We’ve suddenly realized that we’re heading into the home stretch of summer, with September in the too-near distance, and feel, well, we really need to STOP. We are world-weary, still. So we’re heading OUT, to immerse ourselves in deep analog.
Read MoreWays to Eat Cherries, With a W.S. Merwin Poem
Fruit eaten in its season is even better eaten with a poem. When we stumbled on this W.S. Merwin poem, we realized we were in the last moments of cherry season. It’s a perfect accompaniment to our favorite cherry feasts.
Read MorePoem for the 4th of July (Mary Oliver)
On July 4, 2010, poet Mary Oliver found a whale bone on the beach and wrote a poem about it, full of ‘looking, and touching, and loving’: a fine way to celebrate independence.
Read MoreThe Secret Flashcodes of Fireflies
For a summer evening, some lovely silent videos of fireflies, haiku from centuries ago, and a hint at their secret flashcode.
Read MoreArtful Fireworks and a Poem for the 4th of July
On July 4, 2010, poet Mary Oliver found a whale bone on the beach and wrote a poem about it. She forged just the right poem for this summer day, as always giving it a bigger view…(as do these fireworks envisioned by artists.)
Read MoreOpen a Window This Way to Keep Cooler (+ Use AC Less)
We improvise without the benefit of a science background, only our reasoning, deductive brain and willingness to try/fail/learn. Good practices DO slip by us some times because they’re counterintuitive or we just don’t know better…Like this simple way to adjust double-hung windows to make our space cool and use AC less frequently. It works.
Read MoreRe-entry…What We Learned On Our Summer Stay-cation
Monday evening of Labor Day, we could positively FEEL the shift of air and energy as the entire country grabbed every last BIT before the official end of summer. We spent the day hanging on the terrace reflecting on our three-week stay-cation that turned out way different than we had imagined, and would yield an essential lesson.
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