Category Archives: Change
New Project
Andy has spent a lot of time this year planning his solar hot water system — for the radiant heating in the floor of the cottage. They finally started installing the supports for it Monday and yesterday. Andy was hoping … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Life As a Shared Adventure
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A Different World
One of the nicest parts of our train trips is leaving from Lamy, NM. It’s only about an hour’s drive, but it’s like stepping back into a quieter, more peaceful time. The train station was built in 1880 and doesn’t … Continue reading
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Learning from History
In a comment yesterday Ursula wrote, “I was told – and still believe it – that history [is] being taught at school/uni so we’d actually learn something from the past.” The trouble is different people learn different things from history. … Continue reading
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The Life of the Party
Modern technology isn’t just for the young. Thanks to a robot a frail 82-year-old mother was the life of her son’s wedding celebrations in Paris. She wasn’t able to travel, so she interacted with the guests from the comfort of … Continue reading
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Ready for Fall
Summer isn’t over yet, but the college football season starts August 31st. The grandpups are all ready for it — Sammy’s T-shirt says Michigan Son, Montana’s says Michigan Daughter. Fall always reminds me of school starting when I was … Continue reading
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Not Exactly a Lawn
Andy has sprinkled some grass seed around, and some of it is coming up after the recent rains. Grass will be struggling for a few years because the fire burned all the organic matter in what little soil we … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Living Fully
Tagged grass, humus, New Mexico, paitience, persistence, plants, rain, rainy season, regrowth, rocky soil, sowing
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One Thing Leads to Another
As I’ve mentioned, this new theme started when I found I had to update my old one if I wanted to have threaded comments — to let people respond directly after the comment they’re answering. Years ago it took me … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Life As a Shared Adventure, Lifelong Learning
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Moving to Cheerful Monk
Originally this blog and Cheerful Monk were going to be on different subjects, but that hasn’t been true for a long time. So starting today my Thursday posts will appear over there. I should have done this a long time … Continue reading
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Roadwork
Thursday evening we had our last dinner together up on the land, and we enjoyed watching the rain from inside the cozy living room. On the way down Andy looked at all the culverts along the road to be sure … Continue reading
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New Bogeyman
Cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license The U.S. Senate is now holding hearings on the legality of targeted killings, especially with Predator drones. Does the war on terror give the U.S. the right to kill suspected terrorists anywhere in the world? … Continue reading
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