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 >
Keep A Breast Exhibition
Last week a friend of mine, who also happens to be a breast cancer survivor, invited me to a truly amazing show opening. It is called Keep A Breast Treasured Chest, sponsored by the Keep A Breast foundation. 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 >
2016 Graduation Quilts
It was hard to find a time when the three recipients of this year’s Graduation Quilt Project could all be in the same place together to receive their quilts. Read more >