Laundry Meditation
As far back as I can remember our laundry has hung to dry on a clothesline. To some, it’s rather quaint and old-fashioned, but to me there is something reassuringly domestic about seeing clothes hung...
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Forced amaryllis (Hippeastrum cultivars), with their multiple big, boldly colored flowers perched atop sturdy stems, has become an appealing alternative to the ubiquitous poinsettias that decorate...
View ArticleHow Babies Are Made
Canadian photographer Patrice Laroche surely will have no trouble explaining to his kids about the birds and the bees. During his wife Sandra’s pregnancy, the artist created this hilarious explanatory...
View ArticleShagbark Hickory
We took a walk this weekend along an old logging road that is lined with shagbark hickory, oak, sugar maple and beech. The day was cool, but not too cold, perfect for a stroll. Deciduous woodlands are...
View ArticleDon’t Wait
“We don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us,...
View ArticleActs of Kindness
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop Reblogged from http://smallactofkindness.wordpress.com
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