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🌱A Bowl of Gold: Curried Vegetable Soup
How a humble bowl of soup became a favorite, sparked laughter with the neighbors, and warmed hearts across the Spanish valley of Alpujarra
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Ritual as a Way Back
The sacred, quiet ways my wife begins each day.
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🌿 The Rapture Wasn’t What We Thought
A quiet reflection on how we drifted from ourselves—and how we return, one breath, one bowl of soup, one act of noticing at a time.
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The Things They Couldn’t Say
This isn’t a detour. It’s the root system.
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The Loquats Are Ready
What the trees gave, and what we chose to keep.
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Planting Season: Sowing Seeds for Life’s Harvest
A planting guide for the soil and the soul—complete with recipes, rituals, and the rhythms of an off-grid life in Spain.
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🌿 The Land Remembers
A remembrance from the hills of southern Spain
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