Category Noah

Sena

March 22, 2006 · by · in Cheyenne, Music in Ordinary, Noah, Sena, Tracey, Work practices · 6 Comments

Sena’s shoulders are high and rigid. She runs a hand through her nappy hair for the umpteenth time and clenches and unclenches her jaw, but her eyes sparkle and her voice is full of mirth.

Babies

February 7, 2006 · by · in Betty, Child care, Community structures, food, Jordan, Mary, Nell, Noah, Rosalie, Ruby, Work practices · 4 Comments

It is a gorgeous, sunny day in the nursery. Gauzy white curtains flutter at the screened sills. The windows across the western wall are thrown open, letting the spring breezes through–as well as the scents of fresh laundry flapping on the lines and apple pie baking in the kitchens.

Arc

September 19, 2005 · by · in Balboa, Beryl, Cheyenne, Exo-architecture, Household variations/Coupling, Janine, Landscape architecture, Merilee, Noah, Packer, Residential buildings, Ronnie, Sculpture, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, The land, Village of Jasper, Weddings · Leave a comment

The buildings and grounds are constructed in concentric arcs that fit the natural contours of the hill, which slopes toward the great Jasper Lake.

Threads

September 15, 2005 · by · in Balboa, Birds, Celebrations, Cheyenne, compost, Decorative plants, Exo-architecture, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, food, Food preparation and preserving, Household variations/Coupling, Janine, Jasmine, Lotty, Meat, Native plants, Noah, Packer, Paintings/Mixed media, Plants in Ordinary, Rose and Cheyenne's home, Ruby, Sculpture, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, The land, Village of Jasper, Weddings · Leave a comment

As we left, Lotty and I strung a garland of wild asters and daisies across the door, to be removed only by the bride and groom on the morrow, when they enter to spend their first night in their new home.

Waterfall

September 14, 2005 · by · in Balboa, Beryl, Cheyenne, Edible plants, Exo-architecture, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, Food preparation and preserving, James, Noah, Packer, Ronnie, Rose and Cheyenne's home, Ruby, The land, Village of Jasper, Weddings · 2 Comments

Across the meadow, and round a huge outcrop of granite, we heard the upper falls before we saw them–two high ribbons, one far above the other, glistening water cascading down a sharp escarpment.

Away

August 30, 2005 · by · in Balboa, Noah, The land, Weddings · 1 Comment

You know how poorly I travel, Noah. I must harness all my strength for the trip.

Bonnie

August 17, 2005 · by · in Animal husbandry, Betty, Bonnie, Community structures, Death, Healing-medicine, Jacob, Jonathon, Marita, Noah, Spiritual practice, Work practices · 5 Comments

We find her in the barn, her head in Jacob’s lap. Animals roam freely on the hills behind Ordinary, coming to the barn only for shelter. Weakened by illness, Bonnie must have sought comfort.

Sup

July 5, 2005 · by · in Benjamin, Betty, Breads, Cheyenne, Dinner/Supper, Janine, Mollie, Noah, Soups · 3 Comments

A light fog rolls in from the west as I wait my turn for the soup tureens. I sniff the air. Co-mingling aromas of garlic, oregano, thyme, basil, and fresh tomato call to me the moment I step inside the door.