by Ingrid | Oct 31, 2012 | Community, Kindness, Local Economy, Simplicity, World
These jars can be quite annoying! They have to be cleaned. They are heavy and can break. And they have to be stored upside down so nothing can fall into them; then turned over to be filled. And so it goes! But wait! I love the jars and I love the community dinners for...
by Ingrid | Sep 11, 2012 | Kindness, Simplicity, Vegetables
If you think I am crazy, you may be right. But my state of mind is not the point here. This is an exploration of the vegetable’s character. As the title indicates, kindness is central to most vegetables’ nature. I am not acquainted enough with all of them to say that...
by Ingrid | Aug 2, 2012 | Community, Kindness, Peace, Sharing, Simplicity
Growing up I have heard a story from my dad’s childhood many times. He would tell me about how poor they were, and about the lack of food during the war. The weekly meat ration for a family with five kids was 350 grams – less than one pound. On Sundays, when the meat...
