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Article: What and Who is Self-Sufficient?
This blog has been taking on a rather schizophrenic aspect: here I am, writing blissfully about my daughter’s drawings, about her funny and embarassing first attempts at public speaking, and so forth,...
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Toby Hemenway’s book “Gaia’s Garden”
Just published a review on Suite101.com of Gaia’s Garden, the book that led me to Holmgren’s Permaculture. I tremendously enjoyed reading Hemenway’s book and I hope the review does it justice. I...
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Suite101 article on Bill Coperthwaite’s *Handmade Life*
I published a review of A Handmade Life, by William Coperthwaite, on Suite101.com. It took me a long time to write this review, simply because I wanted to do the book justice. And 700 words are not...
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Article 6
I published an article called Coperthwaite on Educating Children on Suite101.com. It’s a summary of William Coperthwaite’s views on the ills of traditional schooling and family life, and the roles of...
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Silk Road Cooking in Massachusetts
I just published a review of Najmieh Batmanglij’s wonderful cookbook, Silk Road Cooking. A Vegetarian Journey on Suite101.com. You can read it here. It did occur to me that the Silk Road and many of...
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Marie-Louise Gay’s What are you doing, Sam?
The Sam and Stella Books We love Marie-Louise Gay’s Sam and Stella books. Amie loves the repeated “Stellaaaaaaa!” or “Saaaaaam!” exclamations, Stella’s red hair, and Sam’s funny dog, Fred. And, o yes,...
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Lucia Perillo review on Suite101.com
It’s rare that one comes across a book of essays that grips you so tightly that, even though you’re a WAHM running after a toddler, you can’t put it down – or at least, you reach for it immediately...
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D.B. Johnson’s Henry Books
We love Thoreau around here. Ever since our visit to Walden Pond, Amie often asks to be read her books about “Henry David Thoro-ow”. We have several children’s books about Henry, but the core...
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Children’s Books about Thoreau
Not content with an article on D.B. Johnson’s wonderful Henry series, I published another article today, on Suite101.com, about five more children’s books about Henry David Thoreau: The Trouble with...
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
Amie had a blast as a spider yelling “trick or treat” and “boo!”. She insisted that the day was called “Halloween Party”, not plain “Halloween”. I managed to keep her exposure to candy to a minimum,...
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