This is Wisdom
Magic lies in the work that you do with this gift of life. The issue, for me, is replicating with money what life has done in creating the wealth of The Commons. Hide it not under a bushel basket like … Continued
Recommending Braiding Sweetgrass
I love Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and recommend it to all who haven’t read it yet. I read the short preface and was stunned by the power of her writing and her woman’s voice. “Feminist” didn’t quite feel … Continued
Cleaning the Shed
This post is the follow-up to my previous post, Rolling Dips. If you haven’t read Rolling Dips yet, read that before you read this. I fulfilled my resolve to clean the tool shed about three weeks ago. Two aspects of … Continued
Rolling Dips
Alysia and I spent this weekend at a gathering on a 1600 acre conservation easement within sight of the Pacific Ocean. We turned off the near sea-level road (windy and about 1 1/2 lanes wide) onto a dirt road that … Continued
Year of the Jerk
Floods in Germany and Japan. Record-setting heat domes. Fires in Turkey, Greece, Siberia and all around me in Northern California. Tornadoes in December. I want to describe what I think is happening with ”jerk”, a term used in the last … Continued
Two Girls and the moons of Jupiter
Delighted to report that we have entered a week’s worth of significant rain. Fire season is over. I feel a certain mindset of vigilance, sustained so long that it feels normal, relax and diffuse away. Aaaaahhh… Interestingly, big blue oak … Continued
Systems Thinking Yearbook Cover
A dear, former teaching partner with us at the Farm School sent me a copy of the cover I created for the yearbook. I thought it was worth sharing. This posting is also a test to see if checking that … Continued