Garden Style

Springtime Magical Thinking

I was in rural Georgia this past weekend visiting family and they had seeds starting under grow lights, cool weather sprouts coming up in the tilled land outside and seed catalogs galore to thumb through. I haven't grown vegetables in my garden in about six years. I burned out one summer through a combination of… Continue reading Springtime Magical Thinking

Book Club, Current Sensibility

January Obsessions: Coltrane, Ghost Wood and Neil Gaiman

John Coltrane's A Love Supreme on vinyl In the liner notes for A Love Supreme, Coltrane writes:  "In the year of 1957, I experienced, by the grace of God, a spiritual awakening, which was to lead me to a richer, fuller, more productive life."  Earlier in 1957, Coltrane was addicted to heroin and alcohol, fired from Miles… Continue reading January Obsessions: Coltrane, Ghost Wood and Neil Gaiman

Current Sensibility

New Year and a New Resolve

Do you guys create New Years resolutions?  I wasn't raised by parents who did - I have a feeling they think it's silly and that you should try to be the best person you can be every day, not just when a new year rolls around, but I've never confirmed this with them.  When I… Continue reading New Year and a New Resolve