Notes on the Meaning of Home
My friend and colleague Lloyd Alter has a wonderful post on TreeHugger where he suggests that the three S’s for 2010 will be “small, simple and shared.” I couldn’t agree more, and… More
People are good at making New Year resolutions for themselves, and generally the resolutions are about personal maintenance. You know -- get in shape, color the hair, get organized. That sort of thing.… More
Home, during the holidays, is when it feels the home-iest. It’s when we build up our arsenal of unique celebrations that – while similar in spirit to everyone else’s – are real… More
It can be difficult today in our cities and suburbs to find the fellowship of community, the satisfaction of joining with others for purpose or pleasure. One way to fill that need in ourselves is to… More
Thanksgiving weekend was long and decadent – “seconds” (when it came to helpings) became “fourths,” and anything that didn’t include eating, cooking or hanging out with… More
It is hard to navigate through turbulence. Indeed, sometimes it is more about holding on than heading forward.
I have deeply felt this as I have fought to understand what the changes wrought by these… More
The other night I had the wonderful opportunity to see one of my literary heroes—though Maira Kalman would probably refrain from describing herself as either literary or heroic. The author/illustrator… More
