This month on Bitches with Books, Elizabeth and I are doing different reviews of our fairy tales with a twist. My first choice is CS Lewis's retelling of the Psyche and Cupid myth in Till We Have Faces. My review focuses on the differences between myth and retelling and the overall messages of the novel. I [...]
Full Moon, Full Community
Tonight Crowley Station Community Garden had its Grand Opening Party. We finally felt like the garden was growing and flourishing. To show off the progress that has been made in this our first year, we invited the neighborhood and all the people who helped make the garden happen to a yoga class and potluck. Pat [...]
Book Review: Limits to Growth The 30-Year Update by Meadows, Randers and Meadows
This is a marvelous book that everyone should read!Limits to Growth: the 30 Year Update takes a comprehensive look at the original study done by the authors in 1972 and has updated the models to reflect the changes that have occurred since then. Even someone with only a basic high school education will be able [...]
Perceiving Beauty
"The Beauty of the Earth is a constant play of light and dark, visible and invisible. We perceive and participate in that beauty through the interplay of senses and spirit. Our senses are lanterns that illuminate the world. Beauty is never simply in the mind alone. Beauty awakens for us through what we hear, touch, [...]
Fall Garden Planting
I'm a little late, but I planted a few things for my fall garden. I've still got some peppers, tomatoes, and herbs coming up. Those I've left in. The cucumbers I pulled out. The pickles are already put up for the year and fresh ones are still sitting on my kitchen table. The green beans [...]
Esoteric Moment 