Leaving has an excitement all its own: a heightened energy awakens me to an attention to detail that I might…
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Purple fields of Persuasion
Indications that we were getting tired became obvious by this point; I chose for a quiet day when L. went…
For the Love of Dogs
A trifecta of good travel includes the decisions of food, accommodations and wheels. How to eat, how to sleep, and…
Stoned
Purely by coincidence, we visited King Arthur’s fabled Avalon on the 19th and then Stonehenge on the 20th, the two…
Tea for Two
A 6-mile nature walk around the city, into the hills and across fields beckoned me the second day of our…
A Good Bath
We met in the kitchen around 1 am for midnight snack intermission and spoke briefly about the next day’s itinerary.…
About Town
Workaway schedules are approximate at best, and are often in tune with the weather forecast rather than a calendar. Although…
Muck and Yuck
Or, Everything you always wanted to know about composting toilets (but we’re too afraid to ask). On a rare, partly…
As the Rain Falls
Wrapped in a woolen blanket, I’m hunkered down in my caravan after a morning and a half afternoon of sawing…
The Scythe Dance
Now that the bull had been safely returned, scythe practice could start in earnest. After a delicious porridge – my…