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I’m not over you, so can I get back under you?

by Joana Smith on Jan 8, 2010

After the holidays came to a close, our loved ones went back to their far off corners of the planet and we were left in Houston, TX with a big pile of dead trees in the middle of our park. It made us feel lonely. So we started to think of what we could do [...]

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It is better to give.

by Joana Smith on Dec 24, 2009

P.e.a.c.e. on earth ! Good will to women and men ! ! Tomorrow is the day, let heaven and* nature sing ! ! That means YOU! Make p.e.a.c.e with your stuff, with your family, with your friends, with Yourself. Because everything we have is yours and* mine. Sufjan Stevens – Come Thou Fount of Every [...]

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Let me tell you about my boat…

by Joana Smith on Nov 20, 2009

In our house we use cloth diapers for our babies. But lately, as I’ve tried explaining to other people why we do it I’m beginning to realize… that in today’s world “ease” has become almost like a virtue. and the choice to work harder than we have to makes us seem…well, a little strange. What [...]

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Put Your Backpack On Your Shoulder, Be A Good Little Soldier.

by Joana Smith on Nov 13, 2009

Two weeks ago our family brought baby Noa-Nia home to live with us, and then we took a rest. But it’s time to get to work. There is much to do. The mommie revolution will not be quitting any time soon, as long as there are babies, and people who still need cuffs… “Put your [...]

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Who’s Going To Save You If You Can’t Save Yourself?

by Joana Smith on Oct 23, 2009

I want to take you on an adventure, somewhere… where the trees still tell us stories. Somewhere new, …and Revolutionary* It begins where the children play and it involves a lot of cutting in order to make more. I long to set your heart on fire… So I have an announcement: From now on, we [...]

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This is the sound of your life.

by Joana Smith on Sep 4, 2009

They caught the last poor man… We had a free ticket to the butterfly museum, and today we thought we might go, …but then we looked outside. The butterfly museum is 3 miles away. The temp today in Houston is 96 degrees. Which means that we would probably drive… This made us realize that the [...]

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Wanderlust…*If You Don’t Go, You Won’t See!

by Joana Smith on Jul 23, 2009

We’ve been staying at my parent’s house for the past couple of weeks– in Northern California. Yesterday my brother and his family left to go back to England, so today we’re feeling the letdown. Trying to figure out what to do with ourselves other than sitting around studying our wounds. So we decided to follow [...]

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I’ve Been To Hollywood, I’ve Been To Redwood, I’ve Been A Miner For A Heart of Gold*

by Joana Smith on Jul 9, 2009

Last week Abilene and I decided to go on a tour that would take us from Texas, all the way to California, and then onto Medford, OR and Seattle, WA. We checked out what our footprint would be if we did it on a plane: .89 tons of CO2. And then we checked to see [...]

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We are the humans from earth*

by Joana Smith on Jun 12, 2009

We used to talk a lot, but we don’t talk much anymore. Where have you been? I’m pregnant again, are you? I’m getting big already! It’s okay. Hey, we’re not losing you, are we? Give a ring sometime… let me know you’re still alive. Did you know that 350 is the most important number on [...]

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When I’m walking under stars and floating down a river I am free* (*You can have all this…not so bad).

by Joana Smith on Jun 5, 2009

This past week was vacation for us. We decided to take a three day/two night float trip in the Big Thicket National Wildlife Preserve. We floated down the Village Creek, which is a small tributary to the Neches River. The Village Creek tour runs 20 miles, though you can extend it up to around 30 [...]

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Why Be Green?

by Joana Smith on May 7, 2009

Why Be Green? You may have asked yourself this question before; or perhaps you’ve been asked this question by someone else. But how does one go about answering it? Perhaps there is a more fundamental question that must be asked first: is it better to be green than not to be green? And even if [...]

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In Honor Of First 100 Days, Obama’s Superpower Cuffs Are Finally Finished! (Secret Map Included!)

by Joana Smith on Apr 29, 2009

We have been working very hard on the President’s Cuffs, and they’re finally finished! So, today we had a party with punch! We are cuffmakers. Fairy cuffmakers* We make cuffs for people out of things we find; and sometimes we find amazing stuff just laying on the ground! We make cuffs so that people will [...]

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#44: Obama, Don’t Give Up, We’ve Come So Far Already! We’ll Get There! Here Are Your Cuffs!

by Joana Smith on Apr 23, 2009

We wanted to pray a prayer for the America by making cuffs for her President and giving them on Earth Day, but they aren’t finished. We were starting to feel stressed about it today, so we went outside to blow some bubbles… when a pink fairy came by, “Cuffs aren’t about stress or fear!” she [...]

