It finally
feels like summer…..
Hat’s off
to all those small business that run at break neck speed in the summer time to
compensate for the slowness of a Canadian winter.
The Ojo Summer kitchen is parked in the driveway, we
didn’t sell it, partly because it is loved so much and partly because perhaps
there is still a small flicker of a dream that the ojo kitchen still holds another
story to be told. It’s refreshing and
relaxing to witness the rush of summer business while sipping cocktails with my
feet up and a sun tan.
That’s not
to say that Ojo is not busy, we are still
busy with the doing, the garden is planted and is for the most part thriving,
most of the seeds have come up, although I was sadly disappointed with how many
of the seeds never sprouted. Planting in
my back yard the first year where only grass has been grown before – I am still
quite pleased with my moderate success.
I am also really pleased with the social aspect of planting, the
planning and seed sharing, and wood mulch sharing, and plant sharing was really
nice, I really look forward to the sharing of the bounty with all those
involved.
The Ojo office is finally mobile and on the road
after 5 years of on again off again manufacture - I proudly sit here now in the office with my
mobile wifi – giving it a go – is it possible to live and work from an
Airstream in a Provincial Park? So far I
am giving this life a solid thumbs up.
With a few creative projects ruminating in my head, spending a week in
quiet isolation with my lap top and dog is much more productive than you might
give credit to.
Summer
began with a picturesque party of organic potluck and tunes at Manorun Organic Farm an elegant way to
celebrate the Solstice, then the following weekend the kick off to Summer –
Canada Day at Surface Farm, a great line
up of local music – plus camping and breakfast served up on a Solar Cooker,
really - loads of fun. Then a couple
hours west to the Pinery Provincial Park for a week of business planning and
thoughtful introspection.
Interesting
projects that I have been volunteering with in addition to my bread and butter
gigs (Thank you – you know who you are J ) …….
Save Our Spring initiative to protect the
Ancaster Well located at Governer’s Rd and Sulphur Springs Road. I urge
my local friends to please take the time to familiarize yourself with this
issue. Water may very well be the most
important issue of our times and protecting a free and safe water source in our
community is worth your effort. The impetus
to shut down this well is bureaucratic and does not serve the public in any
way. Get involved – volunteers are
welcome!
The Ancaster Fair continues to be a project that
is near and dear to my heart. I really
love our fall fair and I am really looking forward to attending it this year as
opposed to watching it pass by from inside the window of the food truck. I am honored to chair the Publicity Committee
and sit on the Board. Thru this
involvement I have been lucky to get to work with a cool team of media professional’s
Mike McCurlie of MJM Media and Michael D of V-Card TV – I am really excited about the new
song and commercial for the fairgrounds and I really hope everyone enjoys. You
can catch a sneak preview here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66O9ljlpwm4
And the
mobile office, thanks to SkyRoam all
things are possible one of the big drawbacks to working on the road is
connectivity. While file sharing can be
painfully slow there seems to be pockets of efficiency that make up for it.
So where to
next with the mobile office, stay tuned for the next chapter……
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