FIELD NOTES
An ongoing record. Evidence, not opinion.
An ongoing record. Evidence, not opinion.
An ongoing record. Evidence, not opinion.
FIELD NOTE # 019
I left a door without a step, and building one took only an hour
Make
• Vermont
• Sep 2026
FIELD NOTE # 019
I left a door without a step, and building one took only an hour
Make
• Vermont
• Sep 2026
FIELD NOTE # 019
I left a door without a step, and building one took only an hour
Make
• Vermont
• Sep 2026
FIELD NOTE # 018
I sharpened an axe after a year of not bothering, and the kitchen knives are still blunt
Repair
• Vermont
• Sep 2026
FIELD NOTE # 018
I sharpened an axe after a year of not bothering, and the kitchen knives are still blunt
Repair
• Vermont
• Sep 2026
FIELD NOTE # 018
I sharpened an axe after a year of not bothering, and the kitchen knives are still blunt
Repair
• Vermont
• Sep 2026
FIELD NOTE # 017
I taught a friend to split wood, and the last swing was his
Show
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 017
I taught a friend to split wood, and the last swing was his
Show
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 017
I taught a friend to split wood, and the last swing was his
Show
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 016
We walked into a storm on purpose, and the only bad part was the beginning
Endure
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 016
We walked into a storm on purpose, and the only bad part was the beginning
Endure
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 016
We walked into a storm on purpose, and the only bad part was the beginning
Endure
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 015
A hike through a forest to a mountaintop view, but the view wasn't the bit that felt best.
Explore
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 015
A hike through a forest to a mountaintop view, but the view wasn't the bit that felt best.
Explore
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 015
A hike through a forest to a mountaintop view, but the view wasn't the bit that felt best.
Explore
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 014
Teaching an 18-month-old to peel a courgette, and losing twenty minutes on purpose.
Show
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 014
Teaching an 18-month-old to peel a courgette, and losing twenty minutes on purpose.
Show
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 014
Teaching an 18-month-old to peel a courgette, and losing twenty minutes on purpose.
Show
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 013
A 25-minute conversation in the front of a car, that beat the thing we'd paid for
Tell
• Montreal
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 013
A 25-minute conversation in the front of a car, that beat the thing we'd paid for
Tell
• Montreal
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 013
A 25-minute conversation in the front of a car, that beat the thing we'd paid for
Tell
• Montreal
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 012
Music, then books, then nothing
Sit
• Vermont to Montreal
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 012
Music, then books, then nothing
Sit
• Vermont to Montreal
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 012
Music, then books, then nothing
Sit
• Vermont to Montreal
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 011
Kabir, and a table of mismatched chairs
Provide
• Calcutta, India
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 011
Kabir, and a table of mismatched chairs
Provide
• Calcutta, India
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 011
Kabir, and a table of mismatched chairs
Provide
• Calcutta, India
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 010
A video call that asked nothing of anyone
Belong
• Sussex, England // Vermont, United States
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 010
A video call that asked nothing of anyone
Belong
• Sussex, England // Vermont, United States
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 010
A video call that asked nothing of anyone
Belong
• Sussex, England // Vermont, United States
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 009
The GPS that stopped us walking on thin ice
Explore
• Norway
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 009
The GPS that stopped us walking on thin ice
Explore
• Norway
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 009
The GPS that stopped us walking on thin ice
Explore
• Norway
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 008
Giving something away for free created a new friendship
Contribute
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 008
Giving something away for free created a new friendship
Contribute
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 008
Giving something away for free created a new friendship
Contribute
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 007
An 'eggs'cellent hill roll - 34 adults, one hard-boiled egg each.
Play
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 007
An 'eggs'cellent hill roll - 34 adults, one hard-boiled egg each.
Play
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 007
An 'eggs'cellent hill roll - 34 adults, one hard-boiled egg each.
Play
• Vermont
• Aug 2026
FIELD NOTE # 006
A gift that took five hours and could not be bought
Tell
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 006
A gift that took five hours and could not be bought
Tell
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 006
A gift that took five hours and could not be bought
Tell
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 005
3 tonnes of gravel, moved by hand
Endure
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 005
3 tonnes of gravel, moved by hand
Endure
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 005
3 tonnes of gravel, moved by hand
Endure
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 004
When a stranger needed help, my first reaction was…
Provide
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 004
When a stranger needed help, my first reaction was…
Provide
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 004
When a stranger needed help, my first reaction was…
Provide
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 003
A 25-mile walk across 14 London bridges
Move
• London
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 003
A 25-mile walk across 14 London bridges
Move
• London
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 003
A 25-mile walk across 14 London bridges
Move
• London
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 002
The mystery man who bought my daughter a cup
Belong
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 002
The mystery man who bought my daughter a cup
Belong
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 002
The mystery man who bought my daughter a cup
Belong
• Vermont
• Jul 2026
FIELD NOTE # 001
The day our house flooded while I was 4000 miles away
Endure
• Vermont
• Jun 2026
FIELD NOTE # 001
The day our house flooded while I was 4000 miles away
Endure
• Vermont
• Jun 2026
FIELD NOTE # 001
The day our house flooded while I was 4000 miles away
Endure
• Vermont
• Jun 2026
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