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My journey on learning what it means to be human here, now and with an eye to the future.

Mindful Weeding: Building metaphors for understanding our activisms

April 11, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Over the weekend, I joined Neighbours United for Climate Action (NUCA) to undertake some ‘mindful weeding’ along the Merri Creek,…

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Oops! But… a little library and the need for more intolerance

April 6, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Dear readers, I’ve tried. I set myself up with a challenge last week, to invite a neighbour over for dinner…

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Building community: The problem

March 23, 2022 admin Leave a comment

When I was young, I was an extrovert. I was that kid that would come up and ask your name…

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Shaman or sceptic? On a search for the spiritual: Part One

January 19, 2022 admin Leave a comment

For a while now, I’ve found my atheism challenged, in a few fundamental ways, but I’m finding the journey to…

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Gratitude for the end of 2021

January 1, 2022 admin Leave a comment

On a global scale, the woes of my small family are trivial, but oh goddess, I’m so happy to see…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: covid, gratitude, homeschooling, permaculture

The Knowledge: Lewis Dartnell

December 21, 2020 admin Leave a comment

A book for the post-apocalypse, how to rebuild civilisation after the fall, to regain lost knowledge for a better life…

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Posted in: Learning Filed under: book review, lewis dartnell, prepping

Diving deep into submarines and shipping

December 8, 2020 admin Leave a comment

When I started on the home education journey, I envisaged lots of project-based learning, and we started out that way.…

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Posted in: Learning Filed under: cartography, home education, kon-tiki, navigation, physics, ships, submarines

Review: The Nerviest Girl in the World

December 1, 2020 admin Leave a comment

This story starts dangling from a hot air balloon, starting at the end of the story – the rest of…

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Posted in: Learning Filed under: book review, homeschooling, literature, melissa wiley, nerviest girl in the world

Truth, post-truth and finding the real

November 7, 2020 admin Leave a comment

I’ve been listening to the Philosophy For Our Times podcast, and working through the back catalogue, and its making me…

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A review: Beneath the Tamarind Tree

October 10, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Written with the assumption of an American audience, this book initially grated on me. The second chapter justifying the importance…

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Posted in: Democracy Filed under: #bringbackourgirls, bokoharam, feminism, humanrights, ishasesay, nigeria, tamarindtree

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