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A long weekend. Nothing nicer. I tried to remind DT of the beauty of the farm last night, of all we have created and been privileged to share. The mesmerising character of every surface in the house, the light and the way it falls on everything coming through the windows and glancing the floors in patches or the effervescent ambience of the built structures of the Joglo and the ‘Lost Thing’ we are making. It is not just about sustainable building and long-lasting work it is about the layered aesthetics of the whole thing from the five rabbit enclosures in a row leading up to the Karo space and the farm itself with all the wild growth and untamed and tamed areas. I can stare out a window and be bewildered by the light on the leaves of trees or gaze unendingly at a piece of moss and together the whole thing is majestic, a paradise of natural beauty, domestic tranquility and inspiration. True, people who visit only see so much. Observation takes time and guidance. Yet this is home first and that is what really matters.