First and foremost hello and a belated Merry Christmas to y'all! Well here we are in Miami and the weather is hot hot hot baby! It took a fair while to drive here from Savannah, not least because we wanted to take scenic routes down the coast but ended up getting nowhere fast and to boot it was hot and sticky in the car so in the end we opted for the fastest way south down the interstate. We've left the peaceful existence that was Koinonia (Fi has forgotten to mention that we had a lovely Xmas meal there on our [View Full Entry]

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Hi ya'll, thought I'd write a quickie whilst we've got free and easy access to the internet here on the Christian farm - we leave tomorrow to get to Miami for the 22nd (via Savannah on the Georgian coast). All I can do is reiterate M's comments on the last blog - it's fantastic here and we've had such a good time. It really reminds me of my younger carefree days when I travelled to live and work with others for a period of time away from home (e.g. PGL, archaeology in South France, Turtles in Greece) - everyone strangers at [View Full Entry]

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Hello Sinners! Yes I'm talking to you. You know you need to cleanse your soul of your sins. That is why we are here in Koinonia, which is on the outskirts of Americus in Georgia. We are in an intentional Christian community and we are honestly enjoying every minute here. The rain was hammering down as we arrived on Wed and it didn't stop until the middle of Thurs. But people here were happy, not (just) because of their beliefs but mainly because they've had a drought here. This is America's deep south and it is hot! Today it has been [View Full Entry]

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Dear all, you guessed it, we are still farming our way down the east coast of the US and life is still good and everyone is happy. I wish I could say something drastic or dramatic has happened but I'm afraid we are still playing the part of country bumpkins and living a wholesome, relaxing life, perhaps even finding some inspiration for The Future! We have been at the current farm for just over a week now, staying with a couple Nick and Thea and their two-year old daughter Madalyn, plus goat, cat and chickens. It has certainly been different from [View Full Entry]

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Hi y'all, it's Thanksgiving Day today, which means a national holiday and a pre-Christmas gathering of friends and family with lots of food and drink, followed by a snooze on the sofa by the fire. We have had a very yummy meal today of roast turkey and all the trimmings (the stuffing was especially delicious, as was the sweet potato, cranberry sauce, I could go on...) and the pecan pie is still to come! We figure this is the closest to Chrimbo we'll probably get as xmas on the beach in Miami probably won't be the same! Susan's mum and dad [View Full Entry]

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Hi All Just finished another hard day's work on the farm. So far we have torn down an old Greenhouse, picked carrots and radishes to go to market, and eaten some good homegrown food. The farm is nice and the owners are very friendly. There is even another Brit staying here and helping out. It is cold, particularly since we are staying in an outhouse, which means we spend a lot of time in the main house by the fire. There is no TV, so we've been exercising our minds as well on novels and Vanity Fair magazine. Apologies for the [View Full Entry]

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Hi All Just a quick note to say that we are now back in the countryside, amongst the forests and the mountains. Since the last blog in New York we have been to Philadelphia and Washington DC. We have learnt how the US kicked our backsides in the 18th century (or at least Fiona has) and how it tore itself in two a few generations later. We have just arrived on a small organic farm near Lexington, Virginia, in our new car! Where we'll be hard at work over the next two weeks. We will send through a bigger update with [View Full Entry]

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Hi All Sorry It has been a while since our last blog, but things are a bit crazy in NY and you only get short times on computers. Well we have made it to New York and survived our first week here. It certainly is a city of contrasts. Both Fiona and I were a bit drained when we first arrived, so it took us a few days to adjust to the city after spending so long in the countryside. New York is everything you expect it to be, busy, noisy with a lot of different things going on. This week [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, I'm writing this having just had a relaxing swim and jacuzzi session in our luxury hotel just south of Boston, well deserved me thinks after our mini tour of New England this past week! After we left Manchester in Vermont last Saturday we headed northeast to New Hampshire and the White Mountains for more hiking/trees/beautiful countryside. On Monday we then drove south all the way to Rhode Island and the seaside town of Newport - very different from the Newport in Wales! Lovely and sunny when we arrived with long sandy beaches, clifftop walks and big mansions. We thought [View Full Entry]

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As I sit here writing this there is glorious sunshine streaming through the window. But that wasn't the case the other day when we had our first taste of snow. It was great to drive through the white mountains and see some of the great views. We have been trying to walk places but America really isn't designed for such things. For example Fiona had the idea the other day to walk to a 'local' information center, which took us about 3 hrs round trip! And to top it we didn't even get there as it began to rain! Fiona put [View Full Entry]

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