Experiments in 2022

Posted on di 13 december 2022 in blog

This is a list of experiments Ina and I have been conducting in 2022.

gardening
- a third full year of having an allotment garden
- involved in creating an edible lawn / tiny food forest
- propagating more plant cuttings
  - elaeagnus varieties
  - fig varieties
  - grape
  - willow
  - red and black currants
cooking / baking
- making pseudo olives from kornoeillekers
- using a pressure cooker
- making a second batch of apple vinegar
- making a second batch of soap
- drying berries
- drying nettle leaves and nettle seeds
working with fibre
- darning pieces of clothing: socks, scarf, T-shirts, etc
- sowing
  - quilt
  - curtaining
  - drum cover
  - fleece vest with zipper and welt pocket
  - replace the arms of a coat
  - replace a zipper in a winter coat
- working with wool
  - washing or fermenting wool of sheep and alpacas
  - drying multiple kilos of wool
  - cleaning the wool of vegetable matter
  - carding the wool to straighten the fibres
  - spinning the wool into threads
  - twining the wool threads into yarn
  - knitting, knooking the yarn into pieces of clothing
  - felting sheepskin
  - felting slippers
spiritual development
- morning pages
- bullet journaling
- regular meditation
- weekly learning about Vedanta
- attending a week at Yoga Vidya ashram
- attending special days at Anjali ashram
- attending mantra singing
- working with trauma / emotions
  - by writing about it (spiritual alchemy / bullet journal / morning pages)
  - by body movement (Tension Release Exercise / mantra yoga)
  - by meditating (visualizing inner children / Feeding Your Demons)
social
- connecting with friends
- connecting with family
- connecting with volunteers and visitors at food forest Eindhoven
- connecting with volunteers of Proeftuin Meerhoven
- connecting with volunteers of Dorpsboerderij Weverkeshof
- connecting with members of sowing club
- connecting with members of wool spinning club
- connecting with members of allotment association
- connecting with visitors of community center Nieuwe Maan
- connecting with dancers at Ketelhuisplein and other venues
- connecting with sevakas, volunteers and visitors of Yoga Vidya ashram