tuesday's nourishment

i'm blessed with the gift to nest and nourish myself and my surroundings more deeply now. baby is coming anytime in the next 3 weeks. tony started working full time a couple weeks ago. nourishment is on my mind. it's become the essence and stability of my foundation. this blog is intended to expand and grow my relationship to nourishment.

i learned today that the word nourish comes from root words 'flow' 'suckle' 'feed' 'protect' 'nurse'. for me, it has to do with tradition. i've been transitioning for a little over 10 years to a more simple, nourishing lifestyle. i don't own much and i like it that way. i've lived on different farms and with different people and families and in different cultures to explore food and place and alternative ways of living. the most recent experiment was a few years ago, when i lived in a small simple cabin and hauled my wood and water and really explored local living near the place where i grew up because i wanted to really know what 'native' and indigenous means in a non-romantic sense.

i live very simply now. in a small apartment attached to a small farmhouse. we have two rooms. a large living area that functions as office, dance space, kitchen, living room, music room; a bedroom which is our sweet sanctuary. there is a bathroom too. i live w/ my sweetie and soon to be baby. it's a small nest and i like it.

however, we live on 2 pt. 2 acres of land with a garden plot that is 1/3 of an acre. in the front we have a chicken coop and 11 chickens; there is talk of getting two pigs for pork this spring. we also have two creeks --one in front, and one behind. i'm researching beekeepers and wish to apprentice this summer on our land w/ the help of a local bee person. there is a small 1/8 acre w/ a labyrinth which we may transform into a flower patch to sell flowers at the local market. and a small apple & pear orchard in the back with a big big fire pit. everything i need is possible here. it's a backyard homestead and i can create dreams here.

our landlord john has been stewarding the land for years. he lives a couple miles away but is here often. he's into biodynamic agriculture. which means things are prepared differently -the soil, the compost, and the plants in accordance with planets and the moon.

today's nourishment is the gratitude that i feel for this land.