I believe Appleton, Wisconsin must be the nicest city in the world. I say this with some bias, as I live smack in the middle of it, and with some empirical evidence. For instance, a sign in the front yard of a house not too far from mine invites anyone passing by to help themselves [...]
From her workshop in Heid Music’s front window, Kara McCanna coaxes infinite circles of stories from the instruments she builds and repairs. A professional violinist and luthier, Kara works with precision instruments to build ethereal ones. She is the conduit between musician and instrument, the means by which each has the ability to play on. [...]
You can find a hashtag holiday for almost any occasion, but I think my favorite might be today. Happy #MakingLifeBeautiful Day, designed to celebrate anyone who makes life beautiful. That, my friends, means you. Happy #MakingLifeBeautiful Day to my friend Rose, who rescued a turtle and sat still enough to handfeed some hummingbirds, all on [...]
My daughter Molly once mentioned the fascinating concept that we can trace human history through grain, and I have been somewhat obsessed ever since. For instance, all that sourdough bread baked during this past year carries with it both the angst and the genuine desire to soothe we've each experienced as we have made our [...]
You can learn a lot in this old world if you just keep a few things open -- like your ears, and your mind and your heart and, maybe, if a special occasion calls for it, your wallet. We learned this yesterday when we wandered into Surfin' Bird in search of a really good skateboard. [...]