Life at Peace Flag House

I learned my lesson I used to scoff at holidaying. The art of holidaying? Nope. That was just frivolous and …

6 Ways to Love Life (and Change the World)

April 4, 2021

“I feel kinda guilty. I have a happy family, good friends, a warm bed…and I know there are so many people …

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Busy Days @PeaceFlagHouse

October 23, 2021

Happy Knitting Season Everyone! It’s been a little bit since I’ve written because I’ve been overwhelmed with local fibre, sustainable textile, …

Salsa in September

September 29, 2021

The last tomatoes of the season are hanging on the vine in my container garden. I have to admit it has …

Canning Season is Upon Us

August 29, 2021

Mary in front of Notre Dame, Paris, 2013. It’s been a cold, wet summer here in Ontario but us canners are …

Remembering Self-Care: An Interview with Ian Elliott - Shiatsu Therapist, Yoga Instructor & Awesome Humyn

June 9, 2021

Pascal and I just finished our Spring teaching at Ryerson. In April we quickly wrap up the winter semester and plunge directly …

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From the Outside Looking In: From the Inside Looking Out

March 10, 2021

The nausea washed over me just before I clicked the “publish” button. I reminded myself that vomiting on the keyboard would be …

Dreaming on Fridays

February 28, 2021

It’s -25C. Again. Juliana and I keep dreaming of seed starting and debating how we should divvy up the resources of our …

Dreaming on Fridays

February 21, 2021

We just returned from a brief visit to Grey County. These memories will help me dream my way through the last legs …

The One Where I Drop the F-Bomb

February 18, 2021

Quietly Inside, 2013, Sarah Jean February is the Wednesday of Winter. We’re stuck in seemingly unending snowbanks, struggling to remember what …

Dreaming on Fridays

February 14, 2021

Cob House. Dreaming of building a Peace Flag House by hand… Cob House Interior A hobbit hole might be nice. Maybe …

Dreaming on Fridays

February 7, 2021

I think we all need a little time to dream while we are in the depths of winter. After writing about Nana …

Just Like Nana: DIY Laundry Powder

February 1, 2021

My Nana and Bucko could make anything. Nana and Bucko (the name I christened my Grandfather with when I was three…it’s …

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Activism is just another way of singing along.

January 29, 2021

We lost Pete Seeger this week. He had a few years on me and I admittedly wasn’t even a twinkle in my …

The weekend it rained in the kitchen.

January 21, 2021

The sound was somewhere between a slap and a snap. I couldn’t place it as I slowly woke up Saturday morning. …

Today We Remember that Peace is a Verb

December 6, 2021

Nelson Mandela, A Lifetime of Peacing for Peace and All the Wimmin Who Have Lost Their Lives to Gender-Based Violence …

Security is Cultivated, Not Enforced

October 15, 2021

Frank Meyers. (Photograph by Cole Garside) This is Frank Meyers. He has refused to give up his land for Joint Task …

That Takes Ovaries!

September 30, 2021

I was procrastinating on Facebook the other day when the phrase This Is What a Feminist Looks Like caught my eye. …

Suspicions Confirmed: Humyns are Supportive and Caring

September 23, 2021

Mural in Athens, Greece. (photo Sarah Jean Harrison) The Neighbours United for Inclusion Community BBQ on September 14th confirmed a few …

Neighbours United For Inclusion, Saturday’s Community BBQ

September 16, 2021

Photos: Anne Zbitnew Neighbours United for Inclusion Community BBQ Saturday, September 14th Runnymede Collegiate Institute The politicians, the police and the …

How Do We Peace for Peace?

September 13, 2021

Peace Flag House: exploring how to make peace a verb. Peace for Peace. Fabulous idea!But…how do we do it? If peace …

Peace is a Verb, Not a Noun: Episode 2

September 4, 2021

After our rainbow peace flags found a new home on the second floor of the house, we assumed the hater(s) would …

Peace is a Verb, Not a Noun: Episode 1

September 1, 2021

Life is not all sunshine and lollipops here at Peace Flag House. Over the last few years we have been flying …

Coming Home

August 30, 2021

Peace Flag House has been quietly rolling along this summer with the support of my brother, James. Our downstairs neighbours have …

Urban Farming For All My Relations

July 11, 2021

This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting one of my gardening mentors, Sheila Clarke, in Stratford, Ontario. Our gardening friendship …

March 8, 2021

Happy International Womyn’s Day from Peace Flag House

The Joy Jar

February 27, 2021

Winter is long. Long, long, long. All the coats and hats and mitts and boots and long underwear and warm socks.It’s all …

The Zen of Renovating: Living in the Present

February 6, 2021

As 2012 slid into 2013 Pascal and I began work on the renovation of the second floor of Peace Flag House. We moved …

The Green Monsters of Self-Doubt

January 30, 2021

Have you ever had a year long case of the self-doubts?Have you ever been ambushed by the vicious monsters of self-criticism? With …

The Chicken Keepers: Rogue Egg Eaters

February 3, 2021

Growing up on the farm I raised chickens to make the money needed to pay for my winter after-school activity …

Once Upon a Time There Were Trees

January 30, 2021

Aboriginal issues have been in the news consistently for the last number of months. Chief Theresa Spence’s decision to declare an emergency …

Cleanse + Hungry = Sprouting!

January 26, 2021

We’re on a post-holiday, welcome-2012 cleanse here at Peace Flag House. This is our first time cleansing and we’re starting with the …

Making Stuff

January 17, 2021

We’re DIY’ers here at Peace Flag House. We make stuff, build stuff, fix stuff, reuse and repurpose stuff. I get all excited …

The Back Story

January 11, 2021

Peace Flag House has a back story that Pascal and I love to tell. Before the Peace Flag this house had a …