Much closer to global economic equality
Quality food for all
Everyone cared for with compassion and respect: the elderly, mentally impaired, sick, the displaced, the incarcerated, the different.
A level or gently reversing global population (by choice)
Regenerative agriculture, locally sustainable food systems.
Diversity in nature, restored natural areas and habitat
Restored oceans
Clean drinking water, well managed, and not robbed from nature’s needs
Ubiquitous alternative energies
Carbon free transportation, safe, affordable, available.
Less individual consumption
No trash
Climate repair
Democracy
Education for all
No human trafficking
No forced labor
Peace, and no espionage between nations
Better overall health for people, less dependency on drugs
Celebration of diversity of cultures, keeping cultures alive (not melting into mono-culture)

…I could go on. I have been thinking about this question for years so the answer came easily. I try to speak on behalf of equality, climate, and nature to others (gently, I hope), and make effort to bring my actions in harmony with this. Each action we take, every thing we do, say, buy, eat, will make a better world or not. None of us is close to perfect, none of us knows everything, but all we really need to know is that our individual actions matter, and together we become the world we make.

with love,
~holly

I had a wonderful day today of giving. I really enjoyed myself so much – helping someone get to the BMV to take care of something, and then going over to someone’s house for a “knitting house call,” which I haven’t done in a while because of Covid. They had a knitting issue with a lace shawl, tried to repair it themselves and got in a mess. I fixed it but we had a lovely chat while I was working on it, and I’ve really missed that kind of social connection with other women. And it felt good to feel useful to others, and make their way of it easier. Anyway, I just feel so at peace now that I wanted to share that. And I’m also just feeling soooo grateful for all the times people have helped me!

I am so happy for you! Even though I live in Ohio, i have been watching weather news of the drought with interest. If you care to, there are some great ideas in permaculture practices for making the best use of the rain you get so you can retain as much of it as you can in the soil for the plants later. In deserts a highly successful method is deep mulching, but of course in fire prone regions that isn’t always a good choice, but there are other methods, too: I have been studying how to make farms and natural land more resilient in climate change, so please don’t hesitate to ask me for resources if I can be of any service. The link below lists some of the ways you can retain more of the rain on your property: It is only a summary of techniques, but that particular site has more information on each idea. Again, so happy for you!

Water Retention Landscape Techniques for Farm and Garden

I’ve been to one of their houses when our family was on vacation in Iowa. It was the time period Laura did not write about because they were the tough years for their family, and they lived and worked in a hotel, after Charles lost the family’s money, and when they lost their child, Laura’s brother. Most of the Ingall’s houses are little museums now, so you can actually go in and look around, and they have kept a lot of the belongings or found similar.. When we were there, I was able to point out to my kids that we have some of the same items in our house! My grandparents and mom lived in SW Minnesota and Iowa on farmland, so they passed down many of the old farmhouse pieces, like a kerosene lamp, a non-electric iron (I use it as a door stop), an egg basket, a quilt, and kitchen tools. There are photos of the Wilder houses and their interiors online, even their humble little “dugout” home on the wild prairie. 🙂