Just watching the clouds go by. There's rain falling in the valley just across from me. It rained a bit here before. I'm just sitting on my balcony. I reached the work goal that I set out for myself today and now it's time just to sit and listen to the crickets. It would be... Continue Reading →
Time
So I've got this sabbatical year coming up. (Before going any further, yes, I know how privileged I am to even have the possibility to consider this). My job is guaranteed when I come back (hopefully in the school I was in before, because I would hate to go somewhere else, but there are many... Continue Reading →
Flax Facts
I missed the boat on an earlier version of this post; it should have been called "flaxing eloquent". Or maybe not. It wasn't intentional, but I wound up looking into how linen was made and found a treasure trove of lovely vocabulary. (Sources are noted below) Flax is harvested in order to extract fibers to... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 