As parents, each of us understands there will come a day when our children will step into their own authority, when their choices and their destinies will be uniquely their own. But that doesn’t stop us from trying to control the outcome. It doesn’t stop us from harboring private dreams about what sort of choices […]
Archives for October 2013
Foraging for Lunch
Jerusalem artichokes, boiled and mashed with butter…tasted of earth and fall and smiles and all things delicious…..
Capturing Autumn
I love going for hikes with Ula at this age. She has only been experiencing this earth for a few years now, so everything she sees is still fresh and new. At the same time, she has acquired enough communication skills to snatch my wandering grown-up mind away from petty adult worries and bring me […]
Apple Picking
There is a bumper apple crop this year. The branches are drooping down along the roads, in old abandoned fields, in our farm orchard, in seemingly every backyard. Lots of folks around here are quite excited about it. Our neighbors have been helping us to gather some of them up, and once we have enough, […]
Those Moments
On this path, there are moments that pop up in every day and every season — little spontaneous jewels, where I am left breathless at the joy and wonder that surrounds me. A child’s unbridled enthusiasm for the fundamental pleasures of a harvest is a perfect example.
Hospitality as a Command performance
I like sitting. Or, at least, I like the idea of it. While I’m pretty oblivious to most aspirational magazines and catalogs that I stumble across, I do find myself drawn to flip through the pages of anything featuring home furnishings. I have no desire for a new couch, better dinnerware, a patio dining set […]