Jane, Chris and Callum are taking part in the Pedal for Scotland Glasgow to Edinburgh sponsored bike ride (51 miles) to raise money for Portobello and Leith Community wind energy project. This is a project run by PEDAL – Portobello Transition Town and Greener Leith, to construct and operate the UK’s first community-owned wind turbine in […]
Breakfast at Helsers on Alberta
July 23rd, 2011 by Chris · No Comments · food, USA
Dutch baby pancake.
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Breitenbush
July 22nd, 2011 by Chris · No Comments · photos, USA
Camping overnight at Breitenbush Hot Springs. Amazing old forests (Douglas firs and hemlocks), soaking in the hot springs, and an extremely new age yoga class.
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Road to Damascus
July 22nd, 2011 by Chris · 1 Comment · signage, USA
A humdrum ephphany in Oregon.
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Fireflies
July 15th, 2011 by Chris · 3 Comments · travel, USA
YouTube I never cared much for moonlit skies, I never winked back at fireflies, But now that the stars are in your eyes, I’m beginning to see the light. Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass — I’m Beginning To See The Light Powered by mp3skull.com
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Zap!!!
July 10th, 2011 by Chris · 2 Comments · signage, trains, travel, USA
Don’t walk on the tracks now! (Warning sign on the Chicago “El”.)
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Amtrack health warning
July 10th, 2011 by Chris · 1 Comment · signage, trains, travel, USA
Health warning on the train from Chicago. It doesn’t go to California, but just in case… (Sorry it’s fuzzy — the light was very low and the train was bouncing about.)
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Pre-clearance
July 8th, 2011 by Chris · 3 Comments · flights, travel, USA
Arrived in Chicago last night after a reasonably stress-free journey. The system in Dublin is that you get grilled and fingerprinted in “US Pre-clearance”. We thought this just meant the first stage of the process, but actually when we go here, we found that we had already cleared customs and immigration, and that it was […]
Be patterns, be examples
July 6th, 2011 by Chris · 2 Comments · climate change, flights, USA
Be patterns, be examples in all countries, places, islands, nations, wherever you come, that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people, and to them; then you will come to walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one. George Fox, 1656 That famous Quaker quote seems appropriate as we set […]
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Just Saving
September 14th, 2009 by Chris · No Comments · climate change
Sara, who we know as the Powerpod Worker for the Woodcraft Folk, is doing a sponsored cycle trip to Morocco. At 2,400 miles by pedal power alone it makes our train trip seem a very cushy number! She’s asking everyone to sponsor her, but not in the usual, boring way of giving money to some worthy […]
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