For those of you who haven’t come across the 19th century Japanese word tsundoku, it’s a wonderful term that in my case has resulted in liberation from the guilt of often buying more books than I’m able to read at one time (the English equivalent bibliomania sounds too much like a disease for my taste!). […]
Read More Review: Sacred Actions by Dana O’DriscollThis last blogging hiatus was a bit longer than I anticipated, but with good reason: I drove my father out to the family cemetery in Ohio so that he could visit his brother’s grave. My uncle died last year, but the ashes were shipped out to Ohio in 2014 and as such my father had […]
Read More Journey to the AncestorsA farm girl who wanted to be an archaeologist, and an archaeologist who wants to be a farm girl.
Read More The Grass is Always GreenerThank you again for joining us for a brand new episode of “This Old Altar,” with your host, Bob Vila! Er wait, that’s not quite right…let’s try this again: When I moved into my neighbor’s house last year, it was probably one of the best decisions I could have made during the divorce process. I loved living with B. and […]
Read More New Incarnation of AltarsThat would be this article in the Worcester Telegram. As I mentioned back in October of last year, the original plan would have put a 12″ gas pipeline through some of the conservation land in our town. The gas would not have been available to residents, and there was a significant risk to the land and wildlife […]
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