Solving for Pattern or, an Economy of Size
I have been reading lately. I have been reading a lot, lately…. I could not sleep last night. An old article by Wendell Berry gave me thoughts to consider and apply to my own small business....
View ArticleTime, Through the Eyes of a Child and, William Faulkner…
I have been reading lately. I have been reading a lot, lately…. The Sound and the Fury. Written by William Faulkner. First published in 1929. Free to read online. Free and available at most...
View Article… of things relative
There are dozens of tiny green tomatoes on this plant. Even more exciting, there are dozens more bright yellow flowers…. Currently Reading: The A B C of Atoms, by Bertrand Russell. E.P. Dutton...
View ArticlePainters’ Colours, Oils, and Varnishes: A Practical Manual by George H....
I love this book and, I want to share some of what is in it, with links, so that the information can be used by artists and people doing various crafts.
View ArticleIt is Time to Put an End to the Daily Spectical of Political Theatre in Canada
“We have chosen to help the most vulnerable….” This scripted line has been repeated by The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, almost every morning for how many weeks now? I...
View ArticleResponses to an Angry Person
On CBC Radio yesterday morning someone was commenting on how difficult it is to deal with angry people because angry people lose everything – their families, their homes, their friends, their...
View ArticleJones, Gregory. Coast redwood fire history and land use in the Santa Cruz...
I have read a bit and will go through Gregory Jones’s Master’s Theses, Coast redwood fire history and land use in the Santa Cruz Mountains, tonight. If you are unfamiliar with reading a theses, start...
View ArticleAdams, Kramer: The Redwoods, 1969
The book, The Redwoods (published in 1969 by Popular Library), by Kramer Adams, is cited by Gregory Jones in his Masters Theses, Coast redwood fire history and land use in the Santa Cruz Mountains,...
View ArticleBlakley, Elwood Robert (Jim) and Karen Barnette. Historical Overview of Los...
Elwood Robert (Jim) Blakley was a Grounds Superintendent at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. He collected plants, mainly herbs. He was a naturalist and an historian. Karen Barnette was a Cultural...
View ArticleEl Niño or La Niña
El Niño, the warm phase of ENSO (El Niño – Southern Oscillation weather pattern). La Niña, the opposite of El Niño. The cold phase. Oscillation, a repetitive back and forth at a regular interval. We...
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