By trying to eliminate money from the equation, age-old customs of barter, trade and share are brought back to the table, practices that had been mostly forgotten in the glaring haze of rampant consumerism.
My connection to my children is ongoing and strong. But that golden time in my life is over…
We are going to visit the site of the Rosendale Trestle again this week. When we first went there on
A big reason why people observe nature is to recognize interesting patterns, like the cycles of the Moon and Sun or
Warning: trees may begin speaking to you. It happened to me after six years here. Nowadays, a tree in my back yard offers me advice almost daily. I asked her if she wished to speak for this article, and she said (to all of you), “Do everything slowfully.”
Like many moved to the region from New York City, I was drawn here by dreams of an idyllic rural lifestyle. Mind you, this was before the Internet.
Let’s have fun. Here’s how the universe is easy and mind-stretching: Which is the easiest sky-direction to find? What’s the only direction
While my two sisters from Seattle were visiting us for the week of my birthday, Anita and I decided to
Though we think of summer as a time for outdoor activities, the persistent sticky weather that plagued the Hudson Valley
Tonight, or the first clear night, face south between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Rather low in that direction is a