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Sketching out the shape of things to come

It this thing still on? Testing, testing...

Category: Meta

Why I Write

It feels a bit wrong to make my first post after a long silence one about why I write. Maybe I should call it “Why I no longer write so regularly”...

Category: Meta Tags: blog hop, blogging, meta, why I blog, why I write, writing

Gosh, is that the time?

Oh dear, would you look at the state of this place? I don’t know how it gets away from me so. *brushes dust off the table* Ah well, never mind, sit...

Category: Anecdotes, Meta Tags: blogging, climate, Gardening, growing food, meta, summer, time management, too busy to blog, weather

Hello 2013!

Somehow January is almost over already, so I guess it’s high time I welcomed in the new year and thought about what 2013 will bring. 2012 was a big year for...

Category: Lifestyle, Meta Tags: 2013, carbon emissions, creating change, de-plasticing, environment, goals, greenhouse gas, peru, plastic, plastic pollution, sustainable living, travel, veggie patch, volunteering

With gratitude…

Thank you for reading, commenting and sharing my little internet soap box. I hope I’m doing something to make the world just a tiny bit better, and I can’t do it...

Category: Meta, nature photography Tags: 2012, an attitude of gratitude, blogging, building a community, Christmas, meta, my internet soapbox, my readers rock, thank you

Slow

One of the things about trying to live a more sustainable life is that is slows you down a little. You take time to shop locally and source small-footprint produce. You stop driving...

Category: Balance, Gardening, Lifestyle, Meta Tags: bad metaphores, balance, beauty, blogging, community, growing a community, joy, life, priorities, sustainability, time management

Shape of things sabbatical

It’s about to get quiet around here: very quiet indeed. I’m taking a break from this blogging business while the rest of my life needs my focus. It’s not that I...

Category: Adventures, Balance, Community, Lifestyle, Meta Tags: adventures, balance, inspiration, links, recommended reading, sabbatical, taking a break, travel

Building a community

Forgive me for the short entry today. I’ve spent most of the day proof-reading and correcting a 60-odd page document and my brain is now quite fried. My fractious state has,...

Category: Meta Tags: about this blog, collaboration, constructive criticism, contributers, feedback, growing a community, meta

The shape of things to come

A brighter future for people and planet