Riona Abhainn

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since Nov 27, 2023
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I enjoy gardening, using my resources wisely, composting and learning more about permaculture and how to be in better harmony with Creation.
We  have a rental house with a small wraparound yard and a somewhat flexible landlord (won't let me kill the lawn with landscape tarps, but will let me put in raised beds), So I'm excited about what is coming for us.
I do Celtic, fantasy, folk, nature and shanty singing at Renaissance faires, fantasy festivals, pirate campouts and other events in western OR and WA. Plus I do some mental health peer support specialist work which I'm state-certified for. I also have a pop-up garden and vintage+ stand which  I set up outside the house to sell from when weather and circumstances permit.  My husband works at the grocery store, loves his videogames and is good at cooking. He enjoys learning new skills and is what we call a "social introvert", whereas I'm more extraverted.
We're Christians, we love playing in the water, we camp, we're politically moderate, even though we're family oriented and are close to our family we are childfree by choice.Our marriage has a nontraditional structure.
I set out to become good at gardening and permiculture pursuits, and I've made some progress and want to keep learning.
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Milwaukie Oregon, USA zone 8b
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Recent posts by Riona Abhainn

The boringest thing in the world to me is anything hygiene-related.  I wish I could just push a button and it would be all done.
3 days ago
My fave part of this episode was learning about the rocket kilm. And my fave part of the combo of part 1 and 2 is that Andreas talks in it!  Like I think he's always there tuned in and doing the tech in the podcasts, but he never talks so that was exciting
Fun to hear about how much enjoyment y'all had in making this set.
Lots of rain here this month too, I don't have any sun to spare you.
3 days ago
My father and I found some growing and tried them straight.  We didn't like them because of their bitterness, but I'm glad other people do and can snack on them.  I think they'd need a lot of ... enhancement with sugar etc. to suit me.
3 days ago
Merry Christmas.  Glad you enjoyed making this lil' critter.
3 days ago
My husband decided to try making peppermint bark, but, the stubborn creature that he is, didn't use a recipe.  I've told him that he does fine without a recipe after having made something with one for the first go 'round.  Anyways it didn't work.  Maybe he'll try again in future.  He's a great cook, just stubborn about wanting to make new dishes without  a recipe because he thinks he knows how they should go.
3 days ago
While they can be a good solution in a lot of instances I know that some houses will benefit more than others, based on how the roof is alligned, etc.
3 days ago