I’d seen this quilt, made by Carolyn Friedlander, before on the internet. Friedlander also happens to be the designer of the fabrics that compose the quilt, and this collection is inspired by her architecture background. Which is also fitting, since the whole thing is an homage to the home. Oh, can I say? It’s absolutely more [...]
I love that there are kids like her in this world. Hope. Dear Santa Claus, By the time you read this you’ll most likely be tired of all the letters but who wouldn’t love fan mail?This year all I want for christmas is? well…. that’s the thing I don’t know what I want for christmas,I [...]
I find cities and their role in modern global life entirely fascinating and extremely important, as I’ve written about many times. This is a really exciting story, reported in Business Insider: China is beginning a project, a giant eco-city that 80,000 people can live in, with greatly reduced water and electricity usage, less waste produced, [...]
I’m at work on what should be a national holiday, because I can barely concentrate on work anyway. I’m an NPR junkie and I love to learn, and I especially like to hear lots of opinions and reasons and viewpoints on issues that matter on this planet. (And yes, I mean this planet, because what [...]
When your city is built around water, and then you reach max capacity and your population is booming, what do you do? In Lagos, Nigeria, city planners are taking to the water. A new neighborhood beyond the water’s edge is a colorful community of floating homes, a floating school, floating businesses, and canoes getting people [...]
In which I learn something new about jewel beetles and discover that some elephants have opinions about art It’s a gorgeous day. I was reading this morning, and around noon decided it was far too beautiful to skip a run in Centennial Olympic Park today. I love watching the tourists and locals, and am always surprised how [...]
The in-between: in which I have an emotional breakdown and lament on the trials of the day I hope that years from now this phase of my life seems really carefree, days upon days of taking time at my own pace, and that my worry and fear will appear silly in the face of the [...]