your winter. Smidgen (3) woke up the other morning and the first thing out of her mouth, on a beautiful early summer day was "Daddy, we just have to wait for it to snow." Very serious. :-)Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-41528958852397937942008-07-01T07:33:00.000-05:002008-07-01T07:33:00.000-05:00Dear greenpa...yes I have another sweater. A thick homespun, home made one. It's really good.<BR/>We have a mid winter lantern walk coming up this week. Its part of the steiner school thing and the kids just love making their own lanterns and walking round the school and the bush in the dark.<BR/>BTW it got down to -8 today with snow predicted for the weekend.<BR/><BR/>viv in nzknutty knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-19731801531558936542008-06-27T07:22:00.000-05:002008-06-27T07:22:00.000-05:00Hi. I enjoyed your blog. Sounds like an interesting point of view.Shakesperehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068710882683629606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-63816308790873948372008-06-24T03:46:00.000-05:002008-06-24T03:46:00.000-05:00A snapshot from our celebration -- <BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/wossname/2603457446/Hank Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-63639360399157551982008-06-23T17:32:00.000-05:002008-06-23T17:32:00.000-05:00Mike- welcome- and sorry about that, no teasing intended; but my identity and location are kind of secret. :-) I have another identity- not sure these days which one is real, but there are a few conflicts, so I try to keep them separate for a while yet. So- you certainly would have been welcomed if it had worked out that way, but in general the event is intended for old friends and neighbors. You should have one!Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-1863889608484941922008-06-23T16:21:00.000-05:002008-06-23T16:21:00.000-05:00I am new to your blog, having discovered it while reading No Impact Man. I have always thought a solstice picnic/event was a good idea. But since I am new, it is not obvious to me where your event was held. I also live in MN, but where in MN are you located? How could I have known where to find your event?<BR/><BR/>ThanksMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-57319472196069366732008-06-23T13:17:00.000-05:002008-06-23T13:17:00.000-05:00You've got a point there Eva, although I'm sure Greenpa was talking about the relative craziness of the prices compared to what they've been before for us. I heard on the news today that in the Netherlands gasoline is 2.50 a litre, which is roughly about 10 bucks a gallon. So ya, we've still got it good. Here in Edmonton, AB, it's at 1.36 per litre today, diesel about 5 cents/l more. <BR/><BR/>I had my own little planet picnic this weekend - just me and fire and the garden. Husband was away. Next year we'll probably go to the Solstic Gathering that our CSA puts on, which we just found out about. I think the Planet Picnic will get more and more popular Greenpa! It is good to say thanks to the earth for sustaining us another year.Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-19216734043323289842008-06-23T10:58:00.000-05:002008-06-23T10:58:00.000-05:00Hi,<BR/>Your blog is very interesting and I read it frequently. However, I don't agree when you say: And it may have been the realization later that it was just crazy expensive to drive 80 miles, now.<BR/><BR/>It's not crazy expensive when you consider: <BR/>*the cost of gas in many countries<BR/>*the environmental cost of gas/oil (oil extraction, refining, transportation, infrastructure)<BR/>*the probable future cost of gas (even in the US)<BR/><BR/>I think currently gas is crazy cheap and we need to rethink our wasteful use.<BR/><BR/>Happy summer!<BR/>EvaEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547029683066393031noreply@blogger.com