We feel very honored to be referenced with the following personages in Marie Little's doctoral thesis on Climate Change Adaptation through the School of Public Health, Curtin University, Western Australia. Her proposal includes radical mitigation and reduction in … [Read more...]
Yak, Buffalo, Alpaca – Oh My!
July 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Last night I cooked braised Yak shanks… so tender and mild, perfectly sauced in the stock I made last week from Buffalo bones. This morning Robin served homemade garlic-ginger-basil sausages made from Alpaca ground paleo style (with heart and liver added to the muscle … [Read more...]
A Neighborly Neighborhood
July 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
There's a lot of talk about getting to know your neighbors—to work on projects and share goods, tools and expertise. It's a social investment for harder times or emergencies, to feel more secure, and/or to enjoy the convivality. Here's a neighborhood in south Corvallis, near … [Read more...]
Ventures and Videos in BC and WA
June 9, 2014 By 1 Comment
It's been a whirlwind since mid-April! I'd hoped to post many blogs, but life moved too quickly. Here's a brief chronology of some wonderful adventures, people and places we visited and videoed in southwestern Canada and northwestern Washington. April 6-20. We settled … [Read more...]
Paint the Intersection at Share-It Square
June 2, 2014 By 1 Comment
People wielded colorful paint, brushes and rollers all over the middle of the residential street intersection. For the 19th year, neighbors and friends were repainting the street in the oldest "intersection repair" in the world. In this year's design, they were freshening up … [Read more...]
A New Season at Inspiration Farm
May 24, 2014 By 4 Comments
We stopped for a quick springtime tour with Brian Kerkvliet and Alexandra King at Inspiration Farm in Bellingham, Washington. After staying there for a month last fall, I wanted to see the other side of the yearly cycle. Brian Kerkvliet gave the grand tour to us and … [Read more...]
A Robin’s-Eye View of Fairy Fen on Bowen Island
April 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Fairy Fen is a wetlands preserve in the deep dark woods on Bowen Island, BC. Robin was especially attracted to this place, a reminder of the Olympic Rainforest her family visited every year in her childhood. Western red cedar, fir, and hemlock are interspersed with whispers … [Read more...]
Three Artistic Views of Quarry Pond, Bowen Island
March 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Quarry Park is short walk from where we're staying on Bowen Island, British Columbia. It's a landscape of water falling over sharp black rock cliffs and alders framing ponds and pools and rivulets. The monochrome photo was taken on a gray day after the pond had frozen … [Read more...]
Celebrating My Art – Prints to Share
March 3, 2014 By 1 Comment
I've long wished to share my paintings more widely, and have just found a way to do it! You can order prints of these images in Janaia's Gallery at SeattleOnCanvas. You choose the size and medium (canvas or paper or notecards). We've found that "Burning Platform" (above) … [Read more...]
The Impossible Only Takes a Little Longer
February 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Most travel days don't have this many challenges! * We left Bellingham a day late because of heavier snows than predicted. * Our motorhome was searched at the Canadian border. * Trying to activate new cell service in Vancouver, we stood in line for half an hour, … [Read more...]
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