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#43: To make a rope (of US).

by Joana Smith on Apr 21, 2009

For some time now, I have been trying to make a rope… This tapestry was a gift to our family from a friend who was working in Afghanistan last year. He said, “maybe you could make something out of it, like pillows!” “Hmmmm…Afghanistan,” I said, “we’ll make Rock the Healing cuffs!” We took them to [...]

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#42: Green Revival Needs Pollination [Question: Is Anyone Out There? Earth Day Is Coming Up, Let's Do Somethin'!]

by Joana Smith on Apr 20, 2009

Lately, Abilene and I have begun to wonder how we will be getting the superpower cuffs that we’ve been making to the President. We asked the trees for some advice. They told us that there was a wishing pond nearby… and all we had to do, was make a wish, throw in our coin, and [...]

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#41: the value of hardware. [Earthday We Will Give Obama His SuperCuffs! ~made by this Mommy...]

by Joana Smith on Apr 19, 2009

Something old… When I was just a little younger I used to make cuffs out of tin foil, so I could become Wonder Woman. …today, as I was working on O’s CUffs, I started thinking about my friend, Sarahdawn… When I gave her her cuffs, she gave me a basil plant and her high school [...]

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#40 [Let's Count Up To Earthday! And When We Get There, Obama Gets Cuffs! Do They Have Superpowers? Yes* is the answer. We made them ourselves]

by Joana Smith on Apr 18, 2009

This coming Wednesday is Earth’s day, and wouldn’t it be nice* if this Earth Day all of that symbolism and aspiration stuck around? What if this time we learned to value what we have?

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Foreclosure On Rise In The Forest (And The Birds Are Still Singing…[Thank God!]).

by Joana Smith on Apr 16, 2009

Today Abilene and I decided to head into the forest! We are singers, and we needed to learn some new songs from the birds! …teaching people to sing is our job because we have learned from the masters* As we were singing, we noticed quite a commotion with the squirrels! They had been run out [...]

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The history books forgot about us and the bible didn’t mention us…

by Joana Smith on Apr 14, 2009

*You are my sweetest downfall, I loved you first… *we are the earth intruders, we deal with twigs and branches! for more revolution click*

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Come Together, C’mon!

by Joana Smith on Apr 8, 2009

Hey Colorado Kids! You know who you are* …let’s get back to the basics! A Revolution needs a flag. Colors, by Aunt Winnie, around 1960. Carole King, Tapestry, 1971. This green fabric was our shower curtain when we lived at Chautauqua… We used it to make a big green one of these: (Sarahdawn created the [...]

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It’s Time to Save the World! (again*)

by Joana Smith on Apr 6, 2009

Today we are starting a Revolution; the trees asked us to do it, and we accepted. But it doesn’t involve a lot of talking, this is a visual Revolution. Cuffs for Everyone! Don’t you think it’s about time you put on your cuffs? Don’t you think it’s about time everyone else did, too? Find your [...]

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It’s In OurNature

by Joana Smith on Mar 29, 2009

When we arrive into this world we are hungry; and for awhile, the things we want the most are the same things that are good for us. But then at some point, things get mixed up. Is there a doctor in the house? Abilene and I pick up a lot of stuff that people don’t [...]

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This is the traveling neighborhood…

by Joana Smith on Mar 26, 2009

Have you ever seen an angel? I have. There are these people who stopped by Houston last year, the day before Hurricane Ike was to hit us, and they stayed with us.

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Nature Boys, Girls, The Greatest Thing You’ll Ever Learn Is Just To Love And Be Loved In Return.

by Joana Smith on Mar 23, 2009

Last week it rained for three days straight! Abilene and I were almost tired of having teas and coffees! Abba likes tea, I like coffee… So there could not have been a better day to receive an invitation to a party… in New Orleans! But first we had to figure out the most mindful way [...]

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When You Were Young You Were The King Of Carrot Flowers.

by Joana Smith on Mar 10, 2009

Last weekend Grandma Dee came to town and everyone got to go see the carnival. Some parts of it resembled a fairytale others did not. High atop the world on the ferris wheel, looking down on the carnival, we could see one simple truth… Drink water or you will die. follow this thread, click*

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Storytime!…That Lucky Old Sun Got Nothin’ To Do But Roll Around Heaven All Day.

by Joana Smith on Mar 7, 2009

Today was Saturday, so Abilene and I rolled around in our nest looking at old things! Opening them up, and peering way down deep inside! I know a few old stories! It’s important to make the really good old stories new as often as possible! So today we this is what we made… “All Aboard!” [...]

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The Unexamined Life…

by Joana Smith on Mar 4, 2009

Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living, so today after Abilene and I jumped on some giant inflatable toys, we took a look. Here is what we found.

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We Toast The Artisans Of Antediluvian Crafts With Yarn And Glue! We do, We do!

by Joana Smith on Mar 2, 2009

Today was Sunday, so Abilene and I were doing our Sunday activities! On the way home we encountered a dove in our path, it appeared to have broken it’s wing. (no picture of the real dove, it’s better that way.) and that brought up a difficult choice; do we die or do we travel? “Yarn [...]

