Moving In

Moving In

The day before Easter, we began peopling this space. What an occupation it was.. We rented the U-haul and hired a kid from Brooklyn to drive. Stuff we hadn’t seen for a year started showing up. All kinds of props for living came from the storage. Furniture appeared...
Practice Resurrection

Practice Resurrection

So, friends, every day do something that won’t compute. Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for nothing. Take all you have and be poor. Love someone who does not deserve it. Denounce the government and embrace the flag. Hope to live in that free republic for which it...
Our Kitchen: A Poem

Our Kitchen: A Poem

We unpacked our kitchen from boxes today. What have we gotten ourselves into? Carpenter genius and old friend Doug showed up to save us. We have instructions from IKEA. So all is good.   But how does one create a kitchen from instructions? The ancient text says,...
Emanating Light

Emanating Light

The electricians came last week and hooked up the power. There’s something about light emanating from windows at nightfall. Light through the panes (even triple panes), at once, draws us in and illuminates a darkened neighborhood. It called up in me memories of...

Moving Toward A New Economy

They will beat their swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore. Everyone will sit under their own vine and beneath their own fig tree, with none to terrify them.                ...
We SUCK at Floors (So Put A Cork In It!)

We SUCK at Floors (So Put A Cork In It!)

I’m just gonna put it right out there: WE SUCK AT FLOORS!!!!!! Since the beginning of our Net Zero house design, the plan was to build on a concrete slab. It’s a relatively inexpensive floor, easy to insulate and seal beneath. It enhances the Net Zero thermal design,...

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