In Thai Buddhist culture one day per week there is a big ceremony that we have the honour of taking part in. Usually every day the monks go on alms rounds, walking the streets to beg for food, however on Buddha day the people bring it to them in the [...]
A while ago we had the honor of hearing a talk by Monica, one of our volunteers, whose mission in life is to reduce the amount of plastic used in the world. In the picture above you can see the items she travels with. By using these items she accumulated [...]
Another kids day, a lot more fun! Our once monthly day with Jerry’s weekend school came around again and this time we were focusing on cycles in nature. There was a lot of introductions, singing, discussing, acting, learning and laughing, all topped off with a meditation at the end. We [...]
3 cup split red lentils 1 cup vegetable stock 4 cups boiling water 2 cans or crushed tomatoes /Or 8 fresh diced tomatoes 4 carrots diced 2 tbsp of coconut oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp whole coriander seeds 1 tsp ground cumin 1tsp ground coriander 1 tsp finely [...]
Work has begun in earnest: we have just over two weeks before we move from our current lovely home to what will be a lovely home, once we make it. To prepare for this we have begun creating a make-shift tent to sleep in for the time being, moving the [...]