“The community demonstrates that, as its motto goes, ‘another life is possible.’ In many ways, that life appears more meaningful and more in tune with how life is meant to be lived than most Western people’s lives.” #Bruderhof

I’ve never seen my husband—a public school teacher—so excited about the first day of school: A new no-cellphone policy begins this year! 🤞🏻

"Gobelets en Mousse"

'Winters in the World' is two years old today! ❄️🌱☀️🍂

"We were reminded of the artwork of The Bruderhof member Sebastian Huessy, who himself fled war as a child and whose art was occupied with themes of suffering and redemption." seasonsofcommunityliving.substack.com

alternate universe where redwall was written ten years later and becomes a global phenomenon instead of harry potter, with multiple movies, tv shows, theme parks serving candied chestnuts and strawberry cordial, wildly popular mmorpg where you get to fight as various animals, etc

"The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness." John Muir Our community planted 600 trees today - see them down in the valley - a hearty mix of Chinese elms, radiata pine, & gum. I inspected them at last light as they began their first night in true soil.

You can tell the new school year is about to begin because students and teachers are washing the desks and chairs in front of the school.

Evening installment: parents set up classrooms

Very sad I can't attend this, but if you're in New York on September 5th you absolutely should! A conversation with Arvo Pärt's biographer and a performance of Pärt's music! Sign up! plough.com/en/events/2024…

When your friend is an excellent teacher.

We've been planting a lot of trees on our property recently, so here's a video on why trees are important for land, soil, and overall ecosystem health: youtu.be/874wlhbb_Wk?si…

🎉Happy pub day to *Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language* by Joonas Sildre!🎉 #ArvoPärt plough.com/en/topics/cult…

My sweet 10 year-old neighbor presented me with another mixed-media masterpiece titled "Chaos on the Dancefloor".

Kingfisher, River Chess

On Saturday 7 September we unveiled a memorial plaque at the site of the former Bruderhof in Liechtenstein, celebrating 90 years since we were given refuge there. Bruderhof members and friends from all over Europe and many locals joined the event.

In our latest video, Chris refers to intergenerational living as a luxury and I've never thought of it that way: youtu.be/Q2uqu-scAgA

Highly recommend this book to parents of especially younger children