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23/05/2020

Still integrating into Danni Wald Forest Life and preparing to defend it

23/05/2020

Integrating into Forest Life is so much More pressiere

21/03/2020

It's been quite an adventure, but after 2 months in the sunny south skillsharing alot of and , I've thrown myself back into the more hectic world of , this time defending a forest against a big highway project.
Do we not have enough highways at this stage? Why do those in power not realise the intrinsic value of wilderness? How can we reconnect them, as well as ourselves, to the natural world?
Such magic it is to wake up in a treehouse 20 metres above the ground being swayed by the wind with the budding spring, I much prefer this than traffic jams...

25/02/2020

I realised recently that it's now the 10th year that I've been travelling solo. Back in 2010 and also on the Iberian Penninsula I thought it was super admirable to be an independant worldly female, and I've enjoyed the facinated reactions as people have listened to my tales of the road, 'brave' being a high compliment. But in a world based on polarity, bravery does not exist without it's opposite, fear.
As a social species it's a natural fear to be rejected by our social group, belonging and connection are at the base of our food pyramid, going solo perhaps may have been a subconscious coping mechanism in accepting who I am, away from everyone elses' idea of me. By commiting to this page and sharing my journey I made a very conscious effort not to reject myself and to prioritise more my dreams, purpose, needs & desires, essentially to and influence others to as well.
So, just checking in to amplify my hopes for the next decade, to bring more with those who are also finding their way, in , , , , , and all that juicy stuff.
Blessings!

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03/12/2019

Thank you thank you thank you for all the lovely messages on my birthday ye beautiful bunch of heart warmers, I’ve been living on some of the ancient wood camps against the HS2 (high speed rail project) these past few weeks and temperatures can drop below zero, yous and local activists keep me powered and high spirited, bless!
I also write to let folks know what’s going on with me. This Thursday I’m standing in court with 2 others for obstructing a highway that was this September leading trucks with weapons, 'defence and security equipment’ to a biennial arms trade show. The penalty could be financially high and punishment a nuisance, but you may know I’m not for silence and compliance whilst situations like the UK sell arms to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the US, Turkey, France and many other human rights abusers. Locking ourselves on a road, dealing with police, being in a cell and standing in front of the law is nothing compared to the atrocities mainly civilians have to go through in war torn countries.
It would be lovely to have your thoughts with me again, and perhaps with the victims of war, their struggle, sometimes invisible, is our struggle; their victory and healing, inevitably interconnected, is ours too.

and , better yet

16/11/2019

And so accept all that you find with the eyes of love and everything becomes beautiful..

to both and to

13/10/2019

Sometimes the most self loving we can do is limit our social media activity and connect to those in our physical surroundings. This is why sometimes my posts might be a little infrequent. Also sometimes things going on in life can be a challenge to articulate, particularly feelings on the protests back in early September where we blocked weapons coming into the world's largest arms fair and tried to get arms dealers and all that support them to wake up to compassionate forms of .
I have also been spending a bit of time at , an eco-commune set up to oppose the plans to construct an unnecessary 3rd airport runway.
Now I'm camped out with pushing for system change in the face of a .
All these issues are connected, and contrast showing us what we do want against what we don't want, urging us to go in that direction together as partners, but also learning to eliminate the destructive victim, villan, hero dynamic. Looking deeply, we are all just victims of victims of victims.
Today I'll be marching with the . We are part of a bigger picture, anyone's pain in that picture is our pain, anyone's justice is our justice. We are one.


Thanks to Potent Whisper for his work in putting messages into capturing spoken word.
https://youtu.be/E8gOL_BpS4g

16/08/2019

"Do more things that keep you from your phone" is sort of a reason why I haven't posted in a wee while.
Just came back from , , , , , , , , , , , in the past month or so..
There's been plenty of , , heaps of , pollinating &
Just checking in,

03/07/2019

The last few days have been that part of a roller coaster when it begins to slow down and you find yourself back roughly where you started, but this time, absolutely elated. The Gathering just happened and all the crew here at are taking time to ourselves, letting all we've learned from the many brilliant workshops, talented teachers, campfire conversations and nature on this 3000 million year old rock settle in a bit.
I myself am delighted to join 2 walks, one for seaweed in particular, the other for medicinal use, to also catch up with other XR rebels in the nonviolent campaign for , to take a landscape map reading class in , to get my céilí dancing shoes on in the village hall, to surprisingly link up with other touch therapists who are using to release trauma & build resilience in this ever transforming world, and to just have a jolly nice time with all the wonderful folk here!
We took a photo of the site from our post convergence walk up the hill which looks down onto that wee peninsula we've been calling home, a nice way to de-charge from such a magical get together :)

and whilst on the ride

17/06/2019

I've had such a nice time with the Tangleha crew these past couple of days. After I was let off at the top of the road and walked down to the wee hamlet to find my way to the place, it didn't take long to guess which was theirs, their is as immense as any garden wants to be! So many useful plants growing happy and diverse together. In one photo here I'm standing on a , walled by beds, facing out into the sea where sugar kelp and clear agate crystals can be found. In another photo I took before leaving the Aberdeen student garden we worked on, creating a system for a 1000 litre tank.
Was a great 3 month spell in Dundee integrating into the community, I leave a photo of the Douglas community garden I was involved in, but it's also great being back on the road, meeting other folk bumbling around working on these kinds of projects, and looking forward to Scotland's permaculture convergence too, Isle of Skye is on it's way :D