Recently I was part of a group of people that had an opportunity to write about their wildest dreams for the world. Imagine taking a few minutes each day to make this a part of your life. Or if everyone did. One wildest dream that came up for me was peace and love among all...
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Always Rachel
Today is Rachel Carson’s birthday. She has been honored and recognized as one of the founders of the modern day environmental movement. She showed us the delicate balance in our world and how every connection is an important one. She showed us the connection between the life cycle of a chemical and the life...
While souping
Memories of a friend were haunting me beautiful when I was making soup one of those cold spring days last week. Always good to get in one last soup day. If I’m lucky enough to be home and loose I will make a soup that takes all day long. The smells massage the aching...
The Louisiana Gulf
The difference between taking action and sending positive thoughts is a bit confusing to me. But here I am, for as many days as I’ve been hearing about the Gulf oil disaster, trying to focus positive thoughts on the situation and the people and wildlife of that great area. When push comes to shove,...
Begin the begin
It’s still spring and still difficult to know it as such. The good thing about today though is that it’s that kind of rainy day not yet raining day, and Sunday to boot, that allows one the luxury to stay inside and enjoy the comfort that these days can bring. I am listening to...
Corms on the wire
The first time I became aware of cormorants they were hanging out on the jetty in Provincetown Harbor. They seemed as if they were coated in oil. Their feathers, which hardly look like feathers, eminded me of the old fashioned oil cloth table covers. They’re great swimmers and move underwater like seals. That’s where...
Lobelia’s blue
There’s something of the flooz in me. I just can’t help it. I’ve tried to tell friends about the flowers I love the most. The annuals that capture me. As much as I have tried to plant native plants only. Or to emphasize perennials I get caught every season with the flower craze. There...
Smoke rings from the screech owl
We have an Eastern screech owl here and its call sounds like smoke rings. They’re round and even and designed to capture your attention and make you smile from your belly on up. Because you never get to see them it’s as if the sounds are coming from the night air. The air is moist...
Emerging songs
Been reading about Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to win the Nobel in the category of Economic Sciences. Her work is inspirational and hopeful. It’s based upon the idea of cooperation. Imagine that. She has a book coming out soon called Working Together. It’s the stuff that dreams are made of. I read an...
Valhallaburbia
Everything is connected and if it’s not then a little grout can make up the difference and close the gap. I’m, of course, thinking in terms of tiles. Coming up with a new strategy for the kitchen counter we decided to put up a backsplash of tiles. I love NYC subway mosaics. The small...
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