beelzael (72)in HiveGarden • 4 days agoRage against the chaos.Thunderstorm time! Almost each night now. Evening, sometimes into the morning. I'm fine with it as long as I can keep up my daily business, which is a lot these days. I did…beelzael (72)in Weekend Experiences • 5 days agoBreaking in habits.I’ve fallen into a few habits. Not the best, not the worst, but I grew to dislike them as I see their impact as mainly negative. After writing on Friday, I took a break for a…beelzael (72)in Weekend Experiences • 8 days agoEars, Hands and Dogs. The strikes are over. Finally. Another time of crisis has passed, and we made it through. Time to clear the shambles and get on with it – but how? Crisis are always an…beelzael (72)in HiveGarden • 9 days agoWhere did this come from?I just planted some of my " Bits and pieces " in the garden today, and now I'm enjoying a thunderstorm that took out the town's electricity. Or maybe it was the military, who…beelzael (72)in Hive Ecuador • 11 days agoRuling Ruins. / Gobernando Ruinas. [ENG/ESP]Is this what war feels like? Being captive in a violent conflict that one can’t make sense of? That has lost all arguments and perverted into a game of who can hold out longer…beelzael (72)in Hive Ecuador • 12 days agoShooting at feet.The situation in Cotacachi is even more hopeless than before. After the terrible violence in our neighboring town of Otavalo on Wednesday, leaving more dead and injured, a…beelzael (72)in Weekend Experiences • 13 days agoA tight knot.I made it! As promised yesterday, I did not exaggerate and was somewhat good. Didn't sleep well, though. Ellie stayed the night and moved a lot, Lily had a nightmare, so when I…beelzael (72)in Weekend Experiences • 15 days agoIt has to end. Every weekend is a new opportunity. That invigorating taste of freedom, indoctrinated by years and years of publicity, school and work based on 5 day schedules. "It's Friday and…beelzael (72)in Reflections • 18 days agoFood Stamps.Funny enough, during these supply disruptions we get many requests for bread that we usually don't prepare. Store-bought-sugar-flour-blends. I don't like to call it bread, but…beelzael (72)in HiveGarden • 19 days agoPropagating.Putting sticks in the ground and see what happens is my absolute favorite method of propagating plants. But I already wrote about that. Currently, the raining season is…beelzael rebloggedmortgagenomad1 (58)in #travelecuador • 19 days agoAyahuasca: My Experience with the Plant TeacherBecause you don't always need planes, trains, and automobiles to take a trip.beelzael (72)in Weekend Experiences • 21 days agoWooohooo!I have energy! Finally! Not sure if it's the many cups of coffee or just that last spike of activity before collapsing completely. Doesn't matter, really, I'm enjoying it. Did…beelzael (72)in Finance and Economy • 22 days agoBe ready.There are many lessons learned in the last 11 years here. One is to be prepared for everything. Many people move here without understanding much of the culture and economic…beelzael (72)in Reflections • 24 days agoStagnation.It’s 17 days now that we’re in the strike. I’ve covered it in some articles, trying to make some sense out of everything – mostly for myself. Writing helps that way. Just as it…beelzael (72)in Hive Ecuador • 26 days agoEye by eye, we're blind. / Ojo por ojo, estamos ciegos. [ENG/ESP]The situation in Cotacachi is getting worse, tensions between inhabitants are rising.beelzael (72)in Reflections • 28 days agoHow it works.Our local community is a lot bigger than one might think. That becomes clear every time there is an emergency and the network is needed. I've never really thought about writing…beelzael (72)in HiveGarden • 29 days agoBits and Pieces.Okay, I admit it. I recycle even plants. You know the little parts of the onions, where the roots were? All that that is usually thrown away? Not with me, oh no! I take a good…beelzael (72)in Hive Ecuador • 29 days agoSin Miedo.How does our community work in emergency situations? @holoz0r wrote a comment recently on how he admires the tight community network that we established in Cotacachi, Ecuador.…beelzael (72)in Finance and Economy • last monthPulling up or hanging on?I'm changing my way of hiving. Not drastically, I admit, but enough to make it feel like a bigger step. September was another month of very interesting reads and comment…beelzael (72)in Reflections • last monthPowerful Privilege.“You’re talking from your privilege!” was an ad hominem argument from an acquaintance of mine a year ago. It has become a dead-beat argument, just like “Nazi” or “Snowflake” or…