I hate living among the unmasked. Because I don’t want to see how ugly and stupid and infinitely disappointing humans can be. I want to live in a world where masks are not required.
Author: Eliza Daley
I'm an inveterate book-slinger, gardener, baker, geologist & writer. This blog is a collection of book talk, recipes, gardening tips, observations & essays on nature & culture — with a healthy dose of armchair philosophy & sociology — my attempt to muddle through all the mess and feel the wonder of this world.
Winter Chile Stew
It's time to make some healthy and warm ballast for the belly — Winter Chile Stew.
Inauguration 2021
A much brighter White House! The 2021 Inauguration in social media digest form.
The Hidden Life of Trees: Review
A review of Peter Wohlleben's "The Hidden Life of Trees". In which an apple tree is psychoanalyzed.
A History Assignment from the Future
Found in a reverse time capsule dated 1/20/2200: "Our ancestors so much did for us. Things that were expensive and difficult and didn’t even benefit them. They placed hope in the future so that we could have a future. I appreciate everything they did. I wish there were time machines so I could go back and tell them how grateful I am. And to let them know that everything worked out well, that it wasn’t all for nothing. It was all for us."
In Which There Is Work
We may be approaching cataclysm. To avoid that, I believe it is essential that most of us take up essential work, that we level out responsibilities and rewards, that we meet our own needs. We need to truly value necessary work, not just bang pots and pans. And we all need to do this work.
Rhapsody on a Loaf of Sourdough
There isn't much that's more rewarding than cultivating a sourdough bread culture. It's an act of hope!
A Small Farm Future: Review
Chris Smaje's new book, A Small Farm Future, serves as an introduction to the ideas he presents in his blog of the same name.
Plough Monday
Plough Monday, an ancient rustic holiday that became attached to the Christmas holiday tradition, is on the first Monday following Epiphany (January 6). It is the traditional beginning of the agricultural year.
By My Solitary Hearth 