Autumnal Forests and la recherche du temps perdu
When I was in college, more decades ago than I care to share, I had a picture by my bed for a couple of years. It depicted a wood in autu...
Nov 07, 2020 / Read More
It will be alright.
Four years ago I showed up in my college class with a shocked and dismay look on my face. I could not believe that Donald Trump had won t...
Nov 07, 2020 / Read More
I have to say that I must agree with him as well. Sadly...
I have to say that I must agree with him as well. Sadly...
Nov 06, 2020 / Read More
Ode to a Tree
When we moved into our home almost eight years ago, one of the reasons I fell in love with it immediately was the huge white birch in the...
Oct 11, 2020 / Read More
The Dog God
We walk slowly along the country road; my dog sniffs passionately at every tuff, every twig, stopping abruptly for some mysterious odor t...
Sep 28, 2020 / Read More
I just reread this lovely essay and thought how timely it is.
I just reread this lovely essay and thought how timely it is. I hope I can share it with my class this fall on Philosophy of childhood.
Jul 18, 2020 / Read More
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
May 24, 2020 / Read More
Thinking like a flower/living like a Tree
I am in the middle of reading the Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. This lovely book reminds us that the world is larger than we h...
May 23, 2020 / Read More
a Pandemic Mind in Pandemonium
For the past month and a half I have been “sheltering in place,” avoiding human contact as best one can, wearing extremely uncomfortable ...
May 09, 2020 / Read More