Category Archives: On The Way
Maramures in the 1960′s
A unique view into traditional Romanian village life with honorable mentions of: hemp: grown and processed by hand for clothing. financial wisdom: a commons approach to land wooden wheels … wow! wood-planks: the fluidity with which a log is transferred (by two men and a very long saw) into planks gypsies: with a disctinct role [...]
March 2013 Snow
Yesterday morning we went outside to move the electric fencing and the flock. It isn’t too long a task and yet by the time we finished temperatures dropped noticeably and wind set in. Later in the evening the sharp-biting cold seemed to disappear and shortly after that … snow appeared. It came in silence, we [...]
Water Walk
Yesterday we went for a walk around the valley in which Bhudeva is located (into which we envision Bhudeva expanding). It was a cool and sunny day. We walked around the first two-thirds of the ridge surrounding the valley but gave up on the final third because cold air was blowing into our faces and [...]
Bhudeva Tour 2012
In what may become a tradition, we are happy to once again, as another year of activity comes to an end and we move into a kind of winter hibernation, post some images from Bhudeva to remember, appreciate and share some of the new things we’ve been gifted with. In this post we will highlight [...]
How to Move from City to Village?
We are meeting more and more people, couples, families who are interested in a kind of way of life we have chosen: living closer to nature, reducing dependency on money, experiencing community, eating healthy, etc. One of the recurring worries and questions is about money … how to make money in a village life? They [...]
Rex
Last night Rex died. We took him in 5 months ago. Our neighbors wanted to get rid of him and tied him to a post outside their yard next to the “road” in the hope that someone will take him in. Mind you, this is a road that sees at most a few horse-carriages a [...]
Winter 2012 Has Arrived
Until yesterday I still thought the snow blanket may be temporary. This morning I am convinced its here to stay I’ve switched to winter mode. It’s 10am and I am just getting out of bed after tea and some reading and writing. Time to go outside and feed the animals. Then back inside for breakfast, [...]
Who is Romanian?
I am not sure I agree completely with the thesis in Sam’s recent post (I would need to invest more time then I care to right now to reflect on it). I also don’t know who is currently the minority and who the majority but I know who I want the majority to be: Because [...]
Crafts
This is one direction I’d love to see develop in Romania and become a key local and national resource: Via Grant Blakeman