Last summer Tony and I joined a CSA. This was not some branch of the Confederate States of America. It isn’t even Crop Share Associations, which is where my mind always goes. CSA means Community Supported Agriculture. In practice it IS crop sharing, where you pay a farmer so much per week for so many [...]
Paradise Lost, first impressions
Last week I flew from Santa Fe to Denver, and towards the middle of the trip I looked down. Below were mountains with sharp crests, outlined by a sprinkling of snow. The white line appeared on the eastern edge of range after range. I’m not familiar with the local area, but assume that the wind [...]
Georgia O’Keeffe, personally
I went to the Georgia O’Keeffe museum while I was in Santa Fe. I knew only broad outlines of her life, and had seen a lot of up-close flowers, and stark landscapes that were her work. I learned some interesting details, and refreshed my general perception of who she was. The museum is organized more [...]
Annular eclipse from October 14, 2023
I came to Santa Fe to see the eclipse on Saturday. My lovely hostess and I had a conversation about eclipses we and others have seen. She was worried that after the long journey there would be clouds. We have a story of my father saying, “Hell’s Bells. I forgot my passport.” He said it [...]
oh, yes, that book…
TL:DR A) I don't really like books about people with no faith. B) A man can be a terrible husband but a good father. C) Romeo and Juliet is an eternal trope but the people involved, parents included, can get very annoying and stupid. Please note that I took one class in literature in college. [...]