I started making lotions and creams six years ago because of a strong do-it-yourself streak. But also because I was tired of finding natural skin products on the market that either promised more than they delivered, or eventually disappeared from the shelves. We already had honey and wax from the Read more…
The word beekeeper implies that in keeping bees people are saving them, almost as if they’re taking in orphaned babies who can’t care for themselves. It seems to me that bees are not really kept. They certainly keep me in honey, and they mostly keep themselves. This has been apparent Read more…
Worry Wart I was chatting with one of Don’s colleagues at a holiday party. As many of the people at this party are employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, worry is a frequent topic as it relates to government funding of the work Don and his Read more…
Today was my first day of third-level yoga teacher training. This training takes three months to explore hand and arm balances. This is not an area I have explored in much depth, so I’m nervous about it, maybe a little more nervous than the last training, which focused on postures Read more…
In “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n Roll’” a biopic about Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen recalls working with Berry as a session musician. Bruce is the kind of musician who likes to have a plan before his performances, so he asked Berry what he was planning to play that night. Berry looked Read more…
