"For me, the marvelous thing about what I see happening here is that, what we have, as far as I’m concerned, is we have a community already. We’re just trying to figure out how to actually find a place for that community to live. And that has happened, in my mind, over the last 12 months, as we’ve been going through all these other things.

"We’ve had other crises in the past. And I think our response to this one is very telling, because we’re behaving as though the given is the community. We’ve got the community, and the variable is how do we figure out how to build the place for the community to live. And that just lightens up my heart – there’s this group of people who wants to live together so badly that we’re going through this stuff to figure out how to make it happen." ~ Russ

Monday, March 5, 2012

TREElife

-       Watching my native plant garden bloom and green up in the spring, attracting insects that will pollinate our gardens, and birds feeding, resting and rearing their young.
-       Growing my own fruits and vegetables in TREE’s community garden, sharing tasks, mulch, ideas, fertilizer, and fencing with others in the community.
-       Waking up in the morning to a beautiful view, and sunshine that will heat my water and provide electricity to the grid.
-       Walking and cross-country skiing on EcoVillage trails.
-       Sitting comfortably in a TREE friend’s snug house drinking coffee while we talk and watch a snow storm.
-       Car pooling with others from EcoVillage to a concert or lecture downtown.
-       Sharing each others’ stories, and learning vegetarian recipes while we help prepare dinners in our common house kitchen, using herbs we’ve grown just outside the kitchen door.
-       Playing music and singing together around our common house fireplace.
-       Sharing a sail boat on Cayuga Lake with others from EcoVillage.

 Soon....

Pat P
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2 comments:

  1. AubrieMarch 5, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    I look forward to chatting with you during that storm while the boys and I take a break from homeschooling and chores! ;)

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  2. LenoreMarch 13, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    I love all your ideas, Pat, but mostly I love being with you! xo

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