The subject of self enquiry can be hard to talk about because there are no words to describe who & what we are! Besides there being so many different ways of feeling and thinking, we each believe we are quite separate, living in our own crazy worlds. Yet, I feel a natural order of sorts […]
Continue reading →This is a documentary that makes sense of changing styles in farming and growing woodlands. I think it is certainly worth watching. A Farm For The Future (BBC Documentary) Farm for the Future imageWildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family’s farm in Devon, UK into a low energy farm for the […]
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Wayne and Sheryl arrived from America and stayed a few weeks at East Reen. I went away for a weeks holiday during their stay and returned to a beautifully painted conservatory (thank you Wayne). All my cupboards in the kitchen beautifully tidied and labelled (many thanks Sheryl). They cleared and tidied too many things to […]
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So what does it mean to take part in a weekend course at East Reen to learn Qigong? How do people respond when you all learn something together? What happens? It is not by chance when learning this ancient art that we feel and resonate deeply, in an openhearted way, experiencing all being moved in […]
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The chickens have now been here for about two months. Bought at the farmers market they were quite young and after about a week I was thrilled to find a lovely brown egg waiting for me in the egg laying department of the chicken house. Each chicken has grown and they each have very different […]
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Florian came for a week from Germany. It was late september and after a hot mornings work I suggested a swim. We dived in from the rocks – yes it was colder than expected! This is the email and recipe he sent on. tried to paint, but it didn’t really work out… And since my […]
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Mandy came to East Reen from Taiwan. She said she could not cook. However the following recipe was produced and she ended up buying a cookery book from the farmers market. It was in English entitled “The wok Bible”! I have to say I was slightly jealous of her find as it was a super […]
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Lidong came to East Reen last winter. He cooked a traditional hot pot having brought most authentic herbs and spices in Cork at the chinese supermarket. Between the rain and sunshine he did a great job cutting all the ivy from the trees coming up the hill road. I remembered I cooked hot pot at […]
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