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Munchkin And Gnome Genisys.

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Well, we’ve been here for 12 years.  We came to Belize clueless and naive to be wannabe farmers.  So what have we achieved in all this time.  We have fulfilled our main goal of reducing our footprint on the earth.  We dig in the dirt, grow our own food, eat and cook our own food, live in a very modest wooden shack and catch all our own rain water for all our needs.   We can build with sticks, we can start a fire and we can slaughter our own fowl for meat.  Our doctoring skills have been put to good use with our practice of medicine without the need for numbers, blood tests and scans to make diagnoses (yes, you just need to know the human body and mind and ask the right questions to arrive at the same, or even more precise, conclusion as a machine).  In short, we have become no-nonsense, pragmatic people who tell you what you need (if you ask) and not what you want.

Anyway, what’s next?  This is Munchkin and Gnome Part 2:

We have decided to gather forces and find people of like-minded philosophy.  In doing this, we have made a recruitment; he goes by the name of The Panda and he has moved onto a piece of our farmland.  His goal is to reduce his footprint on the Earth.  Our goal now is to impart our experience and knowledge to help him make this transition as positive as possible.  The Panda will be posting his experiences on this blog so watch this space!

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Hello, I’m the Panda!

Our regular WordPress Followers will automatically get these new posts.  My FaceBook Followers will have to go into our WP site (or follow) to get these new instalments.  Undoubtedly, the Panda will publicize onto to his own FB account.

Finding The Creativity To Write.

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Gnome just saw this title and tells me that I go through a 3 month cycle where I go through very busy times (doing outside farm work, making products, cooking, patients, etc) and then I find that I have no energy to write anything.  He says this goes on for a little while until I start going on about finding creativity and then I write a post like this.

Well my response to his observation was,

“I don’t think so…”

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He’s such a smart-arse!!  Unfortunately, he is correct and now I am on the upward cycle where I feel that I need to write more regularly.  I have to re-evaluate my reasons for writing; it is to keep a journal and to remind myself of what I do and why I do things.  I don’t want to run automatically through my life and do things for no good reason except to keep busy.  I think about life a lot, the way that we live it and the way that I can live with significance in my actions.  This is deep Munchkin talking…she doesn’t come out much because she’s too busy writing inane blogs to entertain people.

Gnome says in response to this:

“That sounds like the beginning of a thought…are you taking this somewhere?”

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Munchkin: “No.”

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Well that was a conversation stopper if I ever saw one!!

Operation: SEO!!

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Still messing around with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Whatsits.  Today was really tedious because I had to delete all 824 pages of old blog posts and pages…one at a time…because it would not let me delete in bulk.  Phew…it was totally brain-numbing and my head is spinning!!  I had to remove the old blog because apparently you can get penalised by the search engines for duplication of information.  Anyway, it’s done!!  As a reminder, new blog is at blog.casamascia.com and apothecary is at https://casamascia.com/

After I had finished, Gnome decided to throw a bit of humour into the situation by saying,

“Oh Dearest…I have a Gnome Operation SEO for you….”

Gnome with Enigmatic Smile.
Gnome with Enigmatic Smile.

Munchkin none to pleased with the thought of more Internet work:

“…Hmmmm????”

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“Sausages, Eggs and Onions!!”

Yum.Yum.Gnome

Ha-Ha!!!!

Starting Again!!

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Munchkin And Gnome

Hello Everyone!!  Just some administrative information since we have recently changed web hosts.  Our website address for the Blog is now blog.casamascia.com.  Page links to the rest of the site are not available yet but we should be updating this soon.  You can still read the Blog posts!!  You won’t be able to find us on the search engines yet so Gnome has suggested I start writing again so that we can re-establish our web presence.

Okay…will be starting the usual  farm stories again interspersed with the odd picture of a welly boot (or two).  Oh what fun!!

Thanks Everyone!

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Just a quick one this morning…

Thanks to all who responded to my test post yesterday.  I am glad that the posts are getting through.  Things still aren’t quite perfect yet but we will hopefully get everything sorted out in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks again to all of you!!!  Munchkin and Gnome.

Test Post!!

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Hello!!  Is there anyone out there?  This is a test post to check if our followers are getting our blogs again.  We have been temporarily (one month!!) off line changing hosts and setting up a shop (yeah, a shop that actually has a cart…more to come soon).  Please can any of our WordPress followers let us know if they are getting this test post!  Thank-you very much!

We Are Now On Face Book!

Together.PointingDue to popular demand and persistent insistence from everybody, we have bitten the bullet and joined the Facebook bandwagon.  Gnome shivers at the thought and has left Munchkin to shoulder the responsibility for this frivolous enterprise.

Good Night Everyone!!

Apothecary Administration.

Munchkin.ShoutingHi Everyone, every now and then we have to do the mundane work of website administration.  After all, one of the reasons why we took on this Blogging was to try to make some money from the Apothecary.  Having done this for almost a year, I can confidently dispel the myth that you can “quit your day job” if you have a website shop.  No, people are not flocking to buy our wares on-line.  We find that people just enjoy reading our posts especially for the funny stories and the recipes.  In turn, we have decided that, despite the lack of monetary return, we will continue Blogging because it is an outlet of expression for both of us, especially in my case.  I had aspirations of becoming a writer/ journanlist before I became a medical doctor and I find that I can re-cultivate my writing skills through this form of expression.  Besides, it is a really good way of informing family and friends of what we are doing so they need not worry that we are stuck in the middle of nowhere deprived of entertainment and variety.

Apothecary tweaks include:

The Apothecary has been better organised into categories.  In the soap section, we are offering soaps in plastic wrap, tin and rolls of 50 to give people more of a choice (and a better price).  Also I have added the pictures of the body sprays which have been missing for a whole year.  Still more pictures to come…

Also, there is a new Custom Orders page which gives information on special orders.  It gives a list of possible products (anything really from hair care to nail care to foot care…you name it..and we will create it) and available Belizean raw materials that can be used to create brand new products.  There is a whole list of lovely local stuff; here are some pictures to entice you:

Cacao Butter.
Cacao Butter.
Cacao.
Cacao.
Fresh Lemongrass.
Fresh Lemongrass.
Ylang Ylang.
Ylang Ylang.

There is still more administration to come including New Products and a full list of Elixirs.

Have a good night!!