I spent New Year's Eve with (most of) the family dearest to my heart, just a small group of us, cuddling and talking and playing games and generally being mellow. Some really good deep sharing happened. Some really healing conversations happened. I was told in no uncertain terms that we are family and that if we want to celebrate the holidays with ( Read more... )

I had a dream recently that I was at a meeting with a bunch of people, maybe fifty or more, who wanted to start an intentional community together. They were all sci-fi/fantasy fans who knew each other mostly from conventions. They wanted an artist's collective sort of place, where people shared some resources and expenditures and ate meals ( Read more... )

So I was looking through the list of communities that are tabling at the NICA event, checking to see if there was anything new, and I found this forming ecovillage with land purchased, a strong commitment to sustainability, all the right words about togetherness and protecting assets, and a wonderful location an hour from Seattle. I read the ( Read more... )

In case anyone is interested in events like this...

Fellowship for Intentional Community
Presents

Art of Community Northwest:
Co-oportunities for Sustainability

An exciting weekend of networking, learning, & fun!
Friday, Sept. 8 to Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006
Bastyr University, near Seattle

• Meet People from Existing & Forming Communities; ( Read more... )

My friends arrived safe and sound around five. I had to leave shortly after for dinner with the fambly for shoes_the_dog's birthday, at Sushi Boat per his request. I settled them in, sort of threw them at the kitchen and showers and said "make yourself at home" and dashed out. This evening we all hung out, Russ finally got a chance to talk with these people ( Read more... )

I had a strange and wonderful dream last night ( Read more... )

Three million dollar horse farm and estate on Whidbey Island