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

Seconding ravens.
19 hours ago
I love these kinds of words!  Probably the one I say most often comes from one of my nieces.  From when she was 3 or 4 to when she was about 7 she called a hotel a hoe and tell!  And I still call it that and I always will!  I think she was getting it tangled with show and tell somehow.
19 hours ago
Late 2024, to go down and see my best friend and my nieces by her in FL.  And the next time I fly will be for the same purpose, in Dec. 2026.  I hate flying, but realistically it makes the most sense for me if I'm going far away.
19 hours ago
I enjoyed all 3 of these podcasts, interesting and moved at a good pace.  My fave section of part 3 was starting trees from seed, because I do that.
Tomorrow (Sat. Mar. 7th) I'll be opening up the yard stand around 3:30pm, selling calendula seeds and mini-white pumpkin seeds organically grown and seed saved in my 2025 garden for your 2026 garden.  And also interesting vintage+ finds.
When I have things that are worth more than what is realistic on the side of the road or if I have things that are uniquely specialized, I sell them on facebook marketplace.  I don't do that with most things, because all the posting pictures would be too much to expect my husband to help me with, so I only do it with things which aren't going to appeal to the average passerby due to value or due to nicheness.
I'm Riona Abhainn on facebook.
20 hours ago
This reminds me that I need to check out the one or two food forest community gardens in Portland not too far from me and see how they're set up.
20 hours ago
I do still occasionally plug in my CD player and listen to albums.
20 hours ago
I'm guessing she moved to Sweden when she was in secondary school, because her accent was a mixture and had a lot of Scandinavian sound to it too.  And the video taught me what a Camphill community is, so that was cool too.
20 hours ago
I heart duck eggs in every way I heart chicken eggs.
21 hours ago