Seasonal eating has always resonated with me. We aim to prepare meals that contain fruits and vegetables in season—comforting stews in winter, grilled meats with vibrant, fresh salads in summer—with these choices, we can connect deeply with nature’s rhythms. We all do a version of that, right? But what about the natural rhythms of reading?…
Tag: Reading lists
The Savory Sport of Reading
Reading quality literature expands our minds and hearts. Reading educates and enlightens us and makes us better humans at every age, better able to understand and appreciate life and the world around us. Have you noticed when kids aren’t reading books that resonate with them, they can lose interest in reading altogether? This is unsurprising…
Best Reads of 2022
For awhile I could not remember some word I was in need of. and then I was bereaved and said: where are you, beloved friend? Oliver, Mary. A Thousand Mornings. Penguin Books, 2012. p. 9. When I look back on my reading list for any given year, I am inspired by the authors who laid…
Reading: Top 5 Favorites of 2018
Reading in varied genres is a lovely way to greet the world. With a good book in hand, it is impossible to be lonely. Reading inspires profound empathy and personal growth rooted in new-found knowledge of people, ideas, or other concepts previously uncharted. I love when a book surprises me, as happened several times this…
Summer Reading and Back to School
Summer is our favorite time to catch up on personal reading. Sophia and Oliver read a great deal this summer snuggled on the porch cushions or sprawled out at the beach… I’m happy to share their reading lists, as it always helps me to know what other kids their ages are reading… we have received some great book…
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