December 2020

2020 Solstice

2020 – year ending, a solstice, the darkest day, the waiting with hope for the renewal of life 2020 has made it extraordinarily hard to be positive with wave upon wave of negative news, while still unearthing many spiritually positive guides and goals, life affirming people doing life-affirming things for/with others All of us, with […]

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Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary, the beloved author of more than 30 children’s books, celebrated her 104th birthday this year! Among her many honors, Mrs. Cleary won a Newbery Medal for “Dear Mr. Henshaw” and Newbery Honors for “Ramona Quimby, Age 8” and “Ramona and Her Father,” as well as the 1981 National Book Award for “Ramona and

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Methods of Research

A thoughtful morning thought, again. From: Strange Tools Art and Human Nature by Alva Noe “… both philosophy and choreography aim at the same thing – a kind of understanding…but they do it in different neighborhoods of our existence. Philosophy is the choreography of ideas and concepts and beliefs…the organized activity of our thought and

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#bucketlist

Day Trips Around Rochester, NY rtdeSopnosg4lDr65e 2b07ghu7ghef12mc8t maiemmi6m23ii1hi100cf0  ·  When you walk into one of these old country stores, you feel like you are stepping back in time with aisles of old fashioned toys, knickknacks and candies. The nostalgia is joyful!

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