Celebrating women’s history, tea culture, and design
A lovely book on turn-of-the-century Glasgow was a perfect read to prepare for an upcoming Scottish trip.
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The hidden life of trees
Peter Wohlleben’s love of the forest is clear in the stories he tells of life, death, and regeneration.
Ten tips for reading five books a month
Tips on how I reach my goal of reading five books each month.
Arrogance cloaked as humility
Conservatives hide their true agenda in an attempt to foist highly unpopular beliefs on Americans.
Scottish Isles and Norwegian Fjords
In preparation for a tour this spring, I catch up on a Shetland Island murder mystery series.
Choosing judgment or joy
In our polarized times, how do we move from judgment of those who are different from us.
The books I read in February 2022
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from February 2022.
Time for a reckoning and a reimagining
We can learn the history of slavery, but do we have the collective will to reckon with it?
Hate is another of the hounds of hell
Howard Thurman writes of how hatred leads to death of the mind and spirit.
Memory, continuity, and identity
A graduate seminar on preservation gave me the chance to discuss why old places matter.
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