time for a pint!
and that we have been working arse off, here at Peafield!
Yesterday we weeded! hey there's an idea! But it is actually quite brilliant, because the repitition of action, can become monotonous, but so it goes in life ey? That is one of the big lessons i have begun to gather on this journey. I am always ready. Always ready for what is next, and getting over what is here, now. Always ready to move on, and away from the present. This is grand and all, but i mean, getting used to things in such a damn short time, can get a bit tiring in and of itself! I just got to this farm a week ago, and after a 5 days of weeding everyday, i was ready to move on to the next place, like, Ok, great, next! But this is the story of my life. All ways getting used to things so quickly, and always needing constant change to keep my damn mind stimulated. Well, well, great idea in a way, because it keeps me searching for new interests and theories, but shit, i could use a lesson in making peace with what i have infront of me!
And so i have been!
Having a huge sence of gratitude just for being in the beautiful land, helps, and i keep reminding myself to come back to the moment, and enjoy it, regardless of the monotony, to make it fun, and seek the lesson and value out of every instant! It has been good. Yesterday wasa grand example...Chelsey and I were weeding all most the whole day, and yet we were having excellent conversation the whole time, about life, and each of our stories so far, and magic and wonder, and how to over come fear with an impeccable trust in the universe! It made the weeding just fade into the day, and kept our minds going like a hampster on his wheel. I am very grateful for lessons i am receiving by remaining in my awareness and trust of this process and unfolding story.
Having an infinite trust in the universe, which conquers all fear and anxiety is quite the goal to be aiming for, but it seems the only tool worth achieving in order to accept the life i am calling for. Fear is limiting and binding at that. Chelsey helped reiterate and vocalise comfort in a way which made it clear to me, my goal in remaining my faith. For while i remain in faith, the doors of possibilty are wide open to attract all that shall be attracted!
amen, to that!
so weeding became quite brilliant yesterday, and after Fabrice flushed the remainder of the cous cous down the toilet, at lunch time, and we bit our toungues at the marvel in that, since there is a compost and a garbage, and how different brains work is quite the wonder, indeed due for some laughter! Also, worth a laugh, was that after work yesterday, we power-walked into town, to get some more of our Liquid Iron which has been keeping us going on the daily, and when we got there the store was closed, and how pointless we felt. Pointless! -what a feeling to feel! As if!-really! So instead we swapped that perspective in a minute, and laughed our tired asses back up the hill to the pub to have a pint and make a phone call to our mums, who always brighten our day! Not such a wasted after all! Just a tad change of way of seeing, and suddenly all is OK again! Thank you for the minds eye! After our pints, we got a 10 inch vegetarian pizza for 8 bucks, because we just wanted to and it seemed right, to have pizza in ireland. It was quite grand!
Today was another day. We began our work, by taking a heavy mad-lock or matt-lock, some heavy tool that i throw over my head and swing,with al my might, down into the ground to break up the dirt, i mean EARTH! (dirt is what you clean in your house, says mike) We then shovel the Earth onto the potatos, to add soil to their area for the next years crop. Quite a job to do at 9 am, and hence the knots in the muscles! Luckily, mike came out and told us we could head down to the shed to do some work with the wood.
Mike also sells bundles of wood, and so we spent the next hour or two deciding which of the "soft wood" was dry and putting that into sacks and throwing the rest onto a giant pile of other wood, to dry. This was quite laborous too, but at least it was a change! Labor is part of the deal with farmers lifestyle after-all =). We definitely sleep well and eat well!
Today we only worked a half day, since Mike had to go get stuff for his car, and apparently tomorrow we will work extra in the forrest, axing off branches and sawing wood, (ha!) and so it goes!
staying in the now, tonight we will head ito town to watch Germany play Italy and hope that Italy wins!
We also bought our tickets today, for the Sud Express. We now have our tickets for the 3 major trains on July 4th, taking us from London to Paris (euro star) and then, Paris to Irun (TGV) and from Irun to Lisbon (sud express). The 12 hour over night train is the one we bought today, and there were only reclining seats left, no beds, so we will be seated for the ride, but we can handle that after all, we will be tired as poo, since our journey begins at 5 AM!
What an epic change it will be from here to Portugal!
We are both very stoked, and may i say, Ready!
ha!
Love to all,
-mimi =)
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