Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
As you acquire objects, and you use them, you should keep in mind that they are the products of people's work. When you damage or destroy these objects, you damage or destroy the toil, and this part of the life, of other people. — Tolstoy in his Calendar of Wisdom for 25 March Look at… Continue reading The Daily: 19 March 2023
If you see that some aspect of your society is bad, and you want to improve it, there is only one way to do so: you have to improve people. And in order to improve people, you begin with only one thing: you become better yourself. — Tolstoy in his Calendar of Wisdom on 17… Continue reading The Daily: 17 March 2023
Words are like bees: They have honey and a sting. — Old Farmer's Almanac desk calendar wisdom for 16 March Defiance It is snowing. It has been snowing since yesterday afternoon. It is predicted to continue snowing all day tomorrow. It is warm for snow, hovering right around freezing. So it's pretty snow, with big… Continue reading The Daily: 16 March 2023
If you love your enemies, you will have no enemies. — Tolstoy, from his Calendar of Wisdom for 15 March The Ides of March & Anna Perenna Today marks 2067 years since Julius Caesar was deposed and murdered by about 60 members of the Roman Senate. Shakespearean drama notwithstanding, this was not just a few… Continue reading The Daily: 15 March 2023
Happy Pi Day! (Which I should point out only works as a pun if you note time in the American format, 3/14... not 14 March as I learned it.) Here is a long and rambling rant on time to while away the hours. (Apologies...) Daylight saving time began this week. This always leaves me feeling… Continue reading The Daily: 14 March 2023
There's a big wet snowstorm dumping on us for the next three days. So what am I doing? Thinking about gardens, of course! A Tale of Two Garden Books I'm still reading about the garden rather than tackling the pruning and brush clearing that I feel like I should be doing at this time of… Continue reading The Daily: 13 March 2023
This post is number 500 for this blog, making it somewhere around 500,000 words. Quite a lot of effort... Penny Loaf Day March 11th is Penny Loaf Day, though it is also traditional to set the observance to the Sunday closest to 11 March. This is an obscure holiday that I’d like to revive. Because… Continue reading The Daily: 11 March 2023
Hopefully, this will be the last trip down memory lane for a bit. I say this several days in advance of Thursday, which seems to be when the stars and planets are all conspiring to throw up connectivity roadblocks. So there may yet be issues... With any luck all this advance planning will have headed… Continue reading The Daily: 10 March 2023
Apropos of nothing, the Old Farmer's Almanac says hummingbirds migrate north now. Thought you oughta know. And now for another repost, this one from 12 March 2021. Is Farming the Problem? Here is a story that we tell ourselves. From The Good Ancestor: “Consider the immense legacy left by our ancestors: those who sowed the first… Continue reading The Daily: 9 March 2023
Women in Agriculture Thoughts on Food Production for International Women's Day We regularly hear about the gender wage gap. We know about glass ceilings and barriers to advancement. We wring our hands over leadership roles filled mainly by men. These are all vital concerns. But today I’d like to address a disparity that doesn’t get… Continue reading The Daily: 8 March 2023
By My Solitary Hearth 