Author: seonaid

  • Happy Chickens

    We have a small (but growing) flock of laying hens. I was all keen on the fresh eggs, but I have been surprised to find out how much I love my chickens. They turn out to be really funny and affectionate (in a distant bird-kind-of-way). They come a-runnin’ to see what’s happening when somebody steps…

  • The Beauty of The Beach

    Yesterday was the first really warm day of the summer. Since we are primarily occupied with looking after children and growing plants, we usually spend the nice days trying to get the children to help us grow plants. Yesterday, however, we took the day off to go to the beach. It’s such a traditional summer…

  • Loving the loons

    A love song for the land I live on.

  • What I Learned from Foucault

    (II) I have known the thrill (!) of being in the wrong, For I have claimed Power That was never mine to take.

  • Possibility – A Medititation

    Let’s begin with Possibility. Not “what can” or “what might”. No Conditions. Just Possible. Let go of the limits. Let go of the structures. Let the corporations and consumption and insecurity evaporate. You have the resources you require. People can be as good as you need them to be. You can be at the right…