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Author Archives: Sash
This life“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.” ― GautamaView full post » 
#Fordthinking: Community livingThere are a few things in life I’m really passionate about: kindness, compassion, social change,View full post » 
the stories we tell ourselves“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” —John Steinbeck, East of Eden The past week was a bitView full post » 
Those daddies“Some daddies live with there babies, hey mama?” Yes, that’s right. Some do, some don’t. EveryView full post » 
Second hand style.Antique stores, salvage yards and tip-shops are essential to the charm and beauty of living in the South-West. AView full post » 
#FordThinking: On Cruise ControlThere is a quote that I heard once that read, ‘the quality of our life depends entirely on the spirit of ourView full post » 
Be ordinary.“To go wrong in one’s own way is better then to go right in someone else’s.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky It was aView full post » 
Sing with me.“Mama, when you sing you have to put your voice inside my voice..” “You mean sing together? Both ofView full post » 
mixtape fridayIt feels like a million years ago now, that I sat listening to this song with my then boyfriend not long before weView full post » 
Rainbows and Privilege“You can learn as much from your privilege as you can from your oppression, but only if you’re aware of itView full post » 
The little things…To say I was having a rough week, would have been a great understatement. I set up my study a few weeks ago, finallyView full post »
mixtape fridayDo you remember making mixtape for your friends in late primary school – early high school? I used to start mixView full post » 
Tea to meditate to.“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, withoutView full post » 
When you grow up“When I grow up I’m going to be a princess farmer fairy… what are you going to be when you grow upView full post » 
Starved by adviceI’m confused. Aren’t you? Our food industry is so saturated with fad diets and advice that I’m sureView full post » 
Good Food: Apple and Carrot MuffinsCARROT AND APPLE MUFFINS WITH CARROT BUTTERCREAM ICING Ingredients (makes 12 muffins) 1 1/2 cups self raisingView full post » 
Be less busy.“Action expresses priorities.” ― Mahatma Gandhi When someone asks you how you are, do you often find yourself replyingView full post » 
Good Food: Hot Water GingerbreadI have been known to admit fully to having an emotional relationship with food. I spend more time thinking about foodView full post » 
Good food: Ginger and Enoki Noodle soup.GINGER AND ENOKI NOODLE SOUP Ingredients (serves 2-3 people) 1 ltr good quality broth (I use chicken or lamb for thisView full post » 
Taking StockI try to do this once a season. To take ten minutes to sit and look inwards, to catch up with where I am right now. IView full post » 
Single {and parenting}photo by the beautiful Emma Galloway A few months ago, when Bo was not yet three, we were driving back from the cityView full post » 
For Mercy. For All.The world can be a really scary place and the control the government has over the media circus is always cause forView full post » 
A compassionate revolution.We concern ourselves so often with how we look, with the hair on our bodies, with the colour of our skin, with theView full post » 
The death of the dreamer.I killed the dreamer. It occurred to me a few weeks ago as I was tumbling through the pages of The Alchemist thatView full post » 
Listen up {Podcasts I love}We’ve been living TV free for a while now. It’s great. I watch movies on my laptop when I’m in theView full post » 
Good Food: Choc-Chickpea Cookies {GF + Easily Vegan}There is something very satisfying about the humble chocolate cookie… but I don’t always have theView full post » 
A certain kind of stillnessWe live in a world where everything seems to not only be getting faster and more frantic… but louder. Perhaps weView full post » 
Without words.“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” ― Jack Kerouac We spent the five days over EasterView full post » 
Good Food: Pear + Cardamom Pound CakeWith autumn upon us the rhythm of our days are changing once more, we sleep a little later in the morning, warm teasView full post » 
pictures of you.In the past 12 months I’ve been doing a lot of work behind my camera, it’s become a powerful skill thatView full post » 
Recycle: Soft PlasticIs your home a soft plastic magnet? It doesn’t seem to matter how conscious I am about not using too muchView full post » 
ConnectedA couple of weeks ago Bo and I moved into our own home. A sweet little cottage with a greenhouse window in the kitchenView full post » 
Transitional Living.In July last year Bo and I moved out of our rental. As a part of our Nothing New Project I wanted to see if we couldView full post » 
Community Timebanking: Bringing communities closer.I’ve been speaking about community growth and resilience since I finished my Masters mid 2014. Everytime IView full post » 
To listen is to learn.There has been a lot of noise lately. A lot of it coming from me. I’ve spent the past 8 months of my lifeView full post » 
The Economy of Human ConnectionFour years ago I started my Masters in Social Change. I started studying this field seriously for a few reasons, firstView full post » 
Pickle everything. Because… PICKLES!There are few things more satisfying in the world than the simple art of preserving food. It’s a process thatView full post » 
How the light gets in.It was a few weeks ago now that I sat on the front porch of a friends home with the sun in my face and a book on myView full post » 
The end of the Nothing New ProjectA year ago I had a crazy idea. Not a new idea in the grand scheme of things, but I pretty radical idea in my ownView full post » 
Week 51: ChristmasWe managed to avoid the shops completely this Christmas, with nothing to buy there was no reason for us to be anywhereView full post » |
