“The only antidote to fear I know is good work. I learned in pregnancy, facing labor (all of my labors were very, very, very long), to simply screw up my nerve, accept that the only way out is through, and to go forward into the pain. We’re in the same situation now—the way out of [...]
Of The Hands Thoughts on voluntary poverty, homesteading, farming, physical labor, reconnecting to the land, doing good work, and muddling through a contracting economy
-
Recent Posts
-
Recent Comments
Joel Caris on The Farmer Within Joel Caris on The Farmer Within Martin on The Farmer Within Chris on The Farmer Within Chris on The Farmer Within Favorite Posts
- "To Work at Many Jobs"
- A Matter of Responsibility
- A New Year’s Plan: Death, Poverty and the Household Economy
- Encounters: An Introduction, Concerning Hubris
- Photos: A Snowy Farm Morning
- Some Thoughts on Making a Living
- The Magic in Small Places
- There are No Vegetarians in a Famine
- When Money No Longer Gets Money
- Why I Hiked Neahkahnie Mountain Instead of Shutting Down the Port
Blogroll
Archives
Categories
Search This Site
-
Lifetime Stats
- 23,646 hits
Tags
abundance bath house Brian butter cats cliffs Collapse comfort community context cooking death distraction Farming fermentation food good work homesteading hot tub luxury M magic making a living moon mystery nourishing traditions off the grid patterns pictures Portland poverty rain raw milk Simple Living snow solar storm sun systems the other voluntary poverty wendell berry wind work yurtOf The Hands on Twitter
- Mighty convenient the FBI busted a group of "anarchists" on the first big day of Occupy action this spring. Well played, FBI. Well played. 4 weeks ago
- Good lord, it actually feels like spring. Cool spring, granted, but this is still glorious. 1 month ago
- Making raw butter, seasoning cast iron pans, snapping pictures for a future blog post. And listening to music. 1 month ago
- Making butter again--this time with cream skimmed from my raw milk. I have high hopes. If this proves successful, it's my new butter supply. 2 months ago
- Just a miserably stormy day. Wind was howling all night and still is now, plus plenty of rain. Thank god for coffee and a lazy morning. 2 months ago
