Sunday Funday, WWOOF Update

Hello Readers, Happy Sunday. We’ve all survived another week. Woo hoo. Today at Mountain Hollow Farm it was a cheese and goulash making sort of day. It was a free day, and my farm host Beth and I had been talking about making cheese all week, so we started off by making cheese, Paneer cheese, aContinueContinue reading “Sunday Funday, WWOOF Update”

Chimpanzee Sanctuaries YOU can visit

Found image in google search for Chimfunshi….originally from somewhere on this site: http://vibrant-africa.com/content/2623

Diary of a Sailing Lunchlady

See that toilet bowl scum? That, my friends, is the first thing I noticed when I walked into my assigned room aboard the SS Minnow in 2017. It was my fourth year working as Lunchlady, and I would be on the ship for 120 days, from April to June, travelling from San Francisco to El Salvador, Hawaii, Seattle,ContinueContinue reading “Diary of a Sailing Lunchlady”

WWOOF – Mountain Hollow Farm

Hello All, Today I’ve got some farm updates for you. Woof, Wwoof! No, I’m not a dog, I’m a WWOOFer. For those of you who don’t know, theres this thing called WWOOF, which stands for “willing workers on organic farms.”  It is a world-wide network of farms that accept volunteers in exchange for room and board.ContinueContinue reading “WWOOF – Mountain Hollow Farm”

Fidlar

For Tina It was supposed to be the storm of the century when we set off on our bike trip down the California coast. New Years Day, 2016. Me, Katrina, and Jansyn. I met Katrina back in college when we worked together for the UCSB recycling program, riding bikes around campus, collecting cans, and redeemingContinueContinue reading “Fidlar”

Tennessee Bound – Greyhound Luggage Experience

Hello All, Made it to Tennessee! And my bag was found! Greyhound has slightly redeemed itself. I promised myself that if I got my bag back, I would write a glowing review about greyhound, because there are hardly any success stories online about greyhound returning lost bags, and I wanted the world to know itContinueContinue reading “Tennessee Bound – Greyhound Luggage Experience”

Tennessee Bound – Missouri

Hello All, At the greyhound station in Columbia, Missouri, where I’ve spent the last few days waiting for the solar eclipse. Highlights here– heat, the solar eclipse, and electrosensitivity. During my few days here in Columbia, I had the pleasure of meeing a woman with a condition I’d never heard of before, known as electrosensativity.ContinueContinue reading “Tennessee Bound – Missouri”

Cell Phones = Ape Killing Machines?

Hello hello, I just wanted to write a little something about apes today, since I have time and that is what my blog is ultimately all about. What I am concerned about is how electronics impact chimpanzees and gorillas. We all have our causes, right? Well, I love monkeys, and I have since the 4thContinueContinue reading “Cell Phones = Ape Killing Machines?”

The Devil Wears Plaid Kilts

“Just another manic Monday” is playing on the radio as I drive the studio’s rented white minivan to pick up the kilt and circle glasses wearing ginger costume designer and drive him to the studio. I am a production assistant, all of the sudden. Don’t ask how I ended up with this job in myContinueContinue reading “The Devil Wears Plaid Kilts”

Chimpfo (Chimpanzee Info)

Hello Readers, Just wanted to share some thrilling chimpfo with you. I donated some money to the Jane Gooddall Institute a while back because I love what they do,  and they sent me a little biography of one of the chimps they rescued in the Congo. See this link to read about chimpy, the chimp I apparentlyContinueContinue reading “Chimpfo (Chimpanzee Info)”