This is my personal journal — no photos, no videos, just simple thoughts that flow.
Blueberries In Existing Orchard
Blueberries are among those plants that do not easily blend into a mixed orchard like ours. Their soil needs are quite different from most fruit trees. While apples plums pears and many others thrive in slightly acidic soil blueberries prefer a far more acidic environment. In some cases they perform…
Keep readingA Vote Against Humanity
Humans are a disease. A slow one at first. Then hungry and progressing. Then proud of our hunger, and proud of the way we finish up the environment and everything else around us. The word consumption once meant illness. A sickness that eats the body from the inside. People wasted…
Keep readingTowards Self-Sustaining Soil
As I hinted earlier, soil is a subject I can go on about for a long time. Here are some more thoughts on this. One of the major lessons I have learnt over the past decade is how the soil in natural forests remains self sustaining. Trees there grow tall…
Keep readingVillage life brings peace, though it comes at a cost. Finances become tricky, and job opportunities are scarce. Yet, there’s a unique happiness here. I can sit quietly, reflect, read a book, or chat with a friend, free from the internet and phone. Moments like these are priceless. This is my life in Natadol, this is my slow living and my search for peace and happiness. Read on !
Echoes of Thought – Writings inspired by my personal reflections on the world around me, slow living, and related musings.
- A Vote Against Humanity
- Sanctity of Nights
- Spirituality Begins Where Nature Is Respected
- Wind Chimes and Prayer Flags
- Choosing Text Over YouTube Clutter
- Company of Books
- Melted Butter on Toast
- The Wrath of Wrappers
- Simply Being, Not Doing
- My Corner of Hope
- Reducing Food Miles
- Only What They Do – Comfort of Basic Tools
- Home Shaped by Simplicity
- Operation Vermicompost
- Rains and Reckoning
- Challenges and Contentment
- Rainy Day – Contemplations
- Sun, Rain, and the Magic in Between
- Forest Fires and Natural Springs
- Winter Heating: The Case for Wood Burning
- Slow Life, Climate Crisis, and Climate Action
- Hot Chocolate on a Winter Evening
- Narrow Roads are Better !
- Slip Slidin’ Away
- Coffee or Tea
- A Book Under A Tree
- A Lazy Day
- My Journal
Agriculture Almanac – A collection of my thoughts and writings on farming, horticulture, nature, and life close to the land.
- Blueberries In Existing Orchard
- Towards Self-Sustaining Soil
- Overwatering Troubles and Fixes
- Soil First
- Tucking the Orchard In
- Quest for Perfect Sapling – Continues
- Memory of Soil & Movement of Life
- Morning with the Living Soil
- Slow Stroll Through the Orchard
- Between Trees and Peaks
- Living Soil
- Quest for the Perfect Sapling
- Dealing with Heavy Soil
- Where the Dragonfly Paused
- Flock of Birds or Windvane?
- Horticulture and Slow Living?
- Newspapers for a Greener Garden
- Apples and Pears – Plucking Time
- Strawberries and Mulberries
- Leisurely Stroll Through the Herbs Garden
- The Lifeless Oak, or Is It?
- Lazy Time beneath the Winter Sun
- Growing Peaches with Nature’s Guidance
- Planting Trees
- Ideal Hole for Plants
- Pruning Time
- No Weeding, No-Till
- Tree Plantation goes on …
- Watering my Garden in Winter
The Inner Journey – Writings exploring philosophy, faith, happiness, and reflections on life’s deeper meaning.
- A Quiet Start to the Day
- Beyond Anger and Jealousy
- The Friendly Recluse
- Resilience in Small Steps
- My Screen – My Choices
- Learning Mindfulness
- The Contented Misfit
- Learning to Live with Less
- Time Slips, Memories Stay
- Gentle Discipline of a List
- Letting Go
- From Reaction to Reflection
- Strength Beyond Comfort
- New Skills, New Perspectives
- Solitude’s Gift
- Keep Smiling
- From Noise to Nuances
- The Inner Devta
- Threads of Destiny
- The Notebook Habit
- Meditation Between Breaths
- Walking into Happiness
- Digital Minimalism
- Fostering Relationships
- Sleeping Early, Sleeping Well
- Connection with Nature
- Minimalism and Happiness
- Wabi Sabi and my Home
- Growing Away from City Life
- No Calendar, No Clocks …
Guestbook Chronicles – Writings inspired by my interactions with guests.
- The Guests Who Add To My Zen
- Non-Conformist Orchard
- Sunshine and Friends
- The Guests Who Test My Zen
- Same Dish Different Ways
- Food Without the Fuss
- The Many Moods of Coffee
- Rest on the Itinerary
- When Silence Sings
- The Great Food Confusion
- Urban Nature Enthusiasts
- Instant Experts, and their Suggestions
- Traces of Their Stay
- The Many Moods of Tea
- Many Shades of Vegetarianism
- Disconnect from Nature’s Embrace
- Save Energy, Save Earth
- Reducing Carbon Footprint
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