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Red Alert: We Have Foresaken Your Planet, Abilene Plum.

by Joana Smith on Feb 27, 2009

This morning Abilene and I found a Monarch Butterfly drowning in the swimming pool! We thought it was dead, but when we touched it with our net it fluttered! …so we set it on the side to dry, and after awhile it flew away! Yes! Dearest Abilene… You were a very good nurse to that [...]

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We Know The Earth Is In Trouble, Why Doesn’t Anybody Do Anything? (Try this*)

by Joana Smith on Feb 24, 2009

This morning a little bird told Abilene and me that we should start a Revolution of Recycling, so we began to look around for things to use… We found some crazy stories, and colors, some spare parts, music we haven’t heard in awhile, but knew all the words to. If we were going to make [...]

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Someday We’ll Find It, The Rainbow Connection; The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me.

by Joana Smith on Feb 21, 2009

I am trying to make a rope, for the President’s Superpower cuffs… I dream of a world of Superman’s Children but if I can’t see something, I have a hard time knowing it’s there. I came to be a maker of magical cuffs, because I like to work out dreams with my hands, but I [...]

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Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood, In Your Neighborhood, In YOUR Neighborhood?

by Joana Smith on Feb 19, 2009

Today Abilene and I went for a walk in our neighborhood. There weren’t too many people around, but we found some flowers! Signs of Spring are starting to emerge everywhere in Houston! The bees were busy helping this tree! A little rain doesn’t have to keep you inside! Abilene found this random box on somebody’s [...]

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Wake Up, Little Sparrow, Don’t Make Your Heart Out In The Snow!

by Joana Smith on Feb 17, 2009

What do you find in a day? and what will you make with what you find?

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Valentine Recycling Special: Dear Valentine, the future is what we make together!

by Joana Smith on Feb 13, 2009

Today it was Recycling day at our house! First we sort it out… Lids can’t be recycled, so take them out and do something else with them. Plastics have numbers on the bottom to help sort them by. (You might need to put on your glasses) Check them and make sure that your recycling center [...]

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Don’t trash the love holiday! We can do better than this!

by Joana Smith on Feb 11, 2009

If you just bought this balloon, you own it and your child owns it forever. forever… Think about it. What do we want the love holiday to look like?

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Cuffs given to Revolutionaries at the Hotel California! Also: Boat found to take them to Golden Gate for rebirth!

by Joana Smith on Feb 10, 2009

The Rebirth Ball was hosted this past weekend in San Francisco! It was big, but also small, and some amazing people got cuffs there! The cuffs were a symbol of healing between our country and Afghanistan… People were into it! They said, “we haven’t had that spirit here since 1969…” Yes!!! There is actually an [...]

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To Heal the Earth #3: Make cuffs. Go with music. Stories*: The Revolution of the Mommies, part 1+2

by Joana Smith on Feb 4, 2009

I like to listen to music as I make cuffs, and sometimes my IPOD speaks to me. Neko Case… Cutting is fun! When you take something big and cut it down into little pieces, you see a lot that you didn’t before… Three yellow roses stitched consecutively by accident! I had not noticed that before! [...]

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The Revolution of the Mommies: a mother of a revolution. “It’s about the hive and the honeybee!”.

by Joana Smith on Feb 3, 2009

Today it was raining, so Abilene Plum and I…

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To heal the earth: clear the blocks. turn off appliances. scrubdown. make cuffs*

by Joana Smith on Jan 27, 2009

A little bird on NPR told me today that the damage we have already done to Mother Earth is irreversible, …bad news! Bad news! We have messed it up! To begin healing, #1: First clear the blocks so that the energy can flow! After you have done that… turn off extra appliances, please! Then raise [...]

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Is Driving Worth It?

by Joana Smith on Jan 18, 2009

Today we went for a drive, and after we had gone a few miles we found ourselves in the suburbs! Don’t drink the water! When we got there… they gave us a massage table. (we needed it!) It was a gift from Aunt Alisha, who is a massage therapist in Denver. Alisha knows, if it’s [...]

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Stories…*of a Revolution!

by Joana Smith on Jan 16, 2009

A couple of years ago in Paris, I met this girl, Megan Dally. Megan Dally. She told me that she was already kind of famous, through myspace;-) “What is this myspace” I said. “I don’t like the sound of it.” Megan was very green, young, I mean. And sometimes she stole things… but so did [...]

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Boulder, You’re on the right track!

by Joana Smith on Jan 7, 2009

Boulder, mountain town on the edge of the Rockies, you recycle! You try very hard to do what’s best for the earth! Thank you! You’re on the right track, girl! and… You get cuffs! lveo.peace~ Megan and The Smiths

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