(This is a personal post. It’s about my journey to make sense of a few particular aspects of the world around me. I’ve thought long and hard about what I could say that might be of value to the much larger conversation about race that… Read More
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Ways of Seeing: Foraging for New Sources of Nourishment
A few hours walk through Central Park has forever changed the way I see the world around me. Sounds dramatic, I know. But there is no other way to describe the shift that has taken place between how I perceived the world before the walk… Read More
Dawn on the Amazon
On finding hope & inspiration in an era of environmental devastation Global carbon dioxide in atmosphere passes milestone level Climate warming greenhouse gas reaches 400 parts per million for the first time in human history – The Guardian, May 10, 2013 I’m in the middle… Read More
“Resolving to take up less space”
Most young women, even if they’re assertive and determined, still find themselves, in those forlorn in-between years, apologizing for themselves, blurting some muddled, half-finished thought and, finally, resolving to take up less space. I read this review of Girls on the New York Times because… Read More
The Growing Season
What’s more delicious than local produce in season? From Snore and Guzzle (found via the awesome and inspiring mind behind OrganicNation.tv) The Growing Season for New York State Asparagus: May 5th – May 15th Rhubarb: May 1st – June 15th Strawberries: June 10th – 30th… Read More