Clik here to view.
Sir Black Fire
Sir Black Fire is immortal. Sir Black Fire wears black, and red. Sir Black Fire carries a wooden sword. Sir Black Fire is a knight created by Orlando for his second homeschool play. (For the last one,...
View ArticleOld House, New Home
Two people came to our house yesterday, not together, at different times, and they both said, “What a great, old house!” I told them we’re selling it. A sad surprise, but good, too. Soon we’ll sell a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some of What’s Different
Our Neighborhood We walk to friends’ houses to play. We no longer walk to the ravine, or the lookout. I drive on the freeway way more than I ever have the whole time I’ve lived in Seattle (since...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Community Works… Life in Cohousing
The other day we were at a birthday party for a young friend and one of the parents asked me, “So how’s life on the …kibbutz? Do you guys have to do all sorts of work all the time?” Kibbutz, commune,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Still Working… Life in Cohousing
This is part two of community works, a short series on our lives in cohousing. In the previous post I wrote about work that is expected and now I’ll share the optional stuff. Plus a bit of...
View ArticleParenting in a Fish Bowl… Life in Cohousing
Simone is coming of age, and her mom is celebrating and honoring the transition by creating an amazing day, filled with images, experiences, words, and wishes. We begin with a home movie of Simone’s...
View ArticleNo Private Outdoor Space… Life in Cohousing
We’ve met friends at the beach – good, good friends, the ones where we are all comfortable and engaged, the mamas together, and the kids moving in and out of playing all together and then in smaller...
View ArticleThe Dream
Okay, forgot all that stuff said in that other post – Because here is what our week was like: I found Mica at Izzy (9) and Annie’s (11) house, sitting on Izzy’s lap, playing with his face, giggling,...
View ArticleYou Can Ask Me How It Is
I have a friend who moved up north and started a commune. This was many years ago and she never calls it a commune — only “The Land.” She recently told me that anyone could come there who wanted to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Heart to Heart
“You like Sofie more than me!” Tears spilled out of Mica’s eyes as the rain spit down on us. We were standing on the sidewalk. Sofie, the toddler I babysit once a week, was already in the car. I was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Otter Medicine
And we kept on dancing, into the next morning, where we woke up and ate breakfast and rushed out the door, into our car, driving down to the beach, where we were meeting other cohousers at the...
View ArticleThe Ritual Tribal What?
Please go read this short article: The Ritual, Tribal Abandonment of Mothers. Jeanne Denney has put into words everything I have experienced and worked to overcome since becoming a mother. I didn’t...
View ArticlePooping and Life
The other day I brought a meal to a friend and her family. She has a son Orlando’s age and a new baby. We visited awhile — the older kids played and the mom and I talked while the baby slept and nursed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seeing Community
I was talking to a good friend on the phone (she doesn’t live in Seattle), and I told her that I could go to the same neighborhood park every week and never see the same person twice. And at the other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sir Black Fire
Sir Black Fire is immortal. Sir Black Fire wears black, and red. Sir Black Fire carries a wooden sword. Sir Black Fire is a knight created by Orlando for his second homeschool play. (For the last one,...
View Article
