Malverna Brown.

It's the type of place that really needs its own name.



Join our beautiful house. Our community. Our house meals, our jams, our events, and classes. Get inspired and run off to do your own project or see if someone wants to collaborate. Everyone brings different skills and passions to the table.



The focus of the house is in the public spaces. We maximize play space.

People are usually pretty impressed when they walk up to the third floor music studio. ... read more

Hi All,

Josh and I could use a bit of your collective wisdom. We're looking for the perfect spot to get married and have a wicked fun wedding party, and we thought you might have a good idea. Basically, we're looking for a place that can fit about 150 people, has room for dancing, eating, lots of electric music and serves wicked good food or will let you bring in your own wicked good food. Something not too expensive would be good too. An empty barn on pretty land would be perfect. We... read more

Dear Long Lost Friends and Family,

We've missed a lot of holidays since we intended to send this out to all of you.

Nonetheless, we proudly present our much-belated yet hotly-anticipated

2006 Year-In-Review

Indulge us once again in blissful (narcissistic?) reminiscence.

www.mcmxi.com/~jpr/misc/2006/2006.html

Hope 2007 is going your way. Keep us posted on your triumphs and tribulations.

Love and Kisses,

Phil 'N Josh

Hello from Bamako! (Ok, so we're not in Bamako anymore. We're back but thought you guys might be into this.....)

We feel like presidential candidates because we must have shaken hundreds of strangers' hands over the past two weeks. Many of them belonged to little kids, excitedly shrieking "Toubab" (Whitey) "Ca Va?" (How are you). Wherever we go, we are our own little spectacle. We are happy to cause so much excitement, even though the follow-up line is often "give me a present" or "give ... read more

Salaam Wa Aleikum,

Ca va? Nous esperons que oui!

We're writing to you from a "cyber" in Fez where, as we speak, our newest friend is making us a cd of Morrocan rap music. It sounds pretty good and is making a great background to this, our first, dispatch from L'Afrique du Nord.

The cyber-guy is typical of the Morrocans we've met, in that he is going out of his way to be helpful. Just five minutes ago, we had a slew of men helping us make a call at the teleboutique. One guy le... read more