You may notice that I skipped a day… Day 11 was just more of the same with nothing much of interest to report. It was Larry’s last day of teaching, and we will miss him. He’s an incredibly thoughtful individual and has a very “live and let live” attitude. He spent a lot of time…
What can I say about today? Today felt like that day in medical school where they finally bring out the cadavers to see who’s really cut out for a career in medicine. And by that I mean that we were taken to a very unappealing place where people practice permaculture. Out of respect, I won’t…
I am totally exhausted today. The bags under my eyes are a delightful indication of how I will look 10 years from now. Today we broke into the groups in which we will do our projects. My project group is doing a report on starting a permaculture design business. The other group: designing a permaculture…
Well, I did sleep better last night with Shannon’s camp pad… I still ache quite a bit but in an entirely different way! Ibuprofin was my friend this morning. As promised, below is a photo of the women’s sleeping area. What you see is the main area with two futons. On the sides, in the…
Nothing of much consequence happened today, other than the collective daydreaming of my coursemates and I about the various foods and beverages we wished we were eating. I know I will be making several more trips to the organic coffee stand while I’m here. It was 35 degrees when we woke up yesterday, and I…
I left Portland at around 7:00 a.m. and needed to arrive at the course site for our 9:30 a.m. morning circle. I made very good time despite the rain. The one thing I remember from the ride is the billboard for cage fighting. Unbelievable! I was barely 15 minutes outside Eugene when the fuel light…
Another restless night on the futon. I even had someone take the frame out from under the futon mattress. Apparently I am just universally unable to sleep on futons – at least the old, thin mattresses. When one hip succumbed to excruciating pain, I switched to the other one. This continued every few hours throughout…
I slept barely a wink last night. Obviously last night’s restful sleep on the futon was a fluke. I could feel every board and every separation as I continually adjusted my aching joints from position to position. I was in the kitchen around 7:05 a.m. as part of the cooking crew. Brett, Helen and I…
Well, I feel a lot better this morning than I thought I would. Not sure how that happened. It’s freezing here, so I joined the group of folks in the kitchen this morning waiting for hot water for tea. I had a few cups throughout the morning. Breakfast was hot oatmeal with apples, raisins, brown…
I would’ve made this entry last night, but I was too damned tired! Did I mention 13.5 hour days? I wasn’t joking. I drove my trusty rental car (which was thankfully a Hyundai Elantra and not a Jeep Commander, which is what I got last time I reserved a compact car) the 10 minutes to…