An Exploration of This Beautiful Land
Ta – Polish “this”
Mĕi – Chinese 美 “beautiful”
Terra – Anglicized Spanish “earth”
eljchin / 陈加燕
I am a returned Californian, American-born third-generation Chinese, thinker, doer, restless one, contemplator.
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Fire Safety
During these months of summer we must always be prepared for fire. This afternoon around 2pm a fire was reported about a mile and a half north of us. It went from 2 to 30 acres in 3 hours, fortunately it blew northward into open space and not down into the Lucas Valley neighborhood. Our…
Permaculture Update
Last spring I enrolled in a permaculture course at my local community college. I was delighted at how I could apply some of my past ecology and design courses to my own home. A few things I did in the spring, and an update on them: What I did Idea I started with How it’s…
Ascent
Over a year has passed since I came to California – a year in this house, a year of confinement, a year of gratitude. I have the sensation that so many things are falling apart out there, and that I am a villager on a mountain, living my life in simplicity, the news flowing past…
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