Wow, I never meant there to be such a yawning gap in between posts, but I must confess the energy and emotion surrounding our presidential election has had a retractive effect on my social media engagement. Read more >
So Many Pears to Press
Every year, after the commercial pickers have gone through my mom’s orchard, the ground under the trees is littered with all the pears the pickers couldn’t catch in time. Read more >
Open School East – Open House!
Back in April I wrote a post featuring the construction that was underway of the new Open School East campus. Sunday was the school’s inaugural open house – the entire community was invited to come and tour the school, eat delicious food provided by two food carts, and even shoot a little hoop in the school courtyard. Read more >
Counting Buddhas
All in all, I counted 11 Buddhas in and around my house. I don’t consider myself a Buddhist, but I live with someone who does, and over the years he has collected quite a few. Read more >
Phenomenal City Museum
Hands down, the City Museum in St Louis is the most innovative space I have ever been in. It is a 600,000 square foot, multi-story work of art housed in the former International Shoe Company building. Read more >