Hand Forged VesselsA woman blacksmith's journey to creative power, learning how to increase psychic energy, use dream interpretation, learning to work freely and fully - making hand forged vessels, hand-made paper bowls, tree spirits art, mixed media vessels. Categories include quotes on creativity, blacksmith training, and living a simple life in the woods. New category: DVD and video reviews. (So much for the simple life.)Chicks, Pigs, and Cows for Christmas - maybe the biggest bargain in the world- December 24, 2004 Yesterday on NPR's All Things Considered, I heard a heart-lifting story about how giving livestock to families could transform their personal and village ecoomies. It made immediate sense. Give a goat or cow to a family, with the proviso that they give the first newborn female to a neighbor. Then it goes on. Eventually the whole village prospers from livestock: milk from goats and cows, eggs from chicks or ducks, meat from pigs, etc. I went right away to heifer.org to check it out. What a fun..http://radio.weblogs.com/0120691/2004/12/24.html#a427 |