April 3, 2010 – 9:44 am It’s Easter weekend: a time for reflection on renewal, blessings and hope. I am awash with fresh insights following a fascinating community mediation about the dual occupancy (accessory dwelling unit) issue on this community. Sometimes people leave intentional communities. See “Leaving Utopia”, click here: Leaving Utopia… Continue reading (re)visioning Jarlanbah Permaculture Hamlet
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The Radio Hashbrown Blog
Community pressure resulted in the closure of the antecedent of the Radio Hashbrown Blog. However, the archives remain. To read them, click here: https://radiohaajblarnblog.wordpress.com
One Sleep ’til the Windows Arrive: The joys of owner building
August 2, 2009 – 9:52 pm The Guest Bedroom, August 2009 We’ve been living in our shed for three and a half years. House under construction for two and a half”¦ And on Friday the windows arrived for the guest bedroom in our house-under-construction project. It has walls, doors, a roof, a floor and… Continue reading One Sleep ’til the Windows Arrive: The joys of owner building
Natural Disasters: A Tale of Two Banks
25 July 2009 2:19 am While we have not been as badly hit as many flooded communities in Queensland and New South Wales in recent weeks, things have been messy here. Roof iron blew off the shed roof, the python got in, as well as rats and mice. And many things were… Continue reading Natural Disasters: A Tale of Two Banks
Evaluation Research: Must the Messenger Always Be Shot?
22 July 2009 at 2:39 am A few months ago, I was lucky enough to have to write a short piece on evaluation for a consulting report. I reviewed what I had in my library, did a quick Internet search and… Continue reading Evaluation Research: Must the Messenger Always Be Shot?
What’s best practice in community engagement?
July 9, 2009 at 12:45 pm The other day I went to a local community workshop in my small rural village. The topic is not important for my purposes and it’s not my intention to embarrass anyone. Rather I want to make a point: there’s more to community workshops than a conversation at… Continue reading What’s best practice in community engagement?
Community engagement with people with disability
This week, I’ve been reflecting on the responses I’ve received to my recent blog post about Mary Ann Hiserman, my friend in Berkeley who was a wheelchair user and activist for people with disability. I’ve been thinking about the actual experience of being “locked out” of an environment. And comparing it to being “locked… Continue reading Community engagement with people with disability
Living with a Gypsy
July 5, 2009 Today the Gypsy and I were sorting hardware. Nails and screws. It’s been a rough week in community engagement and I had to do something else than listen to bureaucrats and aggrieved residents. I had to get my hands dirty. Get grounded. Living on a building site generates… Continue reading Living with a Gypsy
PowerPoint: How to avoid disempowering yourself — and others!
I wrote this blog on June 29, 2009. I don’t believe any of it any longer, having read Cliff Atkinson’s wonderful book, Beyond Bullet Points. I’ll put that in another blog. For now, here are SOME salutary warnings… but it still won’t work! See: https://beyondbulletpoints.com/ PowerPoint: How to Avoid Disempowering Yourself… Continue reading PowerPoint: How to avoid disempowering yourself — and others!
Saying Goodbye to a Partner: A Souvenir
29 June 2009 6:06 pm This week, when the storms came and the rats and python got into the shed, I had to do some quick work to rescue my scrapbooks. I was unprepared for the emotional impact. But the urgent task became a meditation and yielded a great blessing. My father’s American Green Card… Continue reading Saying Goodbye to a Partner: A Souvenir