Throughout Spring we embrace the arts in all their forms
I’ve read this book forward and backwards backwards and forwards at least three times. It’s lovely and gentle and dynamic– fun to read as always from Nikki G. Her face on the cover says it all. She covers some difficult topics using accessible language. If you aren’t familiar with Nikki G, this would be a
Great article to kick off National Poetry Month: https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-schmich-national-poetry-month-9-poems-20210409-y6t2e2ihxjct7ojin2fnj4rn2u-story.html
I hosted Joan Frank on Meraki Radio: Perspectives after reading her most recent book, The Outlook for Earthlings. The book is about two female friends and their different paths in life, their varying philosophies on how to live. Mel is insular, perhaps pathologically so, and Scarlet is flippant and feeling– verbal. The story ebbs through
A lovely way to open up a Saturday: LINK
Now that we’re back to Open Arts I felt this meal was worth sharing. Kamil and I have a fantasy of creating a restaurant called smacznego, which in English translates to enjoy your meal. Bon appétit. Yesterday we served the tasting menu to some friends safely outside on a sunny Sunday. In recent iterations, I’ve
I was able to get this from the Woodland Public Library and am better for having read this challenging, impossible book. So much sadness, so much pain is in nearly every page. The book is about solitary confinement and most of the essays are written by prisoners. Themes across the essays include– denial of freedom,
Thank you all for participating in winter reading. Today is the last day of our session where we each attempted to read 2,021 pages over ten weeks, though none of us really know how much we read. I think I may have read more because I wasn’t counting but we will never know. Whether through
I am disoriented by calculating this news — where did the time go? Did I read anything? The truth is, I’m not sure. I see books around me, and I know I’ve read a few, but I’ve embraced @bnsunshine ‘s philosophy, which is to not count at all. I’ve had a lot of fun exploring
During my first visit back to Woodland Public Library in almost a year, I took in the view — new carpeting, lower bookshelves to let more natural light in. Giving the building some space has certainly made for some improvements! The entire literacy center has been remodeled, though is empty yet thanks to COVID-19. I
As we celebrate the lunar new year, we can also inform ourselves a little more about the Eastern philosophy related. Here’s a link to a very rich post sent to me by Brian this morning. I’ll be working through it, though at first blush, it’s worth your time as well: http://www.tigersplayastrology.com/tigers-play/re-establishing-the-foundation-qi-in-the-year-of-the-yin-metal-ox-xin-chou-year-20214719?fbclid=IwAR2uSWJ0CMnJepYZIT5zZ00Vmk6NJFZGNAO1QaTLy3XnLsT60qhIxb0cj6s I am sure I’ll
