“The oldest task in human history is to live
on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
- Aldo Leopold
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75 ~ Apples of my I
Welcome to fall! With this cold front right at the autumnal equinox, fall has plopped itself down squarely in the living room. And of course, it’s apple time in Wisconsin - although less so at my house…
74 ~ A doorstep thing - taking my turn.
A reminder to consider surprising a neighbor with a small gift of something you’ve made…
73 ~ Audience participation!: Doing a doorstep thing.
My last post on community and my neighbors’ random act of generosity seems to have struck a chord.
72 ~ God bless the neighbors, every one.
Last Monday I returned home at mid-day after a morning of writing at one of my local cafés, and found on my front step a couple of pints of blueberries…
71 ~ Calling all living food aficionados - early bird deadline July 22.
Join me Saturday, August 13, to learn to hands-on to make your own sauerkraut and kimchi, at Folklore Village near Dodgeville.
70~The International Brother(and Sister)hood of Trout, Ramps, and Morels
Last month I had the good fortune to visit Croatia for ten days - my first time in the Balkans…
69 ~ This time of prayer
Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. -Thoreau
67 ~ Invasive species I love
Last February, during a talk I attended at the Wisconsin Garden Expo, the speaker invited the audience to share the names of some of their favorite native plants. One woman nominated watercress…
66 ~ Grounded
This morning I picked up this red-tailed hawk along County Road T, about a mile from the house…
65 ~ Fat living in the lean time (and an olive oil update)
Here in the March lean time, spring has thus far been come-and-go, teasing us and then withdrawing…