Creating intentional community

Designing a shared life that includes being led back to the land and to each other.

Since 2017 our grown children have been stewards of 10 beautiful treed acres in Shirley, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Together, our family is designing a shared life by creating an intentional community that includes sharing more, taking less, and being led back to the land and to each other.

My latest adventure – If you are interested in designing your BEST LAST chapter, sign up for updates at livinganddyingwithgrace.com.   Online course launches late summer, 2023.

Recent posts from the blog

toilets, TREES, and tanks

toilets, TREES, and tanks

“What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet” – Sir David Attenborough Many have asked for an update on life with compost toilets, graywater, and rainwater systems.  Today is the perfect day as we are busy cleaning our...

slow as SOCKS

slow as SOCKS

          "One can never have enough socks" - Dumbledore (Harry Potter)  When I was still in my teens, my mom taught me how to knit, which at the time, was not nearly as fashionable as it is now.  It was reserved for older women, often grandmothers with enough time on...

first year FAILS

first year FAILS

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill     While much of what’s been written about our Shirley adventure has been based on the shiny new starts and wonderful fresh discoveries,  there have...

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Creating an intentional community, being led back to the land and to each other, and living a shared life in Shirley, BC