An occasional jarring is always good for improving the blood flow, as the heart pumps a bit faster and the brain starts to move a bit faster...the thought is forced upon us from time to time, "What are we doing here at the ecovillage, and what makes us different?" If you think outside the box and are a pioneer spirit now is the time to jump into Kakwa. If you are not, need lots of structure, and always know how things will turn out before you begin then Kakwa is definitely not for you at this be… Continue

Life here is like that in most homes. There are the crazy frenetic times of May/June and then the cycle moves to the other extreme. The busy times are full of people and projects. Now, the quiet times are full of serene moments. The garden is planted and doing well. With some regular weeding and watering it looks good. The squash crop last year that failed to fulfill its promise is likely to do extraordinarily well this year because of the extra heat units we are receiving.

After a day of misce… Continue

I was "on the bus" at 14 ... 1968. Can't recall things ever being that good since.

So I carried those values forward ... or tried to, at least.
It sure ain't about being slack and sloppy ... nothing about keeping a bus on the road is slack and sloppy.
And nothing about relationships, either.

But basically I've watched our society in a dangerous tail-spin.
World politics radicalized me. I was in the military when we (Canadians) helped other developed countries over-throw the democratically elec… Continue