As Christmas approached, we made our annual pilgrimage back to Freneuse to be with family.
Continue readingFreneuse, Fr (Dec to Feb ’21-’22)
Beira (Dec ’21)
The second work-exchange project was due north of the first one, also on the Spanish border, this time near Beira in Marvao, Portugal.
Continue readingSerpa, Portugal (Nov-Dec ’21)
It’s four months later, April 29 as I write, sitting in Milan, waiting for a plane to Prague, where I’m meeting Benoit for a week of vacation. My life has begun to feel like a vacation, so it’s funny to be taking one, and here we are. A lot has happened since this all began… and it’s such a nice moment to reflect on our first adventure in Portugal…
Continue readingFarewells & Moving (Sept-Oct)
…It has taken me forever to get this second blog ready. Even longer than the first! There were technical details to smooth out, horses to feed, gardens to plant, eggs to collect, sheds to build, sheep to scratch, French administration to sort out… we’ll get to all that stuff in later blogs. For now, here is the end of the packing and moving. This is a long one, full of details that are meaningful to us. I’ve put them here because I want to remember the magic… Beautiful people showing up… for walks, for meals, for helping out, for celebrating, for laughs, for living a beautiful life. Here are the highlights. Enjoy...
Beginning Our Journey (Aug-Oct)
Once upon a time, we had a dream, a dream to make the world a better place… And now we’re turning that dream into our reality. This is the beginning of that story, the story of two people who are daring to walk the path of their highest values. Values of Love, truth, beauty, joy, abundance and freedom.
And of course, we aren’t doing it alone! Many, if not all of you reading this blog are helping us, bringing your own unique talents and skills, love and wisdom, resources and energy… helping us build our dream and your’s, too, along the way.