Hey there happy campers, Mr. Mark back to the old writing thing, posting on the blogging.
We are happy to announce that our website http://www.wonfamily.net/ is now mostly ready to go and provide the main arena to show who we are, what we do and what we hope to achieve. The blog will now become the moment to moment life on the happy homestay hostel that we are trying to form. So thank you very much to Katherine for helping me, a total fuddy duddy on this machine in front of me that the younger generation have attached to them like an unopperable appendage!!! Blessed me to them, for they help in the formation of our centre, where we hope to inspire all who come to engage themselves in creative, proactive coparticipative sustainable lifestyles. Words, words, words....Yet come and visit us to have acts as well, and then we are complete...
Later!
Hobbit House Hostel, Las Malvinas
Monday 21 November 2011
Monday 14 November 2011
What is happening in November 2011?!?
Hello All!
Katherine, an ecovolunteer here, updating what has been happening. Some projects have been completed, and new ones are starting.
The pool has been cleaned, and is up and running, thanks for Tom, a volunteer who hung around and helped out for the last three weeks. We were sad to see him go, but everyone is thrilled to have the pool up and running in time for the upcoming Summer months!
One main project that we are all working on is the wall for the new shower house behind the main house and hobbit holes. Using earthen building techniques (wood palettes that serve as the foundation, with a plaster on top consisting of soil, clay, and manure to make a strong and eco-friendly wall) to build the back supporting wall. After we complete this and add the roof, there will be a shower stall, two toilets, and a sink.
Of course there is still the general maintence of everything, as well as soaking in the scenery and eating lots of yummy lacto-vegetarian food!
A general view of the house. The hobbit hole and main house on the left. Plowed rows of plants in front. The pool on the right.
The start of the back wall with wood palettes for the shower house.
Adding the organic plaster substance to the wall, giving it strength!
Mark directing Jeanie and Nele to stomp. Squishing around to mix the manure and make the paste!
Sol and Andy (daughter of Sol) hanging out with volunteer Mona and some neighbors, cooking in preparation for a food festival Sol sold her delicious tacos and pancakes at!
Tom working on cleaning the pool, an event we were all quite excited for.
Some berries on nearby trees. We have been using them with other fruits for yummy juice midday!
One funny afternoon adventure was spent looking for the miniature horse of a friend of Manwell. Apparently the horse walked off the farm after someone accidently untied him. We split up into three search parties and did a couple of the walks around the block before it was decided that we could not find it. Fortunately, for us, the horse, and the boy that lost it, the horse had walked right back to his home nearby, but the opposite direction from where we were looking. A classic Argentine moment!
Until next time! Ciao!
Katherine, an ecovolunteer here, updating what has been happening. Some projects have been completed, and new ones are starting.
The pool has been cleaned, and is up and running, thanks for Tom, a volunteer who hung around and helped out for the last three weeks. We were sad to see him go, but everyone is thrilled to have the pool up and running in time for the upcoming Summer months!
One main project that we are all working on is the wall for the new shower house behind the main house and hobbit holes. Using earthen building techniques (wood palettes that serve as the foundation, with a plaster on top consisting of soil, clay, and manure to make a strong and eco-friendly wall) to build the back supporting wall. After we complete this and add the roof, there will be a shower stall, two toilets, and a sink.
Of course there is still the general maintence of everything, as well as soaking in the scenery and eating lots of yummy lacto-vegetarian food!
One funny afternoon adventure was spent looking for the miniature horse of a friend of Manwell. Apparently the horse walked off the farm after someone accidently untied him. We split up into three search parties and did a couple of the walks around the block before it was decided that we could not find it. Fortunately, for us, the horse, and the boy that lost it, the horse had walked right back to his home nearby, but the opposite direction from where we were looking. A classic Argentine moment!
Until next time! Ciao!